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TennisAlcaraz Reaches Tokyo Semifinals After Shapovalov Retires: Re-reading the Wrist, 500 Points, and Two Consecutive WeeksOn the 38th minute of the quarterfinal at the Japan Open, Denis Shapovalov...
TennisChengdu Open: Brooksby reaches quarterfinals in a week when serving ruledOne evening in Chengdu, Jenson Brooksby left the court with a wet towel drape...
TennisZverev's No. 1 Gamble: Two Grand Slams, Zero Wins Over Sinner or AlcarazI was sitting in the seventh row of the media room at The O2 Arena in London...
TennisLaver Cup: A US Open Champion Chooses Loyalty — and Three Cracks Inside the AFP Wire CopyOn September 15, a colleague in London sent me the AFP wire copy. A short...
Domestic FootballDissecting a Vietnamese Football Match: The Nine Layers the Scoreboard Never TellsThat night in Vinh, I stayed behind alone in the editing room for nearly thre...
BadmintonKumamoto Masters 2026: Li Shifeng Carries China's Men's Singles, and the Void Named Shi YuqiLate at night in Beijing, I replayed an old clip of Li Shifeng. It was a matc...
BadmintonNine Years Alone at the Front: Nguyen Thuy Linh, World No. 28, and the Uncounted Gap in Quang TriThe final point of the women's singles final landed on the floor of the Quang...
Table TennisFour Days Without a Year: Zhang Yining and China's Table Tennis System Export in the BalkansThere is one detail in the report I read three times. The delegation of Chine...
VolleyballLA 2028: Six Men's Volleyball Berths Are Filled, Yet France and Italy Remain on the OutsideI still remember that August evening in 2026, sitting in my apartment in...
Formula 1The Financial Layer of F1: Cost Cap, Wind Tunnel and the Backmarker TrapIn late October 2026, the FIA published its cost cap compliance certificates...
BadmintonNguyen Thuy Linh's 17-21, 20-22 Defeat at the Vietnam Open: The Ranking Says One Thing, the Match Data Says AnotherThe match began at 17:42. Nguyen Du Stadium was not full, but it was crowded...
TennisWuhan: 90 Minutes and the Hidden Number Behind Katie Boulter's 'British No. 1' LabelThe match lasted exactly 90 minutes. In that window, Katie Boulter was broken...
International FootballSemenyo's Two Goals and the Gap 0.14 xG Cannot MeasureThe 43rd minute at the Etihad. The ball spilled off a Sunderland defender's...
EsportsWhen There Is Nothing to Analyze: Lessons From a Failed Esports Data PipelineIn the last three matches, this team's PPDA dropped from 8.4 to 6.1 — but tha...
BasketballJokic's 5-of-19 and Philadelphia's 29-Point Comeback: An NBA Roundup That Needs Re-ReadingFourth quarter in Oklahoma City, and Denver still controlled the game. They l...
BadmintonVietnam's 2026 Mid-Season Badminton Transfer Window: Valuing Players with Data, Not One Good MatchIn the national badminton championship men's singles final in December 2026,...
Table TennisReading Table Tennis Through Nine Layers of Data: When the Scoreboard Doesn't Tell the Whole StoryReading Table Tennis Through Nine Layers of Data: When the Scoreboard Doesn't...
International FootballLiverpool Rotation in the Carabao Cup: The Dilemma Between Results and Squad FitnessIn the press room that morning, there was a moment no one among the journalis...
Domestic FootballVu Tien Thanh at the AFC Pro Diploma in Cambodia: An Unfinished Badge and Asia's Coach-Education ResetThe AFC Pro Diploma hosted by the Cambodian Football Federation has eighteen...
EsportsThe Empty Report: The Data Discipline of an Esports AnalystOn a morning before an international League of Legends event, I opened a file...
