Category: Data & Analytics

A 96-player, 32-seed combined ATP/WTA 1000 draw opens in Cincinnati without Sinner or Alcaraz, both sidelined by injury.

The 36-club single table has reshaped Champions League risk and reward, as PSG opens its title defense in the new 2026-27 format.

PER is basketball's all-in-one rate stat: how it's calculated, what counts as good, and who owns the record.

A ranking of the highest transfer fees MLS clubs have ever paid, from Son Heung-min's move to LAFC down through Atlanta United's record deals.

DVOA measures NFL efficiency play by play against a league average, adjusted for opponent strength. Here is how it works.

Expected goals (xG) measures shot quality, beyond shot counts alone. Learn how xG is calculated, plus a real 2026 World Cup example.

A ranked look at the ten biggest transfer fees in Premier League history, led by Alexander Isak's £125 million move to Liverpool.

The Jets' 15-season playoff drought leads a ranked list of the NFL's longest active postseason droughts, with Atlanta and Indianapolis next.

A full ranking of the longest winning streaks in WNBA history, from the 2001 Sparks to the Valkyries franchise-record 2026 run.

Three Giants players suffered Achilles injuries this spring, one still unconfirmed, raising a question: is 2026 unusual for NFL tears?

A reproducible look at FIFA rankings entering the last four World Cups shows 2026 is the first with all four semifinalists ranked in the top four, ending a run of ranking upsets.

The 48-team World Cup's group stage produced 2.99 goals per game, up from 2.50 in Qatar's group stage. Here is the reproducible math behind both figures.

Early 2026 data shows Corner Mode, Straight Mode and Overtake Mode nearly tripling on-track passes at the Australian Grand Prix versus 2025, with early signs of the same direction elsewhere on the calendar.

A verified ranking of sports television's biggest audiences, from Olympic ceremonies to World Cup finals, with the exact Nielsen, FIFA and IOC metric behind each number.

WNBA attendance surged past three million fans in 2025, up 66% from 2023, as viewership records fell too, a growth curve with no equivalent in men's sports.

Six host nations have won the World Cup at home, but none since France in 1998. With three co-hosts in 2026, history offers a cautionary tale.

Only eight nations have ever lifted the trophy. Here is every FIFA World Cup champion from 1930 to 2022, plus the all-time ranking by titles.

Data analytics has moved from a back-office curiosity to the operating system of modern sport, transforming how teams recruit, train, compete and connect with fans.

Sports analytics can feel like a private language. This guide explains the core ideas behind xG, EPA and true shooting percentage, and shows how any fan can use them.

A simple piece of arithmetic, three is worth more than two, took four decades to conquer basketball. Here is how analytics rewired the sport's shot selection.

Fourth-down aggression, pre-snap motion rates and win-probability models: the analytics revolution has reached the play sheet, and football decision-making will never look the same.