Lee Jung-hoo is going where few others have gone before in South Korean baseball, breaking records, including one held by his father, along the way. And now Lee is on the verge of becoming the career batting average leader in Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) history. Lee, the veritable hitting machine for the Kiwoom Heroes, collected his 900th career hit against the Doosan Bears on Sunday. It ...

The Toronto Blue Jays have placed their South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin on the 10-day injured list (IL) with left forearm inflammation. The Blue Jays made the move before hosting the Oakland Athletics for the final game of a three-game set in Toronto on Sunday (local time). Ryu had started Saturday's game against the A's at Rogers Centre and gave up five earned runs on six hits in four inning...

The popularity of professional baseball in South Korea is in decline, especially among people in their 20s, the exact demographic that teams are trying to attract, a national poll showed. Gallup Korea released results of its survey of 1,004 South Koreans aged 18 or older from March 15-17. And only 31 percent of the polled said they had at least some interest in the Korea Baseball Organizatio...

The South Korean football leaders Ulsan Hyundai FC will be among four teams from the country to begin their pursuit of the Asian club title this week, with six matches on the horizon over the next two weeks. The group stage at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League for the East Region, covering teams from South Korea, Japan, China, Australia and Thailand, among others, will kick...

Tottenham Hotspur will face a South Korean league All-Star team in an exhibition match in Seoul on July 13, the domestic league office announced Thursday. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said Seoul World Cup Stadium will host the match between the Premier League club and "Team K League." Tottenham have built a strong fan base here thanks to the exploits of their South Korean s...

Choi Ji-man of the Tampa Bay Rays has gone deep for the first time this season, with the homer also extending his hitting streak to four games. Choi smacked a three-run homer against the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the second inning at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Tuesday (local time). Choi's home run, off Oakland starter Adam Oller's sinker, turned a 3-2 deficit for Tam...

Im Sung-jae tied for eighth place at the Masters on Sunday, earning his second-career top-10 finish at the season's first major championship following an up-and-down final round. Im shot a three-over 75 on Sunday to end up at one-over 287 overall at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday (local time). Im ended up nine shots behind the winner, Scottie Scheffler of the United St...

For the first time in four years, Choi Min-jeong is the overall champion at the short track worlds. Choi scored 107 ranking points to hold off Kim Boutin of Canada at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Montreal on Sunday (local time). On the final day, Choi won the women's 1,000m title after a late charge past Boutin. She also crossed the line...

From giving up a half-dozen runs to getting hit by a batted ball, Toronto Blue Jays' starter Ryu Hyun-jin couldn't have scripted a worse outing for his 2022 season debut. The South Korean left-hander was roughed up for six earned runs on five hits, including a home run, in just 3 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, as the Blue Jays fell 12-6 at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sunday (local time)....

Son Heung-min scored his second career hat trick in the Premier League, helping Tottenham Hotspur tighten their grip on fourth place in the tables. Son is now up to 17 goals for the season after netting three past Aston Villa in Tottenham's 4-0 rout at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on Saturday (local time). The South Korean star sits alone in second place in goals, three back of Mohamed Sal...

The popularity of professional baseball in South Korea is in decline, especially among people in their 20s, the exact demographic that teams are trying to attract, a national poll showed. Gallup Korea released results of its survey of 1,004 South Koreans aged 18 or older from March 15-17. And only 31 percent of the polled said they had at least some interest in the Korea Baseball Organizatio...

San Diego Padres' South Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong has gone deep for the first time in spring training, while his countryman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Park Hoy-jun, has extended his hitting streak to six games. The one other South Korean hitter in the bigs, Choi Ji-man of the Tampa Bay Rays, continues to be cold at the plate. Kim smacked a three-run home run off D.J. McCarty of the Texas R...

South Korea's LPGA major championship drought has now reached six tournaments. Jennifer Kupcho of the United States enjoyed a two-shot victory at the Chevron Championship, after shooting 14-under 274 at Mission Hills Country Club's Dinah Shore Tournament Course in Rancho Mirage, California, on Sunday (local time). Kim Hyo-joo was the highest-ranked South Korea, as she tied for eighth place at ei...

With a goal and an assist Son Heung-min has pushed Tottenham Hotspur into fourth place in the Premier League tables. Tottenham routed Newcastle United 5-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday (local time), erasing a 1-0 deficit with five unanswered goals. Son assisted on Ben Davies' equalizer in the 43rd minute and then scored one for himself in the 54th minute. The goal was Son's ...

South Korea are the only Group H team to play all three matches at one stadium. Portugal will play at three different sites. Qatar is six hours behind South Korea. South Korea's Portugal-born head coach, Paulo Bento, will be coaching against his native country and five-time FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo. Bento played against South Korea during the group stage at the 2002 World Cup....