Rooney's whopping £45m earnings puts him top of Britain's football's rich list
His Manchester United team may be floundering in ninth in the Premier League table, but star striker Wayne Rooney tops the rich list for English footballers.
The usual suspects make up the top 10, with Rio Ferdinand, Chelsea pair Frank Lampard and John Terry and Steven Gerrard all in the top five, but West Ham's Joe Cole is the surprise inclusion, coming in sixth ahead of the likes of Ashley Cole, Michael Carrick and Ashley Young.
James Milner is the youngest player on the list at 27.
Rooney, 28, is head and shoulders above his nearest rival, United team-mate Ferdinand, with an estimated net worth of a staggering £45million.
The man England are banking their World Cup hopes on earns approximately £250,000 a week before taxes on his current deal, and also earns through endorsement deals such as Nike.
Ferdinand, 35, is £8m behind Rooney with an estimated net worth of £37m, according to a rich list from Wealth-X. The defender has numerous business interests including the Rosso restaurant and his #5 magazine.
Chelsea's Frank Lampard is third on the list, with £31m, while former England captain John Terry shares fourth spot with the current England skipper Steven Gerrard, both with £29m.
There is then a sizable drop to sixth place, where surprise name Joe Cole, worth £22m, sits. Cole has his own business venture, Joe Cole Promotions, and owns various properties including in the Caribbean and Dubai.
He earned £90,000 per week while at Liverpool, and the club also gave him a £3m pay-off when he exited Anfield.
Cole also received £2m from Hello! magazine for the wedding photos from his marriage to Carly Zucker in 2009, but donated the money to charity.
Chelsea's third player on the list, Ashley Cole, has an estimated worth of £20m. The left back was previously higher on the list, but his divorce from Cheryl Cole in 2010 impacted hugely on his assets.
Injured Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is worth £16m, while Ashley Young and James Milner, the youngest player on the list at 27, share the final spot both worth an estimated £13m.
Source—Daily Mail
West Indies announce ODI squad
The West Indies Cricket Board advised that its selection panel has chosen a 15-member squad for a series of five One-day Internationals against New Zealand, starting later this month.
The players in the ODI squad not currently taking part in the Test series in New Zealand have assembled in Barbados for a week-long training camp that ends next Sunday at the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre on the Cave Hill campus of the West Indies.
The camp will include a series of training matches against players drawn from Barbados and the Sagicor WIHPC.
Lendl Simmons will arrive a couple days late for the camp due to personal reasons.
Neither Chris Gayle nor Kieron Pollard was considered for selection due to injury.
Gayle was sidelined following a hamstring injury sustained during the tour of India last month and Pollard is recovering from a knee injury.
The joining ODI players are due to arrive in New Zealand on December 21.
A squad for the two Twenty20 Internationals at the back-end of the tour will be announced subsequently.
Squad
Dwayne Bravo (Captain), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Narsingh Deonarine, Kirk Edwards, Jason Holder, Nikita Miller, Sunil Narine, Kieron Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons.
TCI Basketball Federation starts the 19th Annual High School Basketball Tournament.
The Department of Sports in conjunction with the Department of Education, the newly formed Secondary School Sports Association and the TCI Basketball Federation will be hosting the 19th Annual High School Basketball Tournament.
The Tournament is set to kick off on Wednesday 11th December, 2013 to Friday 14th December at the Gus Lightbourne Sports Complex, down town, Providenciales.
This has been an exciting term for all High schools culminating now in their student athletes displaying their talent in Basketball. This year the Department is seeing for the first time, ten of the eleven High Schools competing. This will be a week of surprises for all student athletes.
Admission $5.00 Students and $7.00 Adults, come out, support and cheer for your school. First tip off begins promptly at 11am Wednesday morning.
Games will be held throughout the day so come on down, even during your lunch break to support the schools. See who will be this year's winners. Ten High Schools - only one can walk away with first place. See you there.
Day 1 – Wednesday 11th December, 2013
11:00am Game 1 – Holy Family vs. TCI Middle School
1:00pm Game 2 – Wesley Methodist vs. British West Indies Collegiate
2:30 pm Game 3 – Maranatha Academy vs. TCIPS Comprehensive
5:30pm Game 7 – Loser of game 3 vs. Loser of game 2
7:00pm Game 6 – Winner of game 2 vs. Clement Howell High
Day 2 – Thursday 12th December, 2013
9:30am Game 4 – Helena J. Robinson vs. Raymond Gardiner High
10:30am Game 5 – Marjorie Basden vs. Winner of game 1
5:00pm O P E N I N G C E R E M O N Y
Paul Walker Reportedly to Be Cremated
More details of an upcoming funeral for Paul Walker have come out. A source tells E! News that the late actor's remains will be cremated and his ashes will be interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, where a private service is planned to take place this weekend.
As reported before, the funeral would be private and attended by family and close friends only. A larger gathering is also planned after the small funeral, but it will also be for invited people only and no media or press will be allowed in.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office released the actor's body to his family on December 10. His father Paul Walker Sr. and brother Cody Walker were spotted at Forest Lawn Cemetery on Wednesday, apparently looking for a grave site plot to lay the "Fast and Furious 6" star to rest.
Recent report suggested that plastic road markers called Botts' Dots might have caused the car crash that killed Walker and his friend Roger Rodas on November 30. According to TMZ, experts told the family that the speeding Porsche in which he was riding hydroplaned on the plastic markers, causing the driver to lose control.
In 2004, Porsche released a memo to dealers to warn potential buyers about control problems with the Carrera GT. "This vehicle cannot drive over a Foster Beer can that is lying on its side. It will crush the can and damage the carbon fiber under panels," the memo read, "You need to be aware of what type of road surface you are on (dips, pot holes, seam heights, etc.)"
Source-AceShowbiz.com
Demi Moore Reportedly Sold Engagement Ring From Ashton Kutcher
Words on the street are, Demi Moore is selling her engagement ring from Ashton Kutcher. The "LOL" actress is ready to move on from her third husband now that their divorce has been finalized.
Moore, according to RadarOnline.com, sold the $250,000 jewelry to a high-end Beverly Hills jeweler earlier this month. She made sure that her identity remained hidden throughout the sale. "Ashton broke her heart. Anything that reminds her of him makes her sad, and she wants to be happy," a friend of the star claimed.
Since her divorce from Kutcher was finalized last month, Moore reportedly embarked on a holiday to cleanse herself. She allegedly flew for a three-day trip to India, in which she met her spiritual guru, Hargopal Kaur Khalsa. "Demi says she's now at peace with the divorce but she felt she needed to clear her head of any negative energy," a source said.
There are also rumors that Kutcher is getting ready to propose to girlfriend Mila Kunis. "Demi now insists she is fully cleansed of Ashton and is even ready to welcome Mila into her life," the source added. Moore herself is in good term with her second husband, Bruce Willis, with whom she has three daughters.
Rumors aside, Moore was seen all smile after attending a yoga routine on Tuesday, December 10.
Source-Ace.Hollywood
Bolt, Fraser-Pryce headline local Sportsman, Sportswoman of the Year nominees
Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce headline the list of nominees for the 2013 RJR Sports Foundation National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards.
Bolt, who won three gold medals at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, is joined by fellow sprinters Warren Weir - the World Championships 200m silver medallist and Diamond Race winner; 100m World Championships bronze medallist Nesta Carter and boxer Nicholas Walters.
Fraser-Pryce, who also won three gold medals in Moscow, is nominated for the Sportswoman of the Year award along with boxer Alicia Ashley, swimmer Alia Atkinson and cricketer Stafanie Taylor.
The People's Choice Performance of the Year nominees are Jermaine 'Tuffy' Anderson, Javon Francis, Dane Nelson, Khadija Shaw and Yanique Thompson.
The National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards ceremony will be held on January 10.
Source-Go.Jamaica
Wyclef Jean added to Sting in Jamaica for Dec 26,2013
Sting patrons are in for an even bigger treat as rapper Wyclef Jean has been added to the show's line-up.
The announcement was made this week via Sting's twitter and Instagram accounts.
Speaking with THE STAR, one of the promoter's for the December 26 show, Joe Bogdanovich, said Wyclef was finalised recently.
"We've been looking at Wyclef for a long time now and we really like what he represents as an ambassador for good music across the board," he said.
"He is a great producer, songwriter and a very good entertainer. This is another example of how we are uplifting the Sting brand and transforming dancehall and reggae globally."
Bogdanovich said he expects Wyclef to do something spectacular at the show.
"He is going to put a sense of spirit into the show. It will be nothing less than awesome. Even though he is a class act who has done so much over the years, don't be surprised if he does the unexpected. He might do something truly unexpected, and it will be the talk of the show," he told THE STAR.
As for the rest of the Sting line-up and new additions to the show that will be held at Jamworld in Portmore, Bogdanovich was tight-lipped, but said, "as you know with me, anything is possible."
He was also very excited about the US$30,000 clash that will take place on the night. He said the defending clash champion, KipRich, will go up against four booked artistes and two unbooked artistes.
"He is going to defend that US$30,000 winner takes all. It is healthy, competitive, clean, no tricks, the real deal," he said.
Source-Jamaican Star
Tessanne advances to top 3 in The Voice
Tessanne Chin was the first contestant to advance to the final round of NBC's The Voice competition Tuesday night.
Chin's passionate rendition of 'Bridge over Troubled Water' Monday night maintained the top spot on the iTune's music chart throughout Tuesday fuelling speculations that she would have made it through.
Several media reports have now named Chin as this season's favourite to win the competition .
The three finalists in The Voice season five are:
Tessanne Chin (Team Adam)
Jacqui Lee (Team Christina)
Will Champlin (Team Adam)
James Wolpert (Team Adam) and Cole Vosbury (Team Blake) were eliminated Tuesday night.
The finals of The Voice is next week.
Barcelona FC signs deal with Intel for shirt logos
Spanish football giant Barcelona has signed a deal with Intel to allow the chipmaker's logo to appear on the inside of players' shirts.
The Intel logo would be revealed when players lift their shirts to celebrate scoring a goal, Barcelona officials told a news conference on Thursday.
It will make its debut on Saturday during the La Liga match at home to Villarreal, the club said.
Intel will also provide technology to the players and coaching staff.
Players, who include Lionel Messi, Neymar and Andres Iniesta, would not have to wear the "Intel Inside" logo, said Barcelona.
Intel paid $25m (£15m) for the deal, according Forbes magazine.
Chief marketing officer at Intel, Deborah Conrad, said she chose Barcelona as it had an active social media community and hundreds of millions of fans globally.
She said: "We did not want to put the players under any obligation to show the logo a specific number of times but we do know that such goal celebrations are a big part of the culture of the sport."
The football club is also sponsored by Nike, Audi, and Qatar Airways.
The airline's logo will stay on the outside of the players' shirts
Caricom heads to receive Reparations Commission's report Feb
THE Caribbean Community (Caricom) Reparations Commission said Tuesday that its first report that speaks to reparatory justice for the region will be ready for submission to next February's Heads of Government meeting.
Sir Hillary Beckles, who heads the commission, said following consultations with British attorneys from Leigh Day, which he described as an internationally respected law firm that specialises in cases of this nature, the commission agreed that Caricom member states should request reparatory dialogue with past slave-owning European states — Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark in a move to formulate a new development agenda for the Caribbean
Public health was one of the key issues identified by the Caricom Reparations Commission to receive reparatory diplomacy and action, Sir Hilary said. "The African-descended population in the Caribbean today has the highest incidence in the world of chronic diseases such as hypertension and type two diabetes," he said. He attributed this to the direct result of their nutritional exposure, endemic inhumane physical and emotional brutalisation and other aspects of the stress experience of slavery and post-slavery apartheid.
Education was the second of the six issues identified. The commission chairman stated that at the end of the colonial period the British left the African-descended population in a state of general illiteracy, adding that He noted that this illiteracy continued to plague Caribbean societies and accounted for significant parts of their development challenges.
Speaking to cultural institutions, Professor Beckles said there was no development of institutions such as museums and research centres to prepare Caribbean citizens for an understanding of their history. He also spoke of cultural deprivation as another issue that needed to be addressed and outlined that the primary cultural effect of slavery was to break and eradicate African commitment to their culture.
Psychological trauma was another area identified by the commission that needed to be addressed. According to Professor Beckles, during the time of slavery, Africans were classified in law as non-human, chattel, property and real estate. He said they were denied recognition as members of the human family by laws and practices derived from the parliaments and policies of Europe. This history, he said, has inflicted massive psychological damage upon African descendants and is evident daily in social life.
Also needed to be remedied, the commission said, was that of scientific and technological backwardness. It was highlighted that for 400 years the policy of Britain and Europe had been that the Caribbean should not participate in any manufacturing or industrial process, and should be confined to the production of raw materials.
On Tuesday, Dr Alfred Sangster, former president of the University of Technology, while praising the work of the commission, had concerns about Caricom's ability in taking the issue forward.
"There are rivers to cross; there are those in the region who argue in cynical terms about the concept of reparation and say reparation ought to blame the Africans as well who were part of the slave system. The second river to cross is that certainly in the UK [United Kingdom] there are groups where the principle of reparation is rejected and thirdly there is what I call the Caricom weakness. Let's not fool ourselves, right now there are issues about trade, issues about the role of Caricom and its strength and authority in world affairs," Sangster said.
Sangster agreed with the move for a new development agenda and further added that there should be three basic strategic directions to pursue in order for the commission to be successful.
The commission, meanwhile, called on Caribbean youths to participate in reparatory consultations to end the ideologies that limit their ability to be positive global citizens.
Lisa Hanna, Jamaica's minister of youth and culture, said her ministry was in full support of the commission and that the National Reparations Commission from Jamaica has been doing its part.
Source-CMC/Jamaica Observer