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StarLadder have announced the direct invites for the upcoming StarSeries Fall 2026 closed qualifiers. The qualification events will be held in three regions, namely Europe, South America, and North America, with the latter two featuring eight teams, while 16 squads will contest the European tournament. The highest-ranked out of those 16 is the new-look Aurora squad, who will also be the only top-20 team attending the qualifier. Joining them are the likes of Astralis, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and 3DMAX, while 100 Thieves have also sneaked into the invite list thanks to a plethora of declines. The full European team list…

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Avatar Legends is an upcoming fighting game based in the universe of well known Benders, but who will the final playable roster of characters be? We know who you can expect at launch, though there will also no doubt be characters added in the future. Fans who pre-order it, for example, can vote on a character to be featured in the Year 1 Pass. For a fighting game, it does have a decent roster of options, and playstyles. There are definitely characters that can and should be added to the roster at a later date, but if you want to…

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Jan Blachowicz is staying on the UFC Belgrade card, defending his position against a rising prospect.On Thursday, the UFC announced that undefeated prospect Navajo Stirling will step in to fight former champion Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of UFC Belgrade in August.Blachowicz (29-11-2) was originally set to rematch Bogdan Guskov at the event, but Guskov was pulled from the contest earlier this week to replace Khalil Rountree in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi this month. Now, the former champion remains on the card, but will be facing his first unranked opponent since he battled Nikita Krylov in…

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Order the new issue here and postage is included – just select ‘’Season Preview Issue 394’. Subscribe to FourFourTwo today and save! You’ll get this issue FREE plus the next 13 as part of your subscription…First a message from our editor, James Andrew:My mum isn’t a football fan, but when I was growing up, she always used to ask me: “When does the bloody football season end? It seems like it goes on forever.” It didn’t back then, but now it does feel as though she’s right!There doesn’t seem to have been much of a break, with the Club World…

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Pokemon UNITE trailer. Image source: The Pokémon Company Just when you thought the competitive Pokémon scene was cruising along on a nice, smooth path, The Pokémon Company decided to drop a massive, unexpected thunderbolt. In a brand-new update to the Pokémon UNITE Championship Series, they revealed that our favorite pocket-monster MOBA is officially getting booted from the 2027 Pokémon World Championships. Instead of sharing the main stage with the trading card game and the main-series video games, UNITE is being sent to its own dedicated, standalone tournament: the Pokémon UNITE Aeos Crown 2027 in Tokyo, Japan. To say the community…

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On July 3, 2026, Twitch streamer Nick “Lacy” slipped while making a bounce pass on the CORE house basketball court and subsequently re-tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his knee. After multiple doctor’s appointments, the streamer announced that he will have to undergo ACL reconstruction surgery. Coincidentally, Streamer University 2026 was right around the corner. Lacy, along with the rest of CORE, was selected as a student and professor at Streamer University, and on July 15, the doors to the SU campus opened. Considering Lacy’s ACL injury, the streamer has to use a wheelchair to get around campus, with…

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Add as preferred source on Google Carlos Alcaraz is expected to make his long-awaited return from injury at the Cincinnati Open next month.The Spaniard has been sidelined with a wrist injury since April, forcing him out of the French Open and Wimbledon this year. Predict the ATP year-end top five! Will Jannik Sinner still be on top? Some questioned whether he would be fit to play again in 2026, although those questions were quickly answered when Alcaraz’s name appeared on the Cincinnati Open entry list.So, with Alcaraz’s return all but confirmed, how well has he actually played at the Cincinnati…

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Nobody has ever accused Paige Ivette Clymer of picking easy fights, and her ONE Championship debut is no exception. Clymer steps onto the global stage against Helena Crevar in a 10-minute openweight submission grappling contest at The Inner Circle 22, streaming exclusively for The Inner Circle members from Bangkok’s historic Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, July 17. The event airs live in Asia primetime. The 33-year-old has compiled a 118-7 record across every level of the women’s grappling circuit. A black belt under Keenan Cornelius at Legion American Jiu Jitsu, she recently won the 2026 ADCC West Coast Trials to punch…

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A giant statue of Jujutsu Kaisen’s Reggie Star has appeared in Tokyo, allowing anime fans to recreate his unusual cursed technique by physically pulling receipts from his body. From gigantic Umamusume horse girl plushies to life-size Pokemon merch, anime fans have plenty of ways to interact with their fave characters (provided they have the space). However, Jujutsu Kaisen has now joined the competition by releasing an absolutely huge statue of Reggie Star, the series’ iconic villain known for his receipt-based cursed technique.Article continues after ad Gigantic Jujutsu Kaisen statue appears in Tokyo Standing at more than two meters (6 feet…

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Team India star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is one of the toughest bowlers to face upfront for any batter, regardless of their reputations or the conditions at play. His well-documented unorthodox action, and the ability to make the new ball talk, make him one of the bowlers who are guaranteed to make an early breakthrough across formats. While Bumrah has had several wickets off his very first over, the first-ball strikes are naturally rare. During the second ODI against England at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, he achieved the feat for only the third time in his cricketing career. On that…

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