One-club man. In professional sports, it usually refers to an athlete who has played for only one team. Examples include Korean Air setter Han, who has been with Korean Air for around 16 years; apogee spiker Seo Jae-duk, who has been the face of Korea Electric Power for 12 years; Kim Yeon-kyung, who has been…
Kim Se-bin is the second daughter of “volleyball couple” Kim Cheol-soo (53), president of KEPCO, and Kim Nam-soon (53), former playing coach of Korea Tobacco Ginseng Corporation (now KGC Ginseng Corporation). Her father was a middle blocker and her mother an outside hitter. Kim learned to play volleyball for fun from her mother, and started…
It’s much more fun to play basketball than to play an hour-long game.” After passing through the COVID-19 tunnel, smiles have appeared on elementary, middle, and high school playgrounds and auditoriums for the first time in a long time. In particular, league games for “sports clubs,” a group of physical education activities for general students,…
The sale of Manchester United is in its final stages. A deal between a group of Qatari bankers led by Sheikh Jassim and one of Britain’s richest men, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, is almost certain. Lord Ratcliffe is said to be more likely to buy 60 percent of the club than Sheikh Jassim, who wants to…
Mainz 05’s Lee Jae-sung (31) denied Dortmund the title with an assist in German professional soccer. Lee Jae-Sung assisted on the goal that gave Mainz a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute against Dortmund in the final 34th round of the 2022-23 Bundesliga at Sigmund-Iduna Park in Westphalia, Germany, on Monday (Aug. 28). Lee Jae-Sung’s…
Suwon Samsung Ahn-joon is back with a vengeance under a new coach. Suwon Samsung’s Ahn Byung-jun is coming back to life. Ahn opened the scoring in the 16th minute of their Hana OneQ K League 2023 Round 15 match at Jeju World Cup Stadium on Sunday. He rattled the net with a diving header off…
Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman has been embroiled in a feud with his “friendly” teammates. Stroman started a game against the New York Mets on May 25 and pitched eight innings of three-hit ball (one home run) with three strikeouts and two walks to earn the win. He is now 4-4 with a 2.95 ERA…
“The next three months are critical.” The managers battling for the top spot shake their heads emphatically. “It’s not time yet,” they said. The current KBO standings are shaping up to be a three-way race. As of the 27th, the LG Twins are in first place with a winning percentage of 0.644, followed by the…
Spectators flocked to the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in the United States in March to catch a glimpse of the “Emperor of Golf,” Tiger Woods. Woods made the cut in the second round, tied for 49th place, but in the third round, he began limping badly and eventually withdrew after seven holes.…
Hongik University won the preliminary match of the 2023 KUSF University Volleyball U-League against Kyung Hee University 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19) in straight sets on Saturday at Kyung Hee University Sunseung Hall in Yongin. No. 8 Kyung Hee University (2-2, 5-1) and No. 10 Hongik University (1-3, 3-1) faced off. Kyung Hee University came…