Feb 24, 2026 Woojin Nam www.starnewskorea.com The U-23 Asian Cup ended with Japan defeating China 4–0 in the final. The Korean national soccer team finished in fourth place after losing to Vietnam in the third-place match. Korea was dominant in terms of the number of players compared to Vietnam, but they struggled to score goals. It was the first time the Korean national team had lost to Vietnam at the U-23 level. After the game, Korea’s goalkeeper Hwang Jae-yun posted an apo

Feb 24, 2026 Woojin Nam www.starnewskorea.com The K League has revealed a new design for its champion patch ahead of the 2026 season. In the 2025 season, the league concluded with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors crowned as champions, marking the club’s 10th league title, known as La Décima. Previously, the champion patch design was based on the K League’s title sponsor, Hana Bank, and was differentiated by the use of gold color. However, the new design focuses on each team’s unique ch

Feb 24, 2026 Woojin Nam www.chosun.com The Samsung Lions finished re-signing 68 players on January 26. Won Tae-in renewed his contract with a salary of 1 billion won, which is the highest on the team. It has been eight years since he debuted in the KBO. He is one of the best starting pitchers in the league, recording the most wins in 2024. In 2025, he recorded 20 quality starts and 12 wins. Won Tae-in has pitched more than 150 innings each season since 2021, showing great con

Jan 25, 2026 Joanne Lee biz.chosun.com The Women’s Korean Basketball League (WKBL) has issued an official apology for a game delay caused by referees. Follow-up reports revealed that the incident happened because referees were not properly assigned in advance. On January 16, 2026, a women’s professional basketball game between the Cheongju KB Stars and Incheon Shinhan Bank, held at Cheongju Gymnasium, was delayed by 30 minutes. At 7:09 p.m., fans were informed that the game w

Jan 25, 2026 Junhwi Lee biz.chosun.com Even in China, there's a chilly sentiment surrounding their own U-23 national team. So it's a bit unsettling to see signs that China may be looking down on Korea when it comes to football. China’s U-23 squad played to a 0-0 draw with Thailand in their final Group D match of the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held on January 14 (Korea time) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With one win and two draws, they finished second in the group and, for the first

Jan 25, 2026 Joanne Lee basketkorea.com [Interview] Lee Hak-hyun: A Captain’s Final Season Lee Hak-hyun, a senior guard who served as team captain last season, graduated from high school at the end of the season and is now preparing for the college league. He began playing basketball in the second grade of elementary school and went on to attend Samseon Elementary School and Samseon Middle School before advancing to Kyungbok High School. Since entering high school, he steadil

Jan 25, 2026 Woojin Nam www.chosun.com On December 24, Suwon Samsung Bluewings appointed Lee Jeong-hyo as head coach, who was previously in charge of Gwangju FC. Lee led a successful tenure at Gwangju, guiding the club to promotion to the first division in 2022 and reaching the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE). Lee Jeong-hyo was appointed with the goal of leading Suwon Samsung Bluewings back to the first division. Since their relegation in 2023, Suwon ha

Jan 3, 2026 Joanne Lee cm.asiae.co.kr On December 6, Kyungbok High School claimed the championship title with an 84-78 victory after a hard-fought battle in the final match of the 2025 Korea Cup Supreme Tournament, held at Dongguk University’s Seoul Campus Gymnasium. The game was challenging from the opening quarter. Bang Deok-won, the Up-tempo center, used his height and strong physical presence to draw fouls and lead his team’s offense smoothly. He scored 11 points in the f

Jan 3, 2026 Woojin Nam www.chosun.com On December 9, the Golden Glove ceremony was held at the Lotte Hotel World in Songpa. In the outfield category, Samsung Lions’ Koo Ja-wook, Lotte Giants’ Victor Reyes, and KT Wiz’s Ahn Hyun-min were selected. For the pitcher category, Hanwha Eagles’ Cody Ponce received the award thanks to his dominant performance throughout the season. Yeom Kyung-yeop of the LG Twins was selected for the Best Manager Award. In the infield categories, LG T

Jan 3, 2026 Joanne Lee www.chinadailyhk.com On November 28, the South Korean men’s national basketball team claimed an 80–76 victory over China in the first round of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers, held in China. South Korea opened the game with strong teamwork and quickly took control, finishing the first quarter ahead 24–16. In the second quarter, Lee Jung-hyun and Lee Hyun-jung stood out with impressive performances. As China attempted to close the gap