Dominic SolankeDominic Solanke
International FootballTwo points slip away at Old Trafford: the January deal began at minute 78Minute 90+2. Old Trafford, vast and empty, silent as a held breath. I still...
International FootballTwo Misplaced Names in the Tottenham Report and the No.9 Problem at AnfieldTwo Misplaced Names The report landed while I was taking notes for the evenin...
GolfLawrence Holds Two-Shot Halfway Lead: The Seve Chase at Crans-sur-SierreThere is a small detail that the scoreboard never reflects: the moment Thrist...
BadmintonAsian Games 2026: PV Sindhu and the Tactical Ceiling of a Power AttackerTwo games, the same scoreline, 21-17. The 2026 Japan Open final between PV...
VolleyballThe Perfect Pass That Never Reaches the ScoreboardLate afternoon in a provincial arena, only half the lights on. On court, a...
BadmintonKumamoto Masters 2026: Li Shifeng Stands Alone, and the Space Shi Yuqi Left BehindThere is a moment when you learn to keep quiet in front of a draw sheet. In...
Domestic FootballVietnamese Football and the Data Race: When V.League Learns to Read the Seemingly Harmless NumbersOn a July evening, as V.League 1 entered its decisive stretch, I received a...
EsportsVCT 2027 Schedule: 15 Cities, $7 Million, and a Payout Ladder That Only Pays Those Who Go DeepOne Loss in the Open Qualifier Costs $400,000 Manila, November 2026. Map thre...
International FootballThe Report Waits for the Whistle: A Night of Empty Data in Ligue 1At 9:47 pm on a Tuesday, the second monitor in a small Lyon apartment display...
TennisZverev Beats de Minaur in Shanghai: The 80% First-Serve Number and What the Data Leaves UnansweredI reopened the Shanghai quarterfinal data file at 11:40 p.m. Sydney time. On...
International FootballPersita vs Persija: The Projected XI, Four Centre-Backs and the Name Nobody WroteUnder the east stand of Stadion Indomaret Alfamart in Cikupa, a man was...
Domestic Football0-3 Defeat to North Korea: The Psychological and Tactical Equation for Vietnam U20s at the 2027 AFC U20 Asian Cup QualifiersOn the evening of August 27, 2026, at Viet Tri Stadium, Vietnam U20s entered...
Domestic FootballVietnam U16 0-1 China U16: Two Post Strikes, a Missed Penalty and a Red Card in the 80th MinuteIn the 28th minute, Chen Zhengfei drove in from the right flank and into the...
BasketballBarcelona Bàsquet Lose Makoundou for at Least Six Weeks: A Thinned Frontcourt During System InstallationI don't have film of that practice session, so I won't describe the landing....
Domestic FootballMalaysia 6-0 Singapore: From Stands to Vietnam Clash – A Beat Keeper's NotesIn the 7th minute, the referee pointed to the spot. Bergson Da Silva – I had...
VolleyballTurkey complete stunning comeback to defend European title against Italy in IstanbulWhen the score was 0-2, few people in the Istanbul arena believed Turkey coul...
Table TennisFrom a Misspelled Name to the Seventh Game: Table Tennis and the Discipline of DataThirty minutes before the men's singles semifinal at WTT Finals Fukuoka 2026,...
Domestic FootballWhen the data pipeline fails: Lessons from a notable case in Vietnamese sports reportingOn a March morning in Turin, when I opened a Stage-2 analysis report on an...
International FootballSet Pieces and Invisible Gaps: The Defensive Geometry of Chelsea Under Xabi AlonsoI paused the frame at the sixty-seventh second of the second half of the...
International FootballOsnabruck 1-4 Bayern Munich: A Victory of Patience and the Lesson Named KompanyWhen the opening whistle echoed through the small stadium of Osnabruck, no on...
