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THE Reyes Cup is heading into the final day of its inaugural tournament – and Team Asia are just two points away from a brilliant win.

After ending day one just a point behind Asia, the European team suffered FOUR consecutive defeats and went into Thursday’s action 7-2 down overall.

However, Karl Boyes’ team won only one of three matches as Asia extended their lead, leaving them just two points from taking home the silverware.

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NBCUNIVERSAL has revealed massive plans regarding its streaming platform.

The Comcast-owned network will be making changes to Peacock in 2025.

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It was revealed by The Wall Street Journal that NBCUniversal will add its regional sports networks (RSNs) to Peacock, and it can be done in early 2025.

The report said that four NBC Sports networks will be added as local broadcast channels from Boston, Philadelphia, and California teams will be made available on the streaming service.

Fans will get to watch popular teams such as the NBA‘s Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics as well as the MLB‘s Philadelphia Phillies.

The games will still be shown on television, per WSJ.

NBCU is still in the process of finishing the details of the plan which could lead to delays in the potential official announcement.

The report added that executives have had ongoing discussions about making the channels available as add-ons locally so fans would have to pay extra to stream games.

The move comes during a time in which customers have opted for streaming instead of paying for cable.

NBCUs four RSNS had 10.7 million subscribers at the end of 2023, down from 13.4 million in 2018.

Netflix, which has tended to avoid live sports, has recently bought the rights to events which include Christmas Day NFL games.

NBCU already streams programs from the NFL, Big Ten, Premier League, golf, and the Tour de France.

During the summer, NBCU, Amazon, and ESPN received the rights to broadcast NBA games as part of an 11-year deal worth $77 million.

The deal also included the rights to distribute WNBA live game telecasts.

NBCU will air up to 100 NBA regular-season games per season.

Peacock will stream a doubleheader each Monday night of the season.

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Steph Curry tries to play the ball during a game versus the Lakers in April[/caption]

Every Tuesday night, NBC will broadcast two games across the network’s affiliate broadcast stations across the country.

All Tuesday games will be available on Peacock nationally.

NBC will be the home of NBA All-Star, including Rising Stars, State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, featuring AT&T Slam Dunk, Starry 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge, and the All-Star Game.

NBC and/or Peacock will show approximately 28 games in the first two rounds of the playoffs, with at least half of the contest airing on NBC.

And NBC will also broadcast one of the two Conference Finals series in six of the 11 years on a rotational basis with Amazon, beginning with the 2025-26 season.

NFL fans think Patrick Mahomes is a new curse for major sports teams.

Mahomes was present at a Kansas City Royals game during the playoffs, and they lost every game after his presence.

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MLB fans think Patrick Mahomes cursed the Kansas City Royals[/caption]

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Fans joked that Mahomes has been given the curse Drake had[/caption]

Fans have created a conspiracy that Patrick Mahomes is a new bad luck charm in the world of pro sports.

Previously, fans gave that label to rap artist Drake, as teams he supports or bets on seem to lose after he endorses them.

The Toronto Raptors seemingly broke that curse when they won the NBA Championship with Drake in the building in 2019.

However, it appeared that the curse remained as many of the high-value bets Drake made went on to lose after he posted them on social media.

The Drake curse appears to have found a new host though, as Mahomes has caused the New York Yankees to go on an unstoppable run.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was seen antagonizing a Yankees fan after the Royals won game two of the American League Divisional series.

However, Mahomes appears to have done more damage to his team than to the Yankees, as New York is 4-0 since that moment.

The Bronx Bombers won the next two games of their series against the Royals to move on to the American League Championship series, and have won the first two games of that series against the Cleveland Guardians.

NFL and MLB fans believe the Yankees’ special run is in relation to Mahomes’ viral moment, and shared their conspiracies on social media.

“Mahomes and Drake alike?” one fan said.

“4-0 since the fix went in,” another fan said.

“Yet another reason to not like Mahomes,” a third fan said.

“I was rooting for KC until I saw this,” a fourth fan said.

If Mahomes truly is cursed, it would be bad news for the Royals as he is a part owner of the team.

The Chiefs quarterback purchased a stake in the team in 2020 to “deepen” his roots in Kansas City.

“I’m honored to become a part-owner of the Kansas City Royals,” Mahomes said in a statement.

“I love this city and the people of this great town.

“This opportunity allows me to deepen my roots in this community, which is something I’m excited to do.”

This season was the Royals’ first playoff appearance since Mahomes purchased a stake in the team, so things are trending upwards.

Also, it would be hard for Mahomes to win two Super Bowls in a row if he was cursed.

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The Royals were knocked out of the playoffs after Mahomes supported them[/caption]

ISRAEL has dismantled its enemies one after the other since the October 7 massacre brought war to the Middle East.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) latest in a long line of kills may have claimed their most lucrative foe in Hamas kingpin Yahya Sinwar – proving once again that terrorists have nowhere to hide.

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Israel are investigating claims they may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an airstrike[/caption]

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Assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, left, sitting with Sinwar as a child sits on his lap with a gun and militant headband on[/caption]

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Israel’s war room where the IDF has dismantled its enemies one after the other since the October 7 massacre[/caption]

Sinwar, 62, is believed to have been killed in a gun battle with Israeli soldiers today in Rafah after three terrorists were taken out.

Israeli officials say there is a “high likelihood” of the October 7 mastermind being one of the men after soldiers noticed a corpse which looked near identical to Sinwar.

The IDF has vowed to destroy the Hamas leader ever since they first invaded Gaza over a year ago.

But Sinwar has always managed to escape from their clutches after a number of close calls and lucky escapes.

If Israel can confirm the 62-year-old has been assassinated then it would mark the biggest scalp of the year-long conflict so far.

Sinwar has been the head of Hamas in Gaza since 2017 but was recently bumped up to chief after the suspected Israeli targeting of Ismail Haniyeh.

Haniyeh was one of the founding members of the terror group and had acted as the political face for decades.

He unflinchingly represented the bloodthirsty cult and even lived through his sons assassinations.

He was swiftly eliminated by specialist Israeli intelligence in Tehran on July 31 as he waited with a bodyguard inside an Iranian guesthouse.

Just days earlier, Israeli forces confirmed they had killed Mohammed Deif in a fierce hit on southern Gaza.

The 58-year-old terror kingpin had worked as head of Hamas’ ruthless military wing, the al-Qassam brigades, since 2002 but was caught in a massive explosion on July 13.

Both men, along with the ruthless Sinwar, were the sick brains behind the October 7 massacre which saw Hamas kill 1,200 Israelis and kidnap 250 more.

Hamas has faced daily attacks from Israel since the horror assault with thousands of fighters being wiped out across the war-torn region.

Sinwar’s loyal right hand man Rawhi Mushtaha was another senior individual targeted in a bunker blitz assassination back in July, according to Israel.

He was designated as a global terrorist by the US in 2015 for his strong links to the terror regime.

Leaving Sinwar as the last man standing for Hamas.

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Israel has also ruthlessly eliminated Hezbollah’s chain of command one after the other over the past 12 months.

Hassan Hassan, an author and researcher on Islamic groups, has even claimed three layers of the Iranian proxy have been taken out in the past month.

The biggest blow to the terror group came after a pinpoint airstrike blitz targeted General-Secretary Hassan Nasrallah in an underground bunker in September.

Nasrallah, 64, was killed in the deadly missile barrage in Beirut, according to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

The fighter jet blitz also wiped out several other commanders and officials including Ali Karki, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front.

Muhammad Ali Ismail, the commander of Hezbollah’s missile unit in southern Lebanon, his deputy and “other senior officials” were also taken out.

The IDF appears to have been tactically hitting Hezbollah chiefs from the ground up in order to prevent them from building back up from a place of stability.

The man potentially poised to take over from Nasrallah was killed at the end of July.

Fuad Shukr, who Israel said was responsible for a deadly rocket attack on Golan Heights that killed 12 children, was assassinated by the IDF on July 30.

Hezbollah was again plunged into chaos after losing two kingpins and 14 commanders in a fierce strike just weeks before.

Ibrahim Aqil – a terror master on the US most wanted list for 40 years – was the biggest scalp claimed in the IDF blast on southern Beirut.

Hezbollah later confirmed Ahmed Wahabi, commander of its elite Radwan Force, had also been killed.

Senior officer Talal Hamiya and top commanders Taleb Abdullah and Muhammad Nasser were two of the earliest scalps for Israel.

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Senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr is one of many of the terror group’s top brass to be wiped out in the last month[/caption]

CHRIS EUBANK JR has laid bare the heartbreaking state of his relationship with his father, who he’s claimed has shown “no interest” in him or his career for “a long time.”

Eubank Sr, 58, was a driving force in the early stages of his son’s boxing career and a charismatic ever-present at his fights.

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Chris Eubank Sr was an initial driving force in the boxing career of his son, Chris Eubank Jr[/caption]

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The middle and super-middleweight champ was once an ever-present in his son’s corner[/caption]

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But the former WBO middleweight and super-middleweight champion’s relationship with his namesake has become strained in recent years.

The pair’s relationship, or lack thereof, will come further under the microscope whenever Eubank Jr finally shares the ring with Conor Benn, the son of his old man’s bitter rival Nigel Benn.

Having his father in his corner for the historic domestic dust-up would be a dream for Jr, who said during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show: “I would love for him to be involved.

“The fact that I even have to say that is insane, how is that even a thing?

“That his son is going to fight the son of his arch nemesis all those years ago when he was a world champion.

“How was it a thing that he may not be there? But, it’s a thing, we don’t talk.

“He has shown no interest in my career for a long period of time now, he’s shown no interest in me in a long period of time.”

Eubank Jr, 35, reaches out to his father “every once in a while” but claims to receive nothing but blunt responses.

He said: “Sometimes he, you know, it’ll be a one-word answer or an Instagram post but there’s no real conversation there.

“It’s sad but, I’m my own man and I’ve got massive things on my plate, in my path that I have to complete, I have to succeed in.

“So I can’t let anything like that affect me spiritually, mentally, emotionally, I have to be strong, I have to be focused.

“Once my career is done, then I can try, you know, spend time worrying about other people’s feelings but for right now, it’s all systems go man. I’ve gotta be me.”

Jr is still trying to come to terms with why his father has opted to distance himself from himself and the rest of his siblings.

He said: “As somebody who’s lost a son, I think that that’s a pretty insane thing to be doing.

“An insane way to be acting, to kind of not be speaking to, you know, your remaining kids.

“But, he’s his own man, he’s dealing with his situation how he thinks he should and all I can do is sit and wait and hope that he comes around at some point.

“But I can’t tell you if that will happen any time soon.”

The fractured nature of his relationship with his dad is something Jr initially played down in a bid to avoid any further friction.

But the IBO middleweight champion is DONE holding his tongue for the sake of keeping up appearances.

He said: “For a long time, I kind of tried to act like it was cool,” he added. “People would ask me, ‘How’s your Dad?’

“‘Yeah, we’re good.’ But I got sick of that s**t, man. It’s bulls**t, we’re not cool, we’re not okay and people need to know.”

Eubank battered Kamil Szeremeta last time out in Saudi on the Bivol vs Beterbiev undercard, stopping the Pole in the seventh round after four knockdowns.

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Chris Eubank Jr would love to have his dad in the corner for his eventual grudge match against Conor Benn[/caption]

He joins the major talent agency as the entertainment industry's talent representation business continues to be reshaped by the aftermath of last year's writers' and actors' strikes.

Breaking down the fifth and final run for the Upside Down saga — from new and returning castmembers to what chaos Vecna might bring to the Hawkins crew in the hit Netflix series.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker will also participate in a Q&A following a screening of his film 'Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1.'

In the most colorful possible way, the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' actor tried to make the case on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' that the former president is anything but a tough guy.

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