North Korea’s confident announcement that it has successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM capable of striking the US is another iteration in the high stakes game of international poker that Pyongyang appears to excel at. Carefully timed to coincide with the 4 July holidays in the US, Kim Jong-un’s …

JAY-Z’s new album 4:44 has gone platinum is less than a week. And that’s not even counting the million plus people who have downloaded it illegally. According to media analytics specialist MUSO, 4:44 was downloaded illegally 971,196 times in the first 72 hours after its release. 56% of those downloads were in the US, …

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama is one of 11 players who have been told they are no longer required by new Lille coach Marcelo Bielsa. The French club’s new Argentine boss has also sent messages to Zambia’s Stoppila Sunzu, Tunisia’s Naim Sliti and Ivory Coast’s Junior Tallo saying they …

French teenager Theo Hernandez is set to become the first player to cross the divide from Atletico Madrid to Real Madrid since 2000, with Spanish media predicting his expected €30 million move to be confirmed next week. France under-20 international Hernandez, 19, has been with Atletico’s youth system since 2008 …

Alexandre Lacazette has finalised his move to Arsenal for an undisclosed fee after the Lyon striker completed his medical. The France international arrived in London on Tuesday after the two clubs finally agreed a fee, announced by Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas as being “close to 50 million euros” (£44m). The BBC report that …

KAS Eupen defender Ntuthuko Radebe has passed away after a car accident on Tuesday, the club has said. Eupen confirmed the death of the 23-year-old South African via a statement on their website where they also confirmed that Radebe had ended his five year stay at the club with hopes …

Nigerian-born music artist Samklef, whose real name is Samuel Oguachuba, signed with mega superstar Akon for a multi-record deal with KonLive Records. “Samklef was signed to KonLive because he is the best all-around entertainer from Nigeria,” said Akon who tops the 2017 list of richest African musicians according to Forbes Africa and known …

One of the Big Three will be immortalized in Miami. Chris Bosh is done, but not forgotten with the Heat. According to NBA.com, the Miami Heat have officially waived Bosh, but have also announced his No. 1 jersey will be retired. “Chris changed his life and basketball career when he came …

Music legends Tupac Shakur and Madonna were once a thing, but no one really knew why they went their separate ways  until now. According to TMZ, a new handwritten letter, penned by ‘Pac while he was in prison, confesses that he ended things with the songstress because she was white.” “For you to …

Actor and director,  Tyler Perry is to star in an HBO biopic on pioneering filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, playing Micheaux in the film.The TV biopic would be produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Tyler would also serve as an executive producer. Speaking to Variety, Zadan said, ‘We’re thrilled to be partnering with Tyler Perry to bring Oscar Micheaux’s inspiring and …