The head coach and the captain of the South Korean men’s national football team said Monday they are praying for a safe and quick release of Son Jun-ho, an international veteran placed under formal arrest in China. “We all feel for Jun-ho. We all pray for him and his family that his situation gets resolved…
If national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann wants to keep tabs on all of his players in the South Korean national team in the coming weeks and months, then the German is going to have to spend more time in Europe. He won’t mind that especially as more of his stars are making the move….
Korean Jenny Shin finds herself one shot off the lead in pursuit of her first career LPGA major title after a strong third-round charge up the leaderboard. Shin fired a bogey-free round of five-under 66 in the third round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, on Saturday…
Duksoo High School left-hander Jung Hyun-woo went first overall at the annual amateur draft for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday. The Kiwoom Heroes made the 18-year-old pitcher the first No. 1 pick in franchise history at the draft held at a Seoul hotel. Jung throws a fastball that reaches over 150 kilometers per…
From domestic baseball and football contests to international tennis matches, there will be no shortage of sports action to keep fans in South Korea entertained during the five-day Chuseok holiday. The regular season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) is winding down, and this has been the most successful campaign in terms of attendance with…
During his Presidents Cup debut for the International Team in North Carolina two years ago, Korean youngster Tom Kim emerged as an unlikely star, a bundle of energy who screamed and fist-pumped his way around Quail Hollow Country Club. Kim, whose Korean birth name is Joo-hyung, was the youngest player for the International Team at…
The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Friday that Choo, who plans to hang up his spikes after this season, asked the club not to hold his retirement ceremony this year. According to the Landers, Choo said he didn’t want to be a distraction during the club’s fight for a postseason spot….
Nottingham Forest signed Serbia defender Nikola Milenkovic from Fiorentina in a deal worth a reported 12 million pounds ($15 million) on Thursday. Milenkovic agreed a five-year contract with the Premier League club after spending seven years in Florence. The 26-year-old centre-back helped Fiorentina reach the Europa Conference League final in 2023 and 2024. Milenkovic has…
The sports ministry said Friday it has launched an investigation into the national football governing body over possible irregularities during its recent hiring of a head coach for the new men’s national team. An official with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the audit on the Korea Football Association (KFA) essentially began Thursday…
The Doosan Bears announced their acquisition of former major league player Jared Young on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Bears will cut ties with outfielder Henry Ramos. They asked the Korea Baseball Organization to place the Puerto Rican player on the waivers. Young, 29, will make $300,000 for the rest of this season. He…