Seo Chae-hyun wins lead title, eyes fourth straight double

Seo Chae-hyun, one of South Korea's leading sport climbers, won the women's lead title at the National Sports Festival for a fourth consecutive year. Seo, who represents Seoul City Hall and The North Face, finished first in the women's lead semifinal at the 107th National Sports Festival at Jeju Sports Complex on Saturday with a score of 34. She then won the final with a competition-best score of 54+. Seo won gold in the women's lead event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Oct. 3 and retur

2026-10-18 15:04:27:00

Martinez hospitalized after collision in Everton match

Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was taken to a hospital after colliding with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite during a Premier League match. Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the seventh round of the 2026-27 season, with Pedro Neto scoring twice in the second half. Martinez was injured in the 66th minute when he and Branthwaite collided while challenging for a cross. Both players went down, and medical staff entered the field. Play was stopped for more than 10 minutes

2026-10-18 14:57:38:00

Korean MLB players saw a disappointing 2026 season

The 2026 season brought mixed results for South Korean players in Major League Baseball, with several struggling to secure regular roles or match expectations. Lee Jung-hoo was the most consistent Korean major leaguer in terms of playing time, appearing in 143 games and batting .276 with 10 home runs, 57 RBIs and a .724 OPS. Lee had productive stretches early and midway through the season but was less consistent over the rest of the year. His batting average improved from .266 last season, thoug

2026-10-18 14:41:39:00

Kim Min-jae starts as Bayern thrash Leipzig 6-1, stay unbeaten

Bayern Munich reclaimed first place in the Bundesliga after routing RB Leipzig 6-1, with South Korea center back Kim Min-jae in the starting lineup. Bayern earned the emphatic home victory at Allianz Arena in Munich on Oct. 17 behind a Luis Diaz hat trick and a goal and two assists from Harry Kane. The win kept Bayern unbeaten through its first six league matches at 4-2-0 for 14 points. It moved back atop the standings ahead of Borussia Dortmund on goal difference. Kim started at center back and

2026-10-18 14:26:19:00

Yamal stars as Barcelona ties La Liga record with ninth straight win

Barcelona tied the La Liga record for the most consecutive wins to start a season, extending its perfect run to nine matches with a 5-2 victory over Real Betis. Barcelona won Saturday's away match at La Cartuja Stadium in Seville to improve to 9-0-0 for 27 points. The club matched Real Madrid’s record of nine straight wins to open a La Liga season, set in 1968-69. Barcelona has scored 39 goals while conceding nine during its winning streak, 20 more goals than second-place Atletico Madrid, which

2026-10-18 14:26:08:00

Pope returns to Vatican days after surgery; surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday days after lung cancer surgery, as his surgeon said there are "no clinical reasons" to prevent his planned trip to Latin America next month. "The Holy Father has put his heart and soul into his recovery," Dr. Stefano Margaritora told Vatican News, adding that he expected the pope to recover fully from surgery "in another 10 days or so." Leo, 71, is scheduled to make an ambitious Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Peru and Argentina, i

2026-10-18 11:39:14:00

Haaland keeps on scoring despite Man City scandal

The ongoing financial scandal enveloping Manchester City isn't affecting the team's results in the Premier League. Or Erling Haaland's appetite for scoring goals. Playing in front of fans waving inflatable bananas, City became only the third team to open a Premier League season with seven straight wins by beating Ipswich 3-2 at home Saturday. Haaland netted twice to move to a competition-high eight goals in a campaign being played under a cloud of controversy. It made it back-to-back victories i

2026-10-18 10:43:23:00

Trump parades new Air Force One, defends accepting Qatari royal family's 747 gift

BULLHEAD CITY, Arizona (AP) -- US President Donald Trump showed off the new Air Force One and defended accepting the luxury jet from the Qatari royal family as he campaigned for Republicans Wednesday in an economically struggling corner of rural Arizona. His first substantive comments after he got off the plane to address the airport rally described learning that the Qataris had "the best of all the 747s." He said he called to ask the country's leader to borrow the aircraft before the emir offer

2026-10-15 11:47:19:00

Ukrainian drones lose some speed after SpaceX imposes sudden restrictions on use of Starlink

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian drones lost some of their speed after restrictions were suddenly imposed on battlefield use of the country's US-made Starlink communication terminals, officials said Wednesday as the capital endured a second consecutive night of missile attacks. At the same time, Ukraine did not receive the usual advance warning from its Western partners about the devastating Russian ballistic missiles aimed at Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, triggering fears t

2026-10-15 11:09:43:00

Tiger Woods posts smooth swing video, fueling comeback speculation

Tiger Woods posted a video on social media showing his swing in apparent top form, fueling speculation over when the golf great might return to competition. Golf Channel reported that Woods had shared footage of himself taking practice swings at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. The course hosted the TGR Junior Invitational, sponsored by Woods' TGR Foundation, through Monday. After the tournament, one of Woods' social media accounts, TGR Live, posted a video of him practicing his swing with

2026-10-14 15:11:48:00