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Soccer Digest Former United striker Herd dies aged 82 Former Manchester United and Scotland striker David Herd has died at the age of 82, his old club announced on Sunday. Herd played a key role in United's revival following the 1958 Munich air disaster and scored twice in their 3-1 win over Leicester in the 1963 FA Cup final. He also helped United win the English league title in 1965 and 1967. Herd, who previously played for Arsenal, scored 145 goals for United. He left United for Stoke a month after they won the European Cup against Benfica in 1968, a success in which he played little part having suffered a broken leg the year before. United and Stoke were involved in a Premier League match on Sunday, with players from both clubs wearing black armbands as a mark of respect to Herd. "Everybody at Manchester United is saddened to hear of the passing of David Herd," the club posted on manutd.com. "We can confirm that both United and Stoke will wear

Soccer Digest Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend has replaced Raheem Sterling in the England squad after the in-form Manchester City forward withdrew due to injury, the Football Association announced on Monday. Townsend, 25, was last called up for England's pre-Euro 2016 friendlies against Turkey and Australia. He has won 11 caps and scored three goals. Sterling is believed to have a minor calf injury. He has been in impressive form for City under new manager Pep Guardiola, although he produced a subdued display in their 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. England host Malta in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on Saturday in their first match since Gareth Southgate succeeded Sam Allardyce as manager on a caretaker basis. They then travel to Slovenia next week. England's players are due to convene at their St George's Park training centre in Burton, central England on Tuesday. REVISED SQUAD Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Torino/IT

Soccer Digest The name Simeone is usually associated in football terms with grit, ruthless determination and a willingness to bend the rules to their limit in order to win. Former Argentina captain Diego Simeone was described as playing with a knife between his teeth as he patrolled the midfield and, as Atletico Madrid coach, he has instilled the same iron will in his team. His son Giovanni is now making his name in Italian football - but showing very different qualities. A forward rather than a bruising defensive midfielder, the 21-year-old scored for the second game running as Genoa beat Bologna 1-0 on Sunday, although it was a goal that did not go in which suggested his true potential. In a moment more reminiscent of Lionel Messi than his father, Simeone collected the ball deep inside the Bologna half. He turned his marker, charged 50 metres down the left flank and found a gap between goalkeeper Angelo da Costa and his near post, only to see his shot hit the foot of

Soccer Digest   T ottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed a "great, great victory" after his side produced a magnificent show of force to beat Manchester City 2-0 on Sunday. An early Aleksandar Kolarov own goal and a 37th-minute Dele Alli effort at White Hart Lane saw Spurs condemn Pep Guardiola to his first defeat as City manager. In the process, Spurs climbed to within a point of leaders City and now boast the last unbeaten record in the English top flight. "It was a great, great victory for us against this opposition. I am very happy," Pochettino said. "Sometimes when you have a plan, it is good, sometimes less so, but Manchester City are a great team. It is difficult to play against them. "We need to follow this after the international match and we have more tough games after the international break. "The belief and faith in the way that we work needs to be consistent from the start of the season and we need to concentra

Soccer Digest Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola finds nothing abnormal in his team's 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur but wants the side to learn from Sunday's loss and put their Premier League campaign back on track. City could not cope with the intensity, pace and pressing of Spurs, ending Guardiola's hopes of becoming the first manager to win his first seven Premier League matches. "We had problems; they were one step in front of us and we have to learn from that. Do I have regrets about my decisions? Maybe yeah. But we will learn so it doesn't happen again," Guardiola told reporters. "I never thought that we would not lose a game. It is normal to the process; sometimes it happens and it can help us improve. At the end of the season you can win and still realise that you are not perfect." The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss believes Spurs, who now sit second in the standings, are strong contenders for the league title.

Soccer Digest J ames Milner propelled Liverpool to second place in the Premier League as his late penalty secured a 2-1 win against Swansea on Saturday. Milner's spot-kick sealed an impressive comeback for Jurgen Klopp's team and enabled the Reds to move within two points of Premier League leaders Manchester City, who face Tottenham on Sunday. Liverpool trailed to an early Leroy Fer goal at the Liberty Stadium and looked second-best before Roberto Firmino took control to inspire his side's fourth successive league victory. Brazil forward Firmino scored Liverpool's equaliser early in the second half and won the crucial penalty that Milner converted in the final minutes. Struggling Swansea's fifth defeat in seven league games will increase the pressure on manager Francesco Guidolin, who has had to deal with speculation he is set to lose his job. Ryan Giggs and Bob Bradley are among the names reported lined up as potential replacements for Guidolin. Kl

Soccer Digest   Swansea hired former United States coach Bob Bradley as their new manager on Monday after the struggling Premier League club sacked Francesco Guidolin on his birthday. Guidolin's 61st birthday quickly turned sour as the Italian learnt he was being forced out after Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Liverpool left Swansea just above the relegation zone with only one win from their seven league matches this season. Guidolin saved Swansea from relegation after joining the south Wales club in January and was given a two-year contract at the end of last season. But an American consortium led by Stephen Kaplan and Jason Levien inherited Guidolin when they took over in July and reports began to emerge that his job could be in danger as soon as Swansea began to struggle. After beating Burnley on the opening day of the season, Swansea went on a six-match winless run in the Premier League, including three consecutive defeats. That was enough to convince the

Celebrity Digest Sophia Momodu and popular Nigerian model, Tania Omotayo, the ex-girlfriend of pop star, Wizkid both attended the 2016 Elite Model look recently held in Lagos where they shared a cute selfie together. Tania was also pictured with the wife's of Paul and Jude Okoye, Anita and Ifeoma Okoye at the fashion show that was well attended by Nigerian movie stars and other A-list celebs. See photos below ...  

Politics Digest Wonder what he was telling her that's making her smile so hard.

Celebrity Digest Omotola and her hubby Captain Ekehinde exuded style as they attended BN Wonderland event over the weekend. Omotola who rocked a Makioba outfit was was styled by Moashystyling. See Photos below:  

Crime Digest Operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Friday arrested a lady, her boyfriend, and two others for stealing an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card which belonged to one Musa Alli. They also allegedly withdrew over N300,000 from the account. The lady, Bamigboye Imoleayo, 24, was arrested by the operatives at a club (name withheld) in Surulere area of Lagos for the crime. The police later arrested three other accomplices including her boyfriend, Adeyinka Ayodele, the same day in Itori, Ogun State. Mr. Alli, the victim, who reported the case at the RRS’s office in Alausa, said he met the suspect at a club in Surulere penultimate Friday, the police said in a statement on Sunday. He said the lady stole his ATM card, after memorizing his Personal Identification Number (PIN) during an online transfer of funds into his friend’s account. “I thought I had misplaced the card not knowing that the lady had stolen it and thereafter glimpsed

Celebrity Digest Paul Okoye surprised his Son with this little wrangler jeep yesterday, he shared the pictures on instagram account.

Celebrity Digest Davido is currently in Ghana as fans Show him much love as he cause commotion in the road of Ghana. His Ghanaians fans blocked one major road just for them to see Davido. Davido was busy waving at them. Watch the video and see the pics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLTDFr5_UFg

Celebrity Digest The comedian who revealed he lost a baby last years has many reason to celebrate this year as he welcomed a babygirl with his wife of five years Ebere Cham. The proud dad shared a photo of his new bundle of joy revealing her names.

Politics Digest That's Mama PEACE for Us. Source http://www.viviangist.com/latest-photo-patience-jonathan-amazing-

Celebrity Digest As shared by Paul Julius........ 'If there's a better word to use in the place of veteran, then that should come for this old war horse in the world of make believe. Uncle Tunde Alabi has been on the acting scene since the glorious days of television drama in Nigeria and he's today one of the last remnants of that octopus called The Village Headmaster, a television drama that was the in - thing in its days on National Television. His role in the now rested soap opera 'PALACE' produced by Ralph Nwadike was one that viewers will not forget in haste. This thorough breed professional of the old order who is equally at home with the youngsters of today, impacting knowledge and valuable experience into them whenever he has the opportunity is currently down with ailment which has put his right foot in danger to the point of amputation if urgent help is not given. He's lying helplessly at the General Hospital, Lagos waiting to lose his ri

Politics Digest ’Femi Asu Global oil benchmark, Brent crude, extended its rally on Sunday to hit the $50 per barrel mark, the third time this year. This comes as the expected return of the Forcados export terminal has helped to boost Nigeria’s planned crude oil exports this month to about 1.98 million barrels per day, the most since January. Forcados, whose export has been suspended since February after militant attack on the export line, is one of Nigeria’s largest crude grades with an average output of about 200,000 bpd last year. No tankers have loaded from the terminal so far, according to Bloomberg ship-tracking data. Eight cargoes are scheduled to load this month with another six planned for November. The recent upsurge in militant attacks in the Niger Delta pushed oil shipments, the nation’s biggest export, to as low as 1.38 million bpd in August from a high of 2.1 million bpd in January. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, last week,

Politics Digest Senator Dino Melaye had called on President Muhammadu Buhari to give presidential pardon and amnesty for treasury looters . Melaye in statement on Sunday said “Though an unrepentant advocate for integrity and forthrightness especially from public office holders, I however sincerely want to recommend that Mr. President grant Presidential Amnesty/Pardon to all those who looted our treasury provided they return all proceeds of their loot to the government within six (6) months of the declaration of the Amnesty. “This, I believe will encourage the voluntary return of the the looted funds, empower the government financially to immediately commence the implementation of projects and programmes that will stimulate the economy and raise the peoples’ standard of living, and save the judiciary and other law enforcement agencies the agony of fruitlessly pursuing the looters in and out of the courtrooms. In the long run, this would be a win-win situation for both t

Politics Digest The issuance of the certificate of assets verification and clearance to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has put to rest the controversy over his alleged acquisition of property in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE), human rights lawyer, Ugochukwu Osuagwu has said. Osuagwu, while addressing journalists at the weekend argued that the issuance of the verification certificate on him implied that Gen. Buratai has complied with all known laws in the country as regard assets declaration by public officers and is exempted from any liability of criminal prosecution. Last week, the CCB, through its Chairman, Sam Saba named Buratai among 15 public officers, whose assets had been verified and issued with the “certificate of conference verification and filed verification.” According to Saba, the certificate exempts those, on which it is issued, from liability of criminal prosecution, Saba was quoted to have ad

Politics Digest The Federal Government spent between 40 and 50million naira to construct toilets and bathrooms in each unity school across the country, Daily Trust investigation has shown. The government has over the years built dozens of these toilets termed “VIP toilets” in the unity schools. It had spent a total of N3.1 billion to build VIP toilets and bathrooms in 64 unity schools in 2014 and 2015, according to investigation. Funds are also provided in this year’s budget for such facilities. There are 104 Unity Colleges in the country. The Federal Ministry of Education defended the cost saying the toilets were introduced to improve bathroom and toilet hygiene practices in schools. An analysis of the expenditures of the schools as contained in the budgets showed that N1.45 billion was spent on VIP toilets and bathrooms in 2014 and another N1.64 billion in 2015. The review of the budgets obtained from the budget office of the federation showed that 29 Unity Colleges spen