Guides
Long-form explainers on the rules, formats, and analytics behind the sports we cover. Written for fans, useful to anyone new to a sport. Every guide is original, fact- checked, and updated when the rules change.
- Sports tech
Sports analytics 101: How modern teams use data to win
Expected goals, advanced rebounding stats, biomechanical load tracking. Modern professional sport runs on data — here is what teams actually measure and why most of the public-facing numbers are downstream of much deeper internal models.
- Cycling
Cycling’s three Grand Tours: How the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España differ
Three weeks of racing, twenty-one stages, a different country each time. The three Grand Tours of cycling each test riders in different ways. Here is what makes each one its own race.
- Cricket
Cricket explained for first-time viewers: From runs to net run rate, in plain English
Cricket is a game of three formats, two sides, and dozens of words you’ve never heard before. This is the field-side guide that gets you from "what is a wicket" to following any match.
- Formula 1
A Formula 1 race weekend, hour by hour: What actually happens from FP1 to lights out
Three days, three sessions, one race. Knowing the structure of an F1 weekend turns it from confusing into compulsive viewing. Here is what each session means and why teams treat them differently.
- Football
FIFA World Cup 2026: Format, venues, and how the new 48-team tournament works
Three host nations, 48 teams, 104 matches. The first expanded World Cup is unlike any tournament before it. Here is the structure that decides who lifts the trophy.
- Football
How VAR works in football: A complete fan’s guide
Video Assistant Referee changed how decisions get made on the pitch. Here is what gets reviewed, what does not, and why "clear and obvious" is the only phrase that matters.