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Aussie netball greats Jill McIntosh & Joyce Brown not on the same pageNetball Australia is struggling after losing $15million sponsorshipDiamonds players only attended after being threatened legallyBy Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:29 EST, 29 November 2023 | Updated: 01:29 EST, 29 November 2023 Netball Australia has plunged into further crisis, with two greats of the sport engaging in a war of words surrounding the player protests from last Saturday’s awards night in Melbourne.Hall of Fame Legend Jill McIntosh described the Diamonds’ industrial move as ’embarrassing’, which was in stark contrast to former coach Joyce Brown, who labelled NA’s actions ‘an…
The ominous moment Hamas gunmen seemingly growled ‘keep waving’ as they handed over Israeli hostages to Red Cross workers this weekend has sparked outrage among Israeli officials who slammed the Palestinian group’s ‘propaganda’. Footage released by official Hamas channels and circulated by Reuters showed how a group of hostages were led towards Red Cross trucks to ferry them across the border and back to safety.Initially it looked just like one of several handover clips published by the Palestinian group that yesterday negotiated an additional two days of ceasefire pending the release of more hostages as it staves off further bombardment from Israel’s…
By Leah Montebello Updated: 17:50 EST, 28 November 2023 Easyjet plans to pay dividends for the first time since Covid-19 struck as it cashes in on higher prices and booming demand.The budget airline said it will hand shareholders £34million – a final dividend of 4.5p per share – after returning to the black having made more than £2billion of losses over the previous three years. The company reported profits of £455million for the 12 months to the end of September 2023. This was up from a £178million loss in 2022. Take-off: Easyjet said it will hand shareholders £34m – a final…
Cricket’s latest dance move has been unveiled at an Aussie music festival, and one former international star is loving it.Internet sensations Checkers and Srey from Marmalade previously went viral when they were mobbed by 5000 Aussie Rules fans after Srey kicked the most unlikely goal in park footy history earlier this year.Now they have turned their attention to cricket, bringing new moves to a music festival in a video that has taken off on TikTok and Twitter. In the video, Srey and Checkers – aka Will Taylor – use cricket shots as their dance moves as music pumps away in the background.Fans…
By Emily Hawkins Updated: 17:37 EST, 27 November 2023 Shaftesbury Capital defied the gloom on the High Street as it cheered a ‘strong start’ to its critical Christmas trading period.The West End landlord reported ‘high’ levels of shoppers across its estate which includes parts of Chinatown and Covent Garden.The company said sales at shops, bars and other businesses run by tenants so far in the second half of the year were 16 per cent up on 2019 levels.Sales were also 12 per cent higher than last year when rail strikes and anxiety over energy bills hindered many consumers from spending…
Shakira handed over more than £5.5 million to a court investigating her over another alleged tax fraud, it has emerged.The Colombian superstar has paid £5.7 million to a Spanish court investigating her for unpaid taxes, her agent said, just days after she reached a deal to avoid trial in another tax case. Spanish prosecutors in July opened a second case against the 46-year-old singer, accusing her of using a network of companies, some of them based in tax havens, to cheat Spain’s tax office out of some £5.7 million in 2018, including interest and adjustments.Shakira paid the court in August, the agency…
Giddey is starting point guard for AustraliaExpected to be a key player at Paris Olympics Goorjian will fly to US to meet Giddey next month By Joel Gould For Australian Assosiated Press Published: 01:27 EST, 27 November 2023 | Updated: 01:27 EST, 27 November 2023 Boomers coach Brian Goorjian has sent a message to Josh Giddey to let the star basketballer know he is there to support him as he undergoes an NBA investigation.The Boomers ace and Oklahoma City Thunder guard is being investigated following an allegation in a since-deleted anonymous social media post that he had an improper relationship with an…
By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:14 EST, 26 November 2023 Lord Sugar: No dividend this yearThe Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar’s holding company fell into the red this year.Amshold – the group through which Sugar holds his property investments – clocked a £29m loss for the year to June 30. This compared with a £15.2m pre-tax in 2022.The London freehold investment property market was ‘difficult, with high interest rates, uncertainty and falling valuations,’ the firm said in its annual accounts.Rent collections from some tenants had also been ‘challenging’ while yields remained low.No dividends were dished out this year compared with £90m distributed…
The Huskies’ superstar quarterback threw two touchdowns in the 24-21 victory Wide receiver Rome Odunze caught both of the touchdown passes on the dayDailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports newsBy Tyrell Feaster For Dailymail.Com Published: 01:16 EST, 26 November 2023 | Updated: 01:27 EST, 26 November 2023 After making the game-winning field goal in a 24-21 win over in-state rivals the Washington State Cougars, Washington Huskies kicker Grady Gross’ received the cherry on top of the cake.Following the game, Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer announced to the team that Gross, a sophomore, was being awarded with a scholarship to spark wild…
Genius or destroyer?: OpenAI founder Sam AltmanAmid the carnage on London’s stock markets, two companies stand out for bucking the trend. Why? The short answer is artificial intelligence (AI). Online data pioneer and publisher Relx has quietly climbed into the FTSE top ten and is now valued at a stonking £54 billion following a 33 per cent jump in its shares this year. And Gateshead-based small business software outfit Sage is up 52 per cent and worth £12 billion as it surges up the FTSE 100.Both companies are early adopters of artificial intelligence, a technology first nurtured in Britain at DeepMind, and…