Africa’s biggest music and entertainment channel, MTV Base, returns with another edition of its annual MTV Base Roundtable. MTV Base’s Roundtable the definitive industry experts generated chart for the year’s hottest songs in Nigeria. A number of prominent names in…
German football boss blasts Infantino (Punch)
German Football Federation president Reinhard Grindel has launched a withering attack on FIFA president Gianni Infantino over a lack of transparency on proposals for new competitions in an interview with Sportbuzzer.de published on Wednesday. “With this lack of transparency on…
Bale’s hat-trick fires Madrid into Club World Cup final (Punch)
Gareth Bale hit an 11-minute hat-trick on Wednesday as Real Madrid strolled into the Club World Cup final by beating Kashima Antlers 3-1 in Abu Dhabi. Bale scored in the 44th, 53rd and 55th minutes at the Zayed Sports City…
Insurance players on vacation as Super 8 begins (Punch)
Players and officials of Nigeria National League side Insurance of Benin are allegedly on holidays despite being directed by the Nigeria Football Federation to take part in the Super 8 playoffs, which began in Aba on Wednesday. It was learned…
Eaglets know AFCON foes today (Punch)
Nigeria’s U-17 side, the Golden Eaglets, will know their group opponents of the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday when the draw is staged in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, reports Completesportsnigeria.com. The draw ceremony will take place at…
I signed slave contracts at Auxerre, Inter –Taribo (Punch)
Former Super Eagles defender Taribo West has warned young footballers against signing slave contracts, which he revealed he was a victim of, during his early European career. Taribo joined French Ligue 1 side Auxerre from domestic league side Julius Berger…
Dele Alli hit by bottle as Spurs send Arsenal out of League Cup (Punch)
Mauricio Pochettino called for Arsenal to take “responsibility” after Tottenham star Dele Alli was hit by a bottle thrown from the crowd during his side’s 2-0 League Cup quarter-final win on Wednesday. South Korea forward Son Heung-Min put Tottenham ahead…
Chelsea transfer news: Callum Wilson statement made amid rumours of Bournemouth switch (Express)
The forward has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge with Chelsea’s current strikers struggling. Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud have both failed to impress on regular occasions with Eden Hazard often bailing them out. The forward has been…
Paul Pogba shouted ‘he f***ed with the wrong baller’ when Manchester United sacked Jose Mourinho – reports (Talk Sport)
Michael Carrick reportedly had to step in after the French midfielder began celebrating Mourinho’s departure at the Red Devils’ training ground Paul Pogba responded to Jose Mourinho’s sacking by shouting ‘he f***ed with the wrong baller’, according to reports. In…
*Breaking: Panic in Lagos suburb as vandals cause explosion (Nation) *History as Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line is test run (Nation)
Breaking: Panic in Lagos suburb as vandals cause explosion (Nation) Reports reaching us Wednesday morning indicate that there is a raging fire at Abule Egba in Lagos caused by activities of pipeline vandals. Residential and commercial houses are reportedly affected.…