Andre Ayew Becomes West Ham Record Signing

 

West Ham have completed the signing of Andre Ayew from Swansea for a club record fee. The Ghana forward has signed a three-year deal with a two-year option and becomes the club's ninth summer signing.

A Boxer From Namibian Arrested

 

Namibian boxer Jonas Junius has been arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in the Olympic Village, Rio police have confirmed. Junius, a light-welterweight who was due to fight Hassan Amzile in the first round on Thursday, has been detained after allegedly attempting to grab and kiss a maid.

Cycling Star Melissa Hoskins In Hospital

 

Australian cycling star Melissa Hoskins was taken from the Rio Olympics velodrome on a stretcher after her pursuit team suffered a heavy crash during training. The 25years old was riding at high speed with team-mates Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker, Amy Cure and Annette Edmondson when four of the five riders hit the boards on turn three.

Jimmy Smits Will Appear In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

 

While Disney has done a pretty good job of keeping most of their Rogue One: A Star Wars Story secrets under wraps, things are starting to slip out here and there now that we’re approaching the film’s release. Admittedly, there’s still a lot we don’t know about it, but we can confirm one more detail, and that’s that Jimmy Smits, who played Bail Organa in the Star Wars prequels, will reprise his role in Gareth Edwards’ film.

The Walking Dead Season 7 Won’t End With Another Cliffhanger

 

The season 6 finale of The Walking Dead left audiences holding their breath as a result of the show’s most daring cliffhanger yet. One of Rick’s survivors is beaten to death by the series’ latest bad egg Negan, and we won’t know who got Lucilled until this fall. Fans reacted in a number of ways. For the majority, the show’s decision to let us wait seven months to discover the identity of said victim was frustrating as hell.

Cast Update On Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit Riots Drama

 

Casting on Kathryn Bigelow‘s next feature, one primed to chronicle the Detroit Riots of ’67, has exploded into life, and we have news that two new additions have been added to the growing ensemble.

Update On Gambit

 

The solo outing for the ragin’ Cajun is another Fox-owned Marvel project that’s been on the cards for years. It’s gained and lost directors, and it’s gained and lost its leading man. To be honest, the film’s lengthy development history is just too lengthy to fully explore here, but here’s the skinny as of now: Channing Tatum remains attached to star and Doug Liman is still in line to direct.

Rapper Lynxxx celebrates one year with Christ

Nigerian rapper, Lynxx, who has now find Christ celebrates his one year in Christ.

Read his post below…

#Rio2016: Aruna Quadri faces German star in Round 4 in Table Tennis

Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri will on Monday test his might against German star, Timo Boll, in Round 4 of the men’s singles table tennis event of the Rio Olympics.

Jack Bauer Won’t Feature In 24: Legacy

 

Despite reports to the contrary, it seems the legendary Jack Bauer won’t be returning to a small screen near you anytime soon. With Fox sequel series 24: Legacy set for premiere in the fall, there has been mooted talk that Kiefer Sutherland would reprise his role as the hardboiled CTU agent from the original show, but when quizzed by Deadline on the matter at hand, the actor was crystal clear.

Update On Arrow Season 5

 

With exactly two months to go until the return of Arrow, we are slowly getting more hints regarding what to expect when Oliver Queen and company continue their never-ending quest to clean up Star City. Not only will matters become further complicated for these vigilantes, but the events of another show will bleed over, possibly affecting the status quo in significant ways.

Update On Deadpool 2

 

While the sequel Deadpool 2 is in the early development stages, producer Simon Kinberg promises that style of meta-humor will continue. Specifically, it sounds like the Merc with a Mouth will make superhero sequels the target of his barbs.

Reese Witherspoon To Join Home Again

Report has it that Reese Witherspoon is on the verge of collaborating with Nancy Meyers for indie comedy, Home Again. Witherspoon, who was all set to team with Meyers for The Intern before a last-minute scheduling conflict forced the actress to bow out, is set to anchor the upcoming picture as a single mother who decides to uproot for the bright lights of Los Angeles where she finds herself living with three eccentric young men – an unconventional family worthy of a sitcom if there ever was one.

Rio Olympics Basketball: Argentina whip Nigeria’s D’Tigers

The Nigeria men’s basketball team, D’Tigers started their campaign at the Rio Olympics on a losing note as they were roundly beaten 94-66 by their Argentina counterparts in the early hours of Monday at the  Carioca Arena 1.

#AHVideoAnalysis Absolute Hearts Video Analysis

It’s a brand new week and with that let me wish you a great week ahead. It is also another brand new episode of Absolute Hearts Video Analysis be rest assured you will be getting the best of video analysis you won’t find anywhere.  As a reminder we have launched the official social media hashtag for the video analysis, the hashtag is #AHVideoAnalysis. You can now follow this hashtag on social media to read up the best music video analysis straight outta Naija, without any further ado here is what we have for you.

#Rio2016: Nigeria beats Sweden, secures quarter finals tickets in men's football

The Nigeria U-23 team has secured one of the quarter final tickets of the men’s football event of the Rio Olympic Games after beating Sweden early Monday morning in Manus.

While the searchlight was on Oghenekaro Etebo to once more deliver the goals, it was AS Roma youngster, Sadiq Umar, that got the only goal for Nigeria in the Group B clash against Sweden.

Manchester United Perfect For Paul Pogba

 

Manchester United is the perfect club for Paul Pogba to become the best player in the world, manager Jose Mourinho has insisted.

Conte Wants Chelsea To Play With High Intensity

 

Antonio Conte outlined his tactical plans for the new season after Chelsea ended their pre-season with a 4-2 win over Werder Bremen on Sunday. Eden Hazard, Oscar, Diego Costa and Pedro scored as the Blues secured victory in Germany.

Olympic Update: Women Tennis

 

Top seed Serena Williams and British No 1 Joanna Konta both enjoyed straight sets victories in their opening matches at the Rio Olympics. In the singles, Serena Williams began her quest for a second successive Olympic title with a comfortable triumph over Aussie Daria Gavrilova, while Konta eased past Stephanie Vogt of Liechtenstein.

Pep Guardiola Can Change English Football

 

New Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola is one of the few people who can change English football according to former Barcelona captain Xavi Hernandez. Guardiola took over at City earlier this summer, the Catalan had previously spent three seasons in charge at Bayern Munich, during which time he won three consecutive Bundesliga titles, and four campaigns at the helm of his boyhood club Barca. It was during his four seasons managing at the Nou Camp that Guardiola first made his name as a coach, with the 45years old guiding the La Liga club to three titles and two Champions Leagues in that time.

Leicester Deserved More

 

Claudio Ranieri praised Leicester's desire in their Community Shield defeat to Manchester United, although he was left feeling disappointed by the nature of the loss at Wembley. The Premier League champions were within seven minutes of a penalty shoot-out for the 94th Shield after a stirring second-half comeback saw Jamie Vardy cancel out Jesse Lingard's opener.

Manchester United Wins Community Shield

 

Jose Mourinho claimed his first piece of silverware at Manchester United as Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late header earned a 2-1 victory over Leicester City in the Community Shield at Wembley. Summer signing Ibrahimovic endeared himself to the United faithful with an 83rd-minute winner as United won the trophy for a record 21st time.

Kosovo Win First Olympic Medal

 

Majlinda Kelmendi made history at the Rio Games on Sunday when she became the first athlete from Kosovo to win an Olympic medal after claiming gold in the women's judo. Kelmendi, ranked second in her -52kg weight class, defeated Italy's Odette Giuffrida in a closely-fought contest.

Andy Murray Win At Olympic

 

Andy Murray started the defence of his Olympic singles title with a comfortable straight sets win over Viktor Troicki in the first round at the Rio Games. The British No 1, who won Olympic gold at London 2012, was broken in his opening game, but quickly gained command to seal a 6-3 6-2 victory over his Serbian opponent.

HBO To Examine Black Flags

As a collaborative pair, they may well be best known for their comedic output, but Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips are about to get very serious indeed. The duo have snapped up the rights to the 2016 Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction book, Black Flags: The Rise Of ISIS, by Joby Warrick, and have a miniseries version in development with HBO. The source material will be adapted by Gregg Hurwitz, and the episodes of Black Flags will be directed by Tim Van Patten.

HBO Orders Room 104 For 2017

HBO may have recently cancelled Togetherness, but the network has no intention of splitting from that show’s creators, Jay and Mark Duplass. The prolific brothers will soon deliver another HBO comedy show in the form of Room 104 – an anthology series with a stunningly simple premise.

Katie McGrath To Play Lena Luthor In Supergirl

 

A month or so back came the news that Lex Luthor’s less nefarious sibling would be making an entrance into Supergirl. The question was, of course, when would the actress playing her be unveiled? Well, now we know who’s tackling the part, as TV Line reports that Katie McGrath has signed up for the recurring role.

Matthew MacCaull Joins Legends Of Tomorrow Season 2

 

Matthew MacCaull has been cast as Commander Steel in the upcoming second season of Legends of Tomorrow. If you recall, it was revealed during Comic-Con that the hero is one of the confirmed members of the Justice Society of America that we’ll see in The CW series, along with Stargirl, Obsidian and Dr. Mid-Nite.

The First Teaser For Dunkirk Has Arrived

 

Dunkirk is a gut-wrenching prospect. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk focuses on one of the bleakest moments amid humanity’s darkest chapter. In May 1940, the forces of Nazi Germany had swept across Europe, swallowing up, occupying and devastating everything as they went. Allied forces attempted to halt their advance and defend France, but large numbers of British, Belgian and French troops were surrounded by the German army – with any route of retreat cut off – during the Battle of France.

Linda Cardellini Cast For Hunter Killer

 

Linda Cardellini has joined the upcoming action thriller Hunter Killer and, at the present time, appears to be the only woman in the cast. The film is a submarine movie based on the novel Firing Point by George Wallace and Don Keith, and is to be the first big budget, high profile project of director Donovan Marsh. The high profile comes from the casting of leading actors Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman.