MELBOURNE, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Simon Nathan, who helped Britain’s athletics team clinch four golds medals at the London Olympics, has been named Australia’s high performance director of athletics. Briton Nathan, a long-serving coach with British Athletics, will be responsible for strategy, contracts, selection policy and funding in an over-arching role within governing body Athletics Australia (AA). “I had a great time at the London Olympics, which went very well for me personally,” Nathan said in a statement released by AA on Monday. …
36 dead in stampede at Hindu festival in India
ALLAHABAD, India (AP) -- The death toll from a stampede in a train station rose to 36 on Monday in a northern India city where millions of devotees had gathered for a Hindu festival that is one of the world's largest religious gatherings. "Somebody That I Used to Know" wins Record of the Year Grammy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Australian artist Gotye won Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, one of the four top awards at music’s biggest night. The melodic heartbreak song, which featured New Zealand singer Kimbra, was one of 2012′s biggest hits. Gotye accepted the award from Prince, who said “I love this song,” just before he announced the winner. “Thank you for everybody who puts out great energy into the world with music,” Gotye said in his acceptance speech. (Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy, editing by Nichola Groom and Doina Chiacu)
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