Japan, Asia’s soccer powerhouse, has made yet another transition. “National team captain and former J-League player Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (47, pictured) was officially inaugurated as the 15th president of the Japan Football Association,” Kyodo News and Nikkan Sports reported on March 23. Miyamoto, who served as the federation’s executive director, was selected as the candidate to …
Month: March 2024
Professional Basketball SK Defeats Cheong Kwan-Jang and Advances to EASL Finals for 2 Consecutive Years Warney scored 36 points, Oh Jae-hyeon scored a perfect 20 points, including 3 and 4 shots. Professional basketball team Seoul SK defeated Anyang CheongKwanJang and advanced to the finals of the East Asian Super League (EASL) for the second year …
KIA Coach Lee Beom-ho Inauguration Ceremony… On the 12th, Against Ryu Hyun-jin’s Hanwha Beom-ho Lee (42), head coach of the KIA Tigers, finally made his ‘official appearance’. The professional baseball KIA Tigers held an inauguration ceremony for coach Beom-ho Lee at the Gwangju Auditorium at Kia Auto Land in Seo-gu, Gwangju on the 8th. At …
Luka Doncic, Triple Double in 5 Consecutive Games… Dallas Escapes 3rd Straight Loss Doncic, 35 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, Denver wins 115-109 over Boston Luka Doncic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), who recorded a triple-double in five consecutive games with 35 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists, led his team, the Dallas Mavericks, …
Lee Jeong-hoo, Ground Ball Against a Left-Handed Pitcher for the First Time… Due to Rain, the Record of the Hit was also Deleted One at-bat and cancelled… Maintained batting average of 0.432 in exhibition games Lee Jeong-hoo (25), the San Francisco Giants’ starting center fielder, faced a left-handed pitcher for the first time since entering …
Tickets for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup 2nd qualifying Match Against Thailand Begin Sales on the 11th. Tickets for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia Regional 2nd Preliminary Match between Korea and Thailand, which will be held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 21st, …
Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Friday made a last-minute appeal for medical professors not to resign en masse in support of a prolonged walkout by junior doctors, as their threat to resign is expected to further disrupt services at major hospitals.More than 90 percent of the country’s 13,000 trainee doctors have walked off the job …
As the oldest art fair in Korea, the Galleries Art Fair is gearing up for its return to full scale in early April, with hopes of serving as a barometer for gauging the country’s art market for the year ahead.“As always, we are the first large-scale, major fair to open the year, which means that …
Singer Lim Young-woong has become the new model for the country’s biggest drinking water brand, Jeju Samdasoo, replacing IU who has been the face of the brand for four years, according to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Development Corp Friday.Samdasoo said the singer who is well-known for his vocal skills and possessing a cultivated appearance that …
British Ambassador Colin Crooks delivered a British Empire Medal to Park Jong-bak, partner at Pacific law firm, Thursday, in recognition of his instrumental role in revitalizing the alumni association of Chevening and fostering stronger ties between the United Kingdom and Korea. The association comprises individuals who have been recipients of the esteemed Chevening Scholarship. This …