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Following 2 road losses, Eagles looking to leverage home field advantage in Korean Series
Having dropped two straight road games against the LG Twins to begin the Korean Series, the Hanwha Eagles are returning home for what they hope will be the maximum three games in friendly confines. The best-of-seven championship round in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) will be in the central city of Daejeon for Games 3 and 4 on Wednesday and Thursday -- and Game 5 on Friday, if the Eagles manage to win at least one of the next two games here. The Twins won their first two home games at Jam
Oct. 29, 2025 -
Twins pummel Eagles to take 2-0 lead in Korean Series
Moon Bo-gyeong drove in five runs with a home run and a double, while teammate Park Dong-won chipped in with a homer and a double of his own for four RBIs, as the LG Twins hammered the Hanwha Eagles 13-5 on Monday to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Korean Series. Park's two-run double keyed a five-run second inning that erased a 4-0 deficit at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, and his two-run shot in the next inning opened up a 7-4 lead. Moon's bases-clearing double in the bottom fourth put th
Oct. 27, 2025 -
Hwang Sun-woo sets new Asian record in 200m freestyle at national competition
Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo set a new Asian record in the men's 200-meter freestyle at a national competition. Hwang clocked in 1:43:92 for the gold at the National Sports Festival at Sajik Indoor Swimming Pool at Busan Sports Complex in the southeastern city of Busan on Monday, renewing his previous personal best and the South Korean national record of 1:44.40 set in 2023. He also beat the Asian record of 1:44.39, set by Chinese Olympic medalist Sun Yang. Lee Ho-joon finished second in 1:47.72. It is
Oct. 20, 2025 -
LPGA veteran wins battle against self to end long title drought at home
HAENAM, South Korea, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Kim Sei-young ended her five-year LPGA title drought by winning the BMW Ladies Championship on Sunday by four strokes, but the final margin of victory doesn't begin to tell the whole story of how Kim's final round went. The South Korean veteran entered the final round at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, with a four-shot lead over two players at 19-under. But one of those two, Korean American Yealimi Noh, made an early push while pla
Oct. 19, 2025 -
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors clinch K League 1 title
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors clinched the 2025 K League 1 title Saturday, a season after narrowly avoiding relegation to the second division. Jeonbuk defeated Suwon FC 2-0 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, 200 kilometers south of Seoul, to improve to 71 points for the season with five matches to play. Their victory and a loss by second-place Gimcheon Sangmu FC to FC Anyang 4-1 on Saturday locked down Jeonbuk's 10th K League 1 trophy. Gimcheon remained at 55 points and cannot catch Jeonbuk even if
Oct. 18, 2025 -
Opening game of KBO postseason series rained out
The opening game of the new Korea Baseball Organization postseason series between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions was rained out Friday. The first game of this best-of-five second-round series was to begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Eagles' home, Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in the central city of Daejeon. However, clear skies gave way to showers around 5 p.m., prompting the ground crew to bring out the tarp. Then at 6:28 p.m., the league announced the postponement of the game to 2 p.m.
Oct. 17, 2025 -
Ariya Jutanugarn withdraws from LPGA match-play event in S. Korea
Ariya Jutanugarn, a two-time LPGA major champion from Thailand, has pulled out from her team for an upcoming LPGA match-play event in South Korea. The LPGA announced Friday that Jutanugarn, a 12-time winner on the LPGA Tour, will not be able to compete at the International Crown due to an injury. She was replaced by Jasmine Suwannapura. Jutanugarn, world No. 16, is the second Thai player to withdraw from the International Crown this month, with Patty Tavatanakit having done the same last week. T
Oct. 17, 2025 -
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[Graphic News] S. Korea stays at 4th in WBSC rankings
South Korea remains in fourth place in the latest World Baseball Softball Confederation world rankings, holding steady with 4,169 points, unchanged since August, after climbing from sixth place in late 2023. The WBSC rankings are based on performances in international competitions over a rolling four-year period, with more recent tournaments carrying greater weight. Major events include the World Baseball Classic, Premier12, age-group World Cups and continental championships. Japan continues to
Oct. 16, 2025 -
S. Korea defeat Paraguay in men's football friendly
South Korea scored a goal apiece in each half to defeat Paraguay 2-0 in their men's football friendly match in Seoul on Tuesday, a nice bounceback effort after a lopsided loss to Brazil last week. Eom Ji-sung scored in the 15th minute in his first international start, while second-half sub Oh Hyeon-gyu netted the second goal in the 75th minute before a sparse crowd of some 22,000 fans at Seoul World Cup Stadium. On the heels of a 5-0 loss to Brazil last Friday, head coach Hong Myung-bo inserted
Oct. 15, 2025 -
Son Heung-min celebrated for becoming most-capped male player for S. Korea
Son Heung-min was celebrated on Tuesday for becoming the most-capped male player in South Korean football history. Son earned his 137th cap in a friendly match against Brazil in Seoul last Friday, breaking a tie with his current national team head coach Hong Myung-bo and former star striker Cha Bum-kun to reach the top of the all-time South Korean male appearances list. Son padded his lead by drawing into the starting lineup against Paraguay for another friendly match at Seoul World Cup Stadium
Oct. 14, 2025 -
2-time Olympic speed skating champion Lee Seung-hoon retires from nat'l team
Lee Seung-hoon, the most decorated South Korean speed skater in Olympic history with six medals won at four Winter Games, announced his retirement from international competition Monday. Lee, 37, made his decision after missing out on a ticket to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy in the men's 5,000 meters at the national team trials at Taeneung International Rink in Seoul. With the top two skaters earning their Olympic spots, Lee finished in fourth place with a time of 6:43.87. Chung Jae-won won
Oct. 13, 2025