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Fri, April 23, 2021 | 20:41

Korea's ex-Barca prospects Paik Seung-ho and Lee Seung-woo look to reset once promising careers

There was plenty of pride in the previous decade when South Korea started to see its young players go to Barcelona. At a time when the Spanish team was the best in the world, Lee Seung-woo and Paik Seung-ho were members of the youth set-up and, while debuting on the first team was still far away, just being there was enough. There was special excitement about Lee, who went to...

2021-04-06 16:41

South Korea to duel China for final Asian spot in Olympic women's football tournament

After a 14-month delay, the South Korean women's national football team will finally take a crack at making history - sending the country to the Olympics for the first time. South Korea and China will duel in the two-legged qualifying playoffs for the Tokyo Olympics, starting this week. The opening leg will be at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, at 4 p.m. Th...

2021-04-06 15:50

Tottenham's Son Heung-min held off score sheet in return from injury

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min has returned from a hamstring injury, playing the first half of a 2-2 draw against Newcastle United in Premier League action on the weekend. Son didn't record a shot in his 45 minutes of action at St. James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne in England on Sunday (local time). Carlos Vinicius started the second half in Son's place.

2021-04-05 09:17

Padres' Kim Ha-seong collects 1st MLB hit, RBI

It was a day of firsts for the San Diego Padres' South Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong. In his first major league start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Diego on Saturday (local time), Kim also picked up his first hit and RBI.

2021-04-04 11:54

Jeremy Lin praises Dwyane Wade, Kyle Korver for anti-Asian hate stance

Jeremy Lin has praised NBA legend Dwyane Wade for speaking out against the growing attacks on the Asian-American Pacific Islander community in the US in his role as an NBA pundit. "(Kyle Korver and Dwyane Wade) making good points about Asians feeling invisible and that we all are seeking to live in peace and without fear," Lin wrote on Twitter, also praising 17-year NBA veter...

2021-04-04 11:07

US Olympic star Chloe Kim reveals anti-Asian abuse

U.S. Olympic snowboarding champion Chloe Kim has revealed she receives racist abuse on social media on a daily basis amid a surge of anti-Asian violence in the United States. The 20-year-old 2018 Olympic halfpipe gold medallist, whose parents are from South Korea, told ESPN in an interview she fears for her safety after detailing how she is bombarded with racist abuse.

2021-04-04 10:29

Fate of displaced Blue Jays depends on COVID-19 vaccination: CEO

South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin signed a four-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays in December 2019, but he has yet to pitch in a regular season game in the club's home city in Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic, and resultant health protocols and quarantine measures put in place as a result, kept the Blue Jays away from Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto, and forced them...

2021-04-03 09:55

Detectives find cause of Tiger Woods crash but won't reveal it

The Los Angeles County sheriff says detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but would not release details Wednesday, citing unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star.

2021-04-01 16:20

Fresh off victory, LPGA veteran looking to end major championship drought

LPGA Hall of Famer Park In-bee just picked up her first win of the 2021 season last weekend in California. She also climbed two spots in the world rankings to reach No. 2. And this week, she will try to end a long major championship drought.

2021-04-01 14:10

Korean baseball league expands use of instant replay

The South Korean baseball league will expand the use of instant replay this year, while also awarding teams an extra challenge. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Wednesday teams can now ask for a review on the following situations to see if: a runner has scored before the third out of an inning was recorded; a runner has missed a bag; a runner passed a preceding team...

2021-03-31 16:21

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