Mehdi ZerkaneMehdi Zerkane
Table TennisKaty, Texas and 43 of 56 Medals: How to Read a Regional Result Through a Data LensKaty, Texas and 43 of 56 Medals: How to Read a Regional Result Through a Data...
VolleyballTürkiye at the 2027 World Championship: a top-six ticket and the part nobody has data forIn the autumn of 2026, the Türkiye men's national volleyball team closed out...
BasketballWhen the Data Goes Silent: The Fragile Line Between Analysis and Fabrication in Modern BasketballA low-tier game on a small screen, and I saw an entire universe in motion. It...
Domestic FootballWhen Vietnamese Football Data Comes Up Empty: A Lesson in Verification DisciplineOn a Chengdu morning, I opened the report sent back by the editorial desk and...
BadmintonThe Death Draw at Aichi-Nagoya: India and the Verdict Already Written in the Seeding TableOn September 19, in Aichi-Nagoya, the draw fell. Twenty-four hours later,...
International FootballFive Defenders Missing Before the Como Trip: Manchester United's Geometry ProblemAt Moss Lane I learned that a formation saves nobody when the grass swallows...
BadmintonWhen the Star Falls: India's Depth Problem at the 2026 Asian GamesWhen the changing room door of the India women's badminton team closed at the...
International FootballThe 500 Million Euro Clause and the Promise Without a NumberIn Madrid, they write release clauses into contracts, but almost no one ever...
Domestic FootballBefore the Whistle in Bandung: Popov's Notebook and the Battle Between Money and StructureAt the pre-match press conference in Bandung, while every camera turned towar...
International FootballThe Quiet Market: Verification Discipline in Vietnam's Transfer WindowThe Quiet Market: Verification Discipline in Vietnam's Transfer Window The...
Table TennisThe Hidden Architecture Behind China's Table Tennis Dominance: When Data Betrays IntuitionOn the night of the men's singles final at the Paris 2026 Olympic table tenni...
Table TennisTwo Championship Points Slip Away: Castel Goffredo and the 45-Point Relay FormatThe scoreboard stopped at 44-44. There was no bell, no flashing screen, only ...
Domestic FootballVietnam vs Pakistan: Kim Sang Sik vows utmost effort, but the goalkeeper question remains openThe press-conference room in Jakarta had nothing remarkable except a micropho...
Volleyball108-108: USA edge Canada in the fifth set, Cuba take the last world berth for 2027Moncton, New Brunswick. The night ended, and the scoreboard failed to tell th...
VolleyballBinh chung Thong tin and their 13th title: When the data stays silent, the reporter has to sniff it outThe final point in Vinh Long landed in an auditorium that was packed to the...
VolleyballBrazil win their 24th South American title and a LA 2028 Olympic spot: When three double-digit scorers tell a bigger story than a trophyThe opening set stretched to 26-24, and that was all the information I needed...
VolleyballVietnam Women's Volleyball at the World Championship: The Perfect-Pass Problem and the Limits of the Data ModelOn an August evening, I sat down with the technical stat sheet from the Vietn...
VolleyballHonda Center Rehearses for the 2028 Olympics: Testing a Venue Before the Ball Even FliesWhen I was pushed off the director's desk at twenty-eight, I learned somethin...
International FootballInter Come Back to Beat Bologna 3-1: Bonny and the Lesson in Squad DepthWhen Ange-Yoan Bonny came on in the second half, Inter needed a shock to brea...
International FootballOzil calls on FIFA to end double standards and allow Russia's returnAt a veterans' friendly between Istanbul Basaksehir and Zenit St. Petersburg,...
