As Korea’s national team defeated Ecuador 3-2 in the round of 16 at the U-20 World Cup to advance to the quarterfinals, it was Youngjun “Striker” Lee who stole the show, scoring the opening goal. From scoring a spectacular volley after being chest-trapped to fooling opponents with his footwork during aggressive forward pressure, Lee played…

SSG Landers’ Choi “Fixer” Jung (36) is on his way to legendary status with a record-breaking game. SSG defeated the Samsung Lions of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League 14-2 in the sixth game of the season at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Monday. Choi, who started at third base and batted third,…

Michail Antonio believes he would have scored more goals if he played for Manchester City. Manchester City has been a prolific scorer in the English Premier League (EPL) this season. They’ve scored a whopping 94 goals overall, which is nearly 2.5 goals per game in simple math. They’re also six goals ahead of second-place Arsenal.…

Second-year KLPGA Tour player Choi Ye-bon took a surprise lead on the first day of the Lotte Open and has a chance to win her first title. Choi Ye-bon carded an eagle and four birdies for a 6-under 66 in the first round of the KLPGA Tour’s Lotte Open at BearsBest Cheongna Golf Club (Par…

In amateur women’s golf, there’s a player who’s garnered as much attention as Tiger Woods (USA) and Lydia Ko (26, Hana Financial Group). It’s Chinese-American Rose Chang (20). Since September 2020, she has held the top spot in the amateur women’s golf world rankings for 141 consecutive weeks. She broke the previous record of 130…

Kim Tae-won broke the team’s losing streak as the starting setter. Sungkyunkwan University won a 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 17-25, 15-12) set victory over Hanyang University in a qualifying match for the 2023 KUSF University Volleyball U-League at Sungkyunkwan University Gymnasium in Suwon, South Korea on Friday. Prior to the match, Sungkyunkwan University found itself…

The Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) are set to hire Nick Nurse, who led the Toronto Raptors to a championship four years ago, as their new head coach. “Philadelphia is in the process of hiring Nick Nurse to lead the franchise to its first championship in more than 40 years,” ESPN reported…

The speculation that Lionel Messi (35-Paris Saint-Germain) could be heading to Saudi Arabia this summer has resurfaced. While he still wants to return to his “hometown” Barcelona, he has yet to receive an official offer and is reportedly unable to delay his decision any longer and will sign with Al-Hilal, who have recently offered him…

The aftermath of Japan’s U-20 World Cup group stage elimination is devastating. The Japan U-20 National Team went 1-2-2 in Group C at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023. They defeated Senegal (1-0) in their first match, but fell to Colombia and Israel in back-to-back 1-0 losses. Japan finished third in the group with a…