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Fri, April 23, 2021 | 21:04

Durable Ibrahimovic targets playing at 2022 World Cup, at 41

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has unfinished business at the World Cup. The striker has come out of international retirement at the age of 39 and is set to play his first match for Sweden since 2016 when the team plays a World Cup qualifier against Georgia in Stockholm on Thursday.

2021-03-23 20:23

Most Japanese support overseas Olympic fan ban: poll

The vast majority of Japanese agree with the decision to bar overseas spectators from the Tokyo Olympics, a new poll found Monday, with support for the Games still low but growing. Organisers took the unprecedented decision to ban overseas fans from this summer's virus-delayed Games on Saturday, calling the move disappointing but "unavoidable" because of safety fears during t...

2021-03-23 17:55

Korea-Japan international friendly slated for Thursday without Son

International football returns with a bang on Thursday as South Korea takes on Japan in Yokohama in the latest edition of one of Asia's biggest rivalries. It will, of course, be an unusual meeting at the 72,000-capacity International Stadium with no more than 10,000 fans allowed to watch.

2021-03-22 16:47

Football star Ki Sung-yueng files damage claim against sexual assault accusers

South Korean football star Ki Sung-yueng has filed a claim for damages against two former teammates who have accused him of sexual assault from over 20 years ago. Ki's legal representative, Song Sang-yeop of the Seoul-based law firm Seopyeong, put out a press release on Monday, announcing that Ki is seeking 500 million won (US$442,530) in compensation for damages caused by wh...

2021-03-22 14:04

Choo Shin-soo named to Korea's provisional baseball roster for Tokyo Olympics

Choo Shin-soo, a former major league All-Star currently playing for a South Korean club, was named to the country's provisional roster for the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced a 154-man preliminary squad, which will be whittled down to 24 for the final roster in June. The Tokyo Olympics, postponed by a year from 2020 due to effects of ...

2021-03-22 13:30

Aaron Brooks on KBO return following family accident: 'I owe it to fans'

With his young family recovering from a serious car accident that occurred in the United States last fall while he was playing baseball in South Korea, Kia Tigers' pitcher Aaron Brooks had trouble picking himself up. The right-hander was in the midst of an outstanding first year in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) in late September, when his wife, Whitney, and two young ...

2021-03-21 16:57

'Unavoidable': Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics for safety during pandemic

Overseas fans will be banned from this summer's virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said Saturday, calling the decision disappointing but "unavoidable" as they try to hold the Games safely during the pandemic. The unprecedented ban will make the Tokyo Games the first ever without overseas spectators, with organisers scaling back their ambitions for the pandemic event.

2021-03-21 09:45

After offseason commiseration, old friends reunite in KBO as opposing managers

Before their teams played a spring training practice game in Seoul on Tuesday, LG Twins manager Ryu Ji-hyun met his Kiwoom Heroes counterpart Hong Won-ki behind the plate and gave him a bear hug.

2021-03-20 14:55

Ex-MLB pitcher Suarez shrugs off high expectations ahead of 1st KBO season

Having pitched in 56 major league games for the San Francisco Giants over the past three years, Andrew Suarez arrived in South Korea for the 2021 season under high expectations. The 28-year-old left-hander joins his former Giants teammate Casey Kelly in the LG Twins rotation. Together, they'll be tasked with ending the Twins' Korean Series title drought at 26 years.

2021-03-19 10:18

With 3rd straight win, titleholders Jeonbuk rise to 1st place in K League

Don't look now, but here come the champions. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, chasing a record fifth straight title in the K League 1, have climbed to the top of the tables this week. They defeated Daegu FC 3-2 on Tuesday for their third straight win and fourth in five matches in the young season. With 13 points - they also have a draw - Jeonbuk sit two points clear of Ulsan Hyundai F...

2021-03-18 11:21

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