sam craigie
BilliardsThree Centuries in a Row and a Break of 84: Two Roads to the Belfast Semi-FinalsThree frames, three centuries. 104, then 115, then 101. Mark Williams sat dow...
International FootballAl Nassr 0-4 Al Ain: Four Goals, One Headlock, and a 40-Year-Old Structural HoleAt the 12th minute, from row seven of the East Stand, I wrote a short line in...
TennisShanghai Masters: Medvedev's Four Lost Service Games and Jodar's Return RhythmWhat I remember is not the last serve. First set, sixth game. Daniil Medvedev...
International FootballIssa Doumbia: 23 Million Euros, One Serie A Season and a Silence Nobody MeasuresIn the transfer report I read three times, a string of numbers sits side by...
ChessDaniel King's Najdorf Update: 60 Minutes, Five Line-Complexes, and the Lesson of Theory With an Expiry DateOn an October evening in Shanghai, I downloaded a video file exactly 60 minut...
Domestic FootballV.League and the Fourth Foreign Slot: A Bubble, or a Deferred Invoice?I was sitting in the main stand on an April evening, match sheet in hand, and...
Domestic FootballBia Saigon and the Journey of Connecting with Vietnamese Football Pride at ASEAN Cup 2026On the night of the second leg final in Bangkok, as the final whistle blew,...
Martial ArtsThe Billion-Dollar Gamble: When Money Flow Decides an Entire SeasonThe Billion-Dollar Gamble: When Money Flow Decides an Entire Season Modern...
International FootballConceição's dislocated left shoulder: Juventus enter a six-match block without their right-wing outletHe fell on his left shoulder. Not on his hip, not on his backside, not on his...
ChessThe Elephant Gambit in the Bundesliga: The Second Move and the Trap of BeliefIn one round of the Bundesliga, the team league widely regarded as the...
BadmintonLakshya Sen at Asian Games 2026: A Five-Match Knockout Map Where the Head-to-Head Data Points the Other WayTwo in the morning in Busan, September. The cranes at the port are down to...
AthleticsYoo Ji-won, the final 500 meters, and the safety gap in the amateur running boomAt 8:49 a.m. on October 11, at the 21st kilometer of the half marathon at the...
International FootballPhilipp Treu and Germany's Forgettable Right Flank: Has Klopp Found the Solution, or Just One Night in Amsterdam?On the night at the Johan Cruyff Arena, when Philipp Treu first wore the...
SwimmingYu Yiting Breaks the Asian Record in the Women's 200m IM With 2:02.80: A Map of Four SplitsIn the individual medley, there is one length nearly every swimmer fears but...
BasketballValanciunas shines in Zalgiris' second preseason victoryZalgiris Kaunas just closed their second week of preseason with a second...
BasketballWhen the Analysis Is Empty: Lessons on Silence in Modern Sports JournalismPeople ask me, at age 62, after 46 years of observing the sports industry, wh...
BasketballVietnam's Domestic Transfer Market: The Payroll Signs First, the Contract Signs LaterVietnam's Domestic Transfer Market: The Payroll Signs First, the Contract Sig...
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...
EsportsVCT cuts from 40 to 32 teams: money is redistributed, access is tightenedI still remember a night in Seoul, watching a Vietnamese tier-2 team knock on...
SwimmingRaphael-Sauveur Cristofini Commits to Florida: French Swimming Talent and the LCM to SCY Transition ChallengeIn a SwimSwam recruiting report, Raphael-Sauveur Cristofini – a French swimme...
