Illawarra has officially completed its inaugural schedule. Lee Hyun-jung’s Australian (NBL) team, the Illawarra Hawks, defeated the Shanghai Sharks (China) 101-88 in a friendly game at the Wynn Entertainment Center in Australia on Sunday (KST). The game was Illawarra’s first scrimmage of the offseason and also marked the unofficial debut of head coach Jason Tatum, […]
The back-to-back no-hitters were so shocking…what will manager Park Jin-man do? Will Oh Seung-hwan continue to be the closing man for the Samsung Lions? It’s a tough question to answer. Samsung suffered a shocking defeat. Samsung lost 3-5 against KT Wiz at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Friday, as their trusted closer Oh Seung-hwan […]
The pitcher was released at age 37 and contemplated retirement. But he didn’t let that stop him from making history in the KBO. SSG Landers pitcher Noh Kyung-eun, 40, is just beginning to blossom in baseball. Noh came to the mound in the sixth inning of a 4-3 game against the NC Dinos of the […]
Austin Dean (31), a foreign-born hitter for the LG Twins of the Korean Baseball Organization, became the first player in the league to reach 100 RBIs this season. More than the record, Austin’s “team first” mentality shines through. It’s amazing to see a foreign player who is so focused on individual performance. LG is truly […]
A pitcher who is still in his prime at 40, despite his trials. ‘Human victory’ is his message. SSG Landers’ Noh Kyung-eun set a KBO League record. Noh came into the game in relief in the bottom of the sixth inning of SSG’s 4-3 win over the NC Dinos at NC Park in Changwon on […]
The Philippines urged Beijing on Monday to heed calls to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea after what it described as “very dangerous” actions by its air force which came after the two nations have agreed to better manage maritime disputes. Two Chinese aircraft executed a dangerous maneuver and dropped flares in the path […]
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area, the Defense Department said Sunday. The moves come as the U.S. and other allies push for Israel and Hamas to achieve a […]
Thailand’s Constitutional Court sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday, branding him dishonest in a ruling in an ethics case that throws the kingdom into fresh political turmoil. The judges ruled 5-4 that Srettha breached regulations by appointing a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction. The ruling comes a week after the same court dissolved […]
China’s Commerce Ministry announced Thursday that it will restrict exports of a mineral used in a wide range of products from batteries to weapons. Export controls will be placed on antimony starting Sept. 15 to safeguard China’s security and interests and fulfill its international non-proliferation obligations, the ministry said. Anyone wishing to export the mineral […]
Swimming has been off-limits in the long-polluted Seine River in Paris for more than a century. So with Olympic swimming events on tap for the river, the city poured in $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros) to try to clean it up. With the Paris Games underway, officials are keeping a close eye on water quality. […]