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December 04, 2018

First female Ballon d'Or winner's victory marred by 'twerk' comment

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As she took to the stage to collect her award after being crowned the winner of the first Women's Ballon d'Or, DJ Martin Solveig asked Ada Hegerberg if she knew "how to twerk".
Solveig played music throughout the award ceremony in Paris and danced to Frank Sinatra with Hegerberg.
The Lyon and Norway forward replied "no" and the Frenchman's comments saw social media set alight with people criticising the remark.
"Martin Solveig really asked Ada Hegerberg, the first ever Ballon d'Or winner, to twerk. The absolute disrespect bruh," wrote A West.

"Imagine making history as being the first female Ballon d'Or at 23 and some absolute b*****d ruins that moment for you by asking you to twerk. Wow, men stay disappointing," said TBee.
The DJ has since apologised and posted a video explaining his comments on Twitter.
"This comes from a distortion of my English level and my English culture level, which obviously isn't enough," he said.
"People who have followed me for 20 years know how respectful I am especially to women," he wrote in a caption posted with the video.

Solveig wrote in a later tweet that he had "explained the buzz" to Hegerberg and she had told him "she understood it was a joke".
This marks the first year a female footballer has been recognised with a Ballon d'Or award, which honours the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year.
Luka Modric, Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder, took home the men's trophy — the first time the award hasn't been won by Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo in over 10 years.
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December 04, 2018

Manchester City face Champions League ban over Financial Fair Play breach

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An independent investigation into the club's finances was started in the wake of recent Football Leaks' revelations

Manchester City could be banned from the Champions League after an independent investigation into alleged Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches.
Recently published documents from Football Leaks, including emails from club executives, suggest that almost £60million was paid from the club’s owners, the Abu Dhabi United Group, when it should have been paid by airline sponsor Etihad.
City have previously been fined by UEFA for breaching FFP regulations, and, according to The Times, the punishment for a second breach could be a ban from UEFA’s continental competition.
Manchester City are claimed to be ‘deliberately flouting the regulations’, per The Sun, with a source saying: “You can’t hit a club like City with a fine. It has to be something that hurts.”
An independent investigation into the leaked documents was commissioned last month, and it is expected to recommend charges against City. Aleksander Ceferin, the UEFA president, confirmed that the investigation will be completed ‘very soon’.
“We are assessing the situation,” he said. “Very soon we will have the answers on what will happen in this concrete case.”
UEFA have previously punished clubs for breaching FFP, with Galatasaray banned from the Champions League for breaking the financial sanctions back in 2016.
It is stated the Etihad Stadium club may take legal action against UEFA if they are hit with a sanction.
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December 04, 2018

Drake tops Spotify’s 2018 list with 8.2 billion streams

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Drake has been crowned the king of Spotify after becoming the platform’s most-streamed artist of the year globally.
Spotify announced that the rapper earned 8.2 billion streams in 2018. He also has the year’s most-streamed album and song with Scorpion and God’s Plan.
Following Drake on the 2018 list of top artists are Post Malone, XXXTentacion, J Balvin and Ed Sheeran.
No women made the top five, but Ariana Grande ranks first among female artists globally.
She is followed by Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello.
Drake not only has the year’s top song, his hit In My Feelings came in fifth.
Sad! by XXXTentacion, who died in June, came in second.
Malone has the third and fourth most-streamed songs with Rockstar and Psycho.

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December 03, 2018

Kylie Jenner sparks more engagement rumours with diamond ring emoji picture

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Kylie Jenner has sparked engagement rumours after sharing a picture of her and beau Travis Scott with a diamond-ring emoji centred between the pair of them. The picture was shared on Instagram and came after she congratulated Travis on his number one song and album.

The pair are thought to have been dating for 18 months and they have a ten-month old daughter together, Stormi. Kylie has been pictured wearing a stunning diamond ring on her engagement finger for several weeks.

The reality star first sparked speculation when she was snapped in Miami Beach wearing the diamond encrusted ring on her wedding finger. She had been supporting her beau on his US tour, and in late November the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star took to Instagram to wish her beau good luck as he took to the stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden as part of his sell-out Astroworld Tour. And just casually dropped the H bomb.

‘The look ya give when ur hubby is performing at madison square garden tonight,’ Kylie commented underneath a photo of herself gazing sultrily into the camera. It’s the latest in a breadcrumb trail of hints left by Kylie and Travis suggesting they’ve tied the knot. Kylie previously referred to her beau as ‘hubby’ in October for the first time as she watched him perform on Saturday Night Live.


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December 03, 2018

New evidence proves the bible is real as Pontius Pilate's ring is found in Israel (photos)

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A ring believed to have been worn by Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus, has been found in Israel, archaeologists say.
The 2,000-year-old bronze ring was first unearthed 50 years ago at Herodium, a fortress built by King Herod, but archaeologists recently examined it and found the word, "Pilatus" on the ring. The writing was found after scientists from the Israel Antiquities Authority cleaned and photographed the ring, which showed a wine vessel called a "krater", Metro UK reports.

New evidence proves the bible is real as Pontius Pilate

Professor Danny Schwartz told Israeli news outlet Haaretz:
I don’t know of any other Pilatus from the period and the ring shows he was a person of stature and wealth.
Roi Porat, director of the dig at Herodium said, "the personal connection just cries out". But others suggest that the ring might have been used by a member of Pilate’s staff to stamp documents.
The researchers wrote:
Simple all-metal rings were primarily the property of soldiers, Herodian and Roman officials, and middle-income folk of all trades and occupations.
It is therefore unlikely that Pontius Pilatus, the powerful and rich prefect of Judaea, would have worn a thin, all copper-alloy sealing ring.
New evidence proves the bible is real as Pontius Pilate
Herodium, a fortress built by King Herod
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December 03, 2018

Washington Post reaction to president Buhari's tweet that he is not a clone

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As seen on their official Twitter page.
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December 03, 2018

Diddy Not Giving Up, Taking Things Day By Day in Wake of Kim Porter's Sudden Death

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Diddy is doing his best to keep it together in the aftermath of Kim Porter's sudden death while taking on the role of dad and mom for their kids ... and he tells us the encouragement from his fans is fueling his new grind. 
We got Diddy out Monday afternoon in Los Angeles after he took his kids to school and hiked Runyon ... and the music mogul said he's just taking things day by day. Diddy tells us he's doing his best to stay positive and take care of his fam.
Diddy's phone battery died on his hike and he forgot where he parked, but ya can't blame him. He's got a lot on his mind, and rightfully so. It's been less than 3 weeks since Kim died at her home.
But, it wasn't all bad for Diddy. Our photog hooked him up with a ride and a charge, and he eventually found his car. 
People helping people. 
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December 03, 2018

Jackie Chan Admits to Cheating on His Wife and Hitting His Son 'Once': I'm 'Very Regretful'

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Jackie Chan is making some shocking revelations about his personal life.
The legendary action star, 64, describes himself as a “total jerk” in his memoirNever Grow Up in which he details cheating on his wife, Joan Lin, according to an excerpt obtained by Variety.
The book was first published in Chinese in 2015 and has not been translated into English until now.
Chan has a 36-year-old son — Jaycee — with Lin, and a 19-year-old daughter — Etta Ng — from his affair with beauty queen Elaine Ng Yi Lei.
“In 1999, I made a serious mistake,” Chan wrote in an excerpt obtained by the South China Morning Post. “When the news broke about an affair I’d had that resulted in a child, the media frenzy was like a bomb going off.”
“I wanted to phone Joan but I didn’t know what to say,” he continued. “I wouldn’t be able to explain this.”
While Chan doesn’t discuss his relationship to Etta in the book, the Rush Hour star does make mention of an instance in which he hit his son “once.”
“When [my son Jaycee] was still young, I hit him once, and was very heavy-handed — directly lifting him and throwing him onto the sofa,” Chan wrote, according to an excerpt from Variety. “That time I really scared him and his mother to death, and I myself was very regretful.”
Etta, who remains estranged from Chan, married her girlfriend Andi Autumnlast week. In April, she claimed she’d been sleeping under a bridge with her partner “due to homophobic parents.” Etta, 18, and her girlfriend (now wife) Andi Autumn posted a short video to YouTube at the time, claiming that they’ve run out of options because their friends and family have refused to offer them support.
Speaking to the website Coconuts, Elaine denounced her daughter’s claims, saying she needs to find a job.
In 2015, Etta reportedly told the Express about Chan, “He never existed in my life. I will never regard him as a father.”
“I would not say that he is my dad,” Etta continued. “I would say, ‘Oh, Jackie Chan, an actor.’”
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December 03, 2018

Twitter reacts as Luka Modric wins Ballon d'Or 2018

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The Real Madrid and Croatian superstar Luka Modric has added yet another accolade to his stunning trophy collection by winning the Ballon d'Or 2018. With this, he becomes the first ever Croat to win the most prestigious award in football.
The 33-year-old enjoyed a great 2017-18 season with Real Madrid and helped the Los Blancos win their third successive Champions League trophy. He scored two goals in all competitions last season and assisted eight for his teammates.
The midfielder also surprisingly led Croatia to the final of the FIFA World Cup 2018 and was awarded the Golden Ball at the tournament. He won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year 2017–18 accolade along with the FIFA Men's Best Player award.
Modric's triumph marked an end to the decade-long dominance of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who won the award five times each in the last 10 years. Ronaldo finished as the runner-up this year, whereas Messi failed to make it to the top three of the Ballon d'Or for the first time since 2006, finishing fifth in this year's final vote.
Mohamed Salah, who enjoyed a brilliant 2017-18 season with Liverpool, finished sixth while Kylian Mbappe, Anthonio Greizmann, Kevin de Bruyne and Raphaël Varane all made it to the top 10.
Big names like Neymar, Paul Pogba and Luis Suarez all failed to make to the top 10.
This year France Football also introduced an inaugural award in the women's category for the first time since the ceremony's inception in 1956. The trophy was won by Ada Hegerberg of Olympique Lyonnais Féminin. Kylian Mbappe was named as the winner of the Kopa Trophy for the best player of the year under the age of 21 at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
Scores of football fans reacted to Luka Modric's triumph on Twitter, and here is a look at some of the best tweets:

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December 03, 2018

Luka Modric wins 2018 Ballon d'Or to end Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi duopoly

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Real Madrid and Croatia star Luka Modric has claimed the 2018 Ballon d'Or at a ceremony in Paris.
It is the first time since 2007 that the award has gone to a player other than Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.
The prize completes and fine 12 months for Modric, who won the Champions League with his club at the end of last season and was named Best FIFA Footballer of the Year in September after helping his country reach the World Cup final in Russia, where he was awarded the Golden Ball.
Modric, who is the first Croatian to win the Ballon d'Or, beat off competition from former Real Madrid team-mate Ronaldo, who was second, and France's World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann in third place.
Griezmann's international team-mate Kylian Mbappe was named in fourth place, with Messi fifth. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in sixth was the first English-based player in the list, while England skipper Harry Kane was 10th.
Lyon's Ada Hegerberg was named the first winner of the women's Ballon d'Or




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December 03, 2018

Michelle Obama just gave Meghan Markle the BEST advice ever, and we're weeping

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An iconic duo.

Meghan Markle has had one hell of a year!
She married into the royal family, which caused a media frenzy, and she also announced her pregnancy.
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Despite already being in the public eye before her marriage, Meghan has now become one of the most famous faces in the world.
And let's be honest, that can't be an easy thing to come to terms with.
However, the amazing Michelle Obama has given Meghan some pretty amazing advice.
In fairness, she also knows what life is like in the public eye
"Like me, Meghan probably never dreamt that she'd have a life like this, and the pressure you feel, from yourself and from others, can sometimes feel like a lot," Michelle explained, while promoting her new book.
Michelle also added a brilliant piece of advice for the Duchess:
"So my biggest piece of advice would be to take some time and don't be in a hurry to do anything."
"I spent the first few months in the White House mainly worrying about my daughters, making sure they were off to a good start at school and making new friends before I launched into any more ambitious work. I think it's okay, it's good, even, to do that."
Naturally, Michelle Obama also said that Meghan has a great opportunity to make a difference, given her position.
"I think Meghan can maximise her impact for others, as well her own happiness, if she's doing something that resonates with her personally."
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December 03, 2018

Arsenal and Tottenham charged with failing to control players during north London derby

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Arsenal and Tottenham have been charged with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during Sunday's north London derby.
The Football Association has sanctioned them for a mass brawl that followed Eric Dier's goal in a feisty Premier League game at Emirates Stadium, which Arsenal won 4-2.
Both sets of players and benches were involved and Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino sprinted down the touchline to play peacemaker.
The clubs have until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge.

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December 03, 2018

Jurgen Klopp Charged with Misconduct After On-Pitch Celebration vs. Everton

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged with misconduct for his celebrations after the Reds' late winner against Everton at Anfield on Sunday.
The German sprinted on to the pitch to celebrate Divock Origi's stoppage-time goal and subsequently apologised for his behaviour after the match.
According to BBC Sport, Klopp has now been charged by the Football Association for his actions and has until Thursday to respond to the charge.
Liverpool ran out 1-0 winner thanks to Origi's strike in the 96th minute. The substitute headed home from close range after Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had failed to deal with Virgil van Dijk's effort.
Klopp explained why he celebrated the winning goal so intensely:
Everton manager Marco Silva said he had not received an apology from Klopp after the game, per Phil Kirkbride at the Liverpool Echo.
Klopp's reaction drew mixed reaction from the football world. Former footballer Danny Mills was critical of the Liverpool boss:
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he has done the same thing before:
Liverpool midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri also defended his manager:
Sunday's victory was an important win for Liverpool, keeping them two points behind leaders Manchester City after 14 games played. The Reds are also still yet to taste defeat in the top flight this season.
Klopp can now expect a punishment for his celebrations. Paul Joyce at The Times outlined the action he is likely to face:
Liverpool return to Premier League action Wednesday. Klopp's side travel to Burnley, who are on a run of seven games without a win. 
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December 03, 2018

UNIPORT clears Jonathan’s doctorate degree

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Former students of UniPort confirmed that Jonathan enrolled at the school and diligently finished his academic work that earned him the doctorate degree.
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University of Port Harcourt (UniPort) Alumni Association has denied media report that former president Goodluck Jonathan was parading a fake doctorate degree he claimed to have obtained from the university decades ago.
The former students of UniPort confirmed that Jonathan duly enrolled into the school and diligently finished his academic works that earned him the doctorate degree.
National President of the association, Chris Adokeme, in a statement in Abuja, at the weekend, challenged anyone in doubt to visit the school to confirm with the school authorities or consult previous statements to get details.
He said: “UniPort had explained in different fora that former president Jonathan got his doctorate degree in Zoology in 1995, after he obtained Master of Science degree in Hydrobiology and Fisheries in 1985 and a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology in 1981.”
Adokeme suspected that some unnamed politicians might have begun another round of media campaign, like in 2015, to possibly tamper with the credibility of the former president, particularly as 2019 election draws closer.
He, however, challenged the columnist, Olatunji Dare, to unearth academic sleaze of many Nigerian leaders with questionable academic attainment and not the doctorate degree of Jonathan, that could be traced.
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