The U.S. Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour returns to South Korea this week.The BMW Ladies Championship ($2.2 million purse), which begins on Sept. 19 at Seowon Hills Course (par 72, 6,647 yards) at Seowon Valley Country Club in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, is the only LPGA Tour event to be held in Korea.This year’s field of […]
To commemorate South Korean national soccer team captain Son Heung-min’s (Tottenham) 200th goal in European leagues, his fan club donated money to vulnerable families in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.On the 17th, the fan club ‘2030 Women Supporting Son Heung-min’ announced that they recently donated 7.77 million won to ‘Maria’s House’, a family welfare center for single […]
Bang Shin-sil, who has become one of the biggest draws on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour with her cool, 300-yard drives, was a virtual unknown until last April.As an amateur, she represented South Korea at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, but she was not a familiar face to casual golf fans.What’s more, […]
The Macau government has ordered an immediate halt to all salvage operations at the Grand Lisboa Palace casino hotel under construction following the deadly accident that led to the weekend. According to local reports, a construction worker on a fourth-floor terrace was hit and killed by a falling glass curtain wall at the site of […]
In Macau, the casino operator hired more than 200 employees in a non-contract manner across seven divisions of the upcoming MGM Casino Kotai at a job fair held Monday by MGM China Holdings. MGM China Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International and operator of MGM Grand Casino, announced that it expects […]
Calvin Phillips (27) is expected to leave Manchester City through the transfer market in January. Britain’s “Football Insider” said on the 15th (Korea Standard Time), “Both Phillips and Manchester City see the transfer as the best option. Phillips could now find a new team for regular football in the January transfer window,” he reported. “Man […]
The British media “The Boot Room” mentioned the analysis of Don Hutchison from the English Premier League (EPL) at the beginning of the season through “ESPN” on the 15th. Hutchison said, “Who do you think is the best striker in world football and the EPL? It’s Holland,” he said. He added, “We cannot say that […]
20 wins, 200 strikeouts, new KBO history…”SD will inquire about signing Pedi” After 37 years in the KBO, Eric Peddie (30-NC), a 20-win, 200-strikeouts pitcher, is attracting interest from Major League Baseball. The San Diego Padres are the favorite to sign him after a two-year absence. In a recent article titled “San Diego Padres’ Offseason […]
Hyungwoo and Sungbeom laugh at Lee Woo-sung’s winning squeeze over a grand slam, as they have Lee Woo-sung even if they lose. KIA Tigers outfielder Lee Woo-sung, 29, is enjoying the happiest season since his debut. He has 388 at-bats in 123 games despite not playing in the regular season. He surpassed 100 hits (106) […]
Ahn Kwon-soo’s tears and the topic of ‘7-10-7-8-8-?’ are left on Lotte, with legend’s advice suggesting that some people may not know what’s valuable. What made him cry was Ahn Kwon-soo (30), who is leaving the KBO after this season. Ahn, who came to the KBO as a Korean-American and wore a Lotte jersey this […]