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West Ham United 3-0 Wolves

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West Ham United 3-0 Wolves. Mohammed Kudus scored twice to help West Ham get back on track in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Wolves at London Stadium.

A dominant West Ham looked a different side to the one that suffered a 5-0 thrashing by Fulham at Craven Cottage seven days previously.

Kudus’ superb strike from the edge of the box was followed by a calm close-range effort less than 10 minutes later as the Ghanaian attacker put the Hammers firmly in control at the break.

Wolves applied pressure after the break but Jarrod Bowen made the points safe in the 74th minute with his 10th Premier League goal of the season.

David Moyes’ home side showed little sign of fatigue from the 2-0 victory against Freiburg on Thursday that sealed their place in the last 16 of the Europa League.

This win moves West Ham to eighth in the Premier League, while Wolves stay 13th, 10 points clear of the relegation zone.

Keen to avoid a second successive league defeat after last week’s embarrassing afternoon at Craven Cottage, West Ham started brightly with Kurt Zouma, Bowen and Lucas Paqueta going close before Kudus’ low and left-footed strike found the right corner.

Paqueta led the counter-attack from a Wolves corner, feeding a delightful pass to Kudus who charged towards goal before cutting inside and firing past Dan Bentley.

The pair linked up again for West Ham’s second as Kudus slotted home after he was put through on goal by the Brazilian.

Wolves looked more threatening after the break, with Matheus Cunha and Hwang Hee-chan, the club’s top two scorers this season, going closest.

The visitors thought they were back in the game when Pablo Sarabia slid in Nelson Semedo’s ball across the face of goal, but the goal was ruled out for offside after a lengthy VAR review.

Wolves’ efforts came to nothing as Paqueta claimed a hat-trick of assists with a clever return pass to feed Bowen, who beat former Hammers defender Craig Dawson for pace and found the bottom left corner of the net.

Kudus’ celebration sees him sit on the advertising boards and is becoming a regular, and welcome, sight for West Ham fans.

The 23-year-old, who arrived at West Ham from Ajax in a deal worth at least £38m in August, has scored in his last three games at London Stadium.

His second goal on Sunday showed how clinical he can be in one-on-one situations with the goalkeeper and he appears to have created an important connection with Paqueta, who was at the centre of all of West Ham’s attacking play.

Manager Moyes will hope both players take this form into a tricky festive period, with an EFL Cup quarter-final meeting with Liverpool on Wednesday followed by league games against Manchester United and Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Wolves take on Chelsea at Molineux next on December 24, before returning to London to take on Brentford.

source – BBC

Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa

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Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa. Aston Villa came from behind to dramatically beat Brentford after a red card for Bees defender Ben Mee changed the match.

Keane Lewis-Potter opened the scoring for the hosts at the end of the first half, shooting through a crowded penalty area after Villa failed to clear a corner from the left.

But the game turned when Mee was sent off in the 71st minute for diving in and catching Leon Bailey on the ankle.

On-pitch referee David Coote, close to where it happened, originally handed Mee a yellow card but, following a check by video assistant referee Craig Pawson, was advised to check the incident and it was then upgraded to a red card.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank was furious with the decision and got booked, with Villa capitalising on their player advantage six minutes later.

Bailey’s cross was headed in at the back post by Alex Moreno for an equaliser, before Watkins headed in an 85th-minute winner from Boubacar Kamara’s flick-on.

In a bad-tempered match, Kamara was then sent off for pushing the face of Yehor Yarmoliuk in stoppage time, with Villa boss Unai Emery also cautioned.

Both sides could well face disciplinary action from the Football Association for failing to control their players in a few unpleasant incidents during the closing stages of the match.

Brentford and Aston Villa each had a player sent off, six players were booked for Brentford, four for Villa, and both managers were cautioned.

Watkins spent three years at Brentford between 2017 and 2020 and scored 49 goals for the Bees during that time.

However, he celebrated what proved to be the winning goal by standing inside the goal and pointing at a supporter, who may have been abusive towards the England striker.

Brentford’s Saman Ghoddos then shoved Watkins, which caused the first of the scuffles with players from both sides getting involved.

After that came farcical scenes between Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and Brentford forward Neal Maupay.

Villa’s Bailey nearly scored an own goal with a misjudged backpass from nearly the halfway line, with the ball hitting the side netting. Maupay, looking to get the ball for the corner, then ran into Martinez, who made a lot of what appeared to be minimal contact.

The pair were then involved in another incident, with this time Maupay over-reacting to little contact from the goalkeeper.

Martinez tried to forcefully lift Maupay off the ground and that sparked pushing from both sides’ players with Kamara shoving the face of substitute Yarmoliuk and getting a red card.

Emery, who appeared to move Martinez away from the incident, was then cautioned in a fiery end to the encounter.

Villa maintain good run
The scenes at the end overshadowed what had developed into an intriguing encounter between two fiercely committed sides.

Brentford had lost four of their last five matches, while Villa were playing for the second time in four days after their 1-1 draw in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday against Zrinjski Mostar, a result that took Villa into the last 16 of the Europa Conference League.

The visitors wanted Brentford to go down to 10 men early in the second half when Christian Norgaard caught John McGinn on the shin, with the home player receiving a yellow card.

Until Mee’s sending-off, Villa were looking far from their best, with Yoane Wissa missing a glorious chance to double Brentford’s advantage, denied by Martinez’s excellent save.

Moreno had earlier missed a couple of chances but made it 1-1 in the 77th minute before Watkins, who had been kept quiet by the Brentford defence, scored an 85th-minute winner.

Villa have won 12, drawn three and lost only once in their past 16 matches in all competitions. They began the day third in the Premier League and moved up to second, although they will drop back to third if Liverpool avoid defeat against Manchester United in the late kick-off.

source – BBC

Arsenal 2-0 Brighton

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Arsenal 2-0 Brighton. Arsenal eventually saw off a stubborn Brighton to move back above Liverpool – for a few hours at least – at the top of the Premier League.

With Liverpool hosting Manchester United at 16:30 GMT, the Gunners returned to the summit thanks to Gabriel Jesus’ header and Kai Havertz’s late strike.

Arsenal dominated the first half without reward, but the tension eased when Jesus turned in after a corner.

The hosts were almost punished when Pascal Gross poked a golden chance wide before Havertz sealed victory to spark joyous celebrations at a relieved Emirates Stadium.

The Seagulls, who were looking for a third successive league victory at Emirates Stadium, managed just one shot on target and drop to ninth place.

After a conservative first-half performance, Brighton offered more attacking threat in the final half an hour but anything other than a home win would have been scarcely deserved.

Arsenal had 26 shots in the match and almost added a third in injury-time when substitute Emile Smith Rowe’s low drive was saved.

“It was an incredible performance. It was a joy to watch from the start to the end,” said Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, whose jubilant celebrations indicated the magnitude of the win.

“The way we played against a phenomenal Brighton side was incredible. We were patient, kept going, kept believing and got what we deserved.”

With Liverpool playing later on Sunday, and defending champions Manchester City still behind them after dropping points against Crystal Palace, Arsenal had an opportunity to throw down the gauntlet to their rivals.

Losing a pulsating contest at Aston Villa last weekend had seen the Gunners’ relinquish their spot at the summit and a five-match winning streak in the top flight come to an end.

Nevertheless, the mood in the camp remained upbeat with Arteta and his players stressing the positives from a defeat where they had created enough decent chances to earn something.

Against Brighton, Arteta kept faith with the same starting XI and urged them to make amends in front of their home fans.

The Gunners were unbeaten in 12 home games – since losing 3-0 to Brighton in May – but the first half followed a familiar pattern.

Arsenal moved the ball with pace and purpose against a deep-lying Brighton side, creating several chances for Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel and Gabriel Martinelli in a one-sided first half.

However, they were unable to find the ruthless streak which Arteta had demanded.

“I didn’t want to have the feeling of it being another game where we couldn’t score – but you think about it. We had so many chances to put the game to bed,” said Arteta, whose side face Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.

Arsenal went into half-time with 15 attempts at goal, of which only three were on target, and the second half started with Odegaard dallying on another chance.

The Gunners’ skipper was guilty of taking too long when presented with the ball in the box, a touch instead of a first-time shot allowing Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke to brilliantly nip in.

That inadvertently teed up the opening goal, with Van Hecke flicking the resulting corner on to the far post where Jesus pounced.

Arsenal and their fans knew the importance of scoring a second goal to kill off the game, which was further emphasised when Gross slid wide from a cross which he should have converted.

Eventually the hosts did seal victory when Havertz finished off a slick counter-attack with a fourth goal in his past seven games.

Seagulls feed on scraps as scoring streak ends
Brighton are facing a different challenge this season as they juggle domestic and European campaigns with a squad stretched by injury.

Three days after they clinched a place in the Europa League last 16, the Seagulls faced a tight turnaround for one of the toughest trips in the Premier League.

Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi said they had only one training session to prepare for the game, but refused to look for excuses after a performance where they offered little attacking threat.

Nevertheless, the game would have had a completely different complexion had Gross equalised.

The German perhaps should have slid in with his right leg instead of his left and the miss contributed to Brighton not scoring for the first time in 33 Premier League games.

“I’m disappointed for the result but not for the other things. We deserved to lose. Arsenal played much better than us, they deserved to win the game,” said De Zerbi.

“We had the chance to score in the second half. Maybe it could have been different but we didn’t deserve any points.”

source – BBC

Sbahle Mpisane opens up about her life after the 2008 accident

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Sbahle Mpisane opens up about her life after the 2008 accident

Sbahle Mpisane will be inspiring people with her life after the 2018 accident on season 2 of Shauwn Mkhize’s reality show. The accident left the fitness bunnie bound to a wheelchair for a long time, but she is currently standing on her feet.As someone who has been through a very dark time, I urge people to take it day by day and just appreciate the position that they are in right now and get their minds right,” she says.

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“I just pray that they find it in themselves to be strong, even though being strong is not easy,” she says.
Everyone has grown so much from season one,” Sbahle says. “From our mom going through her divorce and getting her name back. To my brother being married with children. Me? I was in a wheelchair and now I am standing tall.”

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Sbahle spoke about life as an aunt as her brother, Andile Mpisane is now a father to kids from his ex and wife. I never knew I could be more receiving and welcoming until the arrival of our babies.” But there is one thing that remains the same; the love that we all have for one another,” she says.

“I have reclaimed my life, from being in a wheelchair and having no hope to now being able to catwalk, which is an inspiring story to many.” Sbahle spoke about life after her accident and further encouraged people going through dark time.

Sbahle Mpisane

“Even after my accident, when I was depressed, I did not lose love for myself and my fitness. Even when I was in a wheelchair, I still took care of myself, even though I was not happy because I didn’t want to look like my problems

Source: News365

Zahara’s body arrives home

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Zahara’s body arrives home

Zahara’s body has been taken back to her home at province of the Eastern Cape. A memorial service to celebrate the singer’s life took place on Thursday and her remains have arrived her family house. The singer will be buried on December 23 in her village of Phumlani.

Zahara

According to Zimoja, Zahara’s mother flew from the Eastern Cape to come and identify her before she could be flown to her ancestral home. Her family members also got a chance to view her body ahead of her funeral next weekend.

Zahara

It was reported that family members broke down in tears and were left distraught upon the arrival of her body.
Zahara died in a private Johannesburg hospital after weeks of battling liver complications. She took her last breath with family and her fiance by her bedside.

Source: News365

DJ Maphorisa secures eight bookings in a single day

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Beloved Soshanguve-born Amapianio disc jockey DJ Maphorisa – real name Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe took to Instagram and announced that he had eight bookings lined up on Saturday, 16 December. Here is a look at how much DJ Maphorisa bagged on Saturday.

There is no denying that DJ Maphorisa is one of the top Amapiano DJs. He has smash hits like Banyana, Izolo, Abalele, and more. Taking to his feed, the Amapiano disc jockey recently revealed that he had secured eight booking on Saturday.

DJ Maphorisa

“8 gigs Tonight ???????? Blessings #workmode,” he captioned.According to Briefly, DJ Maphorisa allegedly charges R200k for indoor events and R300k for outdoor events. Assuming that he was paid R200K for each of his eight gigs, that would mean he bagged R1.6 million. However, assuming that all his gigs were under the R300k package, that would mean that he made up to R2.4 million on Saturday.

DJ Maphorisa

DJ Maphorisa was booked at The Bears Palace – Carolina, Dickenson Park – Veereenigeng, Nostra – Bryanston, Elkah Stadium (Makubenjalo) – Soweto, Metsing Tshisa Nyana – Orange Farm, Trimpark – Potchfstroom, Wedela Sports Ground – Carletonvelle, and at Zone 6 venue – Soweto. Netizens have since praised him for working hard, however some were concerned about his health and urged him to slow down.

Source: News364#5

Bonko Khoza on how parenthood affected their marriage

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Bonko Khoza admits that the arrival of their newborn has caused some changes in their marriage. During a recent episode with The Makhs, the actors reflected on their journey as parents.“Naturally there’s that added element in the home, so what we knew as our dynamic, now has changed. So adjusting to that is difficult, it’s tricky. Having a newborn you live in the three-hour gaps that she sleeps in within the 24 hours. So that is obviously evident,” Bonko said.

Bonko Khoza

“The lack of sleep, the business … we help each other relieve each other. But I think at the foundation of it, if anything for me, I’m learning more about Lesego right now in this phase, learning how amazing of a mother she is. At the foundation we still got it.” In March, the couple marked their 2nd anniversary; Bonko penned a lovely note to his wife.

Bonko Khoza

Ten years ago on this day you changed my life when our eyes locked for the first time. You turned me into the person I always dreamt of being. Two years ago on this day, I said I Do to you before God. And now I rest in the Grace of what God has created. You are my rock, my home, my refuge, my best friend and soulmate.

A Decade of infatuation. 2 years of Godly union. May the rest of my days with you be as beautiful as your smile. May the rest of our days be filled with laughter, love. Learning and healing.

Source: News365

Trevor Noah is hosting the Grammys

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Trevor Noah to host Grammys 2024.  Trevor Noah will be back on the Grammys stage in February 2024.

Trevor Noah

The South African-born comedian is to host the prestigious award, which is his 4th time in a row.On his What Now podcast, the star made the announcement about his hosting duty at the forthcoming event.

Trevor Noah

“I’m so excited! #Grammys baby! Tune in Sunday February 4th at 8pm! On CBSTV,” he captioned post.Meanwhile, South Africa is fully represented on the nomination list as Tyla bagged her first Grammy nomination for the hit song Water. Musa Keys collaboration with Davido, Unavailable also scored a nod.

In other news – Zahara’s husband Mpho Xaba reads his last love letter to the singer

Multi award-winning musician Zahara – birth bane Bulelwa Mkutukana – was celebrated in a memorial service at the Rhema Bible Church in Randburg on Thursday, 14 December.

Zahara

The Mgodi singer’s husband, Mpho Xaba, was one of the mourners who spoke fondly about the musician, sharing how they met. Read more

Zahara’s sister details the late singer’s final moments

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Zahara is reportedly being hounded by the bank for her property. The memorial service of the award-winning musician Zahara – real name Bulelwa Mkutukana was held on Thursday, 14 December at the Rhema Bible Church in Randburg, Johannesburg. Taking to the podium, the late singer’s sister Bulelwa Mtukutwana took a trip down memory lane to Zahara’s final moments.

Zahara

Zahara died in a Johannesburg hospital on Monday, 11 December “surrounded by family and loved ones.” She passed away after suffering a short illness allegedly linked to liver problems. In a statement shared by her family announcing her death, she was described as “a beacon of hope, a gift, and a blessing to us and countless people around the world.”

Zahara

Friends, family, and industry colleagues gathered at Zahara’s memorial service. The late Loliwe hitmaker’s sister Bulelwa Mkutukana shared that she was present in the hospital room when Zahara took her last breath. She further detailed her sister’s final moments.

Zahara

“She was in pain at the hospital. I remember just after we left for the 15h00 visit, at 17h00 the doctor called and said we must come back. When Mama, Junior, and I got there, they told us to stay in the room and wait because Bulelwa would not be around for long… It was so painful, we were crying and prayed for four hours,” Bulelwa said. The 36-year-old late Loliwe hitmaker will be finally laid to rest on 23 December in East London, Eastern Cape.

Source: The southafrican

In other news – Jamie Foxx reflects on a challenging year

Hollywood stalwart Jamie Foxx has had a tough year as first he suffered a medical complication and had to stay in hospital and then it was revealed that the actor’s marriage was in hot waters.

Jamie Foxx

The actor celebrated his 56th birthday on December 13, and in an Instagram post, he shared his thoughts about the outgoing year of his life. Read more

Zahara’s husband Mpho Xaba reads his last love letter to the singer

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Multi award-winning musician Zahara – birth bane Bulelwa Mkutukana – was celebrated in a memorial service at the Rhema Bible Church in Randburg on Thursday, 14 December. The Mgodi singer’s husband, Mpho Xaba, was one of the mourners who spoke fondly about the musician, sharing how they met.

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Xaba, who is an engineer and had paid lobolo for Zahara last month, said that the platinum-selling artist communicated with him on a human level. He also shared how he played hard to get before they started dating because he was sceptical about being involved with a celebrity.

Zahara

However, they eventually fell in love and got engaged in March this year.To my dearly departed love. Words fail me. The void you have imposed on me has immeasurable depth. What brewed scepticism and questions as well as an iniquity to those who felt like they held a high moral ground to the institution of love, inadvertently led to the inception of a love so strong. Of adoration, affection, fondness, attachment, passion, infatuation, care, devotion, and all things warm and fuzzy.

“I will forever cherish all the moments I got to spend with you. When we first met, you took me out of a deep, dark place, and you restored my faith in love again. You never judged me harshly, but rather cautioned and counselled me.

And thereafter you decided to keep me for yourself. If it were up to you, you would probably be living under my skin right now. So many plans, so many fond memories, however fate decreed otherwise. On behalf of the children, Keamogetwe and Kamogelo, we will forever love you. As for me, I will search for you through one thousand worlds and ten thousand lifetimes until I find you.

Source:  News365

In other news – DJ Black Coffee shows off his Most expensive G-Wagon

Over the years, he has made Europe his playground and has made a fortune from gigs and endorsements. He lives lavishly and is unapologetic about it. Despite Europe being his playground, he has furnished his craze for cars with the world’s finest back home.

DJ Black Coffee

He has an impressive car collection worth millions. However, DJ Black Coffee’s customized Mercedes-Benz G 63 Brabus has been topping trends after its photos made rounds on social media. Race customised the car, and it’s a beauty. It boasts a full Inozetek wrap and signature Race! Blackout Brabus front bumper lip and drl. Read more

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