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International FootballTurkey sacks Vincenzo Montella: Four defeats, an erased Euro quarter-final ticket, and the power vacuum behind itThe match ended 3-1 in favour of Italy. Not a single official from the Turkis...
International FootballCalhanoglu, Dimarco and the Hole in the Middle: Inter Enter the Parma Fixture With a Recovery PuzzleIn the Tuesday training session at the Suning training centre, Hakan Calhanog...
International FootballA Whisper from Cagliari: Romano, Inter and the Void Beside CalhanogluAt twenty years old, Alessandro Romano stands 1m85. Scouts in Serie A usually...
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...
Martial ArtsUFC 333: Volkanovski, Yan and the Case Files That Need More Time to Read CorrectlyFour minutes and 28 seconds. I wrote that mark in my notebook before I wrote...
TennisThe Empty Data Vault and the Patience of a Youth Football ArchaeologistThe analysis that landed in my inbox at the start of the week ran nine pages...
BadmintonChina Masters 2026: India Through the Quarter-Finals — Srikanth, Satwik-Chirag, and the Depth of a Badminton NationThere was a moment in that 69-minute match that I rewatched four times, pausi...
Domestic FootballBau Thuy runs for VFF president: the seat costs far more than it looksInside a packed press room at Hang Day Stadium, more than thirty reporters...
BadmintonVietnam Open 2026: Nguyễn Tiến Minh and the lesson of perseverance at 43 on Super 100 courtsVietnam Open 2026: Nguyễn Tiến Minh and the lesson of perseverance at 43 on...
EsportsFaker and the National Stamp: When Korea Post Put Its Seal on a GamerOn October 21, in Seoul, a large board was pulled from its frame. Beneath the...
BadmintonHalf a Badminton Court: The Sideline Does Not Discriminate, the Gaze DoesI sat in the third row of a provincial gymnasium and I counted. Not points. I...
Domestic FootballTrung Dat's 40-metre strike: a rare moment, and the limits of reading it as scouting dataLate in the first half at Dan Phuong stadium, Trung Dat collected the ball ne...
VolleyballNebraska Holds No. 1 in the NCAA's First Top 16: How the Committee Reads SchedulesOn October 18, 2026, the NCAA selection committee released its first 16-team...
Martial ArtsRaoni Barcelos Leaves Hospital After UFC Health Scare: The Story of Age and Limits in the Bantamweight DivisionThe Moment on the Canvas In that instant, the roar of nearly twenty thousand...
ChessSixty Minutes for the Whole Najdorf: Five Doors and One Mislabeled File2:47 A.M., and a Label Glued in the Wrong Place It was raining in Hanoi. I sa...
Martial ArtsMuay Thai Opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: The 63.5 kg Ceiling and the Missing Weigh-In ProtocolMuay Thai opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: the 63.5 kg ceiling...
International FootballBarcelona beat Levante 4-2: Five wins out of five and the crack in the final eleven minutesIn the fifth minute at Ciutat de València, the ball was pushed down the left...
Formula 1When F1 Data Goes Silent: Lessons from a Groundless Analysis File in MilanIn the analysis room in Milan, I have a habit of reopening old report files o...
Martial ArtsSal Everett, Dana White's Personal Assistant, Earns UFC Contract with a Technical KnockoutSal Everett, 29, personal assistant to UFC President Dana White, has official...
SwimmingNguyen Huy Hoang and the 1'47 Problem: Why Vietnamese Swimming Lacks DepthAt the 32nd SEA Games, Nguyen Huy Hoang swam 1'47"24 in the men's 200m...
International FootballCalhanoglu, Dimarco and the Hole in the Middle: Inter Enter the Parma Fixture With a Recovery PuzzleIn the Tuesday training session at the Suning training centre, Hakan Calhanog...
International FootballA Whisper from Cagliari: Romano, Inter and the Void Beside CalhanogluAt twenty years old, Alessandro Romano stands 1m85. Scouts in Serie A usually...
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...
Martial ArtsUFC 333: Volkanovski, Yan and the Case Files That Need More Time to Read CorrectlyFour minutes and 28 seconds. I wrote that mark in my notebook before I wrote...
TennisThe Empty Data Vault and the Patience of a Youth Football ArchaeologistThe analysis that landed in my inbox at the start of the week ran nine pages...
BadmintonChina Masters 2026: India Through the Quarter-Finals — Srikanth, Satwik-Chirag, and the Depth of a Badminton NationThere was a moment in that 69-minute match that I rewatched four times, pausi...
Domestic FootballBau Thuy runs for VFF president: the seat costs far more than it looksInside a packed press room at Hang Day Stadium, more than thirty reporters...
BadmintonVietnam Open 2026: Nguyễn Tiến Minh and the lesson of perseverance at 43 on Super 100 courtsVietnam Open 2026: Nguyễn Tiến Minh and the lesson of perseverance at 43 on...
EsportsFaker and the National Stamp: When Korea Post Put Its Seal on a GamerOn October 21, in Seoul, a large board was pulled from its frame. Beneath the...
BadmintonHalf a Badminton Court: The Sideline Does Not Discriminate, the Gaze DoesI sat in the third row of a provincial gymnasium and I counted. Not points. I...
Domestic FootballTrung Dat's 40-metre strike: a rare moment, and the limits of reading it as scouting dataLate in the first half at Dan Phuong stadium, Trung Dat collected the ball ne...
VolleyballNebraska Holds No. 1 in the NCAA's First Top 16: How the Committee Reads SchedulesOn October 18, 2026, the NCAA selection committee released its first 16-team...
Martial ArtsRaoni Barcelos Leaves Hospital After UFC Health Scare: The Story of Age and Limits in the Bantamweight DivisionThe Moment on the Canvas In that instant, the roar of nearly twenty thousand...
ChessSixty Minutes for the Whole Najdorf: Five Doors and One Mislabeled File2:47 A.M., and a Label Glued in the Wrong Place It was raining in Hanoi. I sa...
Martial ArtsMuay Thai Opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: The 63.5 kg Ceiling and the Missing Weigh-In ProtocolMuay Thai opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: the 63.5 kg ceiling...
International FootballBarcelona beat Levante 4-2: Five wins out of five and the crack in the final eleven minutesIn the fifth minute at Ciutat de València, the ball was pushed down the left...
Formula 1When F1 Data Goes Silent: Lessons from a Groundless Analysis File in MilanIn the analysis room in Milan, I have a habit of reopening old report files o...
Martial ArtsSal Everett, Dana White's Personal Assistant, Earns UFC Contract with a Technical KnockoutSal Everett, 29, personal assistant to UFC President Dana White, has official...
SwimmingNguyen Huy Hoang and the 1'47 Problem: Why Vietnamese Swimming Lacks DepthAt the 32nd SEA Games, Nguyen Huy Hoang swam 1'47"24 in the men's 200m...
