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Thanks to recent developments made in the modding community for the game, custom character mods have been possible after breaking through the game’s built-in limitations. This has resulted in one known as the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 palette swap mod, which utilizes existing character costume slots in the roster and replaces them with brand-new characters. This has resulted in characters like Thanos, Ultron, and Asura being playable by replacing the character costumes of Mike Haggar, Frank West, and Iron Man, respectively....

Taking place every four years, the World Cup pits the best soccer nations against one another to crown a champion of the sport. While most players play for their club teams throughout much of the season, international soccer is also a major draw in the sport. Players who hail from the same nation all come together to compete for their country, with national pride at stake. The World Cup, therefore, is the preeminent international soccer tournament, which features the best players around the globe....

According to GamesIndustry.biz’s Christopher Dring, Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers on Nintendo Switch had a much better debut in the UK on the Big N’s single system than Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite did in the region. Unfortunately, though, he didn’t share any specific numbers to back up the claim, but considering the fact that the latter title didn’t even make the top ten on the UK’s weekly, all-format sales chart, it looks as if Ultra Street Fighter 2 was far more coveted at its launch by comparison....

According to observations, he bowls around five miles faster than he did when he made his debut in international cricket. Dharmasena’s advice Ali was quoted saying by The Telegraph that Ian Bell pointed out the areas he lagged behind and he improved drastically, which has helped him become the second highest wicket-taker in the ongoing series. “After the first Test at Trent Bridge, where I went for quite a few runs, I sat down and analysed it and felt the need for change,” Ali said....

The timing of the publication of UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants François Crepeau’s report on Qatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup, suggests that the Gulf state’s trade union, human rights and UN critics are unlikely to accept anything less than the abolition of the kafala system that puts employees at the mercy of their employers. Qatar, which has engaged with critics who demand that it be deprived of its right to host the tournament if it fails to adhere to international labour standards, has suggested that it will shortly announce radical reform of its controversial labour system....

In a 13-minute video obtained by MMA Fighting, Las Vegas Metropolitan police officers were seen searching for Jones at Ceasar’s Palace in response to a domestic violence report. Later on, they left the casino’s premises and found the former UFC champion crossing the street. Jones, who was clearly intoxicated, was initially calm as he asked the officers why he was being arrested. However, the MMA superstar’s demeanor quickly changed when he blamed the officers for ruining his night....

Speaking with Bellator commentator Josh Thomson on episode 86 of the JRE MMA show, the UFC color commentator broke down what made Diaz a dangerous opponent. Rogan said: The Joe Rogan Experience host also recounted how he saw Diaz talk an absurd amount of trash to Lawler during the fight. Rogan then revealed that Diaz kept his mouth running the entire fight, which he believes affected Lawler psychologically. Ultimately, Diaz’s tactics appear to have worked as he knocked Lawler out in round two to secure the victory....

“It was marvelous," Santos told Sporting News of the victory to end his 2018. “I like to be in exciting fights for the fans.” Join DAZN and watch Bellator 217 plus more than 100 fight nights a year The win propelled Santos up to No. 6 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings and the Brazilian was rewarded for his sensational performances with the main event spot at Saturday’s UFC Prague against the No....

MORE: Get the latest UFC odds & betting advice at Sportsbook Review Demian Maia The Ultimate Fighting Championship has seen many fighters come and go. One of those that have stuck around at the elite level for an insane amount of time is Demian Maia. Maia made his debut on October 2007 at UFC 77. A five-fight win streak (all via submission) upon his arrival, was a threat to the entire UFC middleweight division....

Strickland used his jab to outstrike Hermansson and used his defense to avoid all of Hermansson’s takedown attempts. Now with the second-longest active win streak (six) in the division, he is looking to fight for the title. He must await the outcome of UFC 271, which features champion Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker. “I would love to get a title shot, but as the UFC knows . . . I’m a company man,” Strickland, who is ranked seventh, said after the fight inside the UFC’s APEX Center....

American regulators aren’t the only ones raising their eyebrows at Microsoft’s massive Activision Blizzard buyout. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority recently ruled that the merger may have serious consequences for market competition in the United Kingdom. This may present a severe risk for Microsoft and Activision Blizzard’s deal unless both companies can convince the CMA that these concerns are unfounded. RELATED: Activision Blizzard Game Deals Sale Offers Huge Discounts on Diablo, Starcraft, Call of Duty, and More...

“The 2019-2022 cycle has gone for about £1.5 billion per annum for 160 games,” says Sam Boor, a consultant in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group. “The previous cycle was for 168 games and it went for £1.7bn. That means the current cycle just went for £9.3 million per match as opposed to £10.2m per match.” Sky – as has been the case every year since 1992 – retains its hold on the majority of live Premier League coverage in the UK....

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s global donation initiative United24 announced the “Army of Drones” project last week alongside the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation. The project calls for international donors to provide funds that the Ukrainian military will use to purchase drones, as well as direct “dronations” of unmanned aerial vehicles. In a tweet on Tuesday, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation and Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said that around 200 million Ukrainian hryvnia—more than $6....

The military blog, Military Land.net tweeted this week that Ukrainian forces were continuing to push south on a heading to Nova Kakhovka after recapturing several settlements as they advanced toward the city of Kherson. This was retweeted by New Voice of Ukraine journalist Euan McDonald, who wrote that Nova Kakhovka was “an important objective as it’s at the head of the canal that supplies Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea with lots of its water....

Ukraine’s Operational Command South reported on Facebook that the situation on Friday was “under control” but “tense.” One key victory may have been the destruction of a bridge over the Nova Kakhovka dam in a Russian-occupied area of central Ukraine. Ukraine said the destruction of the bridge was particularly notable because it was the last bridge Russia was using to transport military equipment in the Kherson region. “Today, the Armed Forces of Ukraine targeted the last - the fourth bridge, which connected the right and left banks,” Kherson Governor Serhiy Khlan wrote in a separate Facebook post....

For the first time, Ukraine’s athletes topped the table in Para Biathlon at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games, with 22 medals: eight gold, nine silver and five bronze. Ukrainian publication Obozrevatel noted that Russia had topped the medal count in Para Biathlon for the previous 16 years. Competitors from Russia and Belarus were initially going to compete in the Winter Paralympics but were banned following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine....

The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) made the announcement in a statement on Saturday and also noted that Ukrainian personnel would be trained in the use of the minehunters. The news comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered its sixth month and President Vladimir Putin’s forces have suffered a series of setbacks in the Black Sea, including losing control of the strategically important Snake Island in June....

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to launch an invasion of Ukraine last week, with the full-scale assault beginning on Thursday. The U.S. along with its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have responded with stringent sanctions—targeting the Russian economy as well as top officials, including Putin. Meanwhile, Ukrainians have fought hard against the Russian invasion, exceeding the expectations of many analysts in the face of Putin’s massive military. In the U....

“If Russia crosses the red line, then it will have to suffer,” Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Thursday at a press conference with counterparts from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, Bloomberg reported. “I hope that diplomatic efforts, including this visit, will help us to prevent that from happening. And, eventually, will help us to restore territorial integrity.” he said. Kuleba’s statements come as tensions between Russia and Ukraine have reached their highest levels since 2014, when Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula and large-scale fighting broke out in the country’s east....

Anastasiia Laletina, 19, chose not to compete in the middle-distance sitting para biathlon after she heard the news, a spokeswoman for her team told AFP News. “Her father is a soldier in the Ukrainian army and [was taken] prisoner by Russian soldiers. They beat him,” Nataliia Harach told AFP. “She was very upset and couldn’t take part in the race.” Laletina is one of 20 Ukrainian athletes who traveled to China to compete in the Paralympic Games, which began on March 4....