Tennis
Second Serves Win Slams: A Sporttho Breakdown
Aces make the highlight reel. The number that best predicts who lifts a major trophy is points won behind the second delivery.
Motorsport
Tyre Whisperers: The Engineers Who Decide Sundays
Four patches of rubber, each the size of a paperback, carry everything a car can do. Meet the specialists whose job is keeping them in a ten-degree window.
Football
What the Data Says About Home Advantage on Derby Day
The crowd is louder and the tackles are later, but does the home side actually win more often? We went through fifteen seasons of local rivalries to find out.
Athletics
The 400m Hurdles Is the Best Event in Track. Here’s the Case
It asks for a sprinter's speed, a middle-distance runner's stomach and a dancer's rhythm, and it is usually decided at the eighth barrier.