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☆ Punter lands 50,000 pounds windfall from 14-year-old bet on Tongue debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 1 (Reuters) - One lucky punter who believed 14 years ago that Josh Tongue would one day play for England and placed a cheeky bet will win 50,000 pounds ($63,000) when the fast bowler makes his international debut against Ireland on Thursday. Tim Piper had watched Tongue play when he was just an 11-year-old and placed a 100-pound bet at odds of 500-1 that he would play a test match for England in the future. "I've kept the bet slip in a cupboard all these years," Piper told BBC Sport. Tongue had, however, contemplated retirement during a 15-month shoulder-injury layoff from 2021-2022 before two operations and botox injections fixed the issue. ($1 = 0.7923 pounds)Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Josh, Tim Piper, I've, Piper, Phil, Shane Warne, James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, Rohith Nair, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: England, Ireland, BBC Sport, Lord's, Thomson Locations: Worcestershire, Bengaluru

☆ Did the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Gasp) Get It Right?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Dear listeners,I don’t have much reverence for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — a shadowy and arbitrary institution founded by record executives and music industry influencers who have historically hewed to a pretty narrow definition of rock ’n’ roll. However, this year’s inductees, which were announced earlier this week, represent one of the strongest classes in recent memory. “Rock ’n’ roll is not an instrument; rock ’n’ roll is not even a style of music,” he said. “Rock ’n’ roll is a spirit. Rock ’n’ roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and in life.”

☆ Country legend Willie Nelson among 2023 Rock Hall inductees
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A first-time nominee for the rock honor, Nelson joins country legends Dolly Parton, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022, Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. They were chosen from 14 nominees by more than 1,000 artists and members of the industry as well as fans votes. and hit fame with "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" before going solo. With numerous collaborations, she has bridged rock, pop, country, folk and blues. They became an R&B hit machine with songs "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and "Then Came You."

☆ Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott and More to Join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Neil Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame named its latest inductees on Wednesday: Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners will join the institution’s ranks at its 38th annual ceremony on Nov. 3. The class of 2023 pays homage to rock ‘n’ roll’s roots by including artists across racial and genre lines, from hip-hop (a descendant of the blues) to country, to reflect the music’s diverse, heterogeneous origins. This year’s awards also acknowledge the particular achievements of hip-hop—“the new rock ‘n’ roll,” as John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, put it in an interview. The induction ceremony will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in New York, the birthplace of hip-hop, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

☆ Country legend Willie Nelson, at 90, among 2023 Rock Hall inductees
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

☆ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023 inductees are…
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2023 class of inductees. In the performer category the group includes Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners. DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray will be the recipients of the Musical Influence Award, while Chaka Khan, Al Kooper and Bernie Taupin have been selected to receive the Musical Excellence Award. The inductes into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are selected because the have “created music whose originality, impact, and influence has changed the course of rock & roll,” according to the organization. Ticket sale information will be announced at a later date.

☆ Scolding Isn’t a Foreign Policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Walter Russell Mead | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Internationally, it was another grim week for the Biden administration, the United States of America, and world peace. Indian officials reported that China is supporting the development of a military listening post on Myanmar’s strategic Great Coco Island in the Bay of Bengal. Farther south, a Sudanese military faction backed by Russia’s Wagner Group battles for control of Africa’s third-largest nation. The usual spinners and makeup artists are doing their best to make the disorderly unraveling of the American-led world order look like a visionary triumph of enlightened foreign policy, but former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers expressed a more cogent view. What we get from the United States is a lecture.’ ”

☆ I spent 10 years studying what makes us happy in life—here's the No. 1 thing I overlooked the entire time
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Gretchen Rubin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The smell of eucalyptus, for example, always reminds me of the 10 lovely months I lived in San Francisco. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Marloes De Vries for CNBC Make ItSmells can also boost awareness, too. When I'm in a situation that makes me anxious, like being backstage before giving a big talk, I hold a pen. When I took my laptop to a small neighborhood library to write in its quiet workroom, for example, I got distracted by someone's cough. Just as you do periodic sweeps of your home to clear clutter, you can clear clatter, too.

☆ Jadeja leads Australia's rout, India take 2-0 series lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jadeja claimed a career-best 7-42 as he and Ravichandran Ashwin (3-59) routed Australia for a paltry 113 in their second innings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Skipper Rohit Sharma made 31 and Cheteshwar Pujara, who made 31 not out, scored the winning run in his 100th test. Earlier, resuming on a promising 61-1, Australia added 52 runs before Jadeja and Ashwin engineered a spectacular collapse. Once Jadeja sent back Marnus Labuschagne (35), the wheels came off Australia's innings with nine of the 11 batsmen posting single digit scores. Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Michael Perry and Bradley PerrettOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Biden’s Federal Budget Blowout
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

White House spinners are boasting that Joe Biden’s Presidency has been historic, and in one sense they’re right. In a mere two years he has midwifed the biggest expansion of government since the 1960s. That’s the real news in Wednesday’s annual budget and economic forecast from the Congressional Budget Office, and the bill for this blowout has only begun to come due. It’s also far enough past the pandemic that it offers a guide to how all of the new spending and tax increases will affect the federal fisc for a decade. You don’t have to be an alarmist to see that the trend is setting the U.S. up, sooner or later, for a fateful reckoning.

☆ Green's 'surprise' progress leaves McDonald hopeful ahead of first test
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Australia coach Andrew McDonald remains hopeful Cameron Green can feature against India when the first test between the nations begins in Nagpur on Thursday after the all-rounder's finger injury made "significant" improvement. McDonald said Green still had progress to make before he could be considered for the series opener. "We've got a fair bit to work through him before the first test match," McDonald told reporters. "I wouldn't say he was in discomfort when he was bowling. "I wouldn't say (picking two spinners) is a given," he said.

☆ George Michael, Willie Nelson among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/FilesFeb 1 (Reuters) - Late pop singer George Michael, 89-year-old country music icon Willie Nelson and rapper Missy Elliott are among the first-time nominees announced on Wednesday for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2023. Of the 14 nominees on this year's list, eight are first-timers, including singers Sheryl Crow, Cyndi Lauper and the late singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, alongside rock band Joy Division/New Order and rock duo The White Stripes. Singer Kate Bush, heavy metal band Iron Maiden, rock band Rage Against the Machine, rock group Soundgarden, R&B vocal group The Spinners and hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest are returning nominees. “These artists have created their own sounds that have impacted generations and influenced countless others that have followed in their footsteps,” said John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. She did promise to earn the honor and has announced a forthcoming record with covers of rock classics entitled "Rock Star."

☆ Final farewell: From Sidney Poitier to Pope Emeritus Benedict a look back at the influential figures who died in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.

☆ England scent victory after bold declaration
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Having taken a 78-run lead in the runfest, England declared their second innings on 264-7 to set Pakistan an improbable victory target of 343 with four sessions to go. Opener Imam-ul-Haq (43) and debutant Saud Shakeel (24) were resisting England's victory march when bad light stopped play. Agha Salman's breezy 53 frustrated England who had to toil for about 75 minutes to claim the last three Pakistan wickets. England were rattled early in their second innings with Naseem Shah in the thick of things. Naseem dismissed Ben Duckett, one of four century-makers in England's first innings, for a first-ball duck with the second delivery of the innings.

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☆ Dwyane Wade says the best money advice he ever got was to get rid of 'about 16 cars'
▼ + stars: | 2020-03-06 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Dwyane Wade has a thing for cars. He decked it out with 26-inch rims and spinners, he told Men's Health in a 2020 interview. That was before Wade heard what he says is the best money advice he ever got: "To get rid of about 16 cars," including a Maybach he never drove that was costing him $6,000 a month. But Wade eventually conceded and whittled down his collection to just one car: "a modest Audi Q8," he told Men's Health. He blew through his early money quickly.

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