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Mon, August 8, 2022 | 01:24

Korean golfer with autism wins US Adaptive Open

Simon Seung-min Lee, an autistic 25-year-old professional golfer, won the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open, Wednesday (local time), making history as the first winner of the tournament. “I'm so happy. It feels like I'm dreaming,” Lee said in his speech after winning.

Sports | Lee Yeon-woo | 2022-07-22 17:24

KBO season resumes as Landers look to run away with pennant

The SSG Landers have been at the top of South Korean baseball all season, and as the second half of the 2022 campaign resumes Friday, they will try to do the unthinkable: going wire to wire to win the pennant.

Sports | 2022-07-21 18:31

South Koreans cruise to opening win over inexperienced Chinese

South Korea made a winning start to the defense of their East Asian Championship title on Wednesday as Paulo Bento's side handed China a 3-0 defeat at Toyota Stadium. The Koreans have won the regional tournament on each of the last three occasions it has been played, and the victory moved Bento's team level with tournament hosts Japan at the top of the early standings.

Sports | 2022-07-20 21:43

Korea right to bid for AFC Asian Cup 2023

The World Cup kicks off in November but there is another major tournament not far over the horizon. The 2023 Asian Cup is scheduled for next summer and it could be coming to South Korea. The competition, which takes place every four years, was originally scheduled to be hosted by China but the country relinquished those hosting rights in May. Beijing felt that as it was still...

Sports | 2022-07-20 15:03

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok stands tall on podium with world championship silver

Twenty-four hours after setting a Korean athletics record with his world championship silver medal, high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok created another piece of history.

Sports | 2022-07-20 12:01

China to host Asian Games in 2023 after COVID postponement

China will host the 2022 Asian Games in autumn 2023, organizers said on Tuesday, after postponing the event in Hangzhou because of COVID-19. The Games were originally scheduled for September this year, but organizers postponed them in May as China tried to stamp out a large COVID resurgence in several parts of the country.

Sports | 2022-07-19 21:24

Korea lose to Japan to open regional women's football tournament

Korea fell to Japan 2-1 to begin an East Asian women's football tournament Tuesday, as their winless skid against the regional foe reached seven. Ji So-yun's second-half goal wasn't enough for Korea in their first match of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Women's Football Championship at Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima, Japan.

Sports | 2022-07-19 20:55

He shares tips for happier, more fulfilling life

CHUNCHEON - Son Woong-jung, the father of English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min, encouraged aspiring football players to live the life they want, rather than one they feel they're simply supposed to live. He raised the question, “What is happiness?” in order to share his own definition of a happier, more fulfilling life, during an exclusive inter...

Sports | Kang Hyun-kyung | 2022-07-19 14:55

[EXCLUSIVE] With tough love, Son Heung-min's father nurtures teen footballers

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok captures silver at world championships

Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok has grabbed the silver medal at the world championships, falling just shy of a history-making title on his sport's biggest stage.

Sports | 2022-07-19 12:10

[EXCLUSIVE] With tough love, Son Heung-min's father nurtures teen footballers

CHUNCHEON - Keenly watching 11 young athletes dribbling on the pitch with his piercing eyes, Son Woong-jung, 60, the father of English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min, shouts, “Stay focused! Don't be distracted! Don't let the ball fall!” His thunder-like voice splits the air over the football field. The teenagers listen intently to what he says and...

Sports | Lee Hae-rin | 2022-07-19 08:21

He shares tips for happier, more fulfilling life

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