james wiseman
International FootballBeşiktaş let Al-Musrati leave for free, and €2 million stayed behindLast August, Beşiktaş terminated Moatasem Al-Musrati's contract by mutual...
Martial ArtsRaoni Barcelos, the Round-5 TKO and the Price of Durability at 39I sat in front of the screen at eleven o'clock at night, Shenzhen time. The...
EsportsAstralis, Courtois and Fusion Group: Decoding a $484,000 Investment in an Insolvent Esports OrganisationLate one night in Busan, I read the news on my phone while waiting for the la...
BadmintonWhen every step starts after the sound of the racket: Vietnamese badminton is missing a drill without a nameI sat at the back of a badminton hall in Bac Giang one late summer afternoon....
International FootballThe Gqeberha Test: When Australia's Selection Choice Becomes the Real Trial7 a.m. in Gqeberha, an almost empty training ground, the sound of a tennis ba...
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...
SwimmingTriathlete who competed at world championships dies in open-water swim: The paradox of strong swimmers and killer currentsAround 9 a.m. at the dock of the Pridwin Hotel on Shelter Island, a 38-year-o...
Domestic FootballVietnam Lose Xuan Son and Gia Hung: When the Attack Is Down to Three NamesI stayed in the commentary booth for another ten minutes after the final...
AthleticsWhen the Data Is Empty: Lessons From an Analysis With No ContentDuring an internal cross-check at the Nagoya office, I came across a forty-pa...
AthleticsKenyan Women's Athletics: The Data Gap Behind the MedalsOn the electronic board at Nyayo National Stadium one Saturday morning, the...
BasketballVietnamese Basketball: As the VBA Buys Imports to Win, Who Pays for the Next Generation?A few seasons ago, I sat in a row of seats close to the court in a gymnasium ...
BadmintonAsian Games 2026: India's Men's Badminton Team and the Two-Pillar Problem Against Japan and ChinaLakshya Sen retreats to the back-left corner, angles his body, and plays a...
BadmintonChina Masters 2026: Satwik-Chirag and the origin of a comeback hidden in game oneWhen I replayed the footage of the China Masters final, what made me pause wa...
International FootballEdson Alvarez's Breakfast and the Liga MX Excavation: When Invisibility Is Misread as a Measure of QualityThe story begins at a breakfast table. Edson Alvarez — by then two years into...
International FootballAchraf Hakimi injury: PSG faces first season setback ahead of international breakIn the first half of PSG's Ligue 1 match against Brest, right-back Achraf...
SwimmingSri Lanka's 33-Year School Swimming Tradition: When Data Goes Missing, What Do We Actually Measure?There is a paradox in sports analysis that I only recognized after years of...
International FootballJuventus renews Nico González: reading the deal from the amortization line, not the scoreboardOn the final night of the 2026-25 Serie A season, I stayed in my Incheon offi...
VolleyballFrom Manila to the 2026 VNL: Vietnamese Women's Volleyball and the Question of Squad DepthJuly 2026, Manila, Philippines. In the fourth set of the FIVB Challenger Cup...
Domestic FootballVietnam U23 unafraid of Korea or Saudi Arabia after Uzbekistan defeat: The real test begins in the Asiad 20 quarterfinalNagoya, September 22, 2026 – Vietnam U23 closed out their Asiad 20 group stag...
Martial ArtsThe $382,928 Judgment Buried Under the 'Boxing Mogul' Headline in Las VegasThree men walked into a row of shops inside a commercial building in Las Vega...
