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2 days ago
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Welsh teenager Wells bids to fulfil NBA dream
It is a rare occurrence; a Welsh boy packing his bags, aiming to fulfil his basketball dream in the USA. David Wells is living this reality. The 19-year-old is heading to Mississippi to join Meridian Community College's National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball programme on a full scholarship. An uncommon sight; when most kids in Wales aspire to be the next Jac Morgan or Aaron Ramsey, Wells' driving passion is to be a National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar. After playing two years at St David's College in Cardiff, Wells was scouted to play in the United States by excelling at Sheffield College over the past year. Wells left his family in Cardiff and moved to Sheffield. He will now look to wave the Welsh flag high, starring in the Meridian green and white. He was with his friends when told the news, and says: "My coach finally texted me, 'Congratulations, you got a full ride to Meridian Community College'." Explaining the NBA route to BBC Sport Wales, Wells adds: "NJCAA basketball is the highest major college basketball that you can play in America. "After that NJCAA Division One, you have the NBA, which is the Premier League in the world. "So, in order for me to get to the league, I will have to earn myself a Division One offer from NJCAA." His journey so far and looking to the future Inspired by basketball legends Russell Westbrook and James Harden, Wells' basketball journey began at Sevenoaks Park in Grangetown, Cardiff, at the age of 14, thanks to his mother's purchase of a basketball. "I ended up coming to this exact court the moment I got my basketball," Wells says. "My first three or four shots went in, and I instantly fell in love with the game." Now heading across the Atlantic Ocean, Wells takes inspiration from Welsh athletes' successes in America, with the likes of Gareth Bale in Major League Soccer and Louis Rees-Zammit's attempts to crack American Football's National Football League (NFL). "It gives me confidence, full confidence, 100%," he adds. "I have always had that confidence in myself ever since I was a 14-year-old kid." Wells also credits Basketball Wales for his development as he continues to make significant strides in his career. He has played for the Welsh national side since under-16 level, having been selected while impressing for Cardiff City Basketball Club. "Representing Basketball Wales has been a very big achievement for me," Wells says. "They have helped me grow a lot the past few years as I am now in the Wales under-20 national team." In addition, the guard believes that we could see a multitude of Welsh basketball players make similar strides in their careers, especially due to basketball culture in Wales seeing a drastic upwards shift. "It is growing at a rapid rate," he says. "I am seeing a lot of young hoopers, a lot of young stars, who could potentially go on to achieve amazing things in the future." Wells says his "ultimate goal" is to become a Welshman playing in the NBA. "It is a goal I have been working for, for the past four to five years, and I know I am going to accomplish it," he said.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Welsh teenager Wells bids to fulfil NBA dream
It is a rare occurrence; a Welsh boy packing his bags, aiming to fulfil his basketball dream in the USA. David Wells is living this reality. The 19-year-old is heading to Mississippi to join Meridian Community College's National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball programme on a full scholarship. An uncommon sight; when most kids in Wales aspire to be the next Jac Morgan or Aaron Ramsey, Wells' driving passion is to be a National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar. After playing two years at St David's College in Cardiff, Wells was scouted to play in the United States by excelling at Sheffield College over the past year. Wells left his family in Cardiff and moved to Sheffield. He will now look to wave the Welsh flag high, starring in the Meridian green and white. He was with his friends when told the news, and says: "My coach finally texted me, 'Congratulations, you got a full ride to Meridian Community College'." Explaining the NBA route to BBC Sport Wales, Wells adds: "NJCAA basketball is the highest major college basketball that you can play in America. "After that NJCAA Division One, you have the NBA, which is the Premier League in the world. "So, in order for me to get to the league, I will have to earn myself a Division One offer from NJCAA." His journey so far and looking to the future Inspired by basketball legends Russell Westbrook and James Harden, Wells' basketball journey began at Sevenoaks Park in Grangetown, Cardiff, at the age of 14, thanks to his mother's purchase of a basketball. "I ended up coming to this exact court the moment I got my basketball," Wells says. "My first three or four shots went in, and I instantly fell in love with the game." Now heading across the Atlantic Ocean, Wells takes inspiration from Welsh athletes' successes in America, with the likes of Gareth Bale in Major League Soccer and Louis Rees-Zammit's attempts to crack American Football's National Football League (NFL). "It gives me confidence, full confidence, 100%," he adds. "I have always had that confidence in myself ever since I was a 14-year-old kid." Wells also credits Basketball Wales for his development as he continues to make significant strides in his career. He has played for the Welsh national side since under-16 level, having been selected while impressing for Cardiff City Basketball Club. "Representing Basketball Wales has been a very big achievement for me," Wells says. "They have helped me grow a lot the past few years as I am now in the Wales under-20 national team." In addition, the guard believes that we could see a multitude of Welsh basketball players make similar strides in their careers, especially due to basketball culture in Wales seeing a drastic upwards shift. "It is growing at a rapid rate," he says. "I am seeing a lot of young hoopers, a lot of young stars, who could potentially go on to achieve amazing things in the future." Wells says his "ultimate goal" is to become a Welshman playing in the NBA. "It is a goal I have been working for, for the past four to five years, and I know I am going to accomplish it," he said.
BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Welsh teenager Wells bids to fulfil NBA dream
It is a rare occurrence; a Welsh boy packing his bags, aiming to fulfil his basketball dream in the Wells is living this reality. The 19-year-old is heading to Mississippi to join Meridian Community College's National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball programme on a full uncommon sight; when most kids in Wales aspire to be the next Jac Morgan or Aaron Ramsey, Wells' driving passion is to be a National Basketball Association (NBA) playing two years at St David's College in Cardiff, Wells was scouted to play in the United States by excelling at Sheffield College over the past left his family in Cardiff and moved to Sheffield. He will now look to wave the Welsh flag high, starring in the Meridian green and was with his friends when told the news, and says: "My coach finally texted me, 'Congratulations, you got a full ride to Meridian Community College'." Explaining the NBA route to BBC Sport Wales, Wells adds: "NJCAA basketball is the highest major college basketball that you can play in America."After that NJCAA Division One, you have the NBA, which is the Premier League in the world."So, in order for me to get to the league, I will have to earn myself a Division One offer from NJCAA." His journey so far and looking to the future Inspired by basketball legends Russell Westbrook and James Harden, Wells' basketball journey began at Sevenoaks Park in Grangetown, Cardiff, at the age of 14, thanks to his mother's purchase of a basketball."I ended up coming to this exact court the moment I got my basketball," Wells says. "My first three or four shots went in, and I instantly fell in love with the game."Now heading across the Atlantic Ocean, Wells takes inspiration from Welsh athletes' successes in America, with the likes of Gareth Bale in Major League Soccer and Louis Rees-Zammit's attempts to crack American Football's National Football League (NFL)."It gives me confidence, full confidence, 100%," he adds. "I have always had that confidence in myself ever since I was a 14-year-old kid."Wells also credits Basketball Wales for his development as he continues to make significant strides in his has played for the Welsh national side since under-16 level, having been selected while impressing for Cardiff City Basketball Club."Representing Basketball Wales has been a very big achievement for me," Wells says."They have helped me grow a lot the past few years as I am now in the Wales under-20 national team."In addition, the guard believes that we could see a multitude of Welsh basketball players make similar strides in their careers, especially due to basketball culture in Wales seeing a drastic upwards shift."It is growing at a rapid rate," he says. "I am seeing a lot of young hoopers, a lot of young stars, who could potentially go on to achieve amazing things in the future."Wells says his "ultimate goal" is to become a Welshman playing in the NBA."It is a goal I have been working for, for the past four to five years, and I know I am going to accomplish it," he said.
Times
05-07-2025
- Business
- Times
Wise to incorporate in Jersey ahead of US listing
Wise intends to incorporate in Jersey as part of a controversial plan by the fast-growing payments business to shift its primary stock market listing to New York. In documents outlining its plans to move its main listing from London, the £10 billion company said it would still be resident in the UK for tax purposes. Wise did not make a pledge in the documents to keep its headquarters in London, although David Wells, the chairman, said that the company 'remained committed to the UK, where we first started and scaled and where today about one-fifth of the company is based'. Originally known as TransferWise, the business was founded by Estonians Kristo Kaarmann and Taavet Hinrikus in London in 2011 to help people send money abroad cheaply and easily. It floated in London ten years later and now employs 6,000 people. Kristo Kaarmann CHRISTOPHER L PROCTOR FOR THE TIMES Its decision to have its primary listing in New York exacerbated concerns about the health of the London Stock Exchange. • How to save London's stock market, by LSE boss David Schwimmer Kaarmann, the chief executive, owns 18 per cent of the shares but just over 50 per cent of the voting rights. This so-called dual-class structure is unusual in London but is more common in New York, and was due to expire next year. The circular to shareholders sets out the merits of retaining this structure, saying that 'major companies with dual-class share structures flourish in the US'. It added: 'These structures support management's ability to focus and execute on the long-term and founder-led vision. In a multitude of instances, we have seen that focus translate into shareholder value: studies suggest that US-listed companies with dual or multi-class share structures then outperform those with a single share class in both the short and medium term.' This appears to be the the first time that Wise has set out the merits of the dual-class structure so clearly. It had previously pointed to America as having the 'deepest and most liquid capital market' in the world and said it would 'drive greater awareness of Wise in the US', where it intends to seek growth. David Schwimmer, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange Group, said last week that he would be 'open minded' about changing UK rules to remove the three-year limit on dual-class share structures. However, such a move would be decided by regulators or the government. Wise's circular does not mention whether it intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange or the tech-focused Nasdaq market. Shareholders will vote on the move on July 28.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
RudderStack Launches Snowflake Streaming Integration for Snowflake AI Data Cloud
RudderStack's new Snowflake Streaming integration will enable joint customers to continuously stream customer event data into Snowflake, making it available for analysis within seconds. SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RudderStack today announced at Snowflake's annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2025, the launch of its streaming integration for the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. The new integration combines the power of RudderStack's infrastructure for customer data collection and governance with Snowflake's Snowpipe Streaming technology. Joint customers will now be able to collect and deliver clean, compliant customer event data from every source directly to Snowflake in near real-time and unlock low-latency use cases in the AI Data Cloud. "By leveraging Snowflake's Snowpipe Streaming technology, RudderStack joins Snowflake in making data streaming more accessible," said Eric Dodds, Head of Product at RudderStack. "Now, more organizations can unlock valuable low-latency use cases in Snowflake, such as real-time analytics, A/B testing, and personalization. Our high-performance SDKs and robust governance tools make it easy to collect events across the customer journey and enforce governance before the data lands in Snowflake." "RudderStack's commitment to helping Snowflake empower every enterprise marketer to achieve its full potential through data and AI can be seen through the launch of its Snowflake Streaming integration," said David Wells, Industry Principal, AdTech and MarTech at Snowflake. "We look forward to driving deeper value for Snowflake's AI Data Cloud ecosystem through collaboration with RudderStack to make customer data streaming more accessible for every Snowflake customer." Partnering with Snowflake to launch the RudderStack Snowflake Streaming integration empowers mutual customers to quickly set up reliable pipelines that stream customer data into Snowflake. It's never been easier to enable faster insights, mitigate churn, and deliver timely personalization from Snowflake. By building tools, applications, and solutions on Snowflake, product and engineering teams are able to develop, scale, and operate without operational burden, delivering differentiated products to their customers. Snowflake AI Data Cloud Product Partners help customers maximize Snowflake's flexibility, performance, and ease of use to deliver more meaningful insights. AI Data Cloud Services Partners provide industry experience, technical expertise, and strategic best practices to help customers mitigate risk and drive business value with Snowflake throughout their entire data and AI journey. To learn more about becoming an AI Data Cloud partner, visit the Snowflake Partner Network. About RudderStackRudderStack is the only enterprise-grade data infrastructure for collecting, transforming, and delivering customer event data wherever it's needed in real time. With its data-cloud-native architecture, companies can move data with control and safety while maintaining full ownership. Robust integrations eliminate low-level work, so data teams can reliably connect customer data to business tools, data clouds, and existing streaming pipelines while quickly adapting to changing business needs. Integrated governance tools provide unparalleled control to enforce data quality and compliance in pipeline, so every downstream team can move faster with confidence in their data. RudderStack is the customer data foundation for smarter decisions, more powerful AI/ML, optimized marketing spend, and better customer experiences at industry-leading companies like Footlocker, Wyze, Glassdoor, and Allbirds. Visit to learn more. ContactsMorgan Lundblad | RudderStack | View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE RudderStack Sign in to access your portfolio
