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Daniele De Rossi’s Roma tenure is over. The former Italy midfielder was sacked by the club earlier today after four Serie A games this season. The 41-year-old coach has been overseeing Giallorossi since January when he was appointed to replace Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho. He steered Roma to a sixth place finish in the Serie A and the semifinal of the Europa League where they lost to Xabi Alonso’s invincible Bayer Leverkusen.De Rossi’s impressive exploits with Roma last season earned him a contract extension through 2027. However, this season started on a really underwhelming note for the Giallorossi who have…

Actions continue today in the UEFA Champions League. Six games are slated for today, featuring both clubs with high European pedigree and clubs without much of a history in the competition. Two games start early at 5.45pm (WAT), Bologna hosting Shakhtar Donetsk at the Stadio Renato Dell’Ara. The Rossoblu are having a slow start to the season following the departure of key figures from their historic team last season. Manager Thiago Motta was replaced by Vincenzo Italiano and players like Joshua Zirkzee left the club for good.Also at 5.45pm (WAT) RB Salzburg will visit the epet Arena to face Sparta…

England striker Harry Kane got Bayern Munich off to an impressive start in the new Champions League competition format. Bayern hosted Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb last night to kick off the league stage of the Champions League. In a show of absolute dominance, the Bavarian side put nine goals past their opponents despite having two goals disallowed while conceding only two. Kane found the net four times with Olise, Guerreiro, Sane and Goretzka. Earlier yesterday, Aston Villa marked their return to Europe’s elite club competition with a convincing win over Swiss side Young Boys. Unai Emery’s men not only won…

September 17 marks ten years since Wizkid announced and released his blockbuster track “Ojuelegba,” as well as his sophomore album “Ayo.” “Ojuelegba” reflects Wizkid’s personal journey: The lyrics narrate a story of struggle and perseverance. Wizkid reflects on his early days in the Ojuelegba neighborhood of Lagos, where he faced challenges while pursuing his music dreams. It serves as a testament to his journey from humble beginnings to international stardom. The album “Ayo,” created under his former label Empire Mates Entertainment, became a watershed moment in Wizkid’s career, serving as a springboard for the next phase of his life and…

American rapper Cardi B is already working out at the gym just days after giving birth to her third child. The 31-year-old rapper quickly resumed her fitness routine after giving birth on September 7, posting a video of herself working out at the gym on her Instagram Story on September 16. Cardi B can be seen on the Stairmaster in the video, which has the following caption: “Since I’m off tonight, I’m doing a late-night gym session. No heavy lifting, no weights… just straight Stairmaster until next week.” Cardi B talked about her previous postpartum experiences in the footage, saying:…

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri has addressed the possibility of strike action by professional footballers. Rodri was responding to interview questions ahead of the English champions’ Wednesday Champions League tie with Inter Milan. When asked about the potential for a players’ strike, Rodri said, “I think we are close to that. If things continue this way, there will come a time when we have no other option, but let’s see.” Rodri is the latest player to comment on the growing number of matches top clubs are required to play. The new Champions League format debuts today, which will see…

The elite European football competition is back, and it’s bigger than ever. Fans will experience the new expanded format of the Champions League as the tournament returns today across arenas all over Europe. Viewers have plenty of options to choose from, with six fixtures scheduled for today: two early kickoffs and four later games. Today’s fixtures feature a balanced mix of familiar household names, long-absent teams, and at least one storied clash. Juventus are back on the big European stage after serving their one-year UEFA ban for FFP-related charges. The Old Lady will play at the Allianz Stadium at 5:45…

The devastation wreaked by Typhoon Yagi continued as the number of people killed in Myanmar rose to over 220, with nearly 80 others still missing.According to the military government, the storm swept through northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar in early September and has killed more than 500 people across the region so far, according to official figures.The typhoon triggered severe floods and mudslides in Myanmar, killing well above 226 people and wrecking whole villages.Also, the United Nations (UN) has warned that with hundreds of thousands of acres of crops destroyed, more than half a million people in the war-torn…

40 persons reportedly died on Sunday when a boat carrying them capsized in the Bakin Kasuwa River at Uban Dawaki community in the Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.The state government has confirmed the deaths through the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Sulaiman Idris, who said the governor described the incident as a monumental disaster. “We received the tragic report of a boat accident in Bakin Kasuwa River in Uban Dawaki ward, Gummi Local Government Area, resulting in the loss of over 40 lives,” he said in a statement. This is as more than…

The Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa has disclosed that the Federal Government is poised to generate at least $100 billion and create over two million jobs from Nigeria’s creative economy yearly.According to her, the eight-point plan, unveiled at a roundtable for local and international investors in Lagos, has the potential to grow Nigeria’s creative economy by 400 percent in three years.She stated that the roadmap include initiatives such as skills development, policy frameworks, governance and collaboration, smart strategic partnerships, growth targets, enabling business environments, cultural heritage preservation, and sustainability.However, the minister lamented that despite…