The second-string competition is in full swing. The biggest strength of Hwang Sun-hong’s Asian Games men’s soccer team is its diverse and nearly saturated second line. The team has two frontline strikers in Ahn Jae-joon (Bucheon FC) and Park Jae-yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai), and nine midfielders. With the exception of Baek Seung-ho (Jeonbuk) and Jeong Ho-yeon…
(Sports Illustrated) After going four games without a win in September, “Korean Monster” Ryu Hyun-jin, 36, of the Toronto Blue Jays, failed to reach four wins for the season. Ryu started the Blue Jays’ 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Thursday (July…
The Asian Games didn’t leave a closing pitcher void. A veteran with more than 30 career saves closed out the win, proving that he is in his second prime. LG’s Kim Jin-sung (38) highlighted the regular season win with his second save of the year. Kim took the mound with runners on first and second…
“I heard that a lot of people were waiting for me.” That’s what Jürgen Klinsmann, the national soccer team’s head coach who returned home on Thursday from a European tour in September, told reporters about his sudden change of plans. Klinsmann, who has faced controversy over his attendance and behavior due to his frequent travels,…
As the season winds down, Clayton Kershaw (35-LA Dodgers) is starting to think about retirement. Kershaw himself still doesn’t know if he’ll throw a ball next year. According to the Orange County Register, a local California newspaper, Kershaw said, “I don’t know if this will be my last year with the Dodgers. I really don’t…
(Xinhua Daegu, Won-Young Choi) It was a good day for records. The Doosan Bears were victorious. Doosan won 3-1 against the Samsung Lions in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on April 22. It was their second straight win. Doosan, in fourth place, is three games behind fifth-place…
With Hwang Sun-hong, the coach of the Asian Games national team, watching, the final match opponent, Bahrain, failed to win against Kuwait, and it is expected that whether Hwang Sun-hong will be confirmed as first place in the group early will depend on the result of the match against Thailand. Kuwait and Bahrain played the…
Senga started against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, U.S., on July 21. He allowed seven hits, one home run, two walks, two runs, and struck out three in six innings. He pitched a quality start (six innings of three earned runs or less) to lead the Mets to…
Lotte head coach Lee Jong-woon spoke to reporters before the team’s 16th game of the season against KT at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on Nov. 21 and categorized foreign hitter Nico Gudrum, who has been the team’s biggest concern of late, as effectively out of the lineup. Goodrum recently underwent a medical examination after…
Tension is rising ahead of the infamous first ‘North London Derby’ of the season. Tottenham and Arsenal will clash at the Emirates Stadium in London, England at 10pm on the 24th (Korean time). This is the 6th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2023-2024 season. The two teams have 4 wins and 1…