Lee Young-joon (21-Grasshopper), who has been touted as the next striker for the national soccer team, has gone goal-less. Grasshopper drew 1-1 at home against Lugano in the 12th round of the 2024-2025 Swiss Professional Soccer Super League on Monday (Jan. 1) at Stadion Retzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland. The draw extended Grasshopper's wi
“I am overwhelmed to be recognized as a 'Sports Hero' in the 40th anniversary year of my gold medal win at the 1984 Los Angeles (LA) Olympics.” Korea's Sports Hero 2024 was recently named by the Korea Sports Council. In an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency on Monday, Ha Hyung-joo, 62, the executive director of the Korea Sports
After finishing the 2024 regular season in second place and losing the Korean Series championship to the Kia Tigers, the Samsung Lions have overhauled their roster. The organization announced a list of non-renewal notices on Monday. Five members of the coaching staff, including first-team hitting coach Yoshiie Tachibana, Futures (second-t
A total of 30 players have become eligible for free agency in the 2025 Korean Professional Baseball Organization (KBO). The KBO announced the list of players eligible for free agency in 2025 on Feb. 2. Players who are eligible for free agency have four days to apply to the KBO for approval to exercise their free agency rights, and the KBO