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Son Heung-min takes over Premier League scoring lead with goal vs. Man City

SoccerNov 22, 2020

Back from international duty marred by coronavirus infections for his teammates, Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has claimed the sole possession of the Premier League scoring lead. Son netted a...
Bwipo, T1 apologizes to Effort

More sportsNov 20, 2020

Unintended event during LoL stove league gets out of hand
KBO to allow clubs to cut salary in case of extraordinary events

BaseballNov 19, 2020

Starting next year, South Korean baseball clubs will be allowed to reduce player salaries if the season is interrupted by extraordinary events. The Korea Baseball Organization announced Thursday tha...
[News Focus] Euro 2020, with 12 joint hosts, draws attention amid pandemic

SoccerNov 19, 2020

18 participants, involving 8 hosts, outstrip Olympiad host Japan in COVID-19 cases
Seoul to host forum supporting sports growth in developing nations

More sportsNov 19, 2020

An annual forum designed to support the growth of sports in developing countries will be held in Seoul this week, a related state-funded agency said Wednesday. The sports ministry will host the "Dre...
Dinos' Altherr apologizes for refusing to wear mask during Korean Series

BaseballNov 18, 2020

An American baseball player competing in the South Korean baseball championship series apologized on Wednesday for refusing to wear a mask during official pregame and postgame functions. Aaron Althe...
Faker among 5 LCK players chosen for 2020 LoL All-Star

More sportsNov 18, 2020

After a week of online voting, the most popular player in each of the five roles in League of Legends was selected to play in the 2020 LoL All-Star Event on Dec. 18 to 20. Unlike the previous years ...
COVID-19-marred European trip leaves tactical question marks for nat'l football team

SoccerNov 18, 2020

With one key player after another suffering injury and illness, South Korea's trip to Austria for men's football friendly matches seemed doomed before it began. The team's worst nightmares materiali...
Esports arena opens in Busan, first outside greater Seoul

More sportsNov 17, 2020

Busan Esports Arena will officially open Wednesday, Busan Metropolitan City and Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency announced Tuesday. The esports arena to open in Busan on the 15th and 16th floors o...
Ties, more ties, walk-off blasts: a look at history of Korean Series

BaseballNov 17, 2020

In the 1982 Korean Series, the Bears, then called the OB Bears, and the Lions squared off. They played to a 3-3 tie after 15 innings in Game 1. Ties have been a part of the KBO for all but 2008 seaso...
Rival right-handers to face each other to open S. Korean baseball championship series

BaseballNov 16, 2020

Two right-handers will renew their regular season rivalry to open the South Korean baseball championship series on Tuesday. The NC Dinos and the Doosan Bears, two contestants of the Korean Series, e...
4 players, 1 staffer on S. Korean nat'l football team test positive for COVID-19

SoccerNov 14, 2020

Four players and one staff member on the South Korean men’s national football team have tested positive for the novel coronavirus while in Austria to play friendly matches. The Korea Football Associ...
S. Korea play Egypt to scoreless draw in U-23 football friendly match

SoccerNov 13, 2020

Saved by their goalkeeper, South Korea ended up in a scoreless draw with Egypt to open a men's under-23 football friendly tournament in Cairo. Goalkeeper Song Bum-keun stood on his head and made sev...
Wiz beat Bears to stay alive in KBO postseason

BaseballNov 12, 2020

The KT Wiz will live to see at least another day in the South Korean baseball postseason. The Wiz defeated the Doosan Bears 5-2 to stave off elimination in the best-of-five penultimate round in the ...
New dates for World Cup qualifying matches set

SoccerNov 12, 2020

The new dates for the Asian qualifying matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup have been set, with South Korea scheduled to complete the halted second round by June next year. The Asian Football Confede...