Bangsinsil vs. Yoon Inna: Who’s the Better Hitter?

‘Super Rookie’ Bang Shin-sil (19, KB Financial Group) used her long game to climb to the top of the KLPGA Tour. Bang shot a final round of 9-under-par 207 to win the 11th E1 Charity Open on the 2023 KLPGA... Read more

3.91 billion won in free agent compensation, 41.3% of the total 9.57 billion won in history

No players switch teams on compensation. This year’s total compensation is $3.91 billion. That’s 41.3% of the total compensation in history. The KBL has a compensation system as part of its free agency rules. If a player (under the age... Read more

‘Winning celebration? Pass’, no PSG in ‘Messi’s priorities’

‘A championship celebration? No’ Lionel Messi, 36, doesn’t seem to have his current club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on his list of ‘priorities’. For Messi, PSG is no longer ‘my team’. Instead of attending a special ceremony to celebrate the league... Read more

South Korea, Ecuador, England, Italy, and Japan eliminated, round of 16 set

The 16 teams in the race to the top have been finalized. The South Korea U-20 team, led by head coach Kim Eun-joong, drew 0-0 with the Gambia in their third Group F match of the FIFA U-20 World Cup... Read more

Hanwha’s Tuckman has 3-hit blast in 2 years since returning to ML…batting .333, OPS .842

Outfielder Mike Tuckman (33-Chicago Cubs), who played for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO last year, had a three-hit game in his second year in the majors. Tuckman started in the seventh spot in the lineup and went 4-for-4 with... Read more

Tailgate goes bang~’gyun-an-shin’ and we lose a lying 6-run upset

The ‘Lotte Effect’ led to an unbelievable comeback at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, which was sold out for the second consecutive day. The Kiwoom Heroes clawed their way out of a four-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over... Read more

‘Big brother’ Lee Kang-in’s ‘Korean soccer runner-up history’ four years ago, younger siblings also qualify for World Cup round of 16→’It’s a start’

The young Taeguk Warriors have made it through the tournament. Heading into their final group game, they have secured a spot in the round of 16. After taking a breather in the final match, the team will look to make... Read more

The rain in the capital city never stops… It’s the holiday of the Buddha’s birthday, and the SSG-Dusan game in Jamsil has been canceled due to rain.

The rain just won’t stop in the capital. The Doosan Bears and SSG Landers have finally canceled their series over the Buddha’s Day holiday weekend due to rain for the second day in a row. The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO)... Read more

Korean table tennis finds hope and challenges at World Championships

Hopes and challenges coexisted. Korea Table Tennis won two silver and one bronze medals at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) 2023 Individual World Championships in Durban, South Africa, from Nov. 20. Medals were won in the men’s and women’s... Read more

LPGA Match Play Quarterfinals Compressed… Huroue-Maguire, Grant-Annarucan

The U.S. Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour Match Play championship is down to a best-of-four showdown between Ayaka Furue (JPN)-Liona Maguire (IRL) and Pajari Annanarukarn (THA)-Lynn Grant (SWE). World No. 18 Ayaka Furue defeated World No. 11 Celine Boutier (FRA)... Read more