Shohei Ohtani has set a financial record to go along with his singular on-field performance, getting $700 million to make a 30-mile move up Interstate 5 to the Los Angeles Dodgers.His agent, Nez Balelo, issued a midafternoon news release Saturday announcing the 10-year contract, ending months of speculation that began even before Ohtani became a …
Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur has reached double digits in goals for the eighth consecutive Premier League season. Son netted his 10th goal of the 2022-2023 campaign in a 4-1 victory over Newcastle United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday (local time). The skipper for Spurs also collected two assists in the win, …
The 2023 season in the top Korean football league will go down as one of “firsts” for two clubs at the opposite ends of the tables. At the top, Ulsan Hyundai FC won their second straight K League 1 titles, the first time they have been able to repeat as the league champions .Then at …
While the expected January signing didn’t pan out, the market for free agent Ryu Hyun-jin, 37, isn’t looking too bad. There are still plenty of teams looking for starting pitchers, but there aren’t many left on the market. Joel Reuter, a columnist for Bleacher Report, released a ranking of the remaining players on the Major …
In the face of massive criticism, Jürgen Klinsmann’s South Korean team has reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup. The group stage was a struggle. They struggled against relative underdogs. A 3-1 win over Bahrain was followed by a 2-2 draw with Jordan and a 3-3 draw with Malaysia. Criticism of the national team …
It’s come full circle and back to Japan. Outfielder Yang Daigang, who once represented Taiwanese baseball, has joined a Japanese independent team in a bid to return to professional baseball in Japan. Japanese media reported that Yang signed with the Oshikis Niigata Albirex, who joined the Eastern League (second division) this year. This is his …
Speedskating women’s sprinter Kim Min-sun (Uijeongbu City Hall) set a track record and won gold at the sixth edition of the 2023-2024 International Ice Skating Union (ISU) World Cup. Kim crossed the finish line in 37.69 seconds in the first race of the women’s 500-meter Division A on Thursday in Quebec City, Canada. Kim’s first-place …
Professional soccer team Jeju United has unveiled its new uniforms for the 2024 season. On Thursday, Jeju unveiled its 2024 season jersey, which was created in close collaboration with official sponsor Wheelacoria. The jerseys reflect Jeju’s new goals of playing fast and dynamic soccer (Speed Up), increasing the volume of fans’ shouts (Volume Up), and …
The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Cy Young ace Corbin Burns, 30, in a trade. “Heading into spring training, Baltimore has completed a blockbuster trade to acquire right-hander Corbin Burns from Milwaukee,” MLB.com, the official site of Major League Baseball, reported on Tuesday. Burns is an ace pitcher with a 45-27 record and 3.26 ERA in …
In the early to mid-2000s, Gwangju Ilgo became a hot topic in the major leagues. Seniors Seo Jae-ng, Kim Byung-hyun, and Choi Hee-seop graduated from Gwangju Il-Go and played in the major leagues side by side. It was noteworthy that a particular high school team in a country with less than 100 high school baseball …