California Telegraph news

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 ...
Several Packers coming to San Diego

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) passes against the San Francisco 49ers during the first quarter of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony ...
Giants welcome Marlins to town for four-game set

Slowly but surely, the Marlins are getting healthy and Mike Redmond's bunch is reaping the benefits. Miami has amassed a 9-8 record over its last 17 contests, and the returns of Giancarlo Stanton, Logan Morrison and Nathan Eovaldi have helped the cause. "I'm excited," the first-year skipper said. "For so long we played with a lot of guys injured, now we're getting ...

Movie Review

Modern Times [Blu-Ray]

Although it arrived in theaters in February of 1936, nearly a full decade after The Jazz Singer made its New York debut in October of 1927 and set off an escalating rush in Hollywood to convert to synchronized sound, Charlie Chaplins Modern Times is usually considered the ... ...

On Facebook

Marquis aims to keep rolling in opener vs. Dodgers

The Dodgers are going back to San Diego on Thursday for the first time since their melee with the Padres at Petco Park in April. While the clubs have met twice since Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin charged the mound after being hit by a pitch from Zack Greinke and broke the $147 million starter's left collarbone on April 11, both of those series were in Los Angeles. The Padres are 5-4 ...
Hanley Puig carry Dodgers to Bronx split

LAD@NYY: Hanley breaks bat with second RBI single NEW YORK -- Chris Capuano came off the disabled list to hold the Yankees to three hits over six strong innings, and Yasiel Puig took his rampage to Interleague Play as the Dodgers salvaged a split of their Wednesday doubleheader in the Bronx with a 6-0 win in the nightcap. In the opener, the Dodgers committed four errors and wasted four hits ...
Drowning Victim Found in Drainage Channel IDd

The county medical examiner’s office has released the name of a man recovered from a drainage channel who may have gotten stuck in the mud and fell victim to the rising tide officials ...
Police Fifth marijuana grow found in Tracy three suspects remain at large

TRACY -- Investigators on Wednesday served a search warrant at a Tracy home, uncovering the fifth large-scale residential marijuana grow they've found in the last week, police said. Police found 381 marijuana plants, with a street value of $200,000, inside the home at 970 Cherry Street, along with equipment used to bypass the PG&E meter and rewire the residence, police said. The latest ...
Fund for Santa Barbara Supports Cooperative Development in Lompoc

The Fund for Santa Barbara awarded $7,000 to support the Lompoc Cooperative Development Project. The award was made to the California Center for Cooperative Development, who is partnering with local leaders on the ...

More California Telegraph news

They said it

Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

Hassan Rouhani

Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

Hotel Review

Thistle Charing Cross

I had stayed at this hotel once before, some years previous, so was looking forward to a new review. The ...

Keep reading

Record Your Vote

Should tax havens be forced to lift their shroud of secrecy?

California Telegraph

California Telegraph |News from major cities and state

Every minute of every day our news editors canvass the issues, and stories making the news to provide our readers with a broad and in-depth coverage of what's happening in the world.

Our first priority is the state. We specialise in Californian news. From San Diego to San Francisco, we're on the lookout day and night to keep track of issues making the news. We also strive to keep abreast of national news.

Breaking stories out of the continental United States usually break first on the California Telegraph. Neighbouring states and key cities too often feature on our news pages.

We also provide a whole lot of other content you'd expect from any newspaper including international sports coverage and local Californian weather forecasts.

We also provide readers with an opportunity to engage in newsmaking by voting on major stories in the news, and following how other readers are viewing the issues. Our news polls are regularly updated, and attract thousands of voters over each week they're conducted.

Our business writers too work hard to keep you abreast of what's happening in the markets, not only in the U.S. but across the globe. We work around the clock to post stories from major financial centers like Tokyo, Paris, London, and of course New York, where we have extensive coverage of the major indices, particularly the Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P and Russell 2000.

Follow California Telegraph on Facebook

News Releases

The California Telegraph.com News Release Publishing Service provides a medium for circulating your organization's news.

U.S. Markets

Featured Story

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. ...