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In Focus

Ikea and Aldi plug into gaming and esports market in lockdown boom

Lidl also looking to get a cut of the action amid record spending by world’s 2.5 billion gamers

4 Mar 2021

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In Depth

How to win $3m playing Fortnite

US teenager banks record-breaking prize fund at yesterday’s Fortnite World Cup

29 Jul 2019

Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton race ahead of Ferrari duo Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc

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In Brief

F1: Lewis Hamilton expects Ferrari to bounce back

Williams must treat Australia as a ‘test session’ and Fernando Alonso invests in esports racing platform

19 Mar 2019

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In Brief

ePremier League: how it works, registration and key dates

All 20 clubs in English football’s top-flight will feature in the Fifa 19 tournament

10 Oct 2018

Christian Fuchs esports NoFuchsGiven Leicester

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In Brief

Leicester’s Christian Fuchs talks esports, Fifa and Fortnite

Premier League winner launched his own esports team in June

19 Sep 2018

Daniel Ricciardo and his former Red Bull Racing team-mate Max Verstappen

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In Brief

F1: ‘big chance’ Daniel Ricciardo could stay at Red Bull

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen says Ricciardo is the ‘perfect’ teammate

29 Jun 2018

League of Legends Esports China Hangzhou

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In Brief

Gamers at the Games? Olympic forum to focus on esports

Olympic Movement will meet the world of competitive video gaming

27 Jun 2018

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NBA 2K League draft season dates teams players

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In Brief

NBA 2K League: how the inaugural draft will work

Mavs Gaming will get first pick at the NBA 2K League Draft on 4 April

14 Mar 2018

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In Depth

Esports: why we should believe the hype

In Depth: the esports industry is predicted to grow to £1.44bn by 2022

20 Oct 2017

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In Brief

NBA 2K League: search to find the world’s best players

The NBA is launching its own e-sport league, with 17 teams signed up for year one

4 Oct 2017

Esports

Ikea and Aldi plug into gaming and esports market in lockdown boom

How to win $3m playing Fortnite

F1: Lewis Hamilton expects Ferrari to bounce back

ePremier League: how it works, registration and key dates

Leicester’s Christian Fuchs talks esports, Fifa and Fortnite

F1: ‘big chance’ Daniel Ricciardo could stay at Red Bull

Gamers at the Games? Olympic forum to focus on esports

Enjoy a different view

NBA 2K League: how the inaugural draft will work

Esports: why we should believe the hype

NBA 2K League: search to find the world’s best players

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