Spain captain Iker Casillas has said that he faces tough competition for his place from Manchester United's David De Gea with their country's goalkeeping spot still undecided ahead of the summer's European Championship in France. Over the last two years La Roja coach Vicente del Bosque has rotated his two senior goalkeepers, with De Gea impressing again in last Thursday's 1-1 friendly draw in Italy after starting the final Euro 2016 qualifier when Spain won 1-0 in Ukraine. Casillas has made some high-profile mistakes for his club Porto this season, but he did make a number of excellent saves in Sunday's 0-0 friendly draw in Romania -- and has now kept a clean sheet in each of his last eight international appearances. The Euro 2008, World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012 winning captain told El Larguero radio show that, unlike with fellow veteran Gianluigi Buffon's situation with Italy, there was lots of competition for the Spain No. 1 jersey. "I'm [almost] 35

Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has slashed the price of his £1.5m Merseyside mansion by £300k in an attempt to finally sell the property. Sterling, who left Liverpool for City in a £49m deal last summer , has been trying to offload the home since August, but has had no luck. And now the England international has been forced to reduce the asking price by a whopping £300,000 as he tries to flog the extravagantly decorated property, reports the the Liverpool Echo. The home, in the Birkdale area, is done-up in bold animal prints and has outlandish features such as its own barber’s area and a Michael Jackson themed room. The property remains on the market with a revised price of £1.2m - £50k less than what Sterling paid in 2013, according to Rightmove data. The four-bed detached house even has an extravagant personal barber’s salon with an orange and black leather barber chair and a solarium, all leading out onto a half-size basketball court. Another unique feature of Sterling

Anthony Martial has warned the Premier League’s defenders he will be an even better finisher for Manchester United next season. Striker Martial, signed for a total of £57million, has netted 12 goals and provided six assists in his debut season. The 19-year-old, whose transfer fee was described as “ridiculous” by United manager Louis van Gaal , believes he could have done even better had he been less worried about coping with the intensity of English football. He said: “I think I could have done better. There were some chances that I missed, but I think next year it will be much better.

Lil Wayne, who spent much of 2015 feuding with Cash Money CEO Birdman over a $51 million lawsuit the rapper filed, has now shifted his attention to Cash Money's distributor Universal Music Group, accusing the label of withholding royalties from both his music and the artists his Young Money label helped foster. Lil Wayne's legal team filed a federal lawsuit against UMG Monday, with the rapper seeking over $40 million in damages. In the lawsuit, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter , Wayne claims that UMG is repaying its own debts with Young Money royalties following the $100 million advance it reportedly gave Cash Money. Wayne has a 49 percent ownership stake in his Young Money label – the Cash Money offshoot that is home to artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga and more – with Cash Money owning the other 51 percent. However, the rapper says his Young Money profits have been used to pay off the Cash Money advance, which Wayne argues he shouldn't be responsible for. "Wi

Manchester United have been handed another injury scare after Daley Blind limped out of Holland training. The defender was training ahead of his country's friendly with England at Wembley on Tuesday. However, the problem is not thought to be a serious one and Blind is still in line to captain Holland against Roy Hodgson's men, reports the Manchester Evening News. But Louis van Gaal will be sweating on his fitness ahead of United facing Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday. Blind, 26, has been a regular in the Reds' defence this season and Van Gaal will be desperate to avoid another injury during the international break after losing Bastian Schweinsteiger last week.

Fearing the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on Superman, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences along with Wonder Woman to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis. Casts: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams Director: Zack Synider Writers:Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer

Arsene Wenger insists he has "no doubt" he'll still be at Arsenal next season and remains fully committed to the job despite the recent outpouring of criticism from fans. Wenger has been under heavy pressure after Arsenal fell  11 points behind Leicester in the Premier League title race  and exited the Champions League and FA Cup this month. But he received public backing from minority owner Alisher Usmanov  on Friday, and  told beIN Sports on Monday that he has no plans to leave the London club after his 20th season in charge. Asked if he had any doubt he'll be back for next season, the Frenchman said: "I have no doubt, no, because I am committed. When I do something I do it 100 percent. I am always committed to give my best as long as I am at the club." Wenger said the recent criticism from both media pundits and fans "is not very welcome," but he reiterated once again that it doesn't affect him. "I don't worry too much about all

Nobody reacts to football results in the extreme, knee-jerk way that the English media does. Lose and everything is bleak. Roy Hodgson can't manage, while the players are either spoiled, lazy brats or stiffs who aren't good enough and the entire English game is due a massive "root and branch" -- yes, that's the sort of terminology the country's Football Association likes to use -- review. Win -- even if it's in a prestige friendly such as Saturday's 3-2 victory against Germany -- and there's talk of Golden Generations. Suddenly there's discussion about "world-class this" and "world-class that" and how, really, few nations are as talented as England. It's unhealthy and it's dysfunctional but it is what it is. And heck, if you beat the world champions, you're allowed to feel good about yourself. Never mind the fact that it was a friendly. Or that Germany's record in such games since the World Cup shows tha

Nigerian RNB sensatio Praiz says he won't be having a child out of wedlock anytime soon. In fact the singer hated it, his reaction to the question in Nigerian Tribune interview will tell you everything you need to know. When asked if the singer is thinking of having a baymama, he responded below; “No! God forbid that. I beg. I reject it in Jesus name. I mean, I will like to settle down and I really look forward to settling down.” The singer also talked about being scared that his fan base could drop if he announces to the world he’s getting married..He replied “I don’t think it is true. I used to think like that before, but not anymore. I know a lot of celebrities who are married and are still keeping their fan base stronger. I don’t think marriage will affect my fan base.”

Fefe  releases the video to her song off the mixed feelings EP titled  “My Life” .  The video is directed by Mazi C.I Jizzle of Scaletone Media. The song is produced by Egar Boi. Check out  Fefe’s  new video below Watch Get audio - Fefe – “My Life”

Erigga  AKA Paperboi dishes out this visual to his single  “Okorowanta” . The video is a record of his 2015 album titled “ Okorowanta” Watch and drop your comments. Enjoy! Watch Get audio here - Erigga – “Okorowanta ”

After a captivating performance with Bahd Guy, Falz on the record  “Soldier”  Simi teams up with Pearl on a musical trip with serenading performances from TLC’s “ Unpretty”,  Asa’s chart topping   “Bibanke”  and finally capping it with Rihanna’s most recent,  “Work”. Without much ado, listen below and share your thoughts. Simi – “Unpretty” ft. Pearl

Argentina are guaranteed to return to the top of the FIFA World Ranking when the new standings are released in April. Gerardo Martino's side secured a 2-1 victory over Chile in World Cup qualifying on Thursday which, when coupled with Belgium not being in competitive action, means they will be No. 1 no matter what the results are on Tuesday evening. Belgium have been in first place since November, but they can be on no more than 1423 points after the international break, while Argentina will be on 1468 even if they lose at home to Bolivia. All South American nations have an advantage this month, with CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers being weighted considerably more than international friendlies, so any nation which does well is sure to climb the table. Copa America holders Chile will continue their rise, and are guaranteed to move above Spain after Vicente del Bosque's team failed to beat either Italy or Romania. If Chile can win in Venezuela they are sure to move up to third

Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas says the day he plans to retire from football is "getting closer and closer" after equalling the European record for international appearances. Casillas, 34, kept a clean sheet in the 0-0 friendly draw against Romania on Sunday as he won his 166th cap for La Roja. In doing so, the Porto keeper matched retired Latvia midfielder Vitalijs Astafjevs' haul -- a landmark he said afterwards that he is thrilled to reach. "I am happy to reach 166 games and be the player with the most games for the national team," he is quoted by Marca as saying via Periscope. "In these years I have lived good times and bad times, but I will stick with the good ones." However, Casillas, who will turn 35 in May and is competing for Spain goalkeeping duties with David De Gea, acknowledged the time to hang up his boots is not too far off. "The time of my retirement is getting closer and closer," he said. "It's clear that time p

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said that even though he hasn't actually spoken with fellow Albiceleste legend Diego Maradona in years, the two have a "great relationship." Messi, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has frequently been compared with Maradona throughout his career and often criticised because the Albiceleste have not won any major titles with the Barcelona star leading their attack. Maradona coached the national at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Germany. "We haven't spoken in a long time, since the World Cup [2010] we may have crossed paths once or twice," Messi said in Spanish on Egyptian TV. "He has his life, his things and I have mine. We haven't spoken at all. Considering that we don't speak to each other, I have a great relationship with him." Maradona led the Argentines to World Cup glory in 1986. Messi, meanwhile, missed out on the World Cup in 2014 with a di

Meghan Trainor may have conquered radio stations when her debut album Title dropped back in 2014, but there's actually another A-Lister that we need to thank for getting new music out of the No singer. As you may remember, the 22-year-old was forced to cancel her tour last year when she found out she had a hemorrhaged vocal cord, but luckily she wasn't the first Grammy -winning singer to need the surgery! In fact, Meghan actually looked to Sam Smith for help when she found out that she had to go under the knife! Meg stopped by Most Requested Live over the weekend to chat about her upcoming album Thank You , and shared that Sam was the one who convinced her to have the surgery . We bet she's glad she listened, because she sounds even better now!

The characters in Game Of Thrones are faced with dangers lurking around every corner. And sometimes, those elements pose real life perils to the cast and crew of HBO 's fantasy series! During the filming of the upcoming sixth season, the production team of the Emmy -winning series was faced with an unexpected challenge when there was a rockslide at the show's Castle Black set! This location, which serves as the primary headquarters for the Night's Watch, is settled in Northern Ireland's Magheramorne Quarry — where a practical castle set lies at the bottom of a rock face. This rock wall is dressed with "ice" and extended with visual effects to look like The Wall, which in the show defends the The Seven Kingdoms from the White Walkers who live in the far north: The Castle Black set is also in a region that gets heavy rain, which experts told the production team disrupted the quarry's "seismic profile" — leading to a rock slide. Nobody was hur

Sick ISIS terrorists have carried out their horrific threat to crucify a priest who was kidnapped by the jihadis earlier this month. Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest, was seized when four armed militants stormed an old people's home in Aden in Yemen on March 4. His execution by the Islamist sect, using the same method used by the Romans on Jesus and marked on Good Friday every year, was confirmed at the Easter Vigil Mass by Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna. Father Uzhunnalil was a native of India and had been the object of both prayers and diplomatic efforts since the March 4 raid where 16 Christian nuns and nurses were killed. Bishop Paul Hinder, who heads the Catholic Church in Yemen, said the Missionaries home had been the object of numerous threats but they refused to leave. Pope Francis on Sunday honoured the slain nuns and reverend father as martyrs.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge will make his first England start in 18 months when they host the Netherlands in Tuesday's Wembley friendly. The 26-year-old missed the entire Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with injury. "No-one doubts his quality. His goalscoring record is unbelievable," said his Reds team-mate James Milner, who will captain England on Tuesday. Roy Hodgson is set to make changes from Saturday's 3-2 win in Germany, with keeper Fraser Forster certain to start. The Three Lions manager, 68, refused to confirm whether Danny Drinkwater would start, saying the Leicester midfielder "might" make his debut. "There will be changes, but how wholesale they will be, you will have to wait and see," he added. Meanwhile, Spurs keeper Michel Vorm and Chelsea midfielder Marco van Ginkel have been added to the Dutch squad. The Dutch, who finished third at the 2014 World Cup, have not qualified for this summer's Euro 2016 finals in France.

The 20-year-old admits he was apprehensive before his switch to Old Trafford due to the intensity of the Premier League Anthony Martial admits he was frightened by the intensity of the Premier League ahead of his move to Manchester United. The 20-year-old made the surprise switch from Monaco to Old Trafford last summer in a deal that could end up costing United £61.5 million. “At the start I was scared because I had heard a lot about the intensity of the English game,” Martial told RTL . “But I realised during the matches that I was able to keep up, and I was really very happy about that because as a youngster I struggled to finish games, at the age of 17 they said I needed to work on my endurance.” Asked if he was more afraid of the intensity of the tackles made in English football, Martial replied: “No the intensity, the tackles you need to know how to avoid them and not injure yourself. “But I love the English game, it was really everything I wanted.”

A true son of his father Seun Kuti follows the way of his legendary father, Fela Kuti, who never gave the government breathing space in his days. Seun is not sparing any government, be it Goodluck Jonathan or Buhari’s administration when there are lingering issues to tackle. Seun has taken a subliminal attack on the president, Buhari without actually calling his name in his latest tweet. The singer was busy with one of his followers, telling a particular person “You cannot be talking sarcastic when you are dealing with country issues, especially a great problem we have been suffering for long. If this government show sign of progress I am sure the youth will support them without any doubt , but the youths dey see na poverty” Then, getting to the trouble of the day where he has this for the president. The Minister of? State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, on Wednesday said fuel scarcity may persist for two more months as oil produced in the refineries would not be sold but kept in a “st

The beauty of the social media is it comes with dramas. For celebrities like Toolz, they have seen crazy fans who must get their attention with dangerous moves. Toolz has some fans who are really giving her a hard time when it comes to their requests. Do we blame these fans? Not really because Toolz is an exceptional lady to admire. She stunned her listeners this January as she made a quick come back to anchor the ‘Toolz Day’ edition of her daily programmed ‘The Mid-day Show‘ 72 hours after her wedding. Each time fans comes for her, she still have some sweet and hilarious words for them. The desperate fan had tweeted "Toolz reply me or I kill myself She had replied "Interesting thing is I get quite a few of this...Remember, it is only social media. It is not that deep.

Few days ago, popular Yoruba actress, Taiwo Aromokun openly revealed that her marriage had since crashed, thus she returned to Nigeria from Holland to continue her career in other to feed her kids. The actress cum producer got married on the 26th of December, 2012 to her Ogun State-born then fiance, Mr. Olayemi Abimbola, popularly known as ‘Ogun of Holland’. According to sources, the actress who is now a single mother of a set of twins was fully aware that her estranged husband is a married man, yet she forged ahead with their marriage. More allegations have it that the movie star was also double dating during the period their relationship lasted. Her insincerity sources claimed caused a big problem in her marriage which led to Mr. Holland backing out from the baby dedication and as well demanded a DNA test to determine the paternity of the boys. 'She met this guy and knew quite well that he was very married. And no, his wife isn't white. She would go to his abroad base t

How time flies! It was in 2006 that the couple got married. We know he is planning this event big not after winning N2million two weeks. The comedian had hit it big after announcing that he earned N2M from a bet with an unnamed former Federal Minister concerning the fine imposed on telecommunication giant MTN by the Nigerian Communications Commission. He had predicted that South African President, Jacob Zuma will visit Nigeria to solicit on behalf of the company in a matter that has had the attention of everyone interested in economy and corporate finance and that was what happened to MTN. In one of the pictures that he posted about their marriage, he tweeted “Any woman you marry is your event manager! She can make your life eventful or boring. And as events Managers go, if your life is an A Class event, if you use a C category event planner… You can’t be expecting an A class life ooo. That said, the operational words here are #realmen, marry and event managers…. Apply wisdom Artic

Gotze on course for Klopp reunion? It's going to be more than a bit worthwhile keeping an eye on Liverpool over the summer as Jurgen Klopp seeks to put his stamp on the Anfield squad. Inevitably, Klopp has been linked with more than a few of the stars he created at his former club Borussia Dortmund -- and one of those is World Cup-winner  Mario Gotze , now at Bayern Munich. With many predicting a midfield shake-up at Liverpool --  Jordan Henderson  is on his way out, some suggest -- could Gotze be on his way in? Yes he could, says the  Mirror , which quotes Gotze's Bayern and Germany colleague Thomas Muller as saying he "might not be satisfied" with life at the Bundesliga champions. And why might that be? Well, Gotze has started only five times in the German top flight this season after suffering another set of injury problems, and might well be in the market for a fresh start. And, having worked so successfully with the mercurial Klopp at Dortmund, he is likel

Footballers can often be a sensitive breed and it appears that Christian Benteke hasn't taken too kindly to the telling off he received from Jurgen Klopp on the pitch immediately after  Liverpool's capitulation at Southampton last Sunday. The £32.5 million man missed a glorious chance to put the Reds 3-1 ahead, but he scuffed his shot wide and Liverpool subsequently gave up two late goals to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The result was a massive blow to the Merseysiders' hopes of chasing down those above them and securing a top four spot. Klopp was understandably unhappy at full time and Benteke appeared to bear the brunt of his wrath, which seems a little harsh given the failings of some of the Belgian's teammates was a bigger factor in the loss. The exact reason for Klopp's displeasure with his striker remains unclear, although the German immediately dismissed suggestions it had anything to do with the missed chance. If an unhappy player is going to s

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has hinted he may be forced to consider changing clubs if his number of appearances doesn't increase with the  Blaugrana  soon. The German international has shared goalkeeping duties with Claudio Bravo since signing with the club from Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer of 2014. The 23-year-old has primarily been used in the club's UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey campaigns, while the Chilean Bravo plays in La Liga matches. Though Ter Stegen was on the field for Barca's Champions League and Copa del Rey triumphs last season, he expressed his concern with the lack of opportunities overall. "I want to take the next step and to play more. So the situation is clear: If nothing changes, we have to talk,"  Ter Stegen told TZ  on Friday. Marc-Andre ter Stegen , right, has had to share time with Claudio Bravo, centre, throughout his Barca tenure. "In football, sometimes things go very quickly. "At the en

Pep Guardiola has said that Barcelona will no longer have the firepower they currently have once star forward Lionel Messi leaves the club. The five-time World Player of the Year has been crucial to his team's success from the moment he made his professional debut, and his leadership has never been more obvious than it is this season.  The Argentina star has scored 22 goals and set up 10 more in 25 league appearances this season to help the  Blaugrana   take a nine-point lead at the top of La Liga standings. "When Leo Messi quits football there will probably be a huge sink-hole in Barcelona," Guardiola joked with RAC1  on Friday. "There won't be Trebles, but of course, if Barcelona keeps doing things well, they might be able to fight against Bayern Munich." Messi thrived under Guardiola at Camp Nou when the club won three La Liga titles and two Champions League crowns. Guardiola made his comments during a radio tribute to former Barcelona coach Johan C

Barcelona great Pep Guardiola has paid a moving tribute to Johan Cruyff, claiming "I knew nothing about football until I met Cruyff." The Netherlands, Ajax and Barcelona legend  died on Monday in Spain  after losing his battle against lung cancer. Cruyff handed Guardiola his debut with the Blaugrana's  first team in 1990 and coached him for six seasons, a spell in which Barca captured four La Liga titles as well as the European Cup. Guardiola  spoke to Catalan radio station RAC 1 and said: "It's a great loss. We will not be able to see him when we would like to, but his legacy remains. "Those that experienced it were fortunate to be able to enjoy him directly and personally and he has left many things. "We [former players] have all followed him in one way or another ; some coaching, others being technical secretaries, other commentating... and that is only possible if someone gives you something. "He made us understand football. His advice wa

This report is according to an article by ESPN which states  " We knew that a move was coming. We knew that the biggest clubs in Europe were troubled by the growing wealth of England  and would soon exploit the power vacuum at the heart of UEFA. We have known for some time that it is the Champions League, and the big European clubs' place at the centre of it, that troubles them. What we didn't know was that the proposal for change from those big European clubs would be so thunderingly moronic and short-sighted. UEFA's leaders must have howled with laughter when they saw the suggestion,  reportedly the most likely outcome , for a 32-team knockout round, presumably heavily seeded, to eradicate the riffraff and then for two eight-team divisions to determine the identity of the two finalists across 14 guaranteed fixtures. It's an idea so obviously flawed that you wonder how they had the nerve to submit it. The problem, if you see it as a problem, is that the likes of

In a recent interview with People, Jennifer Lopez says her biggest disappointment was her failed marriage to Marc Anthony . "It was devastating and awful," the Shades of Blue actress says. "I think both Marc and I thought at the time we would be together for the next 40 years until we die." Adding later, "I felt like at that time I had lost my way a little bit, of who I was in trying to make the marriage [work]." She's certainly kept busy since, appearing as a judge on American Idol , headlining a show in Vegas and starring on Shades of Blue , which was recently renewed for a second season. As for her love life, there's no telling how her and Beau Casper Smart will end up but we do know one thing for sure: they sure can do a mean dubsmash .

International news channel, Al Jazeera, published an article on their twitter handle with the headline above. The article was written to celebrate a Nigerian female mechanic. However many Nigerians on twitter felt the story title was inappropriate as it kinda portrayed all Nigerian women as prostitutes. See their reactions after the cut.. Nice Source : Linda ikeji blog