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Former champion Kim Si-woo ties for 38th at The Players Championship
Former champion Kim Si-woo bounced back from a disastrous third round to finish as the only South Korean with an under-par score at The Players Championship in Florida. Kim shot a four-under 68 in the final round of the $25 million tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Sunday (local time), to finish at one-under overall. The 2017 champion had shot a 78 in the third round but recorded five birdies and an eagle Sunday for his best round of the tournament. By tying for 38th p
March 17, 2025 -
Short tracker Choi Min-jeong captures women's 1,500m world title
South Korean short track star Choi Min-jeong claimed gold in the women's 1,500 meters at the world championships in China on Sunday. Choi held off Courtney Sarault of Canada for South Korea's first gold medal at the International Skating Union World Short Track Championships at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Another South Korean skater, Kim Gil-li, got the bronze medal. This was Choi's 13th career world title. She has been the world overall champion four times, most recently in 2022. Choi ha
March 16, 2025 -
Veteran speed skater Lee Seung-hoon wins 1st world championships medal in 9 yrs
South Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon has claimed his first world championships medal in nine years at age 37. Lee captured the silver medal in the men's mass start at the International Skating Union World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships at Hamar Olympic Hall in Hamar, Norway, on Saturday, with a time of 7:56.52. Andrea Giovannini of Italy beat Lee by 0.05 second for the gold. Bart Swings of Belgium finished third in 7:56.69. This was Lee's first world championships medal since t
March 16, 2025 -
Injured defender Kim Min-jae cut from nat'l team ahead of World Cup qualifiers
Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae will not be able to play for South Korea in upcoming World Cup qualifying matches due to a nagging Achilles injury. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Saturday it has dropped the center back from the men's national squad due to Achilles tendinitis. South Korea will host Oman next Thursday and then Jordan on March 25 in the third round of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. "We decided Kim Min-jae would need to take time to receive t
March 15, 2025 -
Speed skater Kim Min-sun wins 500m bronze at world championships
South Korean speed skater Kim Min-sun has grabbed her second straight medal at the annual world championships. Kim captured bronze in the women's 500 meters at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships at Hamar Olympic Hall in Hamar, Norway, on Friday (local time), with a time of 37.73 seconds. Femke Kok of the Netherlands won the gold medal in 37.50 seconds, and her fellow Dutch skater Jutta Leerdam got the silver medal in 37.69 seconds. Kim had wo
March 15, 2025 -
Dodgers' Kim Hye-seong scores twice, steals bag in spring game
Competing for a spot with the Los Angeles Dodgers, South Korean rookie Kim Hye-seong has begun showing signs of life at the plate and on base paths. Kim recorded a hit and a steal while scoring twice as the Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on Monday (local time). Kim is now batting .222/.323/.333 in 14 spring training games with six runs scored and two steals. Kim, who signed with the Dodgers in January after eight years with the Kiwoom Heroe
March 11, 2025 -
Son Heung-min's late penalty salvages draw for Tottenham against Bournemouth
Son Heung-min salvaged a draw for Tottenham Hotspur with his second-half penalty in their latest Premier League match at home. Son converted the spot kick in the 84th minute as Spurs eked out a 2-2 draw against AFC Bournemouth at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday. It was Son's seventh goal of the Premier League this season and 11th goal in all competitions. Spurs stayed in 13th place with 34 points from 10 wins, four draws and 14 losses. Son started the match on the bench and watched
March 10, 2025 -
KBO sets single-day preseason attendance record
The South Korean baseball league set a single-day attendance record for a preseason Sunday, breaking its own record set from the previous day. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced that the five exhibition games on Sunday drew a combined 71,288 fans. On Saturday, the first day of the preseason, 67,264 fans had been on hand, breaking the previous mark of 66,785 fans set on March 22, 2015. The new record only lasted a day. The Hanwha Eagles hosted the Doosan Bears at their alternate home
March 9, 2025 -
KBO preseason to open Saturday with pitch clock, other rule changes in play
The prelude to the 2025 regular season in South Korean baseball will begin Saturday, with the pitch clock, the most prominent new feature of the year, set to take effect. All 10 teams in the Korea Baseball Organization are scheduled to play 10 preseason games each from Saturday to March 18. All games were initially scheduled for 1 p.m., but some teams have already asked the league to move their games to the evening hours so that their players can get used to playing under lights before the regul
March 7, 2025 -
Giants' Lee Jung-hoo hits 2nd homer in spring training; Dodgers' Kim Hye-seong goes hitless
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has raised his spring training batting average to .400 after hitting his second home run of the exhibition season. Lee batted 1-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs in the Giants' 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Thursday. The South Korean sophomore batted third and got the start in center field. He hit a flyout to center in the bottom of the first inning before going deep off Jonathan Cannon with a runner on
March 7, 2025 -
Son Heung-min quiet as Tottenham lose 1st knockout match at Europa League
Tottenham Hotspur have lost their first knockout match of the UEFA Europa League in the Netherlands, unable to overcome a first-half own goal. Spurs' South Korean skipper Son Heung-min logged 72 unproductive minutes in his team's 1-0 loss to AZ Alkmaar in the opening leg of the round of 16 at AZ Stadion in the Dutch city of Alkmaar on Thursday. Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall put one into his own net in the 18th minute. The Premier League club must win the second leg scheduled for next Thurs
March 7, 2025