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Lance Franklin‘s legendary AFL career is over. In his 354th game, in his 18th season, Franklin hobbled off Marvel Stadium with a calf injury in the second quarter of the Swans‘ win over the Bombers on the weekend. It was his last appearance on a footy field. READ MORE: ’He …

American pop and jazz legendary singer, Tony Bennett, who became the torchbearer for the Great American Songbook during a seven-decade career, has died at the age of 96.   His death was confirmed by his publicist Sylvia Weiner, who said he died in his hometown of New York.   She …

Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, a renowned Ghanaian author, poet and playwright has passed on at age 81.   Aidoo who had an illustrious career spanning over five decades, died on Wednesday morning May 31, 2023. Kwamena Essandoh, the family head said in a statement;    “The Family of Prof. Ama …

This month marks the 40th anniversary of arguably the best NFL Draft class of all time. For whatever reason, someone recorded the entire first round of the draft in 1983 on VHS and it made its way to YouTube back in 2020. The videos are embedded below, along with some …

Tim Tszyu doubts whether his legendary father will be ringside for the biggest fight of his career yet, the Australian megastar has revealed. Tim told reporters ahead of his March 12 bout against the USA’s Tony Harrison that Kostya could miss the fight because of a family situation. Former world …

Cricket Australia has announced it will honour the late, great Shane Warne by renaming the annual men’s Test Player of the Year award after him. The Australian cricket awards are held on January 30, and are headlined by the Allan Border Medal and the Belinda Clark Award. The Melbourne Cricket …

Emotions ran high, and tears flowed uncontrollably in the last episode of Naija Star Search when Toms delivered a solemn resonating rendition of late Sound Sultan’s hit song, ‘Motherland.’   Legendary Sound Sultan died last year from complications of Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma in the throat. He was notable for using …

Amidst the rush of nostalgia the album sparked and the corresponding conservation it generated, the subject of Wande Coal’s legendary status was tabled, and some persons displayed a painful lack of depth as they erroneously concluded that Wande’s legendary status was up for debate. On this week’s Pulse Afrobeats throwback, …

Date of Release: September 23rd, 2022 Length: 2 minutes 28 seconds Details/Takeaway: ‘No Losses’ is a mid-tempo melodic-rap single that chronicles the humble beginnings of Legendary’s life and how he is on a path to win henceforth. “All the pains I’ve been through you won’t understand,” he sing-raps on the …

Directed by Michael Chineme Ike and produced by Micstreams Productions, the documentary will follow the revered folklorist’s music, fame and retirement with interviews from Ejeagha, band members and fans of his music. With a career spanning over six decades, the 90-year-old singer and songwriter has been influential in the evolution …