Where It All Began: Covering Benn vs. Eubank II in ’93

Where It All Began: Covering Benn vs. Eubank II in '93

Niall Hickman takes us back to the Benn-Eubank rematch which he covered alongside the great Harry Mullan IT WAS a phone call that was to change my life. Apologies if that sounds somewhat over-dramatic and self-indulgent. But it did.   In the early 1990s I’d been working for Hayters sports press agency in London in … Read more

VALORANT Patch 5.07: Full notes and updates

A new VALORANT patch is set to hit the live servers today, implementing flash changes to Initiators and Duelists, and remodeling Fracture. The devs have reworked both sites of Fracture with quality of life updates and changed Skye, KAY/O, Reyna, and Yoru’s flash abilities. Riot noticed that Duelists with a flash ability like Yoru and … Read more

Rennes vs Dynamo Kyiv Prediction: Europa League

Top of Group B comes up against the team sitting bottom of the standings in the Europa League on Thursday. Rennes will be looking for a second victory in the competition this season, while Dynamo Kyiv will be looking for a first point in the Europa League. Europa League Preview  Rennes has taken control of … Read more

X1 Esports Closes Acquisition of Assets of Rocket League

Acquisition of Octane is intended to expand X1’s global Rocket League video games portfolio and reach to Gen Z audiences The transaction is anticipated to strengthen X1’s position in video game media, adding Octane’s social media followers and statistical platform at http://Octane.GG Rocket League globally averages over 80M players per month1 The acquisition is X1’s … Read more

Igor Stimac signs contract extension till AFC Asian Cup 2023

India men’s senior national football team head coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday extended his contract till the end of the AFC Asian Cup 2023. The decision to extend the contract was recommended by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Technical Committee last month and was subsequently ratified by the executive committee in their respective meetings … Read more

Sevilla vs Dortmund Prediction: Champions League

Sevilla, who are bottom of Group G with a solitary point, will be looking to kick-start their Champions League season when they host second-placed Borussia Dortmund at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Wednesday at 20:00 GMT. Match Preview Can Sevilla get their First Win of their Champions League Season? Sevilla go into the clash … Read more

Panel: If you had to choose between Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn, who would you pick as your favourite and why?

This week’s panellists were asked to cast their minds back to the era of Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn and then pick their favourite Maxi Hughes (Lightweight contender) Nigel Benn for me. He has remained down to earth and humble. He is the “People’s Champ”. Wayne Alexander (Former European super-welterweight champion) It would have to … Read more

Why Valorant esports will never be like LoL esports

It was 2020. We were deep into the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the world was under lockdown. Then, on June 2, Riot Games released its first-ever FPS title, Valorant, 10 years after debuting League of Legends. Just half a year later, Valorant esports kicked off in 2021. Everything about the game and its esports scene … Read more