Author: Avinash

“Floyd is the one boxer who Tyson doesn’t seem to like as much. We might get a glimpse of Iron Mike again.”That was a comment made by a fan on social media after it was revealed Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. agreed on a tentative location and date for an exhibition bout.To the sceptics, that comment could very well have come from someone associated with staging the fight because the claims hold no weight at all.READ MORE: ‘Confronting’ doco to shed light on explosive AFL sackingREAD MORE: Washout knocks Aussies out of World Cup in embarrassing lowREAD MORE: Teammate’s…

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Mikaela Shiffrin won her first Olympic gold medal in eight years on Sunday, but for the 30-year-old American it felt above all like the first since her father’s death six years ago โ€” the culmination of a long journey to reach a place where the moment was just about ski racing once again.”Everything in life that you do after you lose someone you love is like a new experience,” she said after claiming the slalom title to put her Beijing 2022 Games blank behind her.”It’s like being born again. I still have so many moments where I resist this. I…

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Increasingly, our digital economies are defined by a contest to capture our attention. A product, service, or platform can get us to keep it on-screen, that’s a gateway to lucrative advertising revenue and monetization opportunities. We’re paying with our attention as much as our moneyโ€”and according to games industry analyst Matthew Ball, we’re giving less of both to videogames.According to an early access release of Ball’s report on games industry trends in 2025, eight countriesโ€”the US, Japan, South Korea, the UK, Germany, France, Canada, and Italyโ€”accounted for over 60% of consumer spending prior to the COVID pandemic. But in the…

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We’re exactly one month away from Crimson Desert releasing on PS5, and for many, it’s ended up being one of the most anticipated titles of 2026 so far. But is it an RPG? This is apparently the question that’s now plaguing Crimson Desert discourse, with arguments taking place across social media over the last day or so. We’ve seen it all before, of course. The categorisation of a video game can bring out some weirdly passionate opinions, but we do think Crimson Desert’s case is quite interesting. That’s because developer Pearl Abyss outright refuses to call it an RPG, despite…

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The NRL has announced a shake-up of its Integrity Unit, in a move it claims marks “a significant step in strengthening the game’s integrity framework”.The ARLC on Thursday announced former Supreme Court justice and long time chair of the NRL’s judiciary Geoffrey Bellew has been appointed Independent Decision Maker.In a statement, the ARLC said Bellew will “make determinations on all off-field matters”, except those relating to anti-doping or drug testing infringements, or infractions of the vilification code.READ MORE: An Olympic legend unwittingly mentored Australia’s newest starREAD MORE: Megastar claps back at reporter’s ‘ridiculous’ questionREAD MORE: Utai’s ex-teammate confirms ‘long road…

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Trent Robinson will have a huge selection call to make heading into round one, with star Roosters recruit Reece Robson set to miss two months due to injury.The club confirmed on Thursday morning the incumbent NSW Blues hooker would be sidelined for up to eight weeks after fracturing his left thumb during training.Robson did not play in the Roosters’ first pre-season trial last weekend, but was initially named to face the Parramatta Eels on Saturday night.READ MORE: Gus clips coaches over ‘self interest’ in latest rule changeREAD MORE: An Olympic legend unwittingly mentored Australia’s newest starREAD MORE: ‘Iron Mike’ myth…

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At the time of the last Winter Olympics, 16-year-old Indra Brown had never even been in a halfpipe.Despite skiing for nearly a decade, Brown had not yet tried the massive, U-shaped ramp largely because of a global lack of access; full-sized competitive halfpipes are rarely constructed because of the specialised infrastructure and perfect snow conditions they require.Back home in Melbourne, true halfpipes are virtually non-existent, but that changed at age 12 when Brown’s family relocated to Canada.READ MORE: Hail the Winter Olympics king: Record-breaker strikes gold againREAD MORE: Megastar claps back at reporter’s ‘ridiculous’ questionREAD MORE: F1, Paris fashion and…

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