diff --git a/app.css b/app.css
index 847905d..5228f2d 100644
--- a/app.css
+++ b/app.css
@@ -5077,14 +5077,17 @@ footer a:hover { color: var(--accent-2); }
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  width: 3rem; height: 3rem;
+  width: 3.5rem; height: 3.5rem;
   border-radius: 50%;
-  background: #166534;
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166534, #15803d);
   color: #fff;
-  font-size: .75rem;
+  font-size: .85rem;
   font-weight: 900;
-  letter-spacing: .05em;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(22,101,52,.4);
+  letter-spacing: .08em;
+  box-shadow:
+    0 4px 14px rgba(22,101,52,.45),
+    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.15);
+  border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);
 }
 .sb-event-big {
   font-size: 1.6rem;
@@ -5093,6 +5096,11 @@ footer a:hover { color: var(--accent-2); }
   text-align: center;
   line-height: 1.2;
 }
+.sb-event-ball {
+  font-size: 2.5rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  margin-bottom: .3rem;
+}
 
 /* Fixture info strip */
 .sb-fixture-strip {
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index aefa5b5..314c75d 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -3323,9 +3323,12 @@
         awayEl.textContent = awayName;
         vsRow.append(homeEl, vsBadge, awayEl);
       } else {
-        // No VS pattern — just show the event name large
+        // No VS pattern — show event name large with ball icon above
+        const ballIcon = document.createElement("div"); ballIcon.className = "sb-event-ball";
+        ballIcon.textContent = "\u26bd";
         const eventEl = document.createElement("div"); eventEl.className = "sb-event-big";
         eventEl.textContent = eventName;
+        vsRow.appendChild(ballIcon);
         vsRow.appendChild(eventEl);
       }
       view.appendChild(vsRow);
@@ -3339,7 +3342,7 @@
         const dateStr = isNaN(d.getTime()) ? startDate : d.toLocaleDateString("en-GB", { weekday: "short", day: "numeric", month: "short", year: "numeric" });
         const timeStr = isNaN(d.getTime()) ? "" : d.toLocaleTimeString("en-GB", { hour: "2-digit", minute: "2-digit" });
         const dateRow = document.createElement("div"); dateRow.className = "sb-fixture-row";
-        dateRow.innerHTML = "<span class=\"sb-fixture-icon\">Ὄ5</span> <span>" + dateStr + (timeStr ? " · " + timeStr : "") + "</span>";
+        dateRow.innerHTML = "<span class=\"sb-fixture-icon\">\u{1F4C5}</span> <span>" + dateStr + (timeStr ? " · " + timeStr : "") + "</span>";
         fixtureStrip.appendChild(dateRow);
         handled.add("startDate");
       }