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TennisJodar, Four Comebacks and the Data Void in ShanghaiFirst set, Jodar had a break point. He did not convert it. Afterwards he...
International FootballHCMC's 15th Women's Football Title: A Dynasty Built on Thin GroundIn the 65th minute, from the eastern touchline, I could hear the studs biting...
Table TennisThe Gap on the Broadcast Map: ETTU Takes European Table Tennis Beyond LjubljanaWhen the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) published its list of broadcaster...
International FootballJapan's Five Gold Hopes at the 2026 Asian Games: Reading a Medal List by Evidence TierIn a drawer of my desk in Busan there is still a Vietnamese sports newspaper...
BadmintonLoh Kean Yew vs Kunlavut Vitidsarn: The Historic Asian Games Men's Singles Final 2026When the lights in the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium were switched on,...
EsportsPUBG Asia Stars 2026: KRAFTON apology deemed insufficient, Himass one-year ban rumor ignites Vietnamese community outrageLess than 72 hours after KRAFTON confirmed that Himass and TanVuu used outsid...
Table TennisThe Empty Data Sheet and the Discipline of the Table Tennis AnalystA scouting file landed on my desk on an August evening, just as a WTT event w...
International FootballWhat xG Cannot Measure: When the Pitch Speaks in HeartbeatsNha Trang, June 2026. The 19/8 Stadium was so empty that I could hear the bal...
BasketballAEK Athens' Injury Crisis Ahead of Panathinaikos Derby: When Emotion Is the Reporter, Data Is the RefereeLast weekend, as I scanned AEK's injury list for the Rhodes International...
Domestic FootballMalaysia Thrash Singapore 6-0 and the Paradox of "Winning Yet Eliminated": What Awaits the Vietnam National Team?I sat in front of the screen close to midnight in Liverpool, my tea long gone...
International FootballIvan Toney and the English Court File: Re-reading the Value of a Suspended AssetOpening Last Thursday, at Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London, a...
TennisPhilippine tennis goddess warns fans: The cap, the bad data, and the price of the Asian GamesIn the second set, at 5-0, a cap flew from the stands onto the court. Alex Ea...
International FootballSouth Korea's 30-Minute Wrong-Stadium Detour: Why the Operational Data Matters More Than the 4-1 ScorelineSouth Korea's 30-Minute Wrong-Stadium Detour: Why the Operational Data Matter...
Domestic FootballVietnam Women vs Japan: The Succession Gamble and the Fine Print of Asiad 2026In the 88th minute of Vietnam's opening match, Ngoc Minh Chuyen broke through...
Table TennisWorthing TTC Launches the Junior Team 1 Star Event: The Gap Sitting at the Base of England's Youth Table Tennis PyramidA late night in Hai Phong, northern Vietnam. I opened my inbox and found a...
Domestic FootballNinh Binh and the 90+5 Concession: What Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem Left UnsaidI sat in front of the screen in Incheon, the clock reading 3 a.m. Korean time...
BasketballVBA and the Data Puzzle: When 'Feel' Is No Longer the Only YardstickThat night, at a basketball arena in Ho Chi Minh City, the home stands were...
International FootballThomas Reis, KuPS and the Salah Question: What a Pre-Match Press Conference Doesn't SayIn the press conference before the KuPS match, the first question put to Thom...
International FootballWembley in Silence: Kane's Missed Penalty and the Knock of a RebuildHook That night, Wembley felt quieter than I had ever known it. When Harry Ka...
BasketballAnadolu Efes Signs Cameron Payne: When a Club Chooses to Bandage Instead of OperateWhen a star falls on the EuroLeague floor, the first thing you hear is not hi...
International FootballHCMC's 15th Women's Football Title: A Dynasty Built on Thin GroundIn the 65th minute, from the eastern touchline, I could hear the studs biting...
Table TennisThe Gap on the Broadcast Map: ETTU Takes European Table Tennis Beyond LjubljanaWhen the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) published its list of broadcaster...
International FootballJapan's Five Gold Hopes at the 2026 Asian Games: Reading a Medal List by Evidence TierIn a drawer of my desk in Busan there is still a Vietnamese sports newspaper...
BadmintonLoh Kean Yew vs Kunlavut Vitidsarn: The Historic Asian Games Men's Singles Final 2026When the lights in the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium were switched on,...
EsportsPUBG Asia Stars 2026: KRAFTON apology deemed insufficient, Himass one-year ban rumor ignites Vietnamese community outrageLess than 72 hours after KRAFTON confirmed that Himass and TanVuu used outsid...
Table TennisThe Empty Data Sheet and the Discipline of the Table Tennis AnalystA scouting file landed on my desk on an August evening, just as a WTT event w...
International FootballWhat xG Cannot Measure: When the Pitch Speaks in HeartbeatsNha Trang, June 2026. The 19/8 Stadium was so empty that I could hear the bal...
BasketballAEK Athens' Injury Crisis Ahead of Panathinaikos Derby: When Emotion Is the Reporter, Data Is the RefereeLast weekend, as I scanned AEK's injury list for the Rhodes International...
Domestic FootballMalaysia Thrash Singapore 6-0 and the Paradox of "Winning Yet Eliminated": What Awaits the Vietnam National Team?I sat in front of the screen close to midnight in Liverpool, my tea long gone...
International FootballIvan Toney and the English Court File: Re-reading the Value of a Suspended AssetOpening Last Thursday, at Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London, a...
TennisPhilippine tennis goddess warns fans: The cap, the bad data, and the price of the Asian GamesIn the second set, at 5-0, a cap flew from the stands onto the court. Alex Ea...
International FootballSouth Korea's 30-Minute Wrong-Stadium Detour: Why the Operational Data Matters More Than the 4-1 ScorelineSouth Korea's 30-Minute Wrong-Stadium Detour: Why the Operational Data Matter...
Domestic FootballVietnam Women vs Japan: The Succession Gamble and the Fine Print of Asiad 2026In the 88th minute of Vietnam's opening match, Ngoc Minh Chuyen broke through...
Table TennisWorthing TTC Launches the Junior Team 1 Star Event: The Gap Sitting at the Base of England's Youth Table Tennis PyramidA late night in Hai Phong, northern Vietnam. I opened my inbox and found a...
Domestic FootballNinh Binh and the 90+5 Concession: What Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem Left UnsaidI sat in front of the screen in Incheon, the clock reading 3 a.m. Korean time...
BasketballVBA and the Data Puzzle: When 'Feel' Is No Longer the Only YardstickThat night, at a basketball arena in Ho Chi Minh City, the home stands were...
International FootballThomas Reis, KuPS and the Salah Question: What a Pre-Match Press Conference Doesn't SayIn the press conference before the KuPS match, the first question put to Thom...
International FootballWembley in Silence: Kane's Missed Penalty and the Knock of a RebuildHook That night, Wembley felt quieter than I had ever known it. When Harry Ka...
BasketballAnadolu Efes Signs Cameron Payne: When a Club Chooses to Bandage Instead of OperateWhen a star falls on the EuroLeague floor, the first thing you hear is not hi...
