One-club man. In professional sports, it usually refers to a player who has played for only one team. Typical examples are Han, a setter who has been with Korean Air for 16 years, Seo Jae-duk, an apogee spiker who has been the face of Korea Electric Power for 12 years, Kim Yeon-kyung, who has been…
Month: May 2023
Jeju coach Nam Ki-il on ‘crazy rise’ to second place: “I believed in my players, they played happy football”
Jeju United head coach Nam Ki-il smiled in victory after a steep climb to second place. Nam’s side won 2-1 against Suwon Samsung in the 15th round of the Hana WonQ K League 1 2023 on Sunday at Jeju World Cup Stadium. Despite conceding a goal in the 16th minute of the first half, Jeju…
Son Heung-min racist commentator banned from commentating EPL win after 20 years
A local commentator who made a controversial racist remark about Son Heung-min has been banned from calling the Premier League title-winning ceremony for the first time in 20 years. Manchester City, who clinched the Premier League title early this season, held their winners’ ceremony against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester,…
Sheikh Jassim ‘shocked’ to see first task after taking over Man Utd → ‘Ten Hague rule’ removed from Champions League…’I’m already worried’
The sale of Manchester United has entered its final stages. It is almost certain that a group of Qatari bankers led by Sheikh Jassim and one of Britain’s richest men, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, will buy the club. Lord Ratcliffe is said to be more likely to take a 60 per cent stake than Sheikh Jassim,…
After nine months in court, Doosan’s Lee Young-ha massacre trial set for 31st sentencing day
Lee Young-ha (25), a pitcher for the Doosan Bears in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), is currently classified as an ‘inactive player’ by the KBO. Doosan also classifies him as an ‘unsigned pending player’. Judge Jeong Geum-young of the Seoul West District Court Criminal Division 4 set 31 May as the sentencing date for Lee,…
Boos & taunts ignored outright… “New York is too noisy,” says the determined Druggie.
Fernando Tatis Jr (24-San Diego Padres) batted against the Yankees amidst boos and taunts for taking banned substances. Tatis, who could have been mentally shaken, was in good spirits as he spoke to the media after hitting a walk-off home run. The San Diego slugger started in right field and went 1-for-5 with a home…
Incheon gets off to a strong start, including strong showing in boys’ ball games
Incheon’s athletes got off to a strong start in the preliminary rounds of the ball games at the 52nd National Youth Games in Ulsan, South Korea. The team advanced to the second round with a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Sejong team in the boys’ secondary school baseball-softball tournament at Munsu Baseball Stadium in Ulsan…
Lee wins second round of LPGA Match Play to top group…”I have to win tomorrow”
‘Hot Six’ Lee Jung-jeong, 27, won the second round of the Bank of Hope Match Play ($1.5 million purse) on the Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour. Lee defeated fellow South Korean Ye Eun Hong (USA) by two strokes (2&1) with one hole to play in the second round of the group stage of the tournament…
“I thought I wasn’t good enough,” says Jeong Yerim, unhappy with career-high season
Jung Yerim reflects on her last season. After making her debut in the 2020-2021 season, Jung (175cm, F) was given playing time in her debut season. In his second year, he played more. He played in all 30 games, averaging 25 minutes per game and posting 5.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists. And last…
‘Field Marshal’ and ‘Captain’ Kim Tae-won snaps losing streak “to greater heights”
Kim Tae-won broke the team’s losing streak as the starting setter. Sungkyunkwan University won a qualifying match against Hanyang University in the 2023 KUSF University Volleyball U-League with a set score of 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 17-25, 15-12) at Sungkyunkwan University Gymnasium in Suwon, South Korea on 25 May.메이저사이트 Prior to the match, Sungkyunkwan University…