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Zhang shocks Zhao in final-ball respot at China Open
Zhang Anda produced a dramatic 6-5 comeback win over world number three Zhao Xintong in the first round of the China Open, sealing victory with a respotted black ball after the deciding frame finished level. The result is a major upset given Zhao’s status as reigning world champion, and it continues a run of shocks…
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Blue Lock Comes to Real Life With Official Japan Football Association Training Camp Inspired by the Anime
The Japan Football Association has launched a real-world training camp modelled on the popular anime Blue Lock, in which players compete in a gruelling programme for a chance to represent Japan’s national team. Held in partnership with SCO Group, the free “Future Camp” took place in early August 2026 and targeted young Japanese-American footballers, marking…
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India’s Biggest Fantasy Epic Since ‘Baahubali’ Is One of the Most Ambitious Movies of 2026
Sony has acquired global distribution rights for “Ramayana,” director Nitesh Tiwari’s big-budget Hindu fantasy epic, marking what producer Namit Malhotra calls the first film ever to receive a mainstream worldwide theatrical release through a partnership between a Hollywood studio and an Indian production. The deal, announced at San Diego Comic-Con alongside the debut trailer, is…
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40 Years Later, This ’80s Cult Classic Star Officially Wants a Reboot, ‘Cobra Kai’ Style [Exclusive]
James Pax, who played Lightning in John Carpenter’s 1986 cult classic Big Trouble in Little China alongside Kurt Russell, has said he wants to spearhead a revival of the film in the mould of Cobra Kai, the hit sequel series that revived The Karate Kid decades after the original. Speaking at a 40th-anniversary panel at…
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Why you should back the Indiana Fever to cover the spread against the New York Liberty Tuesday
Ahead of Tuesday’s WNBA clash between the Indiana Fever and New York Liberty, betting analysis favours Indiana to cover the point spread at home. The game carries added interest as one of the marquee fixtures of the season, with Caitlin Clark’s Fever hosting a Liberty side that remains among the league’s strongest teams, at a…
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt To EP, Poised To Star In ‘Gaijin’ Drama Inspired By Ivan Orkin In Works At Hulu
Hulu is developing “Gaijin,” a new drama in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to executive produce and star, marking another Japan-set project for the streamer following FX’s acclaimed “Shōgun.” The series comes from “Shōgun” co-executive producer Shannon Goss and is inspired by the real-life story of chef Ivan Orkin, founder of Ivan Ramen, giving Hulu…
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Tencent Music’s Q2 Revenue Tops $1.3 Billion on Subscription Growth, Ximalaya Acquisition
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) reported second-quarter revenue of RMB 8.93 billion ($1.32 billion), up nearly 6% year-on-year, boosted by the completion of its $2.4 billion acquisition of podcast platform Ximalaya and continued double-digit growth in its core music services business. The deal, first announced last June, is intended to help TME move beyond music streaming…
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Otoboke Beaver Apologize For Guitar-Tossing Incident That Hospitalized Fan
The Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver have issued a public apology after their guitarist injured an audience member by throwing her guitar into the crowd during a show. The incident took place in April at Osaka’s Umeda Club Quattro, around the time the band released their “Is The New Album Out Yet?” EP, but the…
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‘Everything about me is good in his eyes’: the women in China choosing AI boyfriends over human men
A new documentary, Replica, follows Chinese women who have formed romantic relationships with AI chatbot companions in place of human partners. Directed by Chouwa Liang, the film draws on her own experience of falling into a parasocial romance with an AI during China’s pandemic lockdowns, and explores why growing numbers of women are turning to…