‘156 kilometers per hour’ Jang Hyun-seok signs with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers run out of money to sign international prospectsAggressively acquired by trading two prospectsSigned with 1.18 billion won in contracts Masan Yongmago right-handed pitcher Jang Hyun-seok (19-photo) signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) on Sept. 9. The contract is worth $900,000 (approximately 1.18 billion won). An official from […]
The last major of the season “I’m going to plant the flag”
LPGA AIG Open heats up after four days of competitionKo Jin-young, Jeon Ji-in, Kim Hyo-joo and others in action From the 10th to the 14th, Walton Heath Golf Club (Par 71) in Surrey, England, will host the AIG Women’s Open ($7.3 million-approximately 9.6 billion won), the final major of the season on the U.S. Women’s […]
Paying golf prospects to train 2 million won debit cards per person
Developing talented golfers + revitalizing the professional golf tour100 boys and girls to be used for green fees, etc. Prospective golfers will receive a debit card to spend 2 million won on training. The Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) will support player training expenses to foster male youths who will lead the domestic professional golf […]
‘July MVP’ Noh Si-hwan “I didn’t expect it I want August to be a solid performance”
“In August, I will prepare to receive it more firmly.” July’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) Noh Si-hwan, 23, laughed as he said that he felt his July performance was not good enough and vowed to do better. Noh won the award with a total of 37.24 points in the July MVP voting results announced by […]
Women’s National Baseball Team falls to Hong Kong in World Cup Group A opener
South Korea loses 8-9 to Hong Kong second game against USA on Tuesday South Korea’s women’s baseball team got off to a disappointing start. South Korea, ranked 10th in the world, dropped an 8-9 heartbreaker to Hong Kong, ranked 11th, in the first game of Group A at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup 2024 […]
The same coach who broke the Saudi record last year France leads women’s World Cup team to victory over Brazil
Renard’s World Cup run is the talk of the townFirst coach to win both men’s and women’s tournaments ‘It was a face I recognized’ Hervé Renard, the 55-year-old French coach who caused a sensation at last year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar when he took charge of Saudi Arabia and led them to a group […]
Buddhist flag first flown by immigrant’s daughter at Buddhist convention
Boutier tops Major Golf EvianFirst win for a French player in the only LPGA event in FranceTied for third, best finish by a Korean player The tricolor French flag flew all day during the final round of the Amundi Evian Championship, a major on the U.S. Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour, at the par-71 Evian […]
World Championships 200m Freestyle Finalist Lee Ho-Joon “I’ve grown beyond belief”
Lee Ho-joon (Daegu Metropolitan City), who shared the 200m freestyle final stage at the World Championships with Korean swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province), said he was proud to have “grown so much that I can’t believe it.” The Korean swimming team arrived at Incheon Airport on July 31 after a successful World […]