Michael GoossensMichael Goossens
China Smash 2026: Three Scorelines That Define the Floor and Ceiling of American Table TennisIn Beijing, Sally Moyland and Lily Zhang dropped the first two games against...
The Blank Scouting Report and the Data Trap in Youth Academy RecruitmentThat November night in 2026, at a side pitch of the Beijing U19 league, I was...
A Lesson for Vietnamese Sports Data: Keep Entertainment News Out of Football FeedsIn a modern sports information system, the most dangerous error may not be a...
Inside the 14-Day Notice: The Injury Bill That Arrives Six Weeks LaterIn my own tracking sheet there is one column I reopen more often than any...
Asian Games 2026: Day 1 of Badminton Sees the Defending Men's Doubles Champions Crash OutThe opening day of the individual badminton events at the 2026 Asian Games,...
JJ Gabriel picks Chelsea, Man United identify Lens replacement: A 16-year-old storm and the Brexit equationJJ Gabriel has made his choice: Chelsea. Not with a loud announcement, but...
Four Blank Boxes on a Hamstring Screening Form: How Sports Misreads the Silence of DataOn a V.League club's hamstring screening form there were seven data boxes and...
51st Balkan Table Tennis Championships: Vladislav Ursu's Triple Crown and the Moldova-Serbia SplitSarajevo closed the 51st Balkan Table Tennis Championships after five days of...
The 12-21 Deciding Game: Why Nguyen Thuy Linh and Nguyen Hai Dang Have Not Yet Crossed Asia's Elite ThresholdIn the second game of the third-round women's singles match between Nguyen Th...
Mert Taşbaşı and SMU: The 50-Meter to 25-Yard Conversion Problem for a Turkish BreaststrokerPeople watch the finish; I watch the ten strokes before it. In a swimming poo...
Altimira and Galatasaray: One Goal in Eight Games, One Unfinished Transfer FileSergi Altimira called the win over Galatasaray a special night. In Lisbon,...
When a Football Database Admits the Wrong Story: Lessons from a Labelling ErrorThe third screen from the left displays a single line: Domain — football....
Mexico City, the Late-Season Storm, and the Weather Variable Modern Football Refuses to SolveAt an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level, Mexico City has no winter in...
Koundé, Barcelona and the €45m gap behind a farewellIn the 71st minute at Montjuïc, Jules Koundé stood up from the substitutes'...
An Se-young wins back-to-back Asian Games women's singles gold: the 21-17, 21-9 scoreline and the data gaps behind the medalThe second game ended 21-9. On the scoreboard of the arena in Aichi-Nagoya, a...
Pablo Laso and the surrendered third quarter: a win built on energy, not controlIn the post-game press room, Pablo Laso did not talk about a possession. He...
The Empty Analysis: When Vietnamese Table Tennis Lacks a Data LayerLast night, I opened an in-depth analysis of table tennis. I read it top to...
FIA and the 'Bias' Trap After Zandvoort Penalties: British or Argentine?On Sunday at Zandvoort, Max Verstappen slammed into the barriers on the first...
Asian Games 2026: The Injury Unknown in India's 20-Strong Badminton SquadIndia's badminton team's final match at the Thomas Cup 2026 in Horsens, Denma...
Vietnam Taekwondo at Asiad 2026: Two Names Carry the Entire Medal HopeOn September 28, Vietnam's taekwondo national team departs for Japan to compe...
