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International FootballPersib Bandung, Teja Paku Alam and the Overlooked Gap at PakansariThirty-nine years of reading pre-match bulletins before kick-off have left me...
International FootballTwo comebacks in three matches: what the scoreline doesn't tell about Persib BandungAt Gelora Bumi Kartini on the evening of 20 September 2026, Persijap Jepara l...
International FootballFC Seoul vs Persib Bandung: Rp178.6 Billion, Two Empty Seats and a Fragile GapIn the pre-match press conference, Igor Tolic did not dress up his absences. ...
EsportsOnimusha: Way of the Sword and a Misapplied Esports Label — Reading Capcom's 2026 Slate Through a Tournament Host's EyesLate on a weekend at a tournament stage in District 7, after the grand final...
Domestic FootballThe Cong Viettel beat Dong Nai: A victory of adjustments, the ghost of indisciplineThe match at Hang Day Stadium on the evening of September 4 witnessed a momen...
Domestic FootballAFC Keeps Meeting on a Possible Asian Cup 2027 Postponement: The 7 January 2027 Calendar and What Has Not Been NamedOn the morning of 21 October, in a hotel conference room in Tokyo, the...
International FootballForty-Two Pages With Not a Single NameTwo in the morning, 12 July, in a fourth-floor flat looking out over the port...
ChessChessBase Magazine #225: The Headline Says Bent Larsen, but Prague 2026 Is the Real StageOne Cover, Two Stories In 2026, in Moscow, I learned something from Ahmed's...
International FootballMark Nawaqanitawase chooses Japan: a two-year deal, three unions and a home World CupIn early November, the Wallabies squad for the end-of-year Test window was...
Martial ArtsAsiad 20 Diary: A Day of Combat Sports and the Body-Load Map11:00, the women's 63kg Ju-Jitsu final. 11:25, the men's 85kg Ju-Jitsu final....
EsportsPeyz's 6 Pentakills Cannot Hide T1's Structural WeaknessesI once thought I understood League of Legends, until the LCK this season taug...
BadmintonAsian Games 2026: India Falls 1-3 to Japan in Women's Team Quarter-Final — Decoding the Gap Between a Star and Real DepthThe Ichinomiya hall was so quiet that PV Sindhu's breathing echoed across the...
BasketballMark Llemit and the Trembling Hand of an HeirA Manila evening in October, I rewatched the clip of Mark Llemit's 22 points....
ChessThree Moves and a Crown: When Nihal Sarin Dropped +2, India Dropped ItselfIn a hall in Uzbekistan, the electronic clock showed a number no reporter...
BasketballVietnamese basketball player in China signs major transfer dealIn 2029, as Vietnamese basketball transfer window heats up, a young talent fr...
International FootballTurkish Football Shaken: 448 Club Officials Suspended, Refereeing Chief DetainedAt 2 a.m. London time, I was sitting in front of my screen watching a press...
Golf2026 VidantaWorld Mexico Open: Wyndham Clark Leads the Odds, but the Board Is Not the ConclusionOn Monday morning, when DraftKings updated its odds board for the 2026...
Martial ArtsBoxRec Does Not Award Belts: What Ho Chi Minh City Boxing Has Not Told Its FansOPENING I was sitting in the fourth row of a professional boxing event in Ho...
Table TennisWorld Hopes Week 2026: 36 U-12 Talents, 26 Nations, and Global Table Tennis's Nurture FunnelEighteen boys and eighteen girls, all under 12, have been confirmed by the...
VolleyballSMU Downs Pitt in Four Sets: The 12.5-6 Block, the 38-36 Set, and the Night a 58-Match Home Streak EndedThe third set ran to 38-36. That is the first number I held onto when I read...
International FootballTwo comebacks in three matches: what the scoreline doesn't tell about Persib BandungAt Gelora Bumi Kartini on the evening of 20 September 2026, Persijap Jepara l...
International FootballFC Seoul vs Persib Bandung: Rp178.6 Billion, Two Empty Seats and a Fragile GapIn the pre-match press conference, Igor Tolic did not dress up his absences. ...
EsportsOnimusha: Way of the Sword and a Misapplied Esports Label — Reading Capcom's 2026 Slate Through a Tournament Host's EyesLate on a weekend at a tournament stage in District 7, after the grand final...
Domestic FootballThe Cong Viettel beat Dong Nai: A victory of adjustments, the ghost of indisciplineThe match at Hang Day Stadium on the evening of September 4 witnessed a momen...
Domestic FootballAFC Keeps Meeting on a Possible Asian Cup 2027 Postponement: The 7 January 2027 Calendar and What Has Not Been NamedOn the morning of 21 October, in a hotel conference room in Tokyo, the...
International FootballForty-Two Pages With Not a Single NameTwo in the morning, 12 July, in a fourth-floor flat looking out over the port...
ChessChessBase Magazine #225: The Headline Says Bent Larsen, but Prague 2026 Is the Real StageOne Cover, Two Stories In 2026, in Moscow, I learned something from Ahmed's...
International FootballMark Nawaqanitawase chooses Japan: a two-year deal, three unions and a home World CupIn early November, the Wallabies squad for the end-of-year Test window was...
Martial ArtsAsiad 20 Diary: A Day of Combat Sports and the Body-Load Map11:00, the women's 63kg Ju-Jitsu final. 11:25, the men's 85kg Ju-Jitsu final....
EsportsPeyz's 6 Pentakills Cannot Hide T1's Structural WeaknessesI once thought I understood League of Legends, until the LCK this season taug...
BadmintonAsian Games 2026: India Falls 1-3 to Japan in Women's Team Quarter-Final — Decoding the Gap Between a Star and Real DepthThe Ichinomiya hall was so quiet that PV Sindhu's breathing echoed across the...
BasketballMark Llemit and the Trembling Hand of an HeirA Manila evening in October, I rewatched the clip of Mark Llemit's 22 points....
ChessThree Moves and a Crown: When Nihal Sarin Dropped +2, India Dropped ItselfIn a hall in Uzbekistan, the electronic clock showed a number no reporter...
BasketballVietnamese basketball player in China signs major transfer dealIn 2029, as Vietnamese basketball transfer window heats up, a young talent fr...
International FootballTurkish Football Shaken: 448 Club Officials Suspended, Refereeing Chief DetainedAt 2 a.m. London time, I was sitting in front of my screen watching a press...
Golf2026 VidantaWorld Mexico Open: Wyndham Clark Leads the Odds, but the Board Is Not the ConclusionOn Monday morning, when DraftKings updated its odds board for the 2026...
Martial ArtsBoxRec Does Not Award Belts: What Ho Chi Minh City Boxing Has Not Told Its FansOPENING I was sitting in the fourth row of a professional boxing event in Ho...
Table TennisWorld Hopes Week 2026: 36 U-12 Talents, 26 Nations, and Global Table Tennis's Nurture FunnelEighteen boys and eighteen girls, all under 12, have been confirmed by the...
VolleyballSMU Downs Pitt in Four Sets: The 12.5-6 Block, the 38-36 Set, and the Night a 58-Match Home Streak EndedThe third set ran to 38-36. That is the first number I held onto when I read...
