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Celtic Announces New Shirt Sponsorship Extension with Dafabet

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7 months ago

December 18, 2024

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Celtic Football Club has announced a three-year contract extension with front of shirt partner, Dafabet.

This will become the longest shirt partnership in the Club’s history, running for 12 consecutive years since first appearing on kit for season 2016/17.

Dafabet initially joined as International Betting Partner in 2015, extending the Club’s relationship with the company to a total of 13 years.

As well as being a hugely important commercial partner, throughout the Club’s partnership, Dafabet has shown its unwavering commitment to Celtic FC Foundation, donating front of shirt space to the Foundation and its associated appeals and campaigns, donating match tickets to a range of local causes, gifting Play on the Park rights every year to supporters and worthy causes, sponsoring many of the charity matches over the course of partnership and offering continual support for all Foundation activities.

John Cruces, Head of Sponsorship at Dafabet, said: “We are very happy to be extending our partnership with Celtic FC.

“To be the longest front of shirt partner on such an iconic and worldwide recognised shirt is a proud moment. To think it was back to the 2016/17 season, an invincible season, that we were first on the shirt is somewhat surreal.

“The measure of success the club has had during our partnership has been incredible and testament to all, both on and off the park. As always we wish the club the very best and look forward to seeing more records broken and achieving common goals.”

Celtic Chief Executive, Michael Nicholson, said: “Dafabet has been a hugely important partner of the club for so many years and we are delighted to agree this new extension.

“It is a partner which has also demonstrated a real and meaningful commitment to our charitable and community dimension, something we are extremely appreciative of.

“It is through the club’s strong fundamentals that we continue to be able to attract and deliver such quality partnerships and through agreements such as the one we announce today we are able to look ahead with confidence. We thank Dafabet for their continued commitment to Celtic.”

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Play’n GO Announces North American Operator Partnership with Caesars Entertainment

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15 minutes ago

July 29, 2025

George Miller

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Deal will bring Swedish gaming giant’s content live on Caesars’ digital platforms in four U.S. jurisdictions and Ontario

Play’n GO, a leading casino entertainment provider, has today announced a new U.S. operator partnership with Caesars Entertainment.

The partnership brings Play’n GO titles such as Buildin’ Bucks, Piggy Blitz, and Reactoonz online across Caesars Palace Online Casino, Caesars Sportsbook & Casino and Horseshoe Online Casino in Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and soon in West Virginia.

This partnership marks another significant milestone in Play’n GO’s growing U.S. footprint, highlighting the company’s commitment to delivering world-class entertainment to players across the country, where it is now licensed in six states.

Anna Mackney, Head of Regional Sales US at Play’n GO: commented “The Caesars brand is synonymous with world-class gaming and entertainment in North America, and it’s an exciting time for our business to announce this partnership. Our mutual commitment to high-quality entertainment and responsible gaming makes them the perfect partner for us as we mark this latest milestone on our U.S. journey.”

Ricardo Cornejo Rivas, Vice President of Online Gaming at Caesars Digital added: “Bringing Play’n GO’s popular titles live on our platforms is a win for our players. We’re committed to continuously making strides in building out our portfolio of titles on our online casino platforms and we’re thankful to bring another great partner like Play’n GO into the fold to make that happen.”

To find out more about Play’n GO, please visit playngo.com

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South Africa takes to the field in PUBGM on 28 July 2025 at 17H00.

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15 minutes ago

July 29, 2025

George Miller

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South Africa’s Protea Esports Team for PUBGM will take on eleven other African countries. The qualifiers are to be streamed on youtube.com/live/yoVHm3_8jAk?si=sYo0jXck7e6GXYVB at 17H00.

Despite Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) having raised its concerns about only the server in Nigeria to be used for the 2025 edition of IESF’s African Regional Qualifiers – AEC25, IESF stuck to its initial decision. The AEC25 will be used to determine which teams go through to IESF’s prestigious World Esports Championships – WEC25 – to be held be held later this year.

MSSA had advocated the use of four servers so that all teams would be equally disadvantaged during the 12 game championship. However, the suggestion seemingly was not considered. Thus certain countries will have much worse ‘ping’ than others. The north and west African states are particularly hard hit with some countries looking at having ‘ping’ up to 300 ms.

A summary of the expected ping is as follows/l

Country	Estimated Ping Lagos → Country Capital or Major City
Ghana	~30–60 ms
Ivory Coast	~60–80 ms
Senegal	~80–120 ms
Morocco	~100–150 ms
Algeria	~140–160 ms
Tunisia	~150–200 ms
Egypt	~150–200 ms
Congo	~100–150 ms
Nigeria	(Local) ~~20–40 ms typical within Lagos region
Somalia	~200–300 ms
Djibouti	~200–300 ms
Madagascar	~200–250 ms
Mauritius	~220–300 ms
Zimbabwe	~150–200 ms
South Africa	~77 ms (Johannesburg), ~172 ms (Cape Town)

The ping will certainly affect the final outcome of IESF’s African Regional Qualifiers.

The top five countries in IESF’s AEC24 held on August 19th – 21st, 2024 in Complexe Sportif Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco were (in order) 1. Egypt, 2. Morocco, 3. Mauritius, 4. Madagascar, and 5. South Africa.

Even though South Africa seems to have an advantage compared to many other African states, the sheer skill of Egypt, and Morocco cannot be discounted, and those two countries are still favourites in this event. On the other hand, Mauritius and Madagascar certainly have their work cut out for themselves with the high ping with which they will have to deal.

Even still, all athletes are hopeful and determined to give their best.

The full South African Protea Esports Team for PUBGM is:

NameClubNickProvince

Richard Henry (Capt.)	Team ENV	Reverb	Eastern Cape
Jaden Moonsamy	Team ENV	MLK	KwaZulu Natal
Clayton Leak	Team ENV	Links	Western Cape
Dylan Pratten	Team ENV	Sneax	KwaZulu Natal

The event shall be streamed on: youtube.com/live/yoVHm3_8jAk?si=sYo0jXck7e6GXYVB

Additional reading:

2025 Calendar of Events
AEC24 – Champions of all of Africa – Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24
AEC24 – Forged in battle – a Counter Strike story…
Affiliation: Private Clubs
Affiliation – Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2025 season.
Awards – 2024 Management Board Awards
Blog – MSSA’s blog page is ranked 9th in South Africa!
Board – Calling all volunteers.
BRICS – Breaking the glass ceiling at 2025 BRICS Esports Championships – 31 May 2025
BRICS – Final day of BRICS Esports Championships – 1 June 2025
BRICS – Luay finishes in fifth place in his group.
BRICS – MSSA National Team Trials for 2025 BRICS Esports Championships for TEKKEN 8 – 13 April 2025
BRICS – Protea Luay Khan faces toughest matches in his life.
BRICS – ReSF to host BRICS Esports Championship 2025 in Tekken – 28 May 2025 to 3 June 2025.
BRICS – Sydney ‘KYōi’ Wood wins both hearts and minds.
BRICS – UNIFIR3 to stream 2025 BRICS Esports Championships on 31 May – 1 June 2025.
BRICS – With cat-like tread…MSSA’s Protea Esports Team for Tekken 8 advances on the 2025 BRICS Esports Championships in Moscow.
Colours 2024 – Almost half the awards are awarded to female gamers.
Colours 2024 – Athletes who have earned Senior Provincial Colours in 2024
Events – 6th WESTERN CAPE Online Championships – 22 February 2025
Events – 24th WESTERN CAPE Championships – 31 May 2025
Events – Last chance to qualify for BRICS Esports Championships – 14th Provincial Online Championships to be held on 5 April 2025.
Events – Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships – 25 January 2025.
Events – Reminder: 5th S A Schools Online National Championships – 28 June 2025
Events – Types of esports events run by MSSA.
Fees: MSSA advises of its affiliation and registration fees for the 2024/2025 season.
Hosting – Hosting official Regional Championships.
IESF – AEC – AFRICAN REGIONAL PLAYOFFS START TODAY FOR MSSA
IWSF – AEC – After an initial loss, SA beats Madagascar.
IESF – AEC – Female Protea Team for the Counter Strike 2 esports title to do battle against Namibia – AEC25
IESF – AEC – Namibia crumbles!
IESF – AEC – Rowell Pillay replaces Neisha Khan as captain of the female Protea MLBB esports team.
IESF – AEC – South Africa conquers all in MLBB…
IESF – AEC – South Africa granted victory with Namibia being disqualified!
IESF – AEC – South Africa takes to the field in PUBGM on 28 July 2025 at 17H00.
IESF – AEC – South Africa to battle both Namibia and Congo on 22 July 2025.
IESF – AEC – South Africa vs Madagascar – 26 July 2025 at 14H00.
IESF – AEC – South Africa vs Namibia – 25 July 2025 at 21H00.
IESF – AEC – The goddess Nike smiles on – again!
IESF – AEC – The Titans meet – South Africa vs Madagascar – 23 July 2023
IESF – AEC – Victoria cum audacia! – South Africa wins!
IESF – AEC – Victory over Madagascar – now on to Namibia!
IESF – AEC – Victory without losses!
IESF – AEC – WAYLANDER stream of IESF’s Southern African Regional Championships
IESF – 136 Nations Registered for IESF 2025 World Esports Championships.
IESF – IESF announces proposed game titles for 17th World Esports Championships to be held in 2025.
IESF – IESF Official Statement on WEC24 Prize Pool Allocation
IESF – MSSA CONFIRMS ITS ENTRY TO WEC25
IESF – Official Game Titles for 2025 IESF WEC25
IESF – SA Proteas to take on four African countries in MLBB – 12 April 2025
IESF – SA Team Trials
International events – After defeating Madagascar, SA’s Female Proteas to take on Mauritius and Ghana..
International events – FHE eFootball World Tournament 2025 – Sign Up Now!
International events – ReSF to host BRICS Esports Championship 2025 in Tekken
International events – SOUTH AFRICA vs IVORY COAST in PUBGM title
International events – TEST MATCH – SOUTH AFRICA vs MAURITIUS in MLBB title
International events – Rose is no wilting bloom – the result of SA vs Mauritius.
International events – SA Female Protea to take on Mauritius and Madagascar in MLBB – 1 May 2025
International events – SA Female Team emerges triumphant!
International events – SA Proteas march on to fight Mauritius in MLBB on 13 April 2025 at 15H00
International events – SA Proteas to take on Congo in MLBB on 13 April 2025 at 13H30
International events – SA trounces Botswana in MLBB
Legal – Privacy. Who is looking after the children?
National Team Trials: Ensuring every athlete achieves their dreams.
National Team Trials – MSSA events that count for National Team Trials for 17th IESF World Championships (WEC25)
Results – Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships held on 25 January 2025.
Team Trials: To qualify for National Team Trials to represent South Africa.
Titles – Esports titles selected for all MSSA’s Premier Provincial and National Championships – 2025.
Titles – Esports titles selected for all MSSA’s 2025 High School and Primary School Championships and leagues.
Titles – Esports titles selected for all MSSA’s 2025 Student Championships.
Transfers: Transfer season – 1 November 2024 to 28 February 2025
WADA – WADA’s 2025 Prohibited List and revised TDSSA

Other news:

Chess – From Georgia with Love – 2018 FIDE Chess Olympiad
Chess – World Chess Olympiad in Batumi 2018 -n a book by Dr. Lyndon Boauh
Western Cape – Table tennis rulebook now available in isiXhosa

Other African News:

Benin – Assemblée Générale Constitutive : la Fédération Béninoise des Sports Électroniques (FBSE) mis sous les fonts baptismaux
Botswana – Botswana has an esports Federation

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2025 PUBG MOBILE World Cup Survival Stage set to determine Grand Finalists

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15 minutes ago

July 29, 2025

George Miller

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The exhilarating Group Stage of the 2025 PUBG MOBILE World Cup (PMWC) has concluded, with Alter Ego Ares dominating the competition
Eight teams will be proceeding directly to the Grand Finals, and the remaining 16 will now battle their way through the Survival Stage to stay in the game
The Survival Stage will take place from the 29th – 30th of July, acting as the last chance for the final teams to stay in the tournament
This year the teams are competing for a share of the impressive $3 million prize pool, as well as the honour of representing PUBG MOBILE at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh
With 6 matches each day, fans will be able to watch the Survival Stage of the 2025 PMWC on on PUBG MOBILE Esports’ YouTube, Facebook and Twitch platforms

The highly-anticipated second edition of the PUBG MOBILE World Cup (PMWC) has concluded the first chapter of this year’s adrenaline-charged tournament. Following the electrifying Group Stage that took place over the weekend, the competition is heating up as the road is now set for the Survival Stage, where the remaining teams will have one more chance to prove their ability and advance to the Grand Finals for a chance to claim the lion’s share of the $3 million prize pool. Powerhouse PUBG MOBILE Esports teams such as DRX and Alpha Gaming turned heads with their highly skilled performances during the opening stage of the competition, but it was Alter Ego Ares that claimed the top ranking of the Group Stage with an impressive 121 points.

The Group Stage of the 2025 PMWC delivered three days of high-octane competition, with 2025 PMGO winner Regnum Carya Esports and reigning 2024 PMWC champions Alpha7 Esports pushing hard in a series of intense matches – yet ultimately falling short of a top-eight finish. In the end, Alter Ego Ares emerged victorious, showcasing exceptional consistency, whilst DRX and Weibo Gaming followed closely with standout moments that had fans on the edge of their seats, marking them as teams to watch out for. Meanwhile, teams like 4Thrives Esports defied expectations to break into the top rankings, taking the second spot in their first global PUBG MOBILE Esports tournament. With the Group Stage complete, the road ahead narrows as the remaining teams prepare for the challenge of the Survival Stage, where every match will count.

The top 8 teams from the Group Stage advancing straight to the the Grand Finals are:

Alter Ego Ares
4Thrives Esports
DRX
Weibo Gaming
Alpha Gaming
Team Secret
TT Global
IDA Esports

The remaining 16 teams from the Group Stage heading to the Survival Stage are:

Regnum Carya Esports
Nongshim RedForce
Yangon Galacticos
Alpha7 Esports
Horaa Esports
POWR Esports
Team AxTMG
Team Vision
eArena
INFLUENCE RAGE
R8 Esports
INTENSE GAME
Fire Flux Esports
Team Falcons
KINOTROPE Gaming
Gamax Esports

The top eight performing teams from the Group Stage have secured their place in the Grand Finals, but the remaining 16 teams will battle their way through the high-intensity Survival Stage, taking place from the 29th – 30th July. With six matches taking place over each day during this stage, fans can expect to see the teams delivering their highest level of play. With highly-strategic gameplay and momentous clashes to come, this stage will decide which eight out of the remaining 16 teams have the determination to advance to the 2025 PMWC Grand Finals.

Key Dates:

Survival Stage: 29th-30th July
Grand Finals: 1st-3rd August

The Survival Stage represents the last lifeline for teams aiming to secure their place among the world’s most elite PUBG MOBILE Esports teams in the Grand Finals. With a staggering $3 million prize pool on the line and the prestige of the 2025 PMWC being a centrepiece of the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, every match carries immense weight for the final teams. As the tension builds, the 16 contending teams will need to deliver peak performances to seize this final opportunity for glory, in this year’s official mid-season tournament.

Fans can tune in to watch the 2025 PMWC Survival Stage on PUBG MOBILE Esports’ YouTube, Facebook and Twitch channels, July 29th – 30th. For more PUBG MOBILE Esports news, stay tuned on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube.

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