UK rock bands triumph at Kerrang! awards - BBC News
You Me At Six won the award for best British band at the Kerrang! awards
The old-guard and the new-breed of British rock have both been celebrated at this year's Kerrang! awards.
Prizes were won by breakthrough UK bands While She Sleeps, The Blackout, Bring Me The Horizon, Enter Shikari and You Me At Six.
Reformed rock band Black Sabbath were given the rock magazine's Inspiration award at the ceremony in London.
Band members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi picked up the prize.
Black Sabbath's acceptance of their award provided an emotional climax to the evening, with the band given a standing ovation from the crowd.
Since announcing they were to reform in November 2011 guitarist Tony Iommi has received treatment for lymphoma, while drummer Bill Ward left the reunion over a contract dispute.
Black Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler
But it was an evening which also recognised the best new rock acts.
Surrey rock band You Me At Six collected the prize for best British band - one of five prizes they were nominated for.
Chris Miller from the band told Newsbeat: "It's crazy. We've all grown up with Kerrang since before we could play guitars. We always got our musical knowledge from it - so this is awesome."
Ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, who picked up the Icon award, said: "Kerrang! was one of the first magazine's that put us on the cover back in the day - it's a good magazine."
Other UK wins came for The Blackout winning the devotion award, Bring Me The Horizon won best video for their track Alligator Blood and St Albans' Enter Shikari won best live band.
International winners included My Chemical Romance (best international band), Tenacious D (Kerrang!'s service to rock) and Black Veil Brides (best single for Rebel Love Song).
Many of the bands who appeared will also appear at this weekend's Download festival in Leicestershire.
The Kerrang! award winners are as follows:Best British newcomerWhile She Sleeps
Kerrang! service to rockTenacious D
Best singleBlack Veil Brides - Rebel Love Song
The devotion awardThe Blackout
Kerrang! service to metalAndy Copping - Download festival
Best videoBring Me The Horizon
Best live bandEnter Shikari
Best international bandMy Chemical Romance
Best British bandYou Me At Six
Kerrang! Hall of fameMachine Head
Kerrang! IconSlash
Kerrang! InspirationBlack Sabbath
American League roundup: Athletics win 3 of 4 vs. Texas - Detroit Free Press
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Coco Crisp hit a solo home run and bases-loaded triple, and the Athletics got their first series win in more than a month Thursday, beating the Texas Rangers, 7-1.
Brandon McCarthy (5-3) won his fifth straight decision as the A's took three of four from the two-time defending AL champions after losing 10 of their previous 11 games.
"To be able to take three out of four, with the struggles that we've seen here recently is a big lift," manager Bob Melvin said. "Offensively we did some good things this series, certainly pitching and our defense has been really good, too. We played all facets this series. You have to play that way to beat a team like that three out of four."
Oakland had lost five straight series and gone winless in nine since taking two of three from Tampa Bay on May 4-6. But with strong starts from Jarrod Parker, Bartolo Colon and McCarthy and a bit more offense than usual, the A's were able to handle the Rangers.
Yu Darvish (7-4) gave up six runs, six hits and six walks in 5 1/3 innings, failing to become the first eight-game winner in the American League.
The A's lost outfielder Yoenis Cespedes in the first inning to a strained left hamstring going from first to third on Seth Smith's RBI single. Cespedes, who came off the disabled list last week from a hand injury, was replaced by Collin Cowgill.
Cespedes is day to day, and Melvin hopes he will be available to pinch-hit this weekend.
Chicago 4, Toronto 3: The host White Sox won on Orlando Hudson's RBI single in the ninth.
Tampa Bay 7, New York 3: David Price of the visiting Rays fanned eight over five innings to become the AL's first eight-game winner. The Yankees were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
Boston 7, Baltimore 0: Clay Buccholz pitched a four-hitter for his third career shutout for the host Red Sox -- all against the Orioles. Adrian Gonzalez had three hits and two RBIs as Boston stopped a three-game skid.
Notebook: The Rangers placed left-hander Derek Holland on the 15-day disabled list because of a fatigued left shoulder. Holland (5-4) has been dealing with a stomach virus that has caused him to lose 10-15 pounds over the past couple of weeks. Right-hander Alexei Ogando will take his rotation spot and start Sunday.
Rabb residence name change fromGanga to Grace sparks row - Kerala Next
Rabb, an Indian Union Muslim League nominee in the UDF cabinet, however, said some quarters were trying to create unnecessary controversies over the issue.
"More important, Ganga is the eternal symbol of Indian culture," he said.
When his comment was sought on Parameswaran's charge, Rabb said that he was not aware that the name of the house allotted to him was "Ganga".
He said when the Tourism Department allotted the residence to him he suggested "Grace" as the name of the house as it is the name of his own home at his native place.
Rabb said it was unfortunate that unnecessary controversies were being generated on issues like this while glossing over the good work he had done in the field of education in the last one year.
"Nobody wants to know what I have done in the department. Everybody is after controversies," he said.
The Prodigy, Metallica prepare to rock Download Festival - BBC News
The Prodigy, a re-formed Black Sabbath and Metallica are preparing to headline this year's Download rock Festival.
The three-day event, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, takes place at Donington Park near Derby.
Biffy Clyro, Soundgarden, Chase & Status, Tenacious D, You Me At Six, Trivium, Anthrax, Machine Head, Slash, Megadeth, Steel Panther, NOFX and Black Label Society are also due to perform.
Slipknot singer Corey Taylor is playing an acoustic set.
Promoters will be hoping the weather won't affect the weekend too much.
Rain and strong winds are forecast for the Midlands today (8 June) with a mixture of sunshine and showers for the rest of the weekend.
Many of the bands at Thursday's Kerrang! awards said they were excited about playing at Download.
"The festival is great - it's the biggest party ever," said former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash
"I've always loved festivals. I always thought it was the greatest concept to get a bunch of groups together to perform all weekend.
"It's the last great vestige of rock 'n' roll right now."
Dan Flint from Surrey rockers You Me At Six, who headline the second stage on Saturday, said they were hoping for a good turn out for their set - despite facing stiff competition.
"We're playing at the same time as Metallica, so I'm not sure what to expect.
"I know some of us would like to be watching that. It's a difficult one. We've played the festival before and it was great and the fact that we've been asked to headline a stage is amazing."
Last year's headliners were Linkin Park, System of a Down and Def Leppard.
The main stage has been named after Jim Marshall, the guitar amp pioneer who died in April.
An estimated 120,000 fans will attend the festival over three days.
Other bands taking part include Kids in Glass Houses, Refused, Axewound, LostAlone and Lower Than Atlantis.
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