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High schooler wins nat'l Olympic short track trials
A high school senior won the South Korean Olympic short track speed skating trials that wrapped up Sunday, earning a chance to represent the country at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy. Rim Jong-un, 17, finished first overall among male skaters with 102 points after two rounds of the 2025-2026 season national team trials at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. Rim shot to first place after the opening phase, thanks to his victory in the 1,500 meters, a runner-up finish in the 1,000m and a 17th-place showing
April 13, 2025 -
San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo grabs MLB lead with 8th double
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has seized the major league lead with his eighth double of the 2025 season. Lee went 1-for-4 from the No. 3 spot with a double, a walk and a run scored, as the Giants fell to the New York Yankees 8-4 at Yankee Stadium in New York on Saturday. Lee doubled off reliever Luke Weaver in the seventh inning for his only hit of the game. With eight doubles, Lee leads all players in Major League Baseball, one more than Kyle Tucker of the Chicago Cubs. Lee had four
April 13, 2025 -
Im Sung-jae sneaks into top 10 entering final round at Masters
Im Sung-jae squeezed himself into the top 10 entering the final round at the Masters after carding his third consecutive under-par round. Im shot one-under 71 to reach four-under for the tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday. After making two birdies, one eagle and three bogeys, Im is tied for 10th place with three other players and eight shots off the lead, held by Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland. Im was the runner-up at the 2020 Masters, the best performanc
April 13, 2025 -
San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo falls homer shy of cycle in 3-hit game
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants fell a home run shy of the cycle as he enjoyed his second three-hit game of the season. Lee batted 3-for-5 with a single, a double and a triple — the first of his career — as the Giants walked off the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 10 innings at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wednesday. Lee, who also drove in a run and scored a run, is now batting .333/.375/.533 in 11 games this season. He leads Major League Baseball with seven doubles. He also had three hits Sa
April 10, 2025 -
Lee Kang-in benched in PSG's UEFA Champions League quarterfinal win
Paris Saint-Germain have claimed the opening leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Aston Villa with their South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in on the bench. PSG netted three unanswered goals after conceding the match's first marker in their 3-1 victory at Parc des Princes in the French capital Wednesday. PSG can move on to the semifinals with a draw or a one-goal loss in the return leg next Tuesday in Birmingham, England. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for the visiting English
April 10, 2025 -
Kim Yeon-koung caps off last dance with 5th V-League title
Kim Yeon-koung, widely considered the greatest Korean volleyball player of all time, retired Tuesday after leading the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders to a 3-2 series win over the Daejeon Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks, clinching her fifth championship in the women's division of the Korean V-League. The 38-year-old led the team to victory in the decisive game and was named MVP of the championship series. The fifth championship by the Pink Spiders solidified their reputation as arguably the great
April 9, 2025 -
FC Barcelona to play S. Korean club Daegu FC in Aug. friendly
Spanish football giants FC Barcelona will face the K League 1 club Daegu FC in August as part of their summer trip to South Korea, officials said Tuesday. Officials in Daegu, about 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul, said the city will finalize a deal with the promoter of Barca's Asian trip, D-Drive Corp., in late April to bring the 27-time La Liga champions to Daegu Stadium on Aug. 3. Daegu FC play their home matches at the football-specific Daegu iM Bank Park, but it has a capacity of 12,469. D
April 8, 2025 -
3 S. Koreans teeing off at Masters in pursuit of 1st career major title
Three South Korean PGA Tour players will each be in pursuit of their first career major title when they tee off at the Masters this week. At No. 25, two-time tour winner Im Sung-jae is the highest-ranked player of the trio that will play at the iconic Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, about a two-hour drive east of Atlanta. Im is followed by Tom Kim (No. 33) and An Byeong-hun (No. 35). Kim has three PGA Tour titles, and An has yet to win on the top men's circuit. No South Korean has donned
April 8, 2025 -
KBO-leading Twins looking to stretch new winning streak this week
After their seven-game winning streak to start the 2025 Korea Baseball Organization season ended last week, the LG Twins dusted themselves off and began a new run. The Twins fell to the KT Wiz 9-5 last Wednesday for their first loss of the year and responded with a 5-1 victory the next day. Then with a sweep of the defending champions Kia Tigers in their rain-interrupted, two-game set over the weekend, the Twins have now won three straight games, tied for the longest active streak in the league.
April 7, 2025 -
San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo extends hitting streak to 7 games, takes MLB lead in doubles
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has stretched his hitting streak to seven games with his second straight multihit effort. Batting third, Lee went 2-for-4 with a run scored as the Giants walked off the Seattle Mariners 5-4 at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sunday. One of the hits was Lee's major league-leading sixth double of the season. Lee batted 0-for-2 with two walks on Opening Day on March 27 and has hit safely in every game since then. For the season, Lee is batting .344/.400/.531
April 7, 2025 -
KBO surpasses 1 mln fans in fewest games
The South Korean baseball league said Sunday it has topped the 1 million mark in season attendance in the fewest games in its history. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said after three of the five games on Sunday were sold out, its 10 teams had combined to draw 1,059,380 fans after a record 60 games. The previous mark had been 65 games it took to reach 1 million fans in 2012. The league-leading LG Twins extended their sellout streak to seven games at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, where
April 6, 2025 -
KBO club's home games relocated in aftermath of stadium tragedy
The NC Dinos will play an upcoming series of home games at an opponent's stadium amid ongoing safety checks at their own ballpark in light of a fan's death. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Friday that the three-game set between the Dinos and the Lotte Giants, scheduled to run April 11-13 at Changwon NC Park in Changwon, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, will instead be played at the Giants' home, Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, just east of Changwon. The Dinos will still b
April 4, 2025 -
Pirates' Bae Ji-hwan sent to minors after slow start
The Pittsburgh Pirates' utility player Bae Ji-hwan has been sent down to the minor leagues after a slow start to the 2025 season. The Pirates announced Thursday that they have optioned Bae to their Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians. Bae cracked the Opening Day roster last month for the first time since 2023 after leading the Pirates with 16 hits and 13 runs scored in spring training. However, Bae went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his season debut Saturday and then got thrown out a
April 4, 2025 -
Son Heung-min voted top S. Korean footballer for 2024
South Korea captain Son Heung-min has been voted the country's top football player for 2024. The Korea Football Association on Monday announced Son, also skipper for the Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, as its Male Player of the Year for 2024. The KFA launched its annual awards in 2010, and Son has now been named the top male player for a record eighth time. Son previously won it for 2013, 2014, 2017 and then every year from 2019 to 2022. Son, 32, is second on the South Korean men's scorin
March 31, 2025 -
Kim Hyo-joo earns 7th LPGA title in playoff
South Korean veteran Kim Hyo-joo has claimed her seventh career LPGA title in a playoff. Kim defeated former world No. 1 Lilia Vu on the first hole of the playoff to win the Ford Championship at Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona, on Sunday. The two players ended up in the sudden-death showdown after finishing their 72 holes tied at 22-under 266. Vu was the 54-hole leader and Kim began the final round four strokes behind the American star. But Kim fired an eight-under 64
March 31, 2025