Month: February 2024

SK Knights Celebrate 100 Wins with Head Coach Hee-Cheol Jeon

The Seoul SK Knights basketball team will hold a special event to honor head coach Jeon Hee-cheol for reaching the KBL’s 100-game win minimum. Jeon reached the milestone in 147 games with a home win over Anyang Jungkwanjang on Tuesday. This is a new KBL record, surpassing the previous mark of 100 wins in 151 […]

Referee Manning, who ruined South Korea game, gets Asian Cup final assignment… “Proud of Chinese soccer!” China praises him

Referee Manning of China, who officiated South Korea’s group stage match, will blow the whistle at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2023 Asian Cup Final in Qatar. Manning officiated South Korea’s first Asian Cup group game against Bahrain. He is known for his generosity in handing out cards, having shown yellow cards to Park Yong-woo […]

Goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu out of Asian Cup with knee injury

Kim Seung-gyu, Korea’s first-choice goalkeeper, has been ruled out for the rest of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar with a knee injury, national team officials said Friday.According to the Korea Football Association (KFA), Kim suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a training session on Thursday in […]

‘Compensation Player Myth’ I dreamed of an ERA in the 5’s

When asked what the 2023 season was like for him, left-handed pitcher Kim Dae-yoo (KIA Tigers) said, “I felt like I got punched in the face.” Here’s why. Drafted by the Nexen Heroes (now the Kiwoom Heroes) with the 18th pick in the third round of the 2010 Rookie Draft, Kim went on to play […]

Korean Air’s Lim Dong-hyuk scores 32 points in one man show

IBK IBK, led by head coach Kim Ho-cheol, snapped a five-game losing streak. IBK defeated Korea Expressway Corporation 3-0 in straight sets in the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League Women’s Division at the Gimcheon Indoor Gymnasium on Sunday. In a pre-match broadcast interview, IBK head coach Kim Ho-cheol emphasized the importance of the players shaking off the […]

Iran ‘59.6%’ or Qatar ‘40.4%’ to reach the final

Iran and Qatar will go head-to-head for a spot in the final. Iran and Qatar will meet in the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qatar 2023 at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Aug. 8 at 0:00 a.m. ET. The winner of this match will face Jordan, who beat South […]