Mark BrennanMark Brennan
TennisZverev, Two Grand Slams and a Throne Read in the SilenceI still remember that afternoon in Moscow, when a male colleague laughed at t...
TennisBrandon Nakashima's Laver Cup 2026 Debut: A Spot Written by a 13-4 North American Hard-Court SwingLate on Sunday, when the Team World lineup for the 2026 Laver Cup appeared on...
TennisAlcaraz and the Art of Comeback: The Champion's RhythmOn Wednesday night at Flushing Meadows, I stood in the corner of Court 5, whe...
BasketballFenerbahce Tarfin beat Karsiyaka: Sargiunas' 22 points and the data left blankThe box score that night carried four lines worth noticing: Ignas Sargiunas 2...
Domestic FootballVietnamese Football Is Losing the Data War — and the 2026 ASEAN Cup Title Is Hiding ItOn the night of January 5, I sat in a cafe in Kemang, Jakarta, rewinding the...
VolleyballBinh Chung Thong Tin 3–0 VTV Binh Dien Long An: The Champion Falls in the Last Eight Points of Set ThreeSet three, the scoreboard read 15–13 in favour of VTV Binh Dien Long An. The...
VolleyballWhen the Data Table Is Blank: The Real Limits of the Volleyball AnalystI open the data file at eleven at night. Six columns need filling: perfect...
BasketballBeşiktaş Beat Karşıyaka in a Friendly: Jeffries Carries the Team, the Rest Is a Data BlankIn a preseason friendly, the most valuable thing is usually not on the...
Domestic FootballUnbeaten in the National First Division: Is Hung Yen Improving or Just Lucky?The final whistle at the end of Round 3 blew with the scoreboard still readin...
BilliardsHo Chi Minh City 9-ball Final: The Data Behind the World No. 1's FallThe second set of the mixed-doubles final at the 9-ball event of the Predator...
International FootballPersib Bandung Release Thom Haye and Ragnar Oratmangoen to the Indonesia National Team: A Squad Problem Hidden Behind Three Straight WinsAt 7:40 on the morning of Tuesday, 22 September 2026, at Persib Bandung's...
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...
Table TennisTwo 11-2 Games, Two 11-8 Games and a No. 67 Seed: The Power Map of European Men's Table Tennis at LjubljanaGame one closed at 11-2. Game three closed at 11-2. Between them sat a single...
Domestic FootballMessi and Eldense: When the President's Chair Sits Beside the Goal LineLate on a Saturday in August, I replayed the footage of the match at the Nuev...
Martial ArtsTsarukyan vs. Danis: The Press-Conference Brawl Is Not RAF's Biggest ProblemAt the Fontainebleau Las Vegas press conference, a black T-shirt, a lunge,...
VolleyballVietnam's Volleyball Injury Map: When the Calendar Leaves No Room for RecoveryAt the 18th minute of the second set, in an early-season friendly for the...
SwimmingKennedi Dobson's 4:30.48: An SEC Record Built in the First 50 Yards, Not the Last 450The scoreboard reads 4:30.48. In the next lane, Jillian Cox looks up and sees...
EsportsGen.G's 2-1 Comeback Against LYON: When Elo Data Doesn't Tell the Whole StoryOn October 25, 2026, at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texa...
Martial ArtsJena Bishop and 48-47: One Judge's Card Between a Title and a DrawIn the fifth round, Jena Bishop held Liz Carmouche's back for nearly four...
Martial ArtsThe Scale That Does Not Forgive: Notes from Aichi-Nagoya 2026Sanyal did not fall inside the cage. He collapsed in a dry sauna in the...