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☆ Broad magic puts England on brink of first test victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"It's just a different pitch to bowl with in the lights," Broad told reporters. The England skipper's 31 included his 108th six to take him past his coach Brendon "Baz" McCullum as the most prolific scorer of the maximum in test cricket history. Wagner could have dismissed him on the next delivery but his miserable day continued when he caught the England skipper on the boundary only to fall over the rope and give Stokes his 109th test six. "If we can get a couple of partnerships together, we can make a fist of this total." Reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney; Editing by Stephen Coates, Michael Perry and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Reserve Bank of Australia says rates have not peaked, path to soft landing narrow
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, speaks during the Australian Payments Network Summit in Sydney Dec. 14, 2022. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe head of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reiterated on Wednesday that interest rates had not peaked, adding that he was unsure how high they had to go as the central bank, seeking to control inflation, tried to follow a narrow path to a soft landing. When asked about how far interest rates would have to rise, he said policymakers had an open mind. There is a risk that we have not yet done enough with interest rates and spending is more resilient and that inflation stays high." Markets see higher peakThe RBA most recently implemented an interest rates rise on Feb. 7 and said more would come.

☆ New Zealand mount home defence against England's 'Bazball'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

While New Zealand have not lost a test series at home to England since 2008, Stokes's men have little respect for the record books. If New Zealand have a sliver of hope it may lie in England's trouble with day-night tests. England have lost their last five under the lights and neither James Anderson nor Ollie Robinson have much love for the pink Kookaburra ball. England have not looked back since McCullum and Stokes took charge but the series will be a reminder of where it all began for the Anderson-Stuart Broad pace axis. They kept their spots for the third and final clash in Napier, which England won to seal the series 2-1.

☆ Rose eyes Ryder Cup return after first PGA Tour win in four years
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Feb 6, 2023; Pebble Beach, CA, USA; Justin Rose with the championship trophy following the continuation of the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Rose finished ahead of Americans Brendon Todd and Brandon Wu to lift his first trophy since the Farmers Insurance Open in 2019 and 11th on the PGA Tour. "I haven't even entertained what the Ryder Cup looks like for me, other than I want to be there," Rose said. "What was really important to me was getting off to a good start on the PGA Tour so I wasn't under pressure later in the season, so I could turn my attentions to the Ryder Cup and the European Tour. I thought the simple way to approach it was try to play my way into the top 50 in the world," said Rose, whose victory moved him up to 35.

☆ Panic! At The Disco breaks up as the lead singer shares personal news
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Anna Kaplan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

At The Disco is calling it quits after nearly 20 years, the pop-punk group’s lead singer, Brendon Urie, announced Tuesday. So many places all over the world, and all the friends we’ve made along the way,” Urie wrote in a statement posted on Instagram. At The Disco will be no more.”The singer thanked the band’s fans for their support over the years. Smith officially left the band in 2015, according to Variety, effectively making Panic! At The Disco, including the band’s seventh studio album, “Viva Las Vengeance” last year.

☆ Mother, politician, trailblazer. How Jacinda Ardern became an icon for millions
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Aina J. Khan | Aina Is A Freelance Reporter With Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In the six years since then, she has become an icon of the left and a champion for women in public life, bringing a compassionate and authoritative energy to the hypermasculine realm of world politics. Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's prime minister, during a news conference in Sydney in June. Data released last year to New Zealand’s Newshub media outlet showed police recorded 18 threats to the prime minister in 2019, 32 in 2020 and 50 in 2021. If that person receives more than two-thirds of caucus support, Ardern said, she will resign soon after and the new leader will be sworn in as prime minister. Ardern said she plans to remain in Parliament until April, avoiding the need for a snap vote in her suburban Auckland electorate.

☆ Fritz delivers as U.S. win inaugural United Cup crown
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Tennis - United Cup - Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia - January 8, 2023 Taylor Fritz of the U.S. reacts during his match in the final against Italy's Matteo Berrettini REUTERS/Asanka Brendon RatnayakeSYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Taylor Fritz edged Matteo Berrettini 7-6(4) 7-6(6) as the United States justified their status as favourites to outclass Italy in a one-sided final at the inaugural United Cup mixed team tournament on Sunday. It's amazing for the team to win this event. We came in with really high hopes, or at least I did," Fritz said. SHOULDER INJURYA shoulder injury forced the 20-year-old Musetti to concede to Tiafoe after his first serve of the second set. The Americans top the table with most titles in the Davis Cup (32), Billie Jean King Cup (18) and Hopman Cup (6).

☆ United States blank Poland to reach United Cup final
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

I had no doubt that if I were to lose that the rest of the team would have come through," Fritz said. I think it's a huge advantage this time having the girls on our team because it just makes the whole team so much stronger. "I'm super excited going into the final and I think we've been the favourites all week." Italy lead their semi-final against Greece 2-0 after Martina Trevisan and Lorenzo Musetti won their matches on Friday. Matteo Berrettini can book their place in the final with a victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the evening session.

☆ J.Crew embarked on a much-hyped comeback after filing for bankruptcy. Retail experts share what the brand needed to do to right the ship — and whether it's working.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

J.Crew embarked on a comeback after filing for bankruptcy in the early months of the pandemic. But hype alone isn't enough: experts say the stores and product needed a revamp, and the brand is now on the right track. J.Crew has since placed a new CEO at the helm — Libby Wadle, who previously oversaw J.Crew's fast-growing sister brand, Madewell. "In our industry, it begins with product," Quan said. Quan said he's cautiously optimistic, saying that the product improvements hint that the brand is on the right track.

☆ A house price slump is coming. Rising unemployment could make it much worse
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Brendon O'Hagan/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesNew Zealand is at the sharp end of a global housing market squeeze that has grim ramifications for the world economy. “In an ideal world, you’ll get a bit of froth blown off the top [of house prices] and everything is fine. “A decisive increase in unemployment is a very big danger for housing markets,” said Slater of Oxford Economics. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesA drag on the economyMost market watchers are not expecting a repeat of the 2008 housing market crash. But even a modest a fall in house prices will knock confidence, causing homeowners to cut back on spending.

☆ Robust or vulnerable? Experts are split on Australia's economic outlook
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

According to Australia's Bureau of Statistics, Australia's inflation rate rose to 6.1 in June, a 21-year high. Australia's unemployment rate stood at 3.5% in August, and household savings ratio fell to 8.7% in the March to June quarter. Additionally, a small share of borrowers with high debt and low savings are "vulnerable" to payment difficulties. In addition, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones cautioned that Australia's economy is not "hermetically sealed" from the forecasted downturn of the international economy, Sky news reported. This will in turn have an impact on Australia's growth forecast.

☆ Photos show the tragic mass stranding event the killed a super pod of 200 whales in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

200 long-finned pilot whales have now died in the mass stranding event. The episode comes two years after 380 pilot whales were stranded and died in the same harbor area. - About 200 pilot whales have perished after stranding themselves on an exposed, surf-swept beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. GLENN NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty ImagesThis event comes just two years after the largest mass whale stranding happened in the same harbor. The largest ever recorded whale mass stranding was in 1918, when approximately 1,000 pilot whales came ashore on the Chatham Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

(CNN) Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this week, rescue teams say. The pilot whales were found Wednesday stranded on an exposed beach along the coast of Tasmania. Rescue efforts are ongoing to save the remaining whales. "We are primarily focused this morning on really getting into that rescue operation and getting [the whales] released," Brendon Clark of the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service told the Australia Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday. "We are conscious that some of them may re-beach themselves and so we'll be monitoring that."

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