nathan bloom
Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand: 11 Rounds, India's Two Thrones and a Gap Nobody Has FilledI rewatched the final round of the 2026 Budapest Chess Olympiad with the soun...
Aidil Sholeh Wins Vietnam Open 2026: A Super 100 Title and Malaysia's 27-Month Men's Singles DroughtOn September 13, 2026, in Ho Chi Minh City, Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin closed o...
Thailand rebuilds with veterans: The Chanathip gamble before the Vietnam rematchBangkok, in the last days of September. On the street leading to Rajamangala...
The Failed Medical: PSV's Seven Million Euros Stranded in Adamo NagaloI once waited hours in the corridor of a hospital in Europe, waiting for a...
Look, ma, two hands! Ambidextrous teen delights US OpenLook, ma, two hands! Ambidextrous teen delights US Open NEW YORK, Sept 7:...
Pitt Panthers Rise to No. 1: A Win for Balance or Just a Lucky First Week?In Pittsburgh, during a match against Kentucky – a team ranked No. 3 national...
Wout Weghorst left out by the Netherlands: When a cycle closes at 34 and the contract door swings openWout Weghorst left out by the Netherlands: When a cycle closes at 34 and the...
Blank Files: Why Youth Table Tennis Still Has Unexcavated SitesI am holding a scouting file. A4 paper, typed, clipped neatly at the top left...
Vietnam U20 Coach: 'As Long As There Is Hope, We Will Fight Until The End'Vietnam U20 Coach: 'As Long As There Is Hope, We Will Fight Until The End' -...
600–1,000 Billion VND a Year for Vietnamese Football: Where the Money Comes From and Who Holds the KeysMinute 78, stand B of a small stadium in central Vietnam. I wrote one short...
Three Moves That Dropped a Crown: Nihal Sarin and the Crack in a DynastyThree Moves That Dropped a Crown: Nihal Sarin and the Crack in a Dynasty I...
Every Top VRS Team Chose PGL: BLAST, Unpaid Bills and the Silence in the AnswerBLAST answered the question about redundancies. BLAST did not answer the...
Barcelona, Raphinha and the No.9 problem: When the books write the tacticsOn September 24, at a football summit in Lisbon, Deco sat in front of a...
Turkey 1-3 Romania: Efeler Leave Their Fate to the Final Match at EuroVolley 2026When I typed the Turkish headline "Efeler son maça kaldı" into Google this...
Vietnamese Volleyball Is Missing a Data Layer, Not a StarDa Nang, a VTV Cup semifinal, fourth row behind the coaching bench. My notebo...
Rodri and the 'Anti-Campaign' Paradox: How Silence Became a Weapon in the 2026 Ballon d'Or RaceAt a recent press conference, Rodri - the 30-year-old midfielder in the 2026...
Thailand 91-114 China: Why Speed Could Not Save Set 5 in the 2026 Asian Games SemifinalSet 5 of the women's volleyball semifinal at the 2026 Asian Games opened with...
When Data Goes Silent: Lessons from Vietnamese Football AnalysisThis season's V.League has seen many controversies. But few notice that behin...
Vietnamese Swimming: From Saltwater to the World Stage — A 30-Year Journey Viewed from MelbournePeople see the goal; I see the pass ten moves before it. With swimming, peopl...
Vietnamese Wushu at the Asian Games: Four Bronze Medals, One Final Berth and the Wall Named ChinaOn the evening of September 23, when the organisers published the sanda...
