Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin charged with loss in return from injury

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays struggled in his first major league start in 14 months, constantly pitching with traffic on the bases against a division rival. Ryu took the loss in the Orioles' 13-3 rout of the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Tuesday (local time), after giving up four runs on nine hits in five innings. Ryu left the game with the Orioles leading 4-3 following Gunnar Henderson's solo shot to begin the top of the sixth. The bullpen coughed up nine runs over

BaseballAug. 2, 2023

Choi Ji-man joins countryman Kim Ha-seong in San Diego following trade

South Korean infielder Choi Ji-man will join countryman Kim Ha-seong on the San Diego Padres. The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Choi, along with pitcher Rich Hill, to the Padres on Tuesday, in exchange for three prospects: pitcher Jackson Wolf, outfielder Estuar Suero and first baseman Alfonso Rivas. The deal was made prior to the annual trade deadline of 6 p.m. Tuesday. Choi had been teammates with South Korean infielder Bae Ji-hwan in Pittsburgh and will now join another Korean infielder in Kim. C

BaseballAug. 2, 2023

New PSG midfielder Lee Kang-in set to play before home fans in preseason action

South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in is set to put on a show in front of home fans for his new French club this week. Lee and the reigning French league champions Paris Saint-Germain will take on nine-time K League 1 champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at 5 p.m. Thursday at Busan Asiad Main Stadium in the southeastern city of Busan. Lee's most recent match in his home country took place at the same venue on June 16, when the 22-year-old competed for South Korea against Peru in a friendly match.

SoccerAug. 1, 2023

S. Korean Ko Jin-young falls from No. 1 in women's golf rankings

For the first time since the middle of May, Ko Jin-young of South Korea is not the top-ranked female golfer in the world. In the latest rankings released Monday night, Ko slipped a notch to No. 2 with average ranking points of 7.54, with Nelly Korda of the United States trading places with Ko to become No. 1 at 7.75 points. Ko began the year at No. 5 but rose to No. 1 on May 22 on the strength of her two LPGA victories early in the season. Then in late June, Ko set the record for most total week

GolfAug. 1, 2023

Nat'l swimming team returns home from worlds with 1 medal, 8 nat'l records in tow

The South Korean national swimming team returned home from the world championships in Japan on Monday, having bagged one medal and set eight national records in the pool. Hwang Sun-woo, who won bronze in the men's 200-meter freestyle, was South Korea's lone medalist at the World Aquatics Championships, held in Fukuoka, Japan, from July 14 to Sunday. He also helped two relay teams break national records. With a national record time of 1 minute 44.42 seconds in the 200 freestyle final, H

More SportsJuly 31, 2023

Once in last place, KT Wiz claw back into KBO postseason contention

On May 18, the KT Wiz was in last place in South Korean baseball, with a record of 10-24-2 (wins-losses-ties). They were stuck at a season-worst 14-games under .500 with little hope for a quick bounceback as injuries were piling up. Since May 19, however, the Wiz have reeled off the best record in the Korea Baseball Organization at 34-19. They tied for the league lead with 15 wins in June and led everyone with 13 wins in July. A nine-game losing streak from the end of April is now a distant memo

BaseballJuly 31, 2023

Padres' Kim Ha-seong leaves game with shoulder injury

Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has suffered an apparent shoulder injury on a slide at home plate. Kim exited the Padres' home game against the Texas Rangers at Petco Park in San Diego on Sunday after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Xander Bogaerts in the bottom of the third inning. As Kim slid home headfirst, his right hand got jammed underneath the left knee of catcher Sam Huff. The ball bounced past Huff and toward the backstop, and Kim immediately grabbed his right shoulder after sli

BaseballJuly 31, 2023

S. Korea fall to Morocco at Women's World Cup, knockout hopes hang in balance

ADELAIDE, Australia -- South Korea lost to Morocco 1-0 for their second straight defeat at the FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday, leaving their knockout hopes hanging by a thread. Ibtissam Jraidi scored the match's lone goal in the sixth minute in the teams' second Group H match at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, southern Australia, giving Morocco their first Women's World Cup goal and also their first win. South Korea will close out group play in a must-win match against world

SoccerJuly 30, 2023

Teen swimmer reaches 1st semis at swimming worlds

South Korea's Lee Eun-ji made it to her first semifinals of the ongoing swimming world championships in Japan on Friday. Lee finished 14th in the heats for the women's 200-meter backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, with a time of 2:11.78. The top 16 swimmers from the heats advanced to the semifinals scheduled for Friday evening at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A. This was Lee's third individual race in Fukuoka and her first trip to the semifinals. The 17-year-old

More SportsJuly 28, 2023

[Graphic News] MLB to hold 2024 season opener in Seoul

Major League Baseball will open its 2024 season in South Korea with two games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. MLB and the MLB Players Association announced their plans for four international series outside the United States and Canada in 2024, with regular season stops in Mexico City and London, as well as spring training action in the Dominican Republic. Dubbed the “Seoul Series” as part of the MLB World Tour, the games in South Korea between the two Nation

BaseballJuly 28, 2023

S. Korean men chasing 1st relay medal at swimming worlds

With his individual races now in the books at the ongoing world championships, South Korean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo will try to lead his relay team to unprecedented heights. Hwang will team up with three others in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the World Aquatics Championships on Friday in the Japanese host city of Fukuoka. The heats are scheduled for 11:55 a.m. at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, and the top eight teams will advance to the final set for 9:40 p.m. South Korea has

More SportsJuly 27, 2023

Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo looks on brighter side after narrow miss for gold at worlds

You can look at a bronze medal in an athletic competition in different ways: you're either the third best in your sport, or you fell two spots short of first place. For South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo, the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Japan on Tuesday added a new color to a collection of medals that he hopes to keep growing. That Hwang broke his own national record at the same time helped ease the sting of not taking the ultimate prize in Fukuoka

More SportsJuly 25, 2023

2nd worlds medal cements Hwang Sun-woo's status as next big thing in S. Korean swimming

FUKUOKA, Japan -- If there had been any doubt at all as to Hwang Sun-woo's status as the next big thing in South Korean swimming, it was all erased Tuesday in Japan with his second straight world championships medal. Hwang grabbed the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, with a time of 1:44.42, the new South Korean record. He finished behind two British swimmers, Matthew Richards (1:44.30) and Tom Dean (1:44.42). At 20, Hwang has now gone

More SportsJuly 25, 2023

Hwang Sun-woo wins bronze in 200m freestyle at swimming worlds

FUKUOKA, Japan -- South Korean Hwang Sun-woo captured the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Japan on Tuesday, breaking his own national record in the process. Hwang touched the pad in the new national record time of 1:44.42 for his second straight medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka. Hwang, 20, won silver behind Popovici at last year's world championships in Budapest. Hwang is the first South Korean to win a medal at back-to-back world s

More SportsJuly 25, 2023

Tuchel hails 'very complete' Kim Min-jae

TOKYO -- Thomas Tuchel praised new Bayern Munich signing Kim Min-jae as "very complete" on Tuesday, but said he is likely to sit out the German champions' first match of a pre-season tour of Japan. The South Korean joined Bayern last week, after winning Serie A last season with Napoli. "He played an outstanding season in Italy and in the Champions League," his new coach told reporters in Tokyo. "He was very reliable, very strong defence, good build-up play. Very com

SoccerJuly 25, 2023

Kim Joo-hyung ties for 2nd at Open Championship, best performance by S. Korean

Kim Joo-hyung tied for second place at the Open Championship in England on Sunday, posting the best performance by a South Korean golfer at the historic major tournament despite playing with a sprained ankle. Kim finished at seven-under 277, six behind the champion, Brian Harman of the United States, in a four-way tie for second place. Kim carded a four-under 67 on the final day at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, his best round of the tournament. Kim opened the competition with a

GolfJuly 24, 2023

Three advance, others eliminated for S. Korea at swimming worlds

FUKUOKA -- Three South Koreans moved on to the next phase while others were sent packing in Day 1 of swimming at the world championships on Sunday. Kim Woo-min made his second consecutive final in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, with a new personal best time of 3:44.52. He finished sixth in the heats, with the top eight reaching the final set for Sunday evening at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A. Kim Seo-yeong qualified for the semifinals in

More SportsJuly 23, 2023

Friendship does wonders for artistic swimming tandem

South Korean artistic swimmers Byun Jae-jun and Kim Ji-hye have only been training and competing as a duo since April. But their friendship goes back much further -- to their elementary school days, in fact. Byun and Kim, now 20 and 19, were in the same class in first grade. Though they weren't doing artistic swimming then, they developed quick friendship that has lasted over a decade. And after wrapping up their first world championships together here on Saturday, they credited their perso

More SportsJuly 22, 2023

S. Korean swimmers head to Japan for world championships

Led by reigning silver medalist Hwang Sun-woo, the South Korean national swimming team headed to Japan on Thursday for the world championships. The World Aquatics Championships began last Friday in the port city of Fukuoka with artistic swimming and diving. Swimming races will begin Sunday and run through July 30. Lee Jeong-hoon, head coach of the swimming team, said he is pleased with the work his athletes have put in for the big event. "I think our preparation has gone the way we've

More SportsJuly 20, 2023

KBO suspends 3 minor leaguers for physical abuse of teammates

The South Korean baseball league on Wednesday imposed lengthy bans on three minor league players for the physical abuse of their teammates. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) handed down a 72-game ban on SSG Landers minor league pitcher Lee Won-joon, while banning their minor league infielder Lee Geo-yeon and outfielder Choi Sang-min for 30 games each. The KBO had been investigating the abuse cases since last week. According to the KBO, the incident took place in the Landers' minor lea

BaseballJuly 19, 2023