Names In The News: John Bain To Be Inducted Into Esports HOF

Former gaming personality JOHN "TOTALBISCUIT" BAIN will reportedly be inducted into the Esports Hall of Fame during ESL One Hamburg 2018 later this month. Bain died in May at the age of 33 from terminal bowel cancer. He gained a following in the gaming industry while running WoW Radio, a popular World of Warcraft radio station, from '05-10 (VARIETY, 10/19). ... LIONEL MESSI broke his arm during his team's 4-2 win over Sevilla on Saturday (STUFF, 10/21). ... SLOANE STEPHENS confirmed she will join a "star-studded field" at next year's Sydney Int'l. Stephens, who qualified sixth for this week's WTA Finals, is expected to battle it out with ANGELIQUE KERBER and NAOMI OSAKA (Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH, 10/20). ... CHRISTIAN WADE "appears set for a remarkable career change to American football" after it emerged on Thursday that he is leaving Premiership Rugby side Wasps to "pursue a future in the NFL." He has 82 Premiership tries to his name, "placing him third" on the all-time list (London GUARDIAN, 10/19).