Taylor Swift and Harry Styles split after 'almighty row' on holiday
taylor Swift and Harry Styles have split after an 'almighty row' during their romantic New Year's break, ending their whirlwind romance, it is being reported.
It's thought the pair, who jetted to the Virgin Islands together after seeing in the New Year in New York, parted ways after a massive spat, leaving Taylor to leave the resort three days earlier than planned.
Confirming the news, a source told MailOnline: 'Yes I can confirm they have split up.
'They were on holiday and had an almighty row. They are two young stars at the top of their game so who knows what will happen in the future.'
While pictures show Taylor Swift boarding a boat at Virgin Gorda travel home alone, it's thought Harry Styles made the most of the rest of the break, spending three days partying in his ex-girlfriend's absence.
It's thought the lucky Brit was even invited to Richard Branson's Necker Island, and was pictured in a hot tub with a group of new pals.
'Richard Branson heard Harry was staying nearby so invited him to come check out Necker,' a source told Business Insider.
'So when Taylor left for the states, Harry went to Branson's island for the day to let off some steam.'
While reports reveal Harry 'did plenty of partying', Taylor took to Twitter to share a cryptic message, hinting at her split.
In her first post since New Year, she wrote: '...'til you put me down.'
Harry Styles and Taylor Swift first begun dating back in December, with Harry taking Taylor home to Cheshire to meet his parents after just weeks.
The couple were also spied on a trip to New York's Central Park Zoo, as well as smooching in Times Square as they saw in the New Year.
Jah Cure Teams Up With Multi Platinum Producer For Soulfoul New Single "I Do"
Jah Cure and Don Corleonhave once again teamed up to deliver a hot soulful single "I Do". This producer and artist team have previously worked together and topped the charts with "Longing For" on the Drop Leaf riddim.
Produced by multi platinum producer Don Corleon, "I Do" is the latest release from reggae artist Jah Cure. Cure who received critically acclaimed success with billboard chart topping "True Reflections"and "The Universal Cure", has been releasing a steady stream of hits after hits.
On "I Do" Jah Cure's voice strikes to the soul with his hypnotizing and haunting style. Cure is one of these rare artist who can convey feelings with his tone, he could be reciting the alphabet and it would evoke various feelings, the mark of a true singer.
Rick Ross Reveals Title For Upcoming Sixth Album
Miami rap star Rick Ross has finally revealed the title of his upcoming sixth major label album.
The rapper took to social media today (January 7), where he revealed the name of his upcoming album, which is tentatively titled Mastermind.
The title is toned down compared to the names of his previous for albums, which include releases like Port of Miami, Trilla, Deeper Than Rap, Teflon Don and his latest, God Forgives, I Don’t.
At press time a release date was not available for Mastermind.
Rick Ross was originally supposed to announce the album title or New Year’s Day, but delayed the announcement until today.
Claude Nobs, Montreux Jazz Festival founder, in a coma
Claude Nobs, who founded the world-renowned Montreux Jazz Festival, is in a coma following a skiing accident.
The 76-year-old "fell while practising cross-country skiing" during the Christmas holidays, said a statement on the festival's official website.
He had surgery in Lausanne, Switzerland, but remains unconscious, the statement continued.
The festival, which takes place on the shores of Lake Geneva, has featured the likes of Miles Davis and Santana.
It was co-founded by Nobs and Atlantic Records president Nesuhi Ertegun in 1967, who booked Charles Lloyd and Keith Jarrett as the first headliners.
Joan Baez arrived on horseback for her debut performance in 1973, while Prince played two jazz-tinged sets to close the 2009 festival.
Nobs even earned himself a mention, as "funky Claude", in Deep Purple's song Smoke On The Water. The song is about a fire that burned down the Montreux Casino, where the festival was held, during a Frank Zappa concert in 1971.
Organisers stressed that Nobs's absence would not impact this year's event, which runs 5 - 20 July.
Their statement ended: "The entire team of the Montreux Jazz Festival wishes a full recovery to its boss."
Sopranos mobster Tony Lip dies aged 82
Tony Lip, who starred as a mobster in TV series The Sopranos and several feature films, has died aged 82.
Mr Lip, born Frank Anthony Vallelonga, made his film debut as a wedding guest in The Godfather and later appeared in successful gangster titles Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Donnie Brasco.
He was best known for playing the role of mob kingpin Carmine Lupertazzi in several episodes of The Sopranos.
The actor lived in Paramus and died at a hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Family members told The Record of Woodland Park that Lip had been in failing health in recent years.
Before he became an actor, he worked during the 1960s at the Copacabana nightclub in New York, where he played host to the stars of the era including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin and met the sort of gangsters he would later portray.
In 2005 he co-wrote and released a cookbook titled Shut Up And Eat!, in which he and Italian-American actors James Gandolfini, Danny Aiello, Chazz Palmintieri shared their families' favourite Italian recipes.
Nato soldier killed in Afghanistan 'insider attack'
A member of the Nato-led forces has been shot dead by a man in Afghan army uniform, military officials say.
The assailant was also killed during the attack, which took place in southern Afghanistan, they added.
This year has seen a sharp rise in so-called insider attacks against local forces and Nato troops in Afghanistan.
The attack came hours before President Karzai was due in the US for a visit seen as key to the future of the American presence in Afghanistan.
An investigation is under way to determine if the attacker had links to insurgents, the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Military commanders refer to such rogue attacks as "green-on-blue" - green for Afghan forces and blue for the Nato coalition.
President Hamid Karzai is expected to arrive in the US on Tuesday for a three-day visit, which will include a meeting with Mr Obama on Friday.
Nato forces are committed to training Afghan security forces before foreign combat troops pull out by the end of 2014.
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Lakers' Howard out indefinitely
The Lakers announced Monday that an MRI revealed that center Dwight Howard has suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder. His recovery timeline is not yet known, although he will miss at least a week before being re-evaluated.
Howard first injured his shoulder during Friday’s loss to the Clippers. After initially stating that he might miss some time because his shoulder was causing him “a lot of pain,” Howard opted to play through the pain, but promptly re-aggravated the injury during the Lakers’ next game, a Sunday night loss to the Nuggets.
A one-week absence would sideline Howard for four games: the Lakers face the Rockets on Tuesday, the Spurs on Wednesday, the Thunder on Friday and the Cavaliers on Sunday. The Lakers announced in a release that Howard would travel with the team on its upcoming road trip, which is a generally positive sign. Hornets forward Jason Smith was recently diagnosed with a torn labrum in his shoulder, according to theNew Orleans Times-Picayune, and he was able to return to action after missing just two weeks.
Howard told reporters on Monday that he would not undergo surgery for the injury.
“I don’t need surgery,” he said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
It’s possible, however, that such an injury, depending on the severity of the tear, could carry an extended rehabilitation timeline. For what it’s worth, the Lakers initially announced guard Steve Nash would miss at least a week with a non-displaced fibula fracture back in October; Nash did not return for more than seven weeks.
Rotation-wise, Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni will be up a creek, at least in the short term, as forward/center Pau Gasol suffered a concussion on Sunday and will also miss at least the next two games. Reserve forward Jordan Hill’s status is also unknown, as he suffered a hip injury. That leaves D’Antoni with a big man rotation of Antawn Jamison, Earl Clark and Robert Sacre. Small forward Metta World Peace could also swing up to play some power forward. Sacre, a rookie center, was recently assigned to the Lakers’ D-League affiliate but will be called up .
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Windies women lose first ODI to South Africa
A fighting knock of 40 from skipper Merissa Aguilleira was the only sparkle as West Indies suffered a batting collapse and lost to South Africa by 80 runs in the first of their five match one-day International series at Warner Park here Monday.
Aguilleira cracked seven fours in her gutsy innings, facing 43 balls, to lead a Windies fight back as the home side spluttered to 126 all out in 35 overs chasing the visitors 206 for eight off 50 overs.
The collapse began without a run on the board after losing the prized scalp of Stafanie Taylor for a duck to Marizanne Kapp, the slow medium bowler.
Kapp, who finished with two wickets for 17 runs made early inroads by also removing frontline batter Juliana Nero for seven.
At one stage, Aguilleira’s side was precariously placed at 24 for the loss three wickets and her dogged efforts to spark a middle order recovery were futile.
Apart from Deandra Dottin who scored 26, Kycia knight 19 and Shanel Daley 14 no other West Indian batter got into double figures.
19 year old leg break bowler Van Niekerk was a thorn in the side of the middle order snapping up wickets and cleaning -up the tail enders as well.
Niekerk bagged five for 28 runs including the important wickets of Dottin and Shemaine Campbell.
Earlier, powerful top order batting, including a half century from opener Trisha Chetty, helped setup a challenging South African total of 206.
Chetty top scored with 57, which included five boundaries while Mignon du Preez scored 48, and Shandré Fritz 24.
The leading West Indian bowlers were Shaquana Quintyne 2-30, Shanel Daley 2-33.
West Indies and South Africa women meet in the second one-day international on Wednesday at Warner Park.
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Selectors defend Gayle’s omission from Jamaica T20 squad
Cricket officials here have defended their decision to omit Chris Gayle from the Jamaica squad for the Caribbean T20 tournament, currently under way in Trinidad and Tobago. Gayle, currently participating in the Australian Big Bash League, would have been available for the lucrative two-week tournament due to the early exit of his team, Sydney Thunder, from the Big Bash T20.
However, Chairman of selectors, and former spinner Courtney Daley, says the panel made its decision taking into consideration the possibility of injury to players.
"It is a case where we have to bite the bullet and move on," said Daley, who leads a three-man selection panel that also includes former West Indies left-handed batsman Robert Samuels and former national opener Delroy Morgan.
"It's Gayle yes, but injuries can happen (to the players selected) and if that was to happen, what would we do?”
Gayle, one of the leading Twenty20 cricketers in the world, but who has had a poor run of form in Australia, is due to play his final match for the winless Thunder today.
According to Daley, Gayle had given a commitment to play for Jamaica once the Thunder exited the Big Bash League.
"It's a risk we were not prepared to take even if other teams are willing to do so,” Daley told the Gleaner.
“.. And from here it is just a matter of we will have to play with who we have”.
Two-time winners and joint hosts, Trinidad and Tobago, worked out an arrangement with top players Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine, and their Big Bash clubs Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers, to facilitate their participation in the Caribbean T20.
Shane Warne banned and fined after Marlon Samuels clash
Shane Warne has accepted a one-match ban and fine after a clash with Marlon Samuels in Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 competition.
Warne, captaining Melbourne Stars against city rivals the Renegades, hit Samuels with the ball as he attempted to return it to the wicketkeeper.
In return Samuels, 31, threw his bat in the 43-year-old spinner's direction before an angry exchange at the MCG.
"I went too far in trying to stand up for the team," said Warne on Twitter.
Warne had been angered by West Indian Samuels pulling back David Hussey when the batsman was turning for a second run during the Stars' innings.
Former Australia spinner Warne was fined £2,900 (AU $4,500) by Cricket Australia, with part of that for using obscene language in a match the Renegades eventually won by nine wickets.
Warne will now miss the match against Sydney Thunder on Tuesday as his side aim for a place in the semi-finals.
"I have decided to accept my penalty of a one-match ban," said Warne. "Let's hope the boys can win tomorrow and we can make the semi-finals.
"Thanks for support guys, sport can be an emotional and at times very passionate too."
He added: "I'm disappointed at some of my actions last night as captain and as a player, but I'm also very disappointed at the severe penalty I received."
Samuels was also charged following the incident although his case has not been dealt with yet as the player was injured during the match. His innings came to an end when he top-edged a delivery from Lasith Malinga into his face and suffered an injury to his eye.
The problem could end Samuels's participation in this year's Big Bash.
"Marlon is recovering in the team hotel and will be taking time off to care for his injury," said Renegades coach Simon Helmot.
He added: "We're now waiting for the swelling around his eye to subside before determining the full extent of the blow.
"We are also assessing what, if anything, this means in terms of squad composition for the remainder of the tournament and will take action to source an international replacement if necessary."
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