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International FootballA long pass split Al-Ittihad: lessons from the 34th-minute goal in DammamAt Dammam, in the 34th minute, Radhi Al-Otaibi received the ball in his own...
VolleyballSMU Beats Pittsburgh 3-1: The Middle Wall and the End of a 58-Match Home StreakThe third set stretched to 38-36. At Pittsburgh's Fitzgerald Field House, a...
VolleyballTwelve Straight Points and the Hole at the Start of Every Game: Vietnam's Women's Sepak Takraw Reaches the Asiad FinalIn the first game of the women's sepak takraw semifinal at Asiad 20, the scor...
International FootballBetween Two Chapters of Life: Free Agents After the Transfer Window ClosedI still remember the feeling when the Vélodrome was empty of spectators durin...
VolleyballVietnamese sports delegation at Asiad 20: Teqball and karate open medal account, women's volleyball stops at quarterfinalsSeptember 20, 2026, Nagoya volleyball arena, Japan. When the final whistle...
Martial ArtsEight Dimensions of Combat Sports Analysis: When Data Must Speak Before the RoarOn the scoreboard, a combat sports bout leaves behind only two words: win and...
EsportsVMC Fall 2026: Vietnam's MLBB Ladder and the Unverified ClaimsAt the halls of HUTECH in the closing days of the tournament, hundreds of...
ChessThe World Cup Scoresheet: PM Modi's Diplomatic Gift and a Historical SymbolThere are diplomatic gifts whose value lies not in material worth, but in the...
International FootballThe Referee's Eye and What VAR Never SeesIn June 2026, in the cramped office of a digital sports platform, I sat in...
Volleyball2026 AVC Men's Asian Championship: India Sweep New Zealand as Quarterfinal Berth Hinges on Oman vs BahrainThe pool stage of the 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Asian Championship in Japan h...
BasketballDimitris Itoudis Calls for Euroleague Expansion to 30 Teams: Vision for Conferences, Playoffs, and Return of Russian BasketballHanoi — In a notable statement at an official Euroleague press conference, he...
Domestic FootballDa Nang 1-5 Hai Phong: When 'harshness' is spelled MakaricIn the 18th minute at Chi Lang Stadium, Da Nang led 1-0. By the 90th, the...
International FootballDjed Spence, £30m and the Day Inter Milan Reclaims a Debt Called ExpectationThere are moments in modern football that people remember not for the goals,...
EsportsNine Dimensions of Esports Analysis: The Discipline of Saying 'Insufficient Information'A nine-layer esports analysis report just landed on my desk. No patch number,...
Table TennisGuernsey Table Tennis Takes Gold at Worthing Junior Team Tournament: A Structural Win, Not a Technical OneA junior table tennis team from the small island of Guernsey has won the...
EsportsVietnamese Esports and the Obsession Called 'Data': When the Analysis Comes Back EmptyI do not narrate matches; I retell what people choose to forget. That sentenc...
International FootballZiraat Turkish Cup Round 2: The 1,200-Kilometre Map and the Empty Space Inside a 'LIVE' ReportIn 147 refereeing situations I reviewed during 28 rounds of the 2026 Chinese...
Domestic FootballDinh Bac Ends His Drought, CAHN Drop Points to Thanh Hoa: VAR Got It Right, the Attack Did NotIn the 87th minute, referee Do Khanh Nam pointed to the penalty spot. Filip...
International FootballOusmane Dembele and the Silence on the Team Sheet: PSG Choose February, the Fans Choose NowIt was three in the morning at a small café on Nguyen Thien Thuat Street in N...
Table TennisNine Layers of Data Behind a Table Tennis ScoreboardThe deciding game, the score 9-7 for the player holding serve. Four rallies...
