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Will Johnny Depp retire after 60

Johnny Depp has revealed that he might retire from Hollywood after he hits 60. The 'Rum Diary' star confessed to the Rolling stone magazine that he has considered giving up acting everyday, but does not want to live an inactive life, the Sun reported. The actor, 50, said that at a certain point, one must just take it down to the bare minimum and concentrate on really living life. Depp, who ...
Channel Nine wants greater say in Oz team selection despite CA stance

Fresh tensions have erupted between Cricket Australia (CA) and Channel Nine after a leading Nine executive reportedly said that the network expected to have a greater say not only in scheduling but also in team selection. This comes after CA rejected suggestions that Channel Nine would influence team selection and scheduling as part of its new 450 million-dollar deal on TV rights. According to ...
People not letting Lisa Snowdon forget about times with George Clooney

Lisa Snowdon, who dated Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney on and off for five years from 2000, has said that they still keep in touch. The 41-year-old English model told new! magazine that it doesn't bother her any more, the Daily Express reported. She said that at the end of the day he is Clooney so people will be interested in knowing about him. Snowdon that though she hasn't seen him ...
Johnny Depp not retiring from Hollywood

Though he thinks about retiring from Hollywood everyday, actor Johnny Depp reveals he has no such immediate plans because his brain "on idle is a bad thing". "I think while I've got the opportunity, the desire and the creative spark to do the things that I can do right now, I should do them. And then, at a certain point, just take it down to the bare minimum and concentrate on, I guess, living ...
Hindu mantras open Anderson City Council in California 1st time

Anderson City Council in California had its first historic Hindu invocation on June 18 evening, containing verses from world's oldest existing ...

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BERKELEY -- Two men were charged with murder Wednesday for the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Zontee Jones in broad daylight in Berkeley in February. Jevon Calland, 21, had a motive to harm Jones and had threatened him in front of witnesses the day before Jones was shot to death, Berkeley police officer Jesse Grant said in a statement filed in court. Jones was found shot in the 1000 block of ...
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Channel Nine wants 'greater say' in Oz team selection despite CA stance

Fresh tensions have erupted between Cricket Australia (CA) and Channel Nine after a leading Nine executive reportedly said that the network expected to have a greater say not only in scheduling but also in team selection.

This comes after CA rejected suggestions that Channel Nine would influence team selection and scheduling as part of its new 450 million-dollar deal on TV rights.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Nine managing director Jeff Browne said that although he was aware that maintaining players' fitness was a concern of CA management, he made no secret of his view on the implementation of any rotation policy.

Stating that Australian fans want to see the best players playing, Browne urged CA to pick the best cricketers each time, adding that from now on there will be more discussions between CA and Nine on players' selection so as to avoid the skewing of balance towards of resting some players like last year.

However, Browne further said that he is not pushing a black letter-print solution because he believes that the discussions the channel had with CA so far will give them a solution.

But CA chief executive James Sutherland had rejected the deal's impact, especially on national selection issues, saying that although cricket has a long-standing and successful relationship with the Nine Network, but team selections and scheduling are matters only for CA. ...