Tenåringsstjernen innen dart, Luke Littler, anser seg selv som bedre enn Lamine Yamal
Luke Littler, tenåringsstjernen i dart, vinner av to PDC-verdensmesterskap i 2025 og 2026, vinner av 14 store enkeltitler fra Professional Darts Corporation (allerede den tredje mestvinnende gjennom tidene i en alder av 19 år), anser seg selv som den beste unge idrettsutøveren for øyeblikket, og overgår andre kjente 19-åringer som fotballspilleren Lamine Yamal og F1-føreren Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Littler ble spurt av The Sun om han anser seg selv som den mest dominerende idrettsutøveren i verden. Han snakket om tennisspilleren Jannik Sinner (som er 24) og sa: «Det er selvfølgelig vanskelig å si akkurat nå, med tanke på at Sinner vant Wimbledon. Men ja, måten jeg vinner kamper på og måten jeg presterer og henter hjem trofeer på, er jeg sannsynligvis den beste som finnes.»
Når det gjelder trofeer, kommer ingen i nærheten av Littler, som så langt har vunnet seks store titler og sikter mot å ta alle de 11 trofeene i år (han har også vunnet 66 av sine siste 76 kamper siden november).
Littler bagatelliserte også Lamine Yamals bidrag til Spania i VM. «Det er klart, Spania vant VM, og alle snakker om Lamine Yamal. Jeg mener, han gjorde vel egentlig ikke så mye, gjorde han vel? Scoret kanskje ett mål. Og ga en målgivende pasning også.»
«Er han den beste 19-åringen i verden? Nei, det er han ikke. Så lenge jeg vinner, spiller bra og henter hjem trofeer, er det alt som teller».
Tencent's cyberpunk rival to Grand Theft Auto is in trouble as its developer lays off 80 people
Tencent's ambitious attempt to build a rival to Grand Theft Auto appears to be floundering, as Last Sentinel developer Lightspeed LA has laid off 80 people following the publisher's loss of confidence in the project.
If you're not familiar with Last Sentinel, that would be forgivable. The cyberpunk open world has been in development for six years and was announced at The Game Awards in 2023. But doubts began to circulate about the state of the Last Sentinel after a suite of promotional videos published last year failed to show any footage of the game itself.
Now, as reported by Bloomberg, it appears we'll be lucky to see any of Last Sentinel at all. Following multiple delays and at least one partial project reboot, publisher Tencent has opted not to move forward with the project, and as a result Lightspeed Entertainment has laid off dozens of employees.
As Bloomberg details, Last Sentinel appears to have been in trouble for some time. The game was built as a glossy open-world affair set in a vertical city in a cyberpunk Japan, featuring destructible environments alongside the usual GTA-ish mix of driving and shooting.
However, the game was being built by a much smaller team than Rockstar used for its latter-day open worlds, and according to anonymous sources at Lightspeed, that team had to contend with an unclear vision and a "polarizing" approach to management by former Rockstar San Diego studio director Steve Martin.
After a poor playtest and an unimpressive demonstration to Tencent executives earlier this year, Lightspeed apparently scrambled to assemble an improved version of Last Sentinel. But whatever the team put together apparently wasn't enough, and Tencent has washed its hands of the project.
To be clear, Last Sentinel hasn't been cancelled yet. Lightspeed is still working on the project without Tencent's backing. But the studio is planning to "shift the creative and development direction" of the game "to meet player expectations". Given players were set up to expect a cyberpunk open-world rival to Grand Theft Auto, it's hard to see how Lightspeed can square this given the challenges that lie ahead.
Der Teenager-Darts-Superstar Luke Littler hält sich für besser als Lamine Yamal
Luke Littler, der jugendliche Darts-Superstar, Gewinner von zwei PDC-Weltmeisterschaften 2025 und 2026, Gewinner von 14 großen Einzeltiteln von der Professional Darts Corporation (bereits der drittmeiste aller Zeiten mit 19 Jahren), hält sich derzeit für den besten jungen Sportler und übertrifft damit andere berühmte 19-Jährige wie Fußballer Lamine Yamal und F1-Fahrer Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Littler wurde von The Sun gefragt, ob er sich selbst für den dominantesten Sportler der Welt halte. Er sprach über den Tennisspieler Jannik Sinner (der 24 ist) und sagte: "Offensichtlich ist es im Moment schwer zu sagen, da Sinner Wimbledon gewinnt. Aber ja, so wie ich Spiele gewinne und wie ich produziere und Trophäen sammle, ist es wahrscheinlich das Beste überhaupt."
Was die Trophäen angeht, kommt niemand an Littler heran, der bisher sechs Major-Titel gewonnen hat und in diesem Jahr auf einen sauberen Sweep aller 11 Trophäen abzielt (er hat seit November auch 66 seiner letzten 76 Spiele gewonnen).
Littler spielte auch Lamine Yamals Beiträge zu Spanien bei der Weltmeisterschaft herunter. "Offensichtlich hat Spanien die Weltmeisterschaft gewonnen und alle reden über Lamine Yamal. Ich meine, er hat eigentlich nicht viel gemacht, oder? Hat vielleicht ein Tor erzielt. Auch assistiert."
" Ist er der beste 19-Jährige der Welt? Nein, ist er nicht. Solange ich gewinne, gut spiele und Trophäen sammle, ist das alles, was zählt."
