Ohtani Betrayed: Former Interpreter Mizuhara Embezzled $16 Million The embezzled amount by Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers), amounts to approximately $16 million, causing shock. Multiple media outlets, including USA Today, reported on the 12th (Korean time), “Mizuhara has been indicted on charges of embezzling $16 million from Ohtani”. Previously, Mizuhara was known to have embezzled about $4.5 million, but […]
Transgender Athletes Sidelined: NAIA's Controversial Decision Sparks Debate The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has decided to prohibit transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, as reported by the Washington Post on the 8th. This decision will take effect from August 1st, and only students who are biologically female and have not started hormone therapy to transition to male will be able […]
A New Era for Women's Sports: NCAA Basketball Finals Make History In April 2024, a historic moment was etched into the annals of American collegiate sports. The NCAA women’s basketball championship game drew an average of 18.7 million viewers across the United States, marking it the most-watched sports broadcast, excluding NFL games since 2019. According to ESPN’s data, this number is the highest viewer count for […]
Epic Revenge Match Draws Record-Breaking Viewership in NCAA Women's Basketball The fervor for college sports in the United States has set a new record. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) women’s basketball game attracted 12.3 million TV viewers, breaking the all-time high. According to ESPN, the women’s college basketball game between the University of Iowa and Louisiana State University occurred on the 2nd (Korean time). […]
North Korean Soccer Team Shows Confidence for Match Against Japan Despite FIFA Sanctions Despite receiving a fine and a forfeit loss penalty from the International Football Federation (FIFA), the North Korean soccer team still expressed strong confidence in their upcoming match against Japan. North Korean cheering squad (unrelated to the article) / News1 North Korea, who originally planned to host their home game against Japan in the 2026 […]
North Korea Faces Fine and Forfeit After Suddenly Cancelling Home Game FIFA fines North Korean Football Association approximately $10,800 ⓒ AP=Newsis After abruptly canceling a home game in Pyongyang against Japan, North Korea faces a fine and a forfeit. FIFA announced on its website on the 2nd (local time) that it had fined the North Korean Football Association approximately $10,800. The fourth round of the Group […]
Kim Joins the Home Run Club: Padres' Rookie Star Makes a Splash with First-Season Homer Ha-Seong Kim (San Diego Padres) hit his first home run of the season in his sixth game. Ha-Seong Kim of San Diego / (AP=Yonhap News Agency) On April 1st (Korean time), Kim smoked a three-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during a Major League Baseball regular-season game in the bottom of the second […]
Lee Jung Hoo Slams MLB Debut Home Run at Petco Park, Igniting Historic Moment of Triumph On the 30th local time, Lee Jung Hoo (25, San Francisco Giants) recorded his first home run in Major League Baseball (MLB), filling Petco Park in San Diego, California, with cheers. Lee Jung Hoo stated, “My father (former LG Twins coach Lee Jong Beom) and friends were in the stands.” He was seen waving to […]
US Open Golf Champion Wyndham Clarke Suffers Back Injury, Deemed 'Emergency' Ahead of Masters US Open golf champion Wyndham Clark suffers a back injury ahead of the Masters Tournament. Wyndham Clark, who won the US Open last year, has encountered an emergency situation due to a back injury just before the Masters Tournament. According to reports from Reuters, AFP, and other sources on the 28th, Clark, currently ranked 4th […]
Ohtani Denies Involvement in Illegal Gambling Scandal: What's Really Going On? Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) has denied involvement in illegal gambling and expressed his grievances. Ohtani held a press conference on the 26th (KST) at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California, to directly address the situation regarding his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Shohei Ohtani. / News1 The team and Ohtani previously fired Mizuhara on […]
Shohei Ohtani Opens Up About Illegal Gambling Allegations Shohei Ohtani has finally spoken out about the illegal gambling activities of his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Shohei Ohtani / News1 On the 26th (Korean time), Ohtani expressed his position at a press conference held at the Dodgers Stadium press box in Los Angeles, USA. In the light of the allegations concerning illegal gambling and […]
Hyo Jun Park Leads Major League Exhibition Games with Unbelievable Batting Average Hyo Jun Park / Hyo Jun Park Instagram Hyo Jun Park (27, Oakland Athletics), currently playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) exhibition games as a minor league invitee, has raised his batting average to .500. There is speculation that he will definitely make it to the big leagues. On the 24th, Hyo Jun Park played […]
Former National Soccer Player Son Jun Ho Returns After Year-Long Detention in China Soccer player Son Jun Ho, who had been detained in China on charges of non-state bribery, is back home after his detention ended. It’s roughly been a year since he was imprisoned in May last year. Soccer player Son Jun Ho / News1 On the 25th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “Son Jun Ho […]
North Korea Faces FIFA Sanctions Over Cancelled Match North Korean spectators cheering for their soccer team at Tokyo National Stadium, Yonhap News North Korea ultimately suffered a forfeit by unilaterally canceling a game scheduled initially in Pyongyang. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced on the 24th (Korean time), “The match between Japan and North Korea for the 2026 North Central America World […]
San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung Hoo Ranks Third in MLB Top Prospect Rankings As selected by U.S. media, Lee Jung Hoo (25) of the San Francisco Giants has been ranked third among the top 100 MLB players to watch this year. According to USA Today, on the 24th, Lee was chosen as one of the 100 MLB Players to Watch in 2024. He ranked third, following Yoshinobu Yamamoto […]
Japan Claims Victory Over North Korea by Default as Pyongyang Cancels Hosting Duties North Korea has once again unilaterally notified Japan that they cannot host a home game. Japanese media such as Kyodo News and Nikkan Sports quoted a Japan Football Association official on the 21st, reporting, “The DPR Korea Football Association has expressed difficulty in holding the “the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America” Asian qualifiers round 2 match […]
North Korea's World Cup Dreams Dashed: Lose 1-0 to Japan On the 21st, North Korea faced off against Japan in the World Cup qualifiers at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. North Korea lost to Japan with a score of 0 to 1. [Photo- Chosun Shinbo compilation] On the 21st, the North Korean men’s soccer team lost 0 to 1 to Japan in an away […]
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 'MLB Seoul Series is Absolutely Fantastic' Philip Goldberg, the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, attended the 2024 MLB Seoul Series opener at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome. According to Yonhap News on the 20th, Ambassador Goldberg praised the MLB Seoul Series as “absolutely fantastic,” stating, “It’s very special for two American West teams with Korean and Japanese players to play their regular […]
Bomb Threats Rock MLB Opener: Security on High Alert for Ohtani and Co A threatening email was reported, aiming to harm Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and others. Yonhap News On the 20th, YTN reported that a bomb threat was received at the Gocheok Dome, where the 2024 Major League Baseball opening game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres is set to occur. The Seoul […]
Coach Roberts: 'It Just Wasn't Ohtani's Day Today' The LA Dodgers, led by manager Dave Roberts, scored a major victory in a special game against the Kiwoom Heroes at the 2024 MLB World Tour Seoul Series held at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome on the 17th. However, Ohtani, who had been highly anticipated, did not show significant performance. The Dodgers won a big 14-3 […]
Ohtani Betrayed: Former Interpreter Mizuhara Embezzled $16 Million The embezzled amount by Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers), amounts to approximately $16 million, causing shock. Multiple media outlets, including USA Today, reported on the 12th (Korean time), “Mizuhara has been indicted on charges of embezzling $16 million from Ohtani”. Previously, Mizuhara was known to have embezzled about $4.5 million, but […]
Transgender Athletes Sidelined: NAIA's Controversial Decision Sparks Debate The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has decided to prohibit transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, as reported by the Washington Post on the 8th. This decision will take effect from August 1st, and only students who are biologically female and have not started hormone therapy to transition to male will be able […]
A New Era for Women's Sports: NCAA Basketball Finals Make History In April 2024, a historic moment was etched into the annals of American collegiate sports. The NCAA women’s basketball championship game drew an average of 18.7 million viewers across the United States, marking it the most-watched sports broadcast, excluding NFL games since 2019. According to ESPN’s data, this number is the highest viewer count for […]
Epic Revenge Match Draws Record-Breaking Viewership in NCAA Women's Basketball The fervor for college sports in the United States has set a new record. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) women’s basketball game attracted 12.3 million TV viewers, breaking the all-time high. According to ESPN, the women’s college basketball game between the University of Iowa and Louisiana State University occurred on the 2nd (Korean time). […]
North Korean Soccer Team Shows Confidence for Match Against Japan Despite FIFA Sanctions Despite receiving a fine and a forfeit loss penalty from the International Football Federation (FIFA), the North Korean soccer team still expressed strong confidence in their upcoming match against Japan. North Korean cheering squad (unrelated to the article) / News1 North Korea, who originally planned to host their home game against Japan in the 2026 […]
North Korea Faces Fine and Forfeit After Suddenly Cancelling Home Game FIFA fines North Korean Football Association approximately $10,800 ⓒ AP=Newsis After abruptly canceling a home game in Pyongyang against Japan, North Korea faces a fine and a forfeit. FIFA announced on its website on the 2nd (local time) that it had fined the North Korean Football Association approximately $10,800. The fourth round of the Group […]
Kim Joins the Home Run Club: Padres' Rookie Star Makes a Splash with First-Season Homer Ha-Seong Kim (San Diego Padres) hit his first home run of the season in his sixth game. Ha-Seong Kim of San Diego / (AP=Yonhap News Agency) On April 1st (Korean time), Kim smoked a three-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during a Major League Baseball regular-season game in the bottom of the second […]
Lee Jung Hoo Slams MLB Debut Home Run at Petco Park, Igniting Historic Moment of Triumph On the 30th local time, Lee Jung Hoo (25, San Francisco Giants) recorded his first home run in Major League Baseball (MLB), filling Petco Park in San Diego, California, with cheers. Lee Jung Hoo stated, “My father (former LG Twins coach Lee Jong Beom) and friends were in the stands.” He was seen waving to […]
US Open Golf Champion Wyndham Clarke Suffers Back Injury, Deemed 'Emergency' Ahead of Masters US Open golf champion Wyndham Clark suffers a back injury ahead of the Masters Tournament. Wyndham Clark, who won the US Open last year, has encountered an emergency situation due to a back injury just before the Masters Tournament. According to reports from Reuters, AFP, and other sources on the 28th, Clark, currently ranked 4th […]
Ohtani Denies Involvement in Illegal Gambling Scandal: What's Really Going On? Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) has denied involvement in illegal gambling and expressed his grievances. Ohtani held a press conference on the 26th (KST) at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California, to directly address the situation regarding his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Shohei Ohtani. / News1 The team and Ohtani previously fired Mizuhara on […]
Shohei Ohtani Opens Up About Illegal Gambling Allegations Shohei Ohtani has finally spoken out about the illegal gambling activities of his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Shohei Ohtani / News1 On the 26th (Korean time), Ohtani expressed his position at a press conference held at the Dodgers Stadium press box in Los Angeles, USA. In the light of the allegations concerning illegal gambling and […]
Hyo Jun Park Leads Major League Exhibition Games with Unbelievable Batting Average Hyo Jun Park / Hyo Jun Park Instagram Hyo Jun Park (27, Oakland Athletics), currently playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) exhibition games as a minor league invitee, has raised his batting average to .500. There is speculation that he will definitely make it to the big leagues. On the 24th, Hyo Jun Park played […]
Former National Soccer Player Son Jun Ho Returns After Year-Long Detention in China Soccer player Son Jun Ho, who had been detained in China on charges of non-state bribery, is back home after his detention ended. It’s roughly been a year since he was imprisoned in May last year. Soccer player Son Jun Ho / News1 On the 25th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “Son Jun Ho […]
North Korea Faces FIFA Sanctions Over Cancelled Match North Korean spectators cheering for their soccer team at Tokyo National Stadium, Yonhap News North Korea ultimately suffered a forfeit by unilaterally canceling a game scheduled initially in Pyongyang. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced on the 24th (Korean time), “The match between Japan and North Korea for the 2026 North Central America World […]
San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung Hoo Ranks Third in MLB Top Prospect Rankings As selected by U.S. media, Lee Jung Hoo (25) of the San Francisco Giants has been ranked third among the top 100 MLB players to watch this year. According to USA Today, on the 24th, Lee was chosen as one of the 100 MLB Players to Watch in 2024. He ranked third, following Yoshinobu Yamamoto […]
Japan Claims Victory Over North Korea by Default as Pyongyang Cancels Hosting Duties North Korea has once again unilaterally notified Japan that they cannot host a home game. Japanese media such as Kyodo News and Nikkan Sports quoted a Japan Football Association official on the 21st, reporting, “The DPR Korea Football Association has expressed difficulty in holding the “the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America” Asian qualifiers round 2 match […]
North Korea's World Cup Dreams Dashed: Lose 1-0 to Japan On the 21st, North Korea faced off against Japan in the World Cup qualifiers at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. North Korea lost to Japan with a score of 0 to 1. [Photo- Chosun Shinbo compilation] On the 21st, the North Korean men’s soccer team lost 0 to 1 to Japan in an away […]
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 'MLB Seoul Series is Absolutely Fantastic' Philip Goldberg, the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, attended the 2024 MLB Seoul Series opener at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome. According to Yonhap News on the 20th, Ambassador Goldberg praised the MLB Seoul Series as “absolutely fantastic,” stating, “It’s very special for two American West teams with Korean and Japanese players to play their regular […]
Bomb Threats Rock MLB Opener: Security on High Alert for Ohtani and Co A threatening email was reported, aiming to harm Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and others. Yonhap News On the 20th, YTN reported that a bomb threat was received at the Gocheok Dome, where the 2024 Major League Baseball opening game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres is set to occur. The Seoul […]
Coach Roberts: 'It Just Wasn't Ohtani's Day Today' The LA Dodgers, led by manager Dave Roberts, scored a major victory in a special game against the Kiwoom Heroes at the 2024 MLB World Tour Seoul Series held at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome on the 17th. However, Ohtani, who had been highly anticipated, did not show significant performance. The Dodgers won a big 14-3 […]
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