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Dylan Dreyer is one determined woman. The Today show presenter is happily married to her husband, Brian Fichera, but that doesn't mean she's about to let him win.Taking to Instagram, Dylan shared a video of the pair battling it out on the beach in a running race. MORE: Dylan Dreyer reveals her son's adorable resemblance to Prince GeorgeIn the clip, the mom-of-three makes serious strides as she surges powerfully forward through the sand - while her husband faceplants behind her. WATCH: Dylan Dreyer films the reality of living with young children Dylan captioned the post: "If you follow @fishlense perhaps you saw the video of him and me racing…and Brian winning.

Riot Games – the developer behind Valorant and League Of Legends – has shared that “nearly every game” that the company makes will be competitive with “some sort of esports component to it”.At the launch of Riot’s Project Stryker broadcast centre in Dublin, Needham spoke to NME about the company’s plans to incorporate esports into future Riot titles – including Project Lion, an upcoming fighting game.“If you look at Riot’s games, almost all of our games are competitive games, with varying levels of whether they’d be good sports or not,” said Needham. “We’ve talked about Lion publicly, obviously esports is a really core part of the fighting game community, so we’ll be investing there.”“But all the games that Riot produces, we really look at games that can span generations.

Gallery: 'I realized that they couldn't remember how mean they had been to me. . . ' The A-list stars who were BULLIED at school before finding fame (BANG Showbiz)Although Walker is almost a teenager, the 51-year-old actress still can't resist cradling him like a baby.

Dylan Dreyer loves being a doting mother to her three sons, Calvin, five, two-year-old Oliver, and Rusty, one. MORE: Dylan Dreyer pens sweet tribute to husband as they spend Father's Day apartBut she's just as much looking forward to enjoying the things she did before her pregnancy, and that includes her fondness for golfing.VIDEO: Dylan Dreyer shares baby Rusty's cute milestoneThe Today co-host shared pictures announcing her excitement for returning to play the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship (the AC Championship) this year.The photos, however, showed how she last appeared for the tournament, sporting a full baby bump while pregnant with Rusty at the time.MORE: Dylan Dreyer shares Royal Ascot adventures as she leaves Today in New York to report in UKShe was even the first pregnant golfer to compete at the championship and was also jokingly deemed "Best Dressed" according to the stats she shared, even featuring a shot of hers with her husband Brian Fichera.The mom-of-three was elated to be returning without a baby on the way, however, as she penned: "It's almost time!! I can't wait to finally play in the @acchampionship NOT pregnant!!A post shared by Dylan Dreyer (@dylandreyernbc)Dylan will return to the AC Championship for the first time since giving birth"Thanks to @playingnine for collecting my stats (and for dressing me last year, which wasn't easy until I found them!!) My goal this year is to not be in the bottom 10.

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EXCLUSIVE: Screen Gems has acquired the rights to Crypt TV’s horror Island of the Dolls, based on the infamous, true story of La Isla de las Munecas south of Mexico City, in a competitive situation.

Sony Pictures has landed rights to the upcoming Dolly Parton starrer Run, Rose, Run in a highly competitive situation, Deadline can confirm. EVP of Literary Affairs Drew Reed was instrumental in landing the deal, which was contingent on a theatrical release for the film.

Michael Owen's daughter Gemma Owen has opened up on the influence her dad's incredibly successful football career has had as she admitted she's got a competitive nature ahead of entering this year's Love Island. Following rumours the fashion designer, who set up her own bikini brand this year, would be the celebrity contestant entering the Spanish villa for the latest series, 19 year old Gemma has been confirmed to be one of the sizzling new Islanders.The stunning brunette, who is former Liverpool striker Michael's eldest child of four and left former Islanders Brad and Aaron swooning, told how sport has always been a "big thing" for her and her family as she shared her excitement for the experience.

RB Leipzig appeared in relaxed mood ahead of their crunch Europa League clash with Rangers on Thursday.

Valorant esports player Jay “Sinatraa” Won was suspended by Riot Games for “failing to fully cooperate” with an investigation into accusations of sexual assault.However, yesterday (April 12) Sinatraa took to social media to say he was “ready for a return to competitive play.”Sinatraa was a pro gamer and a member of Valorant team Sentinels when his ex-girlfriend Cleo Hernandez released a statement on Twitter detailing her relationship with him. In the lengthy post, Hernandez detailed multiple instances of alleged sexual assault, gaslighting, and mental and emotional abuse at the hands of Sinatraa alongside supporting evidence.Within days, Sinatraa was temporarily suspended by Sentinels with Riot Games later handing out a six-month ban due to his failure to fully cooperate with the investigation.Speaking about the decision Alex Francois, the Head of Competitive Operations for Valorant Esports said that while the investigation “did not come to a definitive conclusion”, the Competitive Operations team that was reviewing the case “had serious concerns with Sinatraa’s conduct during the course of the investigation.”The ban expired in September but since then, Sinatraa hasn’t taken part in any professional tournaments.However, yesterday (April 12) he took to Twitter to say “It’s been a year since I was forced to step back from competitive play.

This Morning presenter Josie Gibson has exclusively revealed that she will be appearing on another TV show. The ITV favourite is back hosting This Morning alongside Vernon Kay whilst presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield take a break during the Easter holidays.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car scooped the International Feature Film Oscar tonight, becoming the second movie from Japan to take a competitive prize in the category formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film (it’s the fifth for Japan if we count honorary awards given out in the 1950s).

HE has a reputation for pushing his Strictly dance partners to the brink because of his fierce competitiveness - causing fiery rows backstage. But Brendan Cole, 45, insists this bad boy image was manipulated by BBC bosses - who only showed one side of him for 15 years.

Dancing On Ice tensions were at an all time high on Sunday 13 March evening as the five remaining couples came head to head in the semi-finals.The jam-packed ITV show started off on a rocky note as Phillip Schofield was left presenting the show on his own after his co-host Holly Willoughby pulled out hours before as she tested positive with Covid-19. Luckily, he pulled out of the bag and went on without a hitch, while Dancing On Ice's Associate Creative Director Dan Whiston performed a stunning routine in the opening number.The popular programme had everything from Brendan Cole's unfortunate fall on the ice during his solo routine to a double elimination, which saw Connor Ball and Kye Whyte leaving the rink with their professional partners. And the emotional revelations before each couple's routine left many in tears, including judge Oti Mabuse.

THE Dancing On Ice final is just days away - and the competition is certaining heating up. Either Brendan Cole, Connor Ball, Kimberly Wyatt, Kye Whyte or Paul Gascoigne Regan Gascoigne will win the ITV show later this month.

Foals have spoken about how they now feel comfortable being “in a lane of one”, adding that they no longer feel competitive with other bands.The Oxford band were speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story to launch their upcoming new album, ‘Life Is Yours’. While this upcoming record will be Foals’ seventh album, frontman Yannis Philippakis “balked” at the suggestion that the band were now “indie statesmen”.“I mean, I don’t agree with the ‘indie’ bit, I guess, weirdly – or the statesmen bit,” Yannis told NME.

Kate Middleton's "competitive nature" has been exposed by rugby player and fellow Royal family member Mike Tindall, who is married to Princess Anne's daughter Zara Tindall.The Duchess of Cambridge has recently been stepping up to take on more solo engagements and more senior duties as an official member of the higher level institution.The 40 year old mum-of-three was also announced as Prince Harry's replacement as Patron of England rugby. But while Mike, 43, said the Duchess looked "effortless" during her training session, he claimed she also has a relentless drive to succeed and be "good at things".

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorShaun White has announced his official retirement from competitive snowboarding, with Beijing 2022 marking not only his last time on the Olympic stage, but also in any official competition.“It will be my last competition, which is pretty special,” White told a news conference in Zhangjiakou, China on Saturday, according to the official Olympic website. “It’s been a beautiful run.

Tiger Woods is back!The 45-year-old star returned to competitive golf for the first time in nearly a year on Saturday at the PNC Championship in Orlando. Woods' 12-year-old son, Charlie, was there by his side wearing matching outfits, which included a peach-colored polo shirt.In fact, it was at this father/son challenge last year where Woods last played competitive golf.

Alissa Simon Film CriticWith last year’s surprise nominee “The Man Who Sold His Skin” hailing from Tunisia, Oscar handicappers should be sure to give West Asia and North Africa titles close scrutiny this time around. Among the 11 submissions are several titles likely to be highly competitive in the international feature category.

UPDATED: Tiger Woods announced his return to competitive golf this morning. It’s not The Masters, but Woods will play alongside his 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship on December 18.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comWhile accepting his award for Variety’s Hitmaker of Tomorrow, Jack Harlow gifted the audience with a story from his childhood, revealing how a reading program stoked his competitive side, and how he’s been a voracious reader since he was a little kid. That combination, along with a little Harry Potter, made him the artist he is today.Harlow took the stage at the Variety Hitmakers award presentation in Los Angeles, noting that he hasn’t met everyone in the crowd, but wanted everyone to get a chance to know him, launching into this sweet story from his past.

HE may have retired from international rugby, but England legend James Haskell still has an athlete’s mindset – in the bedroom, that is. The 6ft 3 former flanker, married to Chloe Madeley, says he “approaches sex like a competitive sport”.

Riot Games says it is removing four-stacks (groups of four players) from the competitive queue in Valorant, due to ongoing “toxicity reports”.Essentially this means that groups squadding up and communicating as a team of four cannot go into competitive five player games. According to recent patch notes post, this has been done for multiple reasons:“Alongside the five-stack changes, we are also removing four-stacks from the competitive queue,” read the post.

The streets surrounding the stadium are deserted save for a few dog walkers, while there may well be more players and staff on and around the pitch than there are fans in the stands.

Whether he’s presenting ITV’s Good Morning Britain or starring in sitcom Citizen Khan, Adil Ray has become a regular on the box. And this week, he’s back on our screens hosting the second series of ITV quiz show, Lingo.The revived series sees contestants going head-to-head to fill in the blanks and guess a series of simple words to win a cash prize.

Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot put their art skills to the test on Wednesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Emma Raducanu has no plans to change her approach despite a life-changing past few weeks. The 18-year-old won a shock US Open title in only her second Grand Slam before being whisked to star-studded events like the Met Gala and the new James Bond premiere.

Since the launch show on Saturday 18 September, Strictly fever has been sweeping across the nation. We now know who all the celebs are partnered with, but what do the judges think of this year's line up? In an interview with the BBC, veteran judge Craig Revel Horwood opened up about his predictions for the upcoming competition.

Facebook Watch to produce a first-of-its-kind unscripted reality dating competition featuring an all-Black cast of singles dodging their dealbreakers while looking for lasting love.Love Locked follows 12 single Black professionals strategically selected by two matchmakers and paired together based on compatibility points in an attempt to find a true love match.Executive produced by The Shade Room Founder and CEO Angelica Nwandu, Love Locked tasks each single with finding their pre-selected match on their own. Once they have discovered their matches, the couples must make it through a series of challenges exposing their relationship dealbreakers along the way, with two players eliminated after each challenge.

is changing its format after recent backlash.After coming under fire for having activists compete against one another, the show is shifting from a competitive series to a documentary special. In a statement released on Wednesday, CBS, Global Citizen and Live Nation, which produce the project, noted the changes and highlighted the fault in the show structure." was designed to show a wide audience the passion, long hours, and ingenuity that activists put into changing the world, hopefully inspiring others to do the same.

Chris Willman Music Writer“The Activist,” a CBS series that had itself become the target of online activism in recent days, is being reconfigured in response to the firestorm of criticism, and will now become a one-time documentary special instead of a five-episode competition series, Variety has learned.Although footage for the original incarnation of the series had already been shot, this version of “The Activist” will be entirely new, with filming expected to begin from scratch.The show, originally set to premiere as a series on Oct. 22, had faced serious heat since Usher, Julianne Hough and Priyanka Chopra Jonas were announced as hosts late last week.

Vivienne Chow New features by some of the most prominent filmmakers from the Asia-Pacific region including The Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Bangladesh’s Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and Japan’s Ogigami Naoko are among the seven titles competing for the Kim Jiseok Award at the upcoming 26th Busan International Film Festival (Oct. 6-16, 2021).Works by Royston Tan from Singapore, China’s Wang Qi, Aparna Sen from India and Ilgar Najaf from Azerbaijan have also been nominated.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Lorenzo Vigas, who made film festival history by being the first Venezuelan-born filmmaker to snag the Venice Golden Lion in 2015, is back on the Lido with “The Box” (“La Caja”), the final part of a trilogy that began with his Cannes Critics’ Week short “Elephants Never Forget” and continued with his Venice-winning feature debut, “From Afar.”A resident of Mexico since 2001, Vigas was watching the news on TV about people recovering the bodies of their lost relatives from mass graves when the idea for “The Box” came to him.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Mexico’s Michel Franco is back in Venice after his triumphant Silver Lion win last year for his dystopian thriller “New Order.” His new film “Sundown” is in competition at the Lido where it world premieres on Sunday.

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