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Martial Arts16-0 But No New Deal: When UFC Prices Fan Excitement Above an Unbeaten StreakLast Thursday evening, when the official announcement of Farid Basharat's...
Martial ArtsUndefeated at 16-0 but Cut by the UFC: Farid Basharat and the Repricing of What a Win Is WorthI once stood in a near-empty stadium in Incheon, where the sound of my own...
Martial ArtsRaoni Barcelos 'doing great' after hospitalization: One night at UFC bantamweight through a referee's eyeThe referee's whistle blows, but the fans are the ones who give the final...
Martial ArtsThe stretcher rolling through the UFC cage: Raoni Barcelos and the fragile edge of a careerThe most frightening moment was not when the referee intervened. When the fif...
VolleyballHanoi Tasco Auto reach the semifinal: seven out of seven in phase one, and the rest of nine out of fourteenFifth set, October 14, score 14-13. The last ball of the match did not go to...
Martial ArtsLate TUE, Lost Medal: Inam Butt and the Administrative Hole in Amateur Combat SportsInside Inam Butt's case file at the International Testing Agency (ITA), one...
Domestic FootballVietnam U17 and the Three-Step Loading Ladder in South Korea Before Group GOn 28 October, Vietnam U17 walk into the third match of their South Korea...
EsportsWorlds 2026 After Two Days: Gen.G Own the Jungle, LPL Go Winless on Day One, and the Swiss-Format TrapOn the morning of day two at Worlds 2026, I sat in the third row of the press...
International FootballTiered Sanctions and European Football's Financial War: When Warnings Must Come Before BansOn November 17, 2026, Everton received a 10-point deduction — the heaviest...
International FootballA 'Football' Label Stuck on the Wrong File: When a Divorce Story Lands on the Sports DeskIn the database of a sports content pipeline sits a file tagged “Football”....
AthleticsChicago Marathon: When the World's Flattest Course Becomes a Record LaboratoryIn 2026, Steve Jones crossed the finish line in Chicago at 2:08:05. Forty yea...
Domestic FootballJapan U23 3-0 Thailand U23: A Win in a Dead Rubber, and Vietnam's Quarterfinal Date with South KoreaThe 3-0 victory of U23 Japan over U23 Thailand in the final Group A match of...
EsportsASIAD October 1: Vietnam's League of Legends Team Enters a Bo3 Semifinal as Martial Arts Events Remain the Medal SpearheadASIAD October 1: Vietnam's League of Legends Team Enters a Bo3 Semifinal as...
International FootballKishimoto Minoru – The Non-Elite Outlier of Yonago Kita and the Challenge of Valuing Young PlayersIn Japan's youth football recruitment race, where strong schools scout player...
Table TennisWTT's 52-Week Rollover: When a Player Loses Points Without Losing a MatchWTT's 52-Week Rollover: When a Player Loses Points Without Losing a Match In...
International FootballLoans with Obligation to Buy: The Wage Map and the Trap for Small ClubsLate July, on a Sunday night in my studio in Hamburg, I reopen the spreadshee...
International FootballLeroy Sane and the Loyalty Bonus at Galatasaray: Tracing a Deal That Was Never AnnouncedIn the appendix of a winger's contract — a player who once wore the Bayern...
VolleyballACC vs SEC Showdown: The 2026 Shriners Children's Showdown – A Turning Point for NCAA Women's Volleyball?The pitch doesn't ask the gender of the person reading the match; it only ask...
BadmintonTanvi Patri and the three deciders at the 2026 Badminton Asia U17 ChampionshipsIn the third game of the U17 girls' singles final, the score sat at 12-12....
International FootballMallorca goalkeeper crisis: 42-year-old Cuellar hospitalized after training-ground accident before Girona clash“Football never lies, but it only whispers to those willing to sit still.” Th...
