Rob DillinghamRob Dillingham
International FootballToluca vs Santos Laguna: 2,600 Metres of Altitude and the Low-Block ProblemIn Marseille at night, I replayed the tape of Santos Laguna against Juárez. I...
Table TennisNine Empty Cells on the Table Tennis Data SheetEleven at night in Beijing, the screen in my office showed a spreadsheet with...
International FootballTitans 26-20 Colts: A Defense Carrying an Offense That Cannot Carry ItselfA Blocked Punt, and a First Half That Does Not Match the Scoreboard The block...
Domestic FootballKane, Yamal and the New Power Map of World Football After the 2026 Ballon d'OrLondon, the night of the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony. When Harry Kane's name wa...
International FootballThe Trabzon tifo: Salah riding the Besiktas eagle, and a transfer rumour that fails the data testAt 2:14 a.m. in Beijing, a photograph from Papara Park slid into my feed. The...
Chess5.e5! in the Modern Italian: Three Critical Replies and One Data GapOne title, twelve information points, and two different products inside the...
International FootballOunahi writes the first line in his story with Panathinaikos: a first mark on a night of three goalsAt the 39th minute of the match in Round 3 of the Greek Super League, Azzedin...
VolleyballTürkiye lose 3-1 to Romania at EuroVolley 2026: Three sets closed by errors, not by a class gapSET FOUR, 16-16 at BT Arena Cluj. I marked that moment in my notebook, becaus...
EsportsEWC 2027 Opens Two Qualifier Routes: Opportunity for Hundreds of Local Events and an Unanswered Integrity QuestionIn its announcement for Road to EWC 2027, the Esports World Cup put two figur...
VolleyballTürkiye Beat Serbia 3-0 in EuroVolley 2026 Semifinal, Seal 2028 Olympic Berth Through ServingIn the second set, with the scoreboard reading just 8-3 in favor of the hosts...
Domestic FootballNguyen Xuan Son and Vietnam's Fitness Race Ahead of the 2027 Asian Cup: Three Recovery ClocksOPENING: THREE CLOCKS AND ONE SILENCE Three sheets of paper, three handwritte...
EsportsResident Evil Code Veronica Remake: What Has Fans Excited?Let's be direct: I've read many articles about remakes, but rarely have I see...
VolleyballThe Sparse Stands and the Net of Opportunity: What Vicious Cycle Is Vietnamese Women's Volleyball Facing?A Sunday afternoon in a provincial arena: the national women's volleyball...
Table TennisThe Data Vacuum in Vietnamese Table Tennis – A Tactical PerspectiveHave you ever entered a sports hall where everyone just watches, with no one...
BadmintonThe Blank Named Shi Yuqi: Chinese Men's Badminton and a Stress Test of DepthOn the entry list for the 2026 Kumamoto Masters Japan, Shi Yuqi's name...
TennisFrom 3-6 to 6-3, 6-3: Boulter, Eight Straight Games and the Physical Bill in OsakaIn the seventh game of the third set, Katie Boulter stood behind the baseline...
Martial ArtsSanda 56kg Final at Asiad 20: Dinh Van Tam and the Throw Worth a Gold MedalAn arena so quiet that I could hear the breathing of the fight itself. That...
International FootballZion Suzuki, Aston Villa and the Pricing Problem of a Goalkeeper After Beating Manchester CityIn the third notebook — the one I keep only for goalkeepers — the page dated ...
International FootballMalaysia vs Indonesia: Two Names, Three Goals and a Pressure ShiftOn the evening of Friday, September 25, 2026, when Malaysia crushed Banglades...
TennisAlcaraz overcomes first-set challenge at 2026 US Open, sets up Wu Yibing clashCarlos Alcaraz proved his champion's mettle by overcoming an early-set...
Table TennisNine Empty Cells on the Table Tennis Data SheetEleven at night in Beijing, the screen in my office showed a spreadsheet with...
International FootballTitans 26-20 Colts: A Defense Carrying an Offense That Cannot Carry ItselfA Blocked Punt, and a First Half That Does Not Match the Scoreboard The block...
Domestic FootballKane, Yamal and the New Power Map of World Football After the 2026 Ballon d'OrLondon, the night of the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony. When Harry Kane's name wa...
International FootballThe Trabzon tifo: Salah riding the Besiktas eagle, and a transfer rumour that fails the data testAt 2:14 a.m. in Beijing, a photograph from Papara Park slid into my feed. The...
Chess5.e5! in the Modern Italian: Three Critical Replies and One Data GapOne title, twelve information points, and two different products inside the...
International FootballOunahi writes the first line in his story with Panathinaikos: a first mark on a night of three goalsAt the 39th minute of the match in Round 3 of the Greek Super League, Azzedin...
VolleyballTürkiye lose 3-1 to Romania at EuroVolley 2026: Three sets closed by errors, not by a class gapSET FOUR, 16-16 at BT Arena Cluj. I marked that moment in my notebook, becaus...
EsportsEWC 2027 Opens Two Qualifier Routes: Opportunity for Hundreds of Local Events and an Unanswered Integrity QuestionIn its announcement for Road to EWC 2027, the Esports World Cup put two figur...
VolleyballTürkiye Beat Serbia 3-0 in EuroVolley 2026 Semifinal, Seal 2028 Olympic Berth Through ServingIn the second set, with the scoreboard reading just 8-3 in favor of the hosts...
Domestic FootballNguyen Xuan Son and Vietnam's Fitness Race Ahead of the 2027 Asian Cup: Three Recovery ClocksOPENING: THREE CLOCKS AND ONE SILENCE Three sheets of paper, three handwritte...
EsportsResident Evil Code Veronica Remake: What Has Fans Excited?Let's be direct: I've read many articles about remakes, but rarely have I see...
VolleyballThe Sparse Stands and the Net of Opportunity: What Vicious Cycle Is Vietnamese Women's Volleyball Facing?A Sunday afternoon in a provincial arena: the national women's volleyball...
Table TennisThe Data Vacuum in Vietnamese Table Tennis – A Tactical PerspectiveHave you ever entered a sports hall where everyone just watches, with no one...
BadmintonThe Blank Named Shi Yuqi: Chinese Men's Badminton and a Stress Test of DepthOn the entry list for the 2026 Kumamoto Masters Japan, Shi Yuqi's name...
TennisFrom 3-6 to 6-3, 6-3: Boulter, Eight Straight Games and the Physical Bill in OsakaIn the seventh game of the third set, Katie Boulter stood behind the baseline...
Martial ArtsSanda 56kg Final at Asiad 20: Dinh Van Tam and the Throw Worth a Gold MedalAn arena so quiet that I could hear the breathing of the fight itself. That...
International FootballZion Suzuki, Aston Villa and the Pricing Problem of a Goalkeeper After Beating Manchester CityIn the third notebook — the one I keep only for goalkeepers — the page dated ...
International FootballMalaysia vs Indonesia: Two Names, Three Goals and a Pressure ShiftOn the evening of Friday, September 25, 2026, when Malaysia crushed Banglades...
TennisAlcaraz overcomes first-set challenge at 2026 US Open, sets up Wu Yibing clashCarlos Alcaraz proved his champion's mettle by overcoming an early-set...
