Month: September 2024

Maradona, Korean history up for grabs

In the first game at the 1986 World Cup, 32 years after its previous appearance, South Korea faced Argentina and lost 3-1. It was a game immortalized in East Asia in an iconic image of Huh Jung-moo tackling Diego Maradona in a rather forceful manner. At the time, Maradona was the best player in the […]

Kim Min-jae hits crossbar in Bayern’s Champions League loss to Real Madrid

Korean defender Kim Min-jae found the woodwork with a late header as a second-half substitute, unable to help his Bayern Munich past Real Madrid in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. The Spanish giants defeated the German side 2-1 in the second leg of the semifinals of the top European club tournament at Estadio […]

Third seed Haddad Maia wins Korea Open tennis title

Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil pulled off a strong comeback for her first WTA title of the season in Seoul on Sunday.The third-seeded Haddad Maia defeated Daria Kasatkina, the top seed from Russia, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, to win the Korea Open at Olympic Park Tennis Center.Haddad Maia, world No. 17, now has four career WTA […]

Men’s Tennis Tsitsipas Wins at Monte Carlo Masters

Men’s Tennis Tsitsipas Wins his First Win of the Year at Monte Carlo Masters Stefanos Tsitsipas (12th place, Greece) won the singles championship at the Men’s Professional Tennis (ATP) Tour Monte Carlo Masters (total prize money of 5,950,575 euros). Tsitsipas defeated Kasper Ruud (10th, Norway) 2-0 (6-1 6-4) in the singles final on the last […]

Sports Climbing Seo Chae-hyun and Jeong Ji-min

Sports Climbing Seo Chae-hyun and Jeong Ji-min, ‘Bronze Medal Chorus’ at the 2nd World Cup Challenge the Paris Olympic qualifiers in May and June. Korean sport climbers Seo Chae-hyun and Jeong Ji-min (North Face, Seoul City Hall) won bronze medals at the second round of the 2024 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup. […]

Austin Dean “Dedicated to the Team Again this Year”

Finishing RBI with Headfirst Sliding… Austin “Dedicated to the Team Again this Year” Headfirst sliding carries a high risk of injury. However, it is a symbol of passion that clearly shows the runner’s earnestness. The same was true for the fighting spirit that second-year foreign hitter Austin Dean (LG Twins) showed in the NC Dinos […]

Bundesliga Leader Leverkusen Advances to Pokal Final

Bundesliga Leader Leverkusen Advances to Pokal Final… Moving Towards ‘Treble’ 4-0 win over Dusseldorf… WIRZ MULTI GOAL Bayer Leverkusen, leading the German professional soccer Bundesliga, reached the final of the German Football Association (DFB)-Pokal, taking a step closer to the club’s first ‘treble’ (triple crowns). Leverkusen won 4-0 over Düsseldorf in the 2023-2024 Pokal semifinals […]