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Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Swift tour at heart of Guy's manager's trial
Guy Sebastian's former manager is alleged to have embezzled $187,000 earnt by the pop star for supporting Taylor Swift, leaving the Australian Idol winner to take home $23,000 from the tour, a court has been told. Titus Emanuel Day is standing trial in the NSW District Court where he has denied embezzling hundreds of thousands in royalties and performance fees from the pop star. The court has been told that Mr Day was Mr Sebastian's long-time manager – through his 6 Degrees agency – and friend before they had a bitter falling out in 2017. The Crown alleges that Mr Day failed to remit performance fees and royalties that were collected on Mr Sebastian's behalf by Mr Day. Mr Day has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of embezzlement as a clerk or servant and one count of attempting to dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception. On day two of his trial on Friday, his lawyers told the jury that Mr Day denied doing anything dishonest or fraudulent. One of the charges relates to an allegation that Mr Day failed to remit $187,000 to Mr Sebastian for performance fees as a support act for Swift on her 2013 tour of Australia. Titus Day is standing trial in the NSW District Court. NewsWire / John Appleyard. Credit: News Corp Australia Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC told the court that the booking agent paid $494,000 – in the form of four payments of about $123,000 – into a 6 Degrees trust account following the four arena performances. According to the Crown case, Mr Day was entitled to a commission of $59,000 and Mr Sebastian should have been paid $435,000 according to the 80-20 split in his contract with 6 Degrees. However, Mr Hatfield told the jury, Mr Sebastian was only paid $247,500, leaving $187,500 unpaid. Mr Sebastian paid $179,000 to his band and for other expenses for the tour. 'You'll see effectively when you look at it that Mr Sebastian, of the $247,000 paid to him, he had already paid out of his own pocket $179,000,' Mr Hatfield said. 'Effectively he cleared $68,000 out of which he also had to pay GST of $45,000. 'So effectively he made about $23,000 for those four performances, while the accused retained about $246,000, whereas he should have been paid $59,000 as his commission.' Guy Sebastian claims he was short-changed while performing as a support act to Taylor Swift. NewsWire/Gaye Gerard Credit: News Corp Australia It's alleged that Mr Sebastian was also not paid for corporate gigs, performances at the Opera House, a Big Bash game and Dreamworld and for singing at weddings in Italy and Sydney. The court was told that in 2018 he filed proceedings against Mr Day in the Federal Court that prompted his former manager and 6 Degrees to file a counterclaim Mr Sebastian took the stand before the lunch adjournment on Friday afternoon. He told the court that he first met Mr Day through the manager's wife, Courtney, whom he met via his record label. And three years after he won the inaugural Australian Idol, he agreed to join Mr Day, who was working at the 22 Management agency at the time. 'I was signed to Sony Music and one of the employees that I had a lot to do with on the recording side was Courtney Day,' Mr Sebastian told the court on Friday. 'And Courtney Day is married to Titus. And Courtney was recommending her husband as a manager.' The court has been told that in 2009, Mr Sebastian agreed to follow Mr Day when he opened his own agency, 6 Degrees. Taylor Swift toured with Mr Sebastian in 2013. NewsWire/Richard Dobson. Credit: NCA NewsWire Mr Day's barrister Thomas Woods, in his opening remarks to the jury on Friday morning, said his client firmly denied doing anything criminal. 'There will be no dispute that on some occasions money did come into that account which my client should have transferred onto Mr Sebastian but did not,' Mr Woods said. 'For many of the charges, the real question is not going to be whether my client failed to transfer the money to Mr Sebastian but whether his failure to do that was criminal.' He said there was a 'major dispute' in the case about whether there was any fraud or dishonesty in Mr Day's actions. 'The background is the breakdown of a personal relationship … and a commercial relationship between the two men that went on for many years,' Mr Woods said. 'What was once a close friendship and business relationship turned sour. Both men claimed that the other owed him money.' The trial before Judge Alister Abadee continues.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
England all-rounder Overton re-signs for Strikers in BBL
England all-rounder Jamie Overton has been re-signed by Adelaide Strikers for the Big 31, has been with Strikers for the past two seasons and won the MVP Dansie McCauley medal in 2025 as he claimed 11 wickets and scored 191 runs at an average of 95.40, with a top score of 45 not Strikers head coach Tim Paine said: "Securing Jamie as a pre-draft signing was a top priority for us."His last two seasons with the Strikers have been outstanding, not just with his individual performances with both bat and ball, but also with his competitive spirit and energy he brings to the group."Jamie has such a big impact over the game, he can change the course of a match in just a few overs." The draft for sides to build their squads for next year's competition will take place on 19 June.
West Australian
23-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Mitch Marsh continues stunning IPL form with barnstorming ton against Lucknow Super Giants
Mitch Marsh has been thumping attacks around in the Indian Premier League over 15 years with mixed success - but he's never enjoyed a season quite like 2025 which he's now capped with his first ever IPL ton. Australia's T20I captain Marsh has worked wonders at the top of the order this campaign, trying to pummel the Justin Langer-coached Lucknow Super Giants towards the playoffs, only to be frustrated to miss out on making the knockouts in what he calls the best tournament in the world. But despite being their elimination, the 33-year-old powerhouse was still determined to keep thrashing on Thursday in Lucknow's penultimate match of the season at Ahmedabad as he roared to his first ever IPL ton in his 48th knock to propel the Super Giants to a consolation 33-run win. It was the first century by an overseas player all season and took him to a total of 560 runs in just 12 innings, a tally only surpassed by the Indian trio of Sai Sudharsan (638), Shubman Gill (636) and Suryakumar Yadav (583). The eight booming sixes in his 64-ball 117 took his total of maximums to 32, a collection only bettered by his teammate Nicholas Pooran, who added another five in his 56no on Thursday to bring his tally to 40. Marsh has been Langer's mainstay this season and some of his power hitting has been staggering, like the 25 he took off the leg-spinning wizard Rashid Khan in his first over - 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 1. He added 121 off just 52 balls with Pooran and reached his hundred off 56 balls — only his second in all T20 cricket after the 100no he made for Perth Scorchers in a Big Bash match in 2021. It was a particularly striking effort after he had struggled to get off to a flyer, making just 19 off his first 15 balls. Marsh finally fell in the penultimate over, and shrugged later: 'In T20s these days, if you're 12 off 12 balls and not timing it well, it's panic stations. But today showed you can bat through and go on to stitch big partnerships.' Indeed, his tour de force enabled Lucknow to make a monster 2-235 with tall New Zealand quick Will O'Rourke then taking 3-27 to help restrict Gujarat to 9-202, with Shahrukh Khan's top-scoring 57 off 29 balls proving far from enough. For Marsh, the century felt like the reward for a 'long journey' that had begun when he was playing for Deccan Chargers back in 2010, but the frustration of missing out on the playoffs still hurt. 'It's been disappointing, all teams come in to win it but the IPL is a beast of a competition, you've got to be on it every game,' he said. 'Any team can beat any team and that makes it the best tournament in the world.'
The Advertiser
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Marsh marmalises Gujarat attack for maiden IPL ton
Mitch Marsh has been thumping attacks around in the Indian Premier League over 15 years with mixed success - but he's never enjoyed a season quite like 2025 which he's now capped with his first ever IPL ton. Australia's T20I captain Marsh has worked wonders at the top of the order this campaign, trying to pummel the Justin Langer-coached Lucknow Super Giants towards the playoffs, only to be frustrated to miss out on making the knockouts in what he calls the best tournament in the world. But despite being their elimination, the 33-year-old powerhouse was still determined to keep thrashing on Thursday in Lucknow's penultimate match of the season at Ahmedabad as he roared to his first ever IPL ton in his 48th knock to propel the Super Giants to a consolation 33-run win. It was the first century by an overseas player all season and took him to a total of 560 runs in just 12 innings, a tally only surpassed by the Indian trio of Sai Sudharsan (638), Shubman Gill (636) and Suryakumar Yadav (583). The eight booming sixes in his 64-ball 117 took his total of maximums to 32, a collection only bettered by his teammate Nicholas Pooran, who added another five in his 56no on Thursday to bring his tally to 40. Marsh has been Langer's mainstay this season and some of his power hitting has been staggering, like the 25 he took off the leg-spinning wizard Rashid Khan in his first over - 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 1. He added 121 off just 52 balls with Pooran and reached his hundred off 56 balls — only his second in all T20 cricket after the 100no he made for Perth Scorchers in a Big Bash match in 2021. It was a particularly striking effort after he had struggled to get off to a flyer, making just 19 off his first 15 balls. Marsh finally fell in the penultimate over, and shrugged later: "In T20s these days, if you're 12 off 12 balls and not timing it well, it's panic stations. But today showed you can bat through and go on to stitch big partnerships." Indeed, his tour de force enabled Lucknow to make a monster 2-235 with tall New Zealand quick Will O'Rourke then taking 3-27 to help restrict Gujarat to 9-202, with Shahrukh Khan's top-scoring 57 off 29 balls proving far from enough. For Marsh, the century felt like the reward for a "long journey" that had begun when he was playing for Deccan Chargers back in 2010, but the frustration of missing out on the playoffs still hurt. "It's been disappointing, all teams come in to win it but the IPL is a beast of a competition, you've got to be on it every game," he said. "Any team can beat any team and that makes it the best tournament in the world." Mitch Marsh has been thumping attacks around in the Indian Premier League over 15 years with mixed success - but he's never enjoyed a season quite like 2025 which he's now capped with his first ever IPL ton. Australia's T20I captain Marsh has worked wonders at the top of the order this campaign, trying to pummel the Justin Langer-coached Lucknow Super Giants towards the playoffs, only to be frustrated to miss out on making the knockouts in what he calls the best tournament in the world. But despite being their elimination, the 33-year-old powerhouse was still determined to keep thrashing on Thursday in Lucknow's penultimate match of the season at Ahmedabad as he roared to his first ever IPL ton in his 48th knock to propel the Super Giants to a consolation 33-run win. It was the first century by an overseas player all season and took him to a total of 560 runs in just 12 innings, a tally only surpassed by the Indian trio of Sai Sudharsan (638), Shubman Gill (636) and Suryakumar Yadav (583). The eight booming sixes in his 64-ball 117 took his total of maximums to 32, a collection only bettered by his teammate Nicholas Pooran, who added another five in his 56no on Thursday to bring his tally to 40. Marsh has been Langer's mainstay this season and some of his power hitting has been staggering, like the 25 he took off the leg-spinning wizard Rashid Khan in his first over - 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 1. He added 121 off just 52 balls with Pooran and reached his hundred off 56 balls — only his second in all T20 cricket after the 100no he made for Perth Scorchers in a Big Bash match in 2021. It was a particularly striking effort after he had struggled to get off to a flyer, making just 19 off his first 15 balls. Marsh finally fell in the penultimate over, and shrugged later: "In T20s these days, if you're 12 off 12 balls and not timing it well, it's panic stations. But today showed you can bat through and go on to stitch big partnerships." Indeed, his tour de force enabled Lucknow to make a monster 2-235 with tall New Zealand quick Will O'Rourke then taking 3-27 to help restrict Gujarat to 9-202, with Shahrukh Khan's top-scoring 57 off 29 balls proving far from enough. For Marsh, the century felt like the reward for a "long journey" that had begun when he was playing for Deccan Chargers back in 2010, but the frustration of missing out on the playoffs still hurt. "It's been disappointing, all teams come in to win it but the IPL is a beast of a competition, you've got to be on it every game," he said. "Any team can beat any team and that makes it the best tournament in the world." Mitch Marsh has been thumping attacks around in the Indian Premier League over 15 years with mixed success - but he's never enjoyed a season quite like 2025 which he's now capped with his first ever IPL ton. Australia's T20I captain Marsh has worked wonders at the top of the order this campaign, trying to pummel the Justin Langer-coached Lucknow Super Giants towards the playoffs, only to be frustrated to miss out on making the knockouts in what he calls the best tournament in the world. But despite being their elimination, the 33-year-old powerhouse was still determined to keep thrashing on Thursday in Lucknow's penultimate match of the season at Ahmedabad as he roared to his first ever IPL ton in his 48th knock to propel the Super Giants to a consolation 33-run win. It was the first century by an overseas player all season and took him to a total of 560 runs in just 12 innings, a tally only surpassed by the Indian trio of Sai Sudharsan (638), Shubman Gill (636) and Suryakumar Yadav (583). The eight booming sixes in his 64-ball 117 took his total of maximums to 32, a collection only bettered by his teammate Nicholas Pooran, who added another five in his 56no on Thursday to bring his tally to 40. Marsh has been Langer's mainstay this season and some of his power hitting has been staggering, like the 25 he took off the leg-spinning wizard Rashid Khan in his first over - 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 1. He added 121 off just 52 balls with Pooran and reached his hundred off 56 balls — only his second in all T20 cricket after the 100no he made for Perth Scorchers in a Big Bash match in 2021. It was a particularly striking effort after he had struggled to get off to a flyer, making just 19 off his first 15 balls. Marsh finally fell in the penultimate over, and shrugged later: "In T20s these days, if you're 12 off 12 balls and not timing it well, it's panic stations. But today showed you can bat through and go on to stitch big partnerships." Indeed, his tour de force enabled Lucknow to make a monster 2-235 with tall New Zealand quick Will O'Rourke then taking 3-27 to help restrict Gujarat to 9-202, with Shahrukh Khan's top-scoring 57 off 29 balls proving far from enough. For Marsh, the century felt like the reward for a "long journey" that had begun when he was playing for Deccan Chargers back in 2010, but the frustration of missing out on the playoffs still hurt. "It's been disappointing, all teams come in to win it but the IPL is a beast of a competition, you've got to be on it every game," he said. "Any team can beat any team and that makes it the best tournament in the world."
West Australian
22-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Marsh marmalises Gujarat attack for maiden IPL ton
Mitch Marsh has been thumping attacks around in the Indian Premier League over 15 years with mixed success - but he's never enjoyed a season quite like 2025 which he's now capped with his first ever IPL ton. Australia's T20I captain Marsh has worked wonders at the top of the order this campaign, trying to pummel the Justin Langer-coached Lucknow Super Giants towards the playoffs, only to be frustrated to miss out on making the knockouts in what he calls the best tournament in the world. But despite being their elimination, the 33-year-old powerhouse was still determined to keep thrashing on Thursday in Lucknow's penultimate match of the season at Ahmedabad as he roared to his first ever IPL ton in his 48th knock to propel the Super Giants to a consolation 33-run win. It was the first century by an overseas player all season and took him to a total of 560 runs in just 12 innings, a tally only surpassed by the Indian trio of Sai Sudharsan (638), Shubman Gill (636) and Suryakumar Yadav (583). The eight booming sixes in his 64-ball 117 took his total of maximums to 32, a collection only bettered by his teammate Nicholas Pooran, who added another five in his 56no on Thursday to bring his tally to 40. Marsh has been Langer's mainstay this season and some of his power hitting has been staggering, like the 25 he took off the leg-spinning wizard Rashid Khan in his first over - 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 1. He added 121 off just 52 balls with Pooran and reached his hundred off 56 balls — only his second in all T20 cricket after the 100no he made for Perth Scorchers in a Big Bash match in 2021. It was a particularly striking effort after he had struggled to get off to a flyer, making just 19 off his first 15 balls. Marsh finally fell in the penultimate over, and shrugged later: "In T20s these days, if you're 12 off 12 balls and not timing it well, it's panic stations. But today showed you can bat through and go on to stitch big partnerships." Indeed, his tour de force enabled Lucknow to make a monster 2-235 with tall New Zealand quick Will O'Rourke then taking 3-27 to help restrict Gujarat to 9-202, with Shahrukh Khan's top-scoring 57 off 29 balls proving far from enough. For Marsh, the century felt like the reward for a "long journey" that had begun when he was playing for Deccan Chargers back in 2010, but the frustration of missing out on the playoffs still hurt. "It's been disappointing, all teams come in to win it but the IPL is a beast of a competition, you've got to be on it every game," he said. "Any team can beat any team and that makes it the best tournament in the world."
