Marta CoxMarta Cox
TennisSabalenka and Three Rounds at the US Open: When Victory Doesn't Tell the Whole StoryNew York, a late August evening. Arthur Ashe Stadium is no foreign place for...
International FootballWhispers from the Dressing Room: When the Legs Can No Longer Keep Up with the MindThe afternoon training session at Appiano Gentile took place under a thick gr...
ChessThe Scandinavian Defense: The Time-Saving Chess Game and an Unverified PromiseThere is a position people often call 'simple' and then file away in the draw...
Domestic FootballThe V.League and the Long-Foretold Death of Vietnamese Youth FootballIn early January 2026, at Việt Trì Stadium, Nguyễn Xuân Son received a long...
International FootballRonaldo at 41 and Portugal's Wrong Measuring StickEvery time the Portugal national team enters a major tournament, one number i...
Domestic FootballU23 Vietnam 0-1 U23 Uzbekistan: When the Low Block Cracks at Its Weakest PointThe first half ended with a 0-1 scoreline. U23 Vietnam, needing only a draw t...
BadmintonThuy Linh Falls to Xu Wen Jing at Vietnam Open: Two Games, Two Different StoriesAt the twentieth point of the second game, with the score tied 20-20, Xu Wen...
Table TennisABIODUN Wins European U19 Crown: A Champion with a Blemish and the Fingerprints of French Table TennisAntibes, southern France. A table tennis table wiped clean, a small stand far...
BadmintonRecounting India's Badminton Rhythm — When One Spearhead Could Not Carry the Whole Asian Games 2026 SkyRecounting India's Badminton Rhythm — When One Spearhead Could Not Carry the...
SwimmingTatsuya Murasa Breaks Japanese National Record with 47.83 in 100m Freestyle, Standout Opening SplitTatsuya Murasa, 19-year-old Japanese swimmer, broke the national record in th...
Esports87 Seconds of Silence in Lusail: When Semi-Automated SAOT Still Leaves the Final Call to RefereesThe big screen at Lusail Stadium flashed the words "Reviewing offside" in the...
Domestic FootballVietnamese Football Between Two Horizons: ASEAN Glory and the World Cup Qualifying FallIn the 32nd minute of the second leg of the final at Rajamangala Stadium in...
VolleyballKentucky Rallies Past Louisville: The In-State Derby Reaches the Top-5 Summit for the First TimeThe scoreboard jumped from 27-27 to 29-27 on a rally I had to rewind three...
VolleyballA year of decline for Vietnam women's volleyball: when both wings are locked and the ball is forced to the middleIn the third set of a match I was watching from Guangzhou on a screen, I wrot...
BasketballKevin Love's Invisible Value: When 38.5% eFG Hides His Spacing Role for LeBron JamesGame 5, NBA Finals 2026. Kevin Love finished the game with a mere 38.5% eFG –...
VolleyballTurkish Men's Volleyball and the 2027 Dream: A Historic Sixth Place and the Equation Named DrawThe Turkish men's national volleyball team is standing at the threshold of a...
VolleyballDakar 2026: The Beach Volleyball Schedule and the Empty Column Where Kick-off Times Should BeEleven at Night, and Four Letters 'x' At eleven at night I opened the beach...
BadmintonThe Path of a Silver Medal: India and the Japan Draw at the 2026 Asian GamesI still keep the page of notes from Hangzhou, October 2026. The page holds a...
International FootballThe Empty No. 10 at the Monumental: Why Argentina Cannot Permanently Retire Messi's LegacyIn the dressing room at the Monumental stadium, there is an empty hook. No on...
EsportsPaper Rex retain f0rsakeN and something: rebuild begins with two open seatsThe Busan night was as quiet as a hospital waiting room, and I reopened Sheep...
International FootballWhispers from the Dressing Room: When the Legs Can No Longer Keep Up with the MindThe afternoon training session at Appiano Gentile took place under a thick gr...
ChessThe Scandinavian Defense: The Time-Saving Chess Game and an Unverified PromiseThere is a position people often call 'simple' and then file away in the draw...
Domestic FootballThe V.League and the Long-Foretold Death of Vietnamese Youth FootballIn early January 2026, at Việt Trì Stadium, Nguyễn Xuân Son received a long...
International FootballRonaldo at 41 and Portugal's Wrong Measuring StickEvery time the Portugal national team enters a major tournament, one number i...
Domestic FootballU23 Vietnam 0-1 U23 Uzbekistan: When the Low Block Cracks at Its Weakest PointThe first half ended with a 0-1 scoreline. U23 Vietnam, needing only a draw t...
BadmintonThuy Linh Falls to Xu Wen Jing at Vietnam Open: Two Games, Two Different StoriesAt the twentieth point of the second game, with the score tied 20-20, Xu Wen...
Table TennisABIODUN Wins European U19 Crown: A Champion with a Blemish and the Fingerprints of French Table TennisAntibes, southern France. A table tennis table wiped clean, a small stand far...
BadmintonRecounting India's Badminton Rhythm — When One Spearhead Could Not Carry the Whole Asian Games 2026 SkyRecounting India's Badminton Rhythm — When One Spearhead Could Not Carry the...
SwimmingTatsuya Murasa Breaks Japanese National Record with 47.83 in 100m Freestyle, Standout Opening SplitTatsuya Murasa, 19-year-old Japanese swimmer, broke the national record in th...
Esports87 Seconds of Silence in Lusail: When Semi-Automated SAOT Still Leaves the Final Call to RefereesThe big screen at Lusail Stadium flashed the words "Reviewing offside" in the...
Domestic FootballVietnamese Football Between Two Horizons: ASEAN Glory and the World Cup Qualifying FallIn the 32nd minute of the second leg of the final at Rajamangala Stadium in...
VolleyballKentucky Rallies Past Louisville: The In-State Derby Reaches the Top-5 Summit for the First TimeThe scoreboard jumped from 27-27 to 29-27 on a rally I had to rewind three...
VolleyballA year of decline for Vietnam women's volleyball: when both wings are locked and the ball is forced to the middleIn the third set of a match I was watching from Guangzhou on a screen, I wrot...
BasketballKevin Love's Invisible Value: When 38.5% eFG Hides His Spacing Role for LeBron JamesGame 5, NBA Finals 2026. Kevin Love finished the game with a mere 38.5% eFG –...
VolleyballTurkish Men's Volleyball and the 2027 Dream: A Historic Sixth Place and the Equation Named DrawThe Turkish men's national volleyball team is standing at the threshold of a...
VolleyballDakar 2026: The Beach Volleyball Schedule and the Empty Column Where Kick-off Times Should BeEleven at Night, and Four Letters 'x' At eleven at night I opened the beach...
BadmintonThe Path of a Silver Medal: India and the Japan Draw at the 2026 Asian GamesI still keep the page of notes from Hangzhou, October 2026. The page holds a...
International FootballThe Empty No. 10 at the Monumental: Why Argentina Cannot Permanently Retire Messi's LegacyIn the dressing room at the Monumental stadium, there is an empty hook. No on...
EsportsPaper Rex retain f0rsakeN and something: rebuild begins with two open seatsThe Busan night was as quiet as a hospital waiting room, and I reopened Sheep...
