anthony ippolito
Eight Tables Behind an Unmarked Door: The Coaching Question Facing English Table TennisFrom Shenzhen, I look at an unmarked building in Keighley Some venues tell yo...
Persib Bandung beat FC Seoul 1-0 in ACL Two: a fifth-minute goal and what the scoreline refuses to sayTwo matches in seven days, more than 5,000 kilometres flown between Jakarta a...
Nine Layers of Decoding a Volleyball Match, and the Tenth Nobody MeasuresAt 2:14 in the morning, a nine-page scouting report sat on my screen and all...
A Mexican Benefits Notice in a Football Feed: An Algorithm Failure Exposes the Cracks in Automated Sports MediaAt 2:07 in the morning, I was still at my screen after the Merseyside derby h...
When 'Empty Analysis' Exposes Data Gaps: A Transparency Lesson for Vietnamese Sports JournalismIn modern sports journalism, data is not just raw material — it is the...
Asian Games 2026: When Five Days of Individual Play Becomes Asian Badminton's Biggest VariableOn September 26, 2026, in Aichi-Nagoya, a shuttler deep in the men's singles...
USA Takes 43 of 56 Medals at the Americas U11-U13: A Clean Table and Three Scouting Blind SpotsKaty, Texas. A hall on the outskirts of Houston, a medal table with 56 lines ...
Pressure from the Number 11 Shirt: The Story of Forgotten Queens on the Shanghai PitchIn the summer of 2026, I stood in the stands of the Shanghai stadium, where...
Blank Spaces on the Stats Sheet: V.League and the Cost of Hasty ConclusionsThe match ended at 9:40 pm. The stands of the provincial stadium were emptyin...
CS2 Player Count Falls to 805,000 in September: An Unprecedented Seven-Month DeclineOn September 23, when I opened SteamDB at two in the morning Incheon time,...
The Heaviest Loaded Walk in Saigon: When 200 Meters Becomes the Real RaceThe heaviest loaded walk in Saigon: When 200 meters becomes the real race The...
Asian Games Badminton Final: Loh Kean Yew and Kunlavut Vitidsarn, the Match of Players Without 'Miracle' IndicesWhen Data Rebels, I Lead the Rebellion In a men's badminton final at the Asia...
The New Wave in Vietnamese Martial Arts: When Data Replaces EmotionIn recent years, Vietnamese martial arts have witnessed a strong...
Germany and the Number Six Problem: When Klopp Asks for Time, the Data Demands EvidenceWhen the data sheet of the last two matches appeared before my eyes, the firs...
The V-League Transfer Window: When Money Stops Being the AnswerOn a Monday morning, when I reopened the V-League transfer tracking sheet I...
Anna Hursey and Tom Jarvis Rushing to Prepare for WTT Champions Macao and WTT China Smash, Impressive Men's Doubles Opportunity with Shi XunyaoAt the national training centre, Anna Hursey and Tom Jarvis are rushing to...
Mbappé leaves Nike for On: The bombshell that never lands on the pitchIn June 2026, I sat in a small cafe near the Groupama stadium, reviewing the...
Vietnam Women's Sepak Takraw: A 15-Point Gamble and the Substitution Nobody CountsThere was a moment in the women's sepak takraw semifinal at Asiad 20 that the...
Néstor Araujo joins GD Chaves: A relegation gamble by the desperateThere are signings that raise eyebrows the moment they are announced. Today, ...
Ryunosuke Sato Labelled 'Surplus' at Valencia: The Problem Isn't the Player, It's a Crowded No.10 SlotLa Liga round six, Valencia host Alavés at Mestalla. Ryunosuke Sato sits on t...