Terrance Crawford knocks out Errol Spence Jr in welterweight title fight.
The present debate about the best welterweight fighter seems to be over now, with Terrance Crawford stunning Errol Spence Jr. on the Saturday night fight in Las Vegas. Terrance dominated the fight, scoring three knockouts and finally finishing off Spence in the nineth round to be crowned the undisputed Welterweight champion of the world. Despite a slow beginning, Terrance gradually gained momentum, throwing superb jabs at Spence who continually looked lost throughout the fight. With this, Crawford becomes the unified WBO, WBA, WBC and IBF champion. This showdown was one anticipated by fans for a long time and the complex contract of the fight means that Spence can activate a rematch, which he has promised to do.
Crawford TKO Spence #SpenceCrawford #Undisputed #TerranceCrawford pic.twitter.com/uqQDmme3gi
— J PipeHer (@JWick316) July 30, 2023
Latest Nollywood movie, Cashing Feelings, now on YouTube.
The human condition continues to be hinged on the exploitation of desires and emotions. The world is now ravaged with a problem of monetizing emotions and this can affect emotional relationships. We strut around exploring a sea of incompatible or wrong emotions because it is shaped by what monetary offers can be accrued and in the process, giving little or no consideration to the underlying emotional compactness needed for a strong progressive relationship. This movie, which includes star Nollywood actors like Etinosa Idemudia, Ben Touitou and John Ekanem, explores the prevalent dangers of exploiting emotional relationships.
Wizkid receives the Brit Billion Award after incredible Tottenham show.
Global superstar, Wizkid is the latest recipient of the Brit Billion Award, in recognition of his achievement of over one billion streams in the United Kingdom alone. This award was presented to him after his incredible Tottenham Hotspur show. He is the first Nigerian artiste to receive this award and joins a league of music geniuses like Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Adele, Drake, Elton John and fourteen others to be recipients of this prestigious award.
It's one billion UK streams for @wizkidayo, who was presented with his BRIT Billion Award while in London for his incredible show at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/sqEj7xW2TB
— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) July 31, 2023
Manchester United pre-season tour ends in defeat to Dortmund.
Manchester United started their tour on a really bright side, playing good football, integrating youth players and winning their games against Lyon, Leeds and Arsenal. However, the team has recorded back to back loses to Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund to end their preseason tour. The team lost 2-0 to Real Madrid and another 3-2 loss to Dortmund. Despite these losses, Man United’s coach, Eric ten Hag says the team is detecting problems and working on resolving them as they prepare for the start of a new Premier league season.
An end-to-end encounter ends in defeat for United 🇺🇸#MUFC || #MUTOUR23
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 31, 2023
Chelsea crowned first champions of the Premier League Summer Series.
The premier league enacted its first ever preseason summer series, a friendly tournament hosted in the United States. This tournament involved 6 premier league teams – Chelsea, Brentford, Brighton, Fulham, Newcastle and Aston Villa. These teams were scheduled to play three matches each. Chelsea went unbeaten in the competition, winning two of their three games and claiming a draw against Newcastle. With seven points, Chelsea topped the table, becoming the first winner of the PL summer series tournament, with Aston Villa and Newcastle coming close as second and third with five points each. Pochettino’s side will be looking to re enact this form as the new premier league season starts in two weeks time.
Introducing your first-ever #PLSummerSeries champions: @ChelseaFC! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/yFWiGzXqzO
— Premier League (@premierleague) July 30, 2023