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Jessica Pegula secures fourth WTA 1000 title in Dubai Jessica Pegula defeated Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4 to win the title at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The victory marks Pegula’s 10th career title and her fourth at WTA 1000 level. She improves to 13–2 in 2026 and secured back to back Top 10 wins on her way to the trophy. It also continues a strong start to the season for Pegula, who has looked composed and efficient throughout the opening stretch of the year. After the match, Pegula revealed the win carried personal significance. “It’s a great birthday present for me,”…

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-1 to win the Doha title for the first time in his career. The win marks the 26th title of his career at just 22 years old, improves him to 12–0 in 2026, and gives him his second title of the season, his best start to a year. During the match, Alcaraz was also seen smiling at a fan’s sign that read:“Carlos you have two options, you can adopt me, or you can sign this.” After the match, Fils congratulated him with humor. “Cabrón … you played very good. You made a hell of a…

New Blood has revealed that Ultrakill’s next major addition, Hell’s eighth layer of Fraud, will be added to the early access FPS next week. Fraud was initially set to release at the end of 2025, but suffered a minor last minute delay.We don’t know the exact day the update will drop, but New Blood advises fans to “Skip school. Call out sick from work,” because “It’s finally happening. And we’re not lying.”One of the coolest things about Ultrakill is that each layer of Hell pretty much has its own art style: Lust is a dreamy metropolis, Gluttony is a Jabu…

Freshly minted Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma has kicked off the newest era of Xbox leadership with an open thread on Elon Musk’s social media platform. Coming from Microsoft’s AI division, the former marketer with little experience in gaming faces a wave of skepticism from fans at the exact moment when trust in the Xbox brand has never been more challenged following waves of developer layoffs, game cancellations, and studio closures. She began with a simple question to her influx of new gaming followers. “Top 3 greatest games ever? Why? GO” reads her second post on X since replacing outgoing…

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Finland will be without its top point-scorer as it guns for an Olympic medal. According to Friedman, reports from Finnish media have suggested that Rantanen is dealing with a lower-body injury. He was hurt in the third period of Friday’s game against Canada and will be re-evaluated when he returns to Dallas to judge the severity and timeline for the injury. Friedman added that there is no concern that the injury is season-ending. Rantanen played 16:09 and scored Finland’s first goal of the semifinal game against Canada. He leads all Finns in scoring, with two goals and four assists, and…

Update [Sat 21st Feb 2026, 6pm]:Well, what a bizarre state of affairs we’re watching unfold online. Microsoft has spent over a year telling us the future is multiformat gaming, and it’s ported practically its entire portfolio to PS5, with more like Fable and Halo: Campaign Evolved to follow. But while new CEO Asha Sharma’s introductory message appeared to walk a tightrope, neither confirming nor denying any changes to the publisher’s strategy, she’s putting out some mixed messages on social media right now, as she tries to build her image. Hear you— Asha (@asha_shar) February 21, 2026 Among them is this…

Feb 20, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Cam Thomas (24) dribbles against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images The suddenly hot Milwaukee Bucks will return home for the first time in more than two weeks when they face the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon. The Bucks opened their post All-Star break schedule in New Orleans, where they pulled away late to beat the Pelicans 139-118 on Friday night. The win was Milwaukee’s third in a row and sixth in the past seven contests. It was a…

Players of Ismaily SC briefly walked off the pitch during their match against Wadi Degla SC after a controversial refereeing decision. The incident happened after Wadi Degla were awarded their second goal of the game. The Ismaily players strongly disagreed with the decision and left the field in protest. The situation has been compared to a similar protest by the Senegal national team during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco, where they also walked off the pitch to complain about officiating decisions. Some observers have called this growing trend the “Senegal Effect,” as more teams are now…

Photo credit: X/@KeralaBlasters KOCHI: Preparations for Kerala Blasters’ first home match of the new Indian Super League (ISL) season against Mumbai City FC were thrown into turmoil on the eve of the fixture on Saturday, following an unexpected standoff with the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA), which owns the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi.GCDA denied permission for a pre-arranged pre-match press conference to be held inside the stadium, forcing the club to shift the interaction online at short notice.Tensions escalated later in the evening when GCDA officials reportedly asked All India Football Federation (AIFF) personnel, including match commissioner Arunava…