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✉️ What to expect from Plot the Ball in 2026
🌍 Introducing 'Rank the Nations': using data to help you understand international sport
Jan 16 • Ben Wylie
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🏀 Luka Dončić’s declining athleticism is already clear to the eye — and in the numbers
May 2, 2025 • Ben Wylie
⚽️ Are Barcelona building their next great team — or jeopardising it?
Oct 12, 2024 • Ben Wylie
🏀 The NBA playoffs really are different. The main reason is a simple one
Apr 13, 2024 • Ben Wylie
🌍 The Week in International Sport
Monday February 9th: women's water polo, U19 cricket and Kaltounková's Olympic opener
Feb 9 • Ben Wylie
🌍 The Week in International Sport
Monday February 2nd: men's handball, the Six Nations and a sharp USWNT finish
Feb 2 • Ben Wylie
🌍 The Week in International Sport
Monday January 26th: men's water polo, Fiji in rugby sevens and Abhishek Sharma
Jan 26 • Ben Wylie
🌍 The Week in International Sport
Monday January 19th: test cricket team ratings, men's futsal and Lopušanova's record
Jan 19 • Ben Wylie
✉️ PTB ICYMI
What I've learned about sport(s) over the last few months
Dec 5, 2025 • Ben Wylie
🏒 Already a Canadian hockey legend, Sidney Crosby has earned his shot at another gold medal
My Week in Sport(s) 🏒 🏉 🏏 🏀 🏈
Nov 21, 2025
🏏 Entering the Ashes with an ageing pace attack, Australia might need Nathan Lyon to step up
My Week in Sport(s) 🏏 🏒 🏀 ⚽️ ⚾️
Nov 14, 2025 • Ben Wylie
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