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Backrooms' success can teach the video game industry something, Sonic dev says
Sonic the Hedgehog series producer Takashi Iizuka believes that even the video game industry can learn from the recent success of lower-budget horror movies like Backrooms. 'It's a little bit a different type of media, but the movie industry is…
Sweden vs Tunisia live updates: World Cup 2026 game latest score and news
Follow live as Sweden face Tunisia in the second Group F match at the World Cup. Kick-off for this one is 10pm ET and 7pm PT for those of you in the U.S. That means it starts at 3am BST in the early hours of Monday morning for viewers in the UK.
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador live updates: World Cup 2026 game latest score and news
Follow live as Ivory Coast and Ecuador face each other in Group E of the 2026 World Cup Today's match gets underway at 7pm ET in Philadelphia, which is 4pm PT for those on the other side of the United States. If you're in the UK and Europe and…
Netherlands vs Japan live updates: World Cup 2026 game latest news and buildup
Follow live as the World Cup continues with a Group F clash between Netherlands and Japan. Hello and welcome along to The Athletic 's coverage of the world's biggest and best sporting tournament: the FIFA men's World Cup. Players, fans and…
Germany vs Curacao live updates: World Cup 2026 game latest news and buildup
Follow live coverage as Germany launch their 2026 World Cup against Curacao. Germany and Curacao get their World Cup campaigns underway in Houston today. On paper, this looks like a mismatch: Germany are heavyweights of international football…
Hurricanes vs. Golden Knights live updates: Stanley Cup Final 2026 Game 6 start time, picks and predictions
Follow our live coverage as Carolina looks to finish off a Stanley Cup title, while Vegas tries to force a Game 7. Carolina and Vegas will face off tonight in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas. The series has featured five tremendous…
World Cup odds, best bets for Sunday's games including Netherlands-Japan
The 2026 World Cup marches on with four more matches on Sunday. The first match of the day is one of the most lopsided matches of this tournament on paper, but the other three are fairly balanced. Let's take a look at what to watch in those games…
Yankees' Aaron Boone admits he fell asleep near end of Knicks' championship-winning game
TORONTO — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had no clue that the New York Knicks had won their first NBA championship in 53 years until Sunday morning. Boone, a diehard Philadelphia 76ers fan, said he was intently watching Game 5 of the…
A's find offensive groove with 20 HRs in 6 Vegas games
LAS VEGAS -- So much of the Athletics' playoff aspirations this year hinges on their offense performing as one of the top units in baseball, which has not been the case for most of this season. If the A's do end up achieving that goal in 2026…
Justin Trudeau missed Canada game for Katy Perry: 'Boyfriend duties call'
Former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has cited “boyfriend duties” as the reason for missing Canada's first World Cup match and opting to support his pop star girlfriend Katy Perry, who was performing at the US opening…
Spike in wrong-way driving as road designers urged to 'up their game'
Motorway designers are being urged to significantly improve safety measures following a 30 per cent surge in reported wrong-way driving incidents across England's road network over the past four years. The RAC Foundation issued the stark warning…
World Cup 2026: Why can't World Cup games kick off on time?
Scotland fans who had gone 28 years without seeing their team play at a World Cup probably didn't begrudge a further two-and-a-half-minute delay before their game against Haiti got under way. And after celebrating a 1-0 win - their first World Cup…
Jets wanted to get bigger to compete in 'big man's game
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- A look at what's happening around the New York Jets: 1. Tipping the scales: Adhering to coach Aaron Glenn's 'mass-kicks-ass' philosophy, the Jets shifted into 'jumbo jet' mode in the offseason. They traded for nose tackle…
Verlander set for sim game in Houston as Tigers navigate rotation crunch
CLEVELAND -- In an ideal world, Justin Verlander would be getting ready to return to the Tigers rotation and pitch against his other notable former team, the Astros. In reality, the former MVP will indeed be pitching in Houston on Monday; it'll…
Japan fans labelled 'best in the game' as they perform trademark popular gesture
JAPAN fans have been hailed as the “best in the game” after performing their trademark gesture after the draw with the Netherlands. Daichi Kamada scored a dramatic 89th-minute equaliser to prevent an opening game defeat for the East…
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