Korea dominates one kind of archery. Another has proven harder to conquer

For South Korean sports fans, archery has long been almost synonymous with gold. The country has dominated the sport on the Olympic stage, where its women have won every team title since the event was introduced in 1988. At the Asian Games, Korea has been just as formidable. But an important distinction can get lost in that success: Korea's archery dominance is, above all, a recurve story. In compound, a separate discipline that uses bows fitted with pulleys and magnifying sights, the landscape

Sept. 30, 2026

S. Korea takes women's team bronze in compound archery

South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei for bronze in the women's compound archery team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, bouncing right back after a narrow loss to the defending champion India earlier in the day. The trio of Park Ye-rin, Kang Yeon-seo and Park Jung-yoon beat Chen Yi-Hsuan, Chen Fang-Yi and Huang I-Jou by the score of 229-228 at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, about 50 kilometers southeast of Nagoya, the main host city. In compound archery, t

Sept. 30, 2026

Kim Ha-seong strikes out twice in MLB postseason return

Kim Ha-seong of the Atlanta Braves began his first MLB postseason appearance in four years with consecutive strikeouts. Kim started at shortstop and batted ninth in Game 1 of the National League wild-card series, a best-of-three matchup, at Truist Park in Atlanta Tuesday. He went hitless in two at-bats before being replaced by a pinch hitter. Atlanta rallied from a 3-2 deficit with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to win 5-3. Kim batted just .116 during the regular season but earned

Sept. 30, 2026

Noh Seung-yul makes final push for PGA Tour card on Korn Ferry Tour

Noh Seung-yul has begun a final push to secure PGA Tour status for next season. Noh will compete in the Compliance Solutions Championship, a Korn Ferry Tour event with a $1.5 million purse, from Oct. 1-4 at The Patriot Golf Club in Owasso, Oklahoma. Noh has made the cut in only nine of 18 Korn Ferry Tour starts this season and has fallen to 43rd in the standings with 556 points. He needs to finish inside the top 20 in the Korn Ferry Tour standings to earn PGA Tour membership for next season. The

Sept. 30, 2026

Man City guilty of almost all the 115 financial charges, Premier League says in explosive verdict

MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Manchester City artificially inflated its revenue by more than $1 billion over nearly a decade, circumventing fair-play rules that restricted rival clubs and allowing it to pad its roster with some of soccer's biggest stars, an investigatory panel found in a bombshell report published Tuesday. In what is widely viewed as the biggest scandal in Premier League history, the independent panel determined that the United Arab Emirates-backed team committed almost all of the

Sept. 30, 2026

FIFA boss Infantino blasted as would-be 'emperor' by UEFA's Ceferin

COPENHAGEN (AFP) -- UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin on Tuesday attacked FIFA President Gianni Infantino, saying "football has no need for emperors," while powerful Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser al-Khelaifi insisted he has no interest in becoming the next head of global soccer. "Yes, let's grow, let's innovate, let's make our clubs and competitions even more successful, but let's never forget that football is bigger than those who govern it. We are custodians, we are not owners. Nobody has t

Sept. 30, 2026

S. Korea's Kim Min-young wins 1st kurash gold at Asian Games

South Korea's Kim Min-young won the gold medal in the women's +87-kilogram kurash event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, giving the country its first Asiad title in the wrestling-like sport. Kim beat Chinese Taipei's Shih Liu Li-ling 5-0 in the event's final at Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall in Nagoya, Japan. Kim became the first South Korean athlete to win a gold medal in kurash since the wrestling-like sport was introduced to the Asian Games in 2018. South Korea has won two sil

Sept. 29, 2026

Shuttlecock queen An Se-young reigns at Asian Games

An Se-young barely slowed down on her way to Asian Games gold. She won every single match throughout the tournament, finishing with a 2-0 victory over Japan's Akane Yamaguchi on Tuesday. The 24-year-old beat Yamaguchi 21-17 in the first set and 21-9 in the second, becoming the first player to win back-to-back Asian Games gold in women's singles since the sport was introduced in 1962. “It feels like a dream. I am so happy, and thinking about all the work I have put in until now makes me emotional

Sept. 29, 2026

A walk above Gwanghwamun, 120 meters in the air

A 160-meter-long “skyway” will be suspended 120 meters above the ground between buildings in central Seoul on Thursday, as Estonian slackliner Jaan Roose takes on an elevated challenge over Gwanghwamun. Roose will walk along a single slackline connecting the Koreana Hotel and the Donga Media Center, attempting the first high-altitude slackline performance across central Seoul. Slacklining is an extreme sport in which athletes balance and walk on a flat, flexible line about 2.5 to 5 centimeters w

Sept. 29, 2026

S. Korean relay team overcomes two ruling glitches to take bronze, set national record

At the Asian Games taking place in Japan, South Korea’s men’s 4x100-meter relay team had to appeal its way into the final — then appeal again after finishing third to get their bronze medals. The team of Seo Min-jun, Joel Jin Nwamadi, Daniel Biwesa and Lee Jae-seong crossed the finish line third in a national record of 38.43 seconds on Monday evening. China won gold at 38.17 seconds, with Taiwan taking silver in 38.32. Thailand finished fourth in 38.49. But when the official results were posted,

Sept. 29, 2026

Dodgers eye three-peat as MLB playoffs begin

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers seek a third consecutive World Series title, but Boston and the New York Yankees own the spotlight when Major League Baseball's playoffs begin Tuesday. The Dodgers seek a three-peat not achieved since the Yankees in 1998-2000 after winning 100 games over the six-month season. "It doesn’t change anything as far as our standing going forward in the postseason, but it's still a nice feather in our cap to win 100 games," Dodgers manager Dav

Sept. 29, 2026

Premier League set for long wait as Man City faces prospect of sanctions

Manchester City may face sanctions ranging from fines and a points deduction to relegation after being found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial rules, but the road to any enforcement remains long, with the club expected to appeal. A soccer source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed Friday's media reports that the independent panel found City guilty on all but one of the charges and told Reuters on Monday that the process was expected to "drag on." City chairman Khaldo

Sept. 29, 2026

Infantino orders funding reviews for $2.1b payout to federations

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has ordered an assessment of proposals to distribute more money to national associations following calls from UEFA and CONCACAF for a $2.1 billion payout from the governing body's reserves, but stopped short of committing to an amount. In a letter to the six continental confederation presidents seen by Reuters on Monday, Infantino said the assessment would go before the FIFA Council on Oct. 15, with any additional funding subject to financial checks and formal app

Sept. 29, 2026

S. Korea fall to Uruguay for 1st loss under Moreno

South Korea took a 4-1 beating against Uruguay in their men's football friendly match in Seoul on Monday, the team's first loss under their temporary head coach Robert Moreno. Darwin Nunes and Giorgian de Arrascaeta each scored a goal, in the 13th minute and then 27th minute, for Uruguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the nation's capital, with South Korean defender Kim Min-jae being charged with an own goal late in the first half. After Nunes made it 4-0 in the 62nd minute, South Korean captain

Sept. 29, 2026

S. Korea beats Chinese Taipei to qualify for men's volleyball quarterfinals

South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei to secure a spot in the quarterfinals in men's volleyball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday. Outside hitter Heo Su-bong led the offense with 18 points and opposite Im Dong-hyeok added 16 points, as South Korea prevailed 3-1 (24-26, 25-10, 25-15, 25-23) for its second straight win at Park Arena Komaki in Komaki, just north of the main host city, Nagoya. South Korea will next face China on Tuesday for a chance to win Pool D. China has also won its first

Sept. 28, 2026