Julio TavaresJulio Tavares
BasketballVietnamese Basketball in 2026: The Scoreboard Was the Only RecordIn late August 2026, at the Trinh Hoai Duc sports hall, a basketball game...
VolleyballVietnam 1-3 South Korea at ASIAD 2026: A Broken First Pass, and the Price of Finishing SecondThe arena in Aichi was still ringing with noise when the referee raised a han...
Chess2026 Chess Olympiad Schedule: India Defends Crown, Uzbekistan Hosts – Gukesh vs Sindarov Showdown IntensifiesWhen the schedule for the 46th Chess Olympiad was announced, I paused at one...
Domestic FootballKhoa Ngo and Vietnam's Late Call-Up: Entering a Group Stage With No Semi-Final Safety NetOn the morning of September 18, 2026, the Vietnam Football Federation publish...
Table TennisETTU sells broadcast rights to Dyn through 2028: seven cameras, a German-first clause, and the contract terms nobody publishedSeven cameras on Table 1. Four cameras on Table 2. These are the only two...
Domestic FootballVietnam Women vs Thailand Women, 17:30 on September 21: When the 0-8 Scoreline and the Qualification Math Refuse to MatchI sat in front of the screen at three in the morning Paris time, my coffee lo...
VolleyballTürkiye at the 2027 World Championship: a two-line brief, a misnamed tournament and the seeding nobody has countedOn my desk the brief runs exactly two lines. Türkiye's men's national...
International FootballSilent Runs at Dortmund: Inacio, Albert and the Quiet Battle to Keep a GenerationAt 1:45 PM, Borussia Dortmund's heavy Monday training session had ended, but ...
EsportsThunderpick World Championship 2026: Four 2-0 Sweeps and the Void in MaltaOn the evening of October 14, 2026, at BLAST Arena Studios on the island of...
International FootballComplete Tables, Empty Data: The Integrity Gap in Vietnamese Football AnalysisIn July 2026, after Vietnam's women's national team lost 0-7 to the Netherlan...
International FootballThree Sources and One Signature: Anatomy of the Information Chain Behind Every TransferIn June 2026, in Guangzhou, a Brazilian agent sent me a four-page PDF. On the...
BilliardsWilson Reigns Supreme in Belfast: World Champion's Class Shines in the Heart of Northern IrelandAgainst the backdrop of world professional snooker entering the most powerful...
Table Tennis2026 European Championships men's singles round of 16 in Ljubljana: four winning mechanisms and one variable the scoreboard never showsPatrick Franziska led 10-6 in the third game. On the scoreboard in the...
BadmintonVietnamese Football in 2026: Unforgettable MarksIn 2026, Vietnamese football was gradually asserting itself in the regional...
International FootballSantos FC's $2.8 Million Invoice: The Real Price of a Torn-Up ContractI sat in front of my screen in a Shenzhen apartment, past midnight, and the...
Chess2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand: India Defends Its Throne in the Heart of Uzbekistan, and the Gukesh–Sindarov Showdown Heats UpSamarkand, the city of turquoise domes and legendary Silk Road routes, is abo...
International FootballSpain Rally Past Croatia as Harry Kane Hits Historic Milestone on a Dominant Night for England in the UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 4 of the UEFA Nations League has concluded with results that sharply...
International FootballWhat Football Writers Can Learn From King Charles III and the Royal Status Story?There is an analysis labeled 'football', but it opens with the story of King...
EsportsAstralis and the Courtois Deal: Reading the Balance Sheet of a CS2 LegendA SMALL LINE OF TEXT IN COPENHAGEN On 24 September 2026, the Danish company...
EsportsChovy and Rookie: Seven Years Apart, and a Match That Cannot Decide EverythingThere are matches people remember for the result. There are others they...
