In the V-League for the 2024-2025 season, six of the 14 men’s and women’s volleyball teams have foreign coaches. That’s the most ever. We asked men’s head coach Tommy Tilikainen of Korean Air, OK Financial Group’s Ogino Massa, and women’s head coach Marcello Abondanza of Heungkuk Life, who will lead their teams next season, about […]
After an impressive Day 1, two players cite challenge as motivation to apply for AsiaQuarter. The first day of the 2024 Korea Volleyball Organization (KOVO) Women’s Asia Quarter Tryouts got underway at Halla Gymnasium in Jeju. After a morning of physical fitness tests, the 29 applicants gathered at Halla Gymnasium to play a practice match […]
“They let you play with friends of similar skill level. It’s something that differentiates us from other schools.” Seocho Samsung was the last to open a basketball class in Seocho. It only took its first steps in September 2021. Despite the difficulties caused by COVID-19, the number of students has grown to 300. In a […]
Kyrie Irving (Dallas Mavericks) was a force to be reckoned with. But the Los Angeles Clippers, who are on the brink of a cliffhanger if they lose, were focused, even without Kawhi Leonard. The Clippers beat the Mavericks in a hard-fought game to get back on track in the playoffs (PO). The Clippers defeated the […]
Busan KCC head coach Jeon Chang-jin praised Heo Hoon (KT) after the 2023-2024 Jungkwanjang Professional Basketball Championship Finals (7 games to 4) at KT Arena in Suwon on Monday. He said, “He was amazing. In the championship game, players should play with that mentality. We were too complacent, and that eventually led to our defense.” […]
Samsung Lions closer Oh Seung-hwan (42) broke the record for the most saves in a single Asian league. Seung-hwan Oh pitched one inning of one-hit ball with one strikeout and no walks in the bottom of the ninth inning with a 3-0 lead against the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League […]
SSG Landers won the first game of a three-game series behind a strong pitching performance from left-hander Oh Won-seok and the contributions of “veterans” Choo Shin-soo and Lee Ji-young. SSG, led by Lee Sung-yong, improved to 16-1-1 on the season with a 5-2 victory in the fourth game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO […]
Baseball’s NC Dinos Kyle Hart turned in his best pitching performance of the season in Korea, picking up his third win of the season. Hart started the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League regular-season game against the Lotte Giants at NC Park in Changwon on Saturday and pitched a seven-inning, 100-pitch, four-hit shutout with 10 […]
In the face of South Korean soccer’s shocking defeat, even the coach’s last words could not be heard. After Hwang was sent off against Indonesia in what turned out to be South Korea’s final game, head coach Myung Jae-yong attended the press conference. Hwang didn’t even pass through the mix zone before heading to the […]