الوسم: Korea
Emma Raducanu into Korea Open second round with gutsy win
FILE–Emma Raducanu of Great Britain in action. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP Emma Raducanu got her Korea Open campaign off to a winning start with a hard-fought 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7-5) victory over American Peyton Stearns on Tuesday. Britain’s Raducanu is looking to make an impact in Seoul after a string of last-minute withdrawals, including world number…
Read MoreMeralco, San Miguel Beer open vs Macau, Korea teams
FILE–Chris Newsome (No. 11) is mobbed by teammates after his heroics in Meralco’s victory over Ryukyu in Macau in the EASL. —EASL PHOTO Meralco and San Miguel Beer will face separate teams at Mall of Asia Arena in a doubleheader on Oct. 2 to begin their respective campaigns in the East Asia Super League. The…
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IOC apologizes for South Korea gaffe in Paris Olympics opening
Paris 2024 Olympics – Opening Ceremony – Paris, France – July 26, 2024. Athletes of South Korea, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica and Democratic Republic of Congo aboard a boat in the floating parade pass the Musee du Louvre on the river Seine during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Peter Cziborra / POOL / AFP) The…
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USA Women 4 – 0 Korea Republic Women
Emma Hayes made a successful debut as the US women’s national team head coach as Mallory Swanson and Tierna Davidson both scored twice in a 4-0 friendly win over South Korea at DSG Park in Denver on Saturday. The US team steadily found its rhythm, with Swanson and Davidson breaking through in the first half…
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PVL: Tots Carlos grateful for chance to learn during Korea tryout
Creamline Cool Smashers’ Tots Carlos in the PVL All-Filipino semifinals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Tots Carlos may not have been drafted in the 2024 Korean Volleyball (KOVO) Women’s Asian Quota, but she relished her opportunity to compete with other international players in South Korea. After Carlos, Mylene Paat, and MJ Phillips were left undrafted…
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PVL stars go undrafted in Korea
FILE– Creamline Cool Smashers’ Tots Carlos. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines —PVL stars Tots Carlos, Mylene Paat, and MJ Phillips went undrafted in the 2024 Korean Volleyball (KOVO) Women’s Asian Quota Draft on Wednesday at Jeju Sun Hotel in South Korea. Carlos and Paat, who attended the two-day tryouts, weren’t fortunate to be selected by the…
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Mylene Paat tries out for Korea V-League, will miss Chery Tiggo games
Chery Tiggo Crossovers’ Mylene Paat (left) in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Mylene Paat will miss some games in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinals as she tries out in South Korea from April 29 to May 1. Paat will try to earn a spot in the 2024 Korean V-League Women’s…
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Filipinas remain winless this year after losses in Korea
Filipinas during a friendly with South Korea in Incheon.–CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Victory eluded the Philippine women’s football team anew as the Filipinas dropped a total of two friendly matches against South Korea in Incheon. But coach Mark Torcaso believes the effort the Filipinas put up in 3-0 and 2-1 defeats are necessary steps to what he…
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Filipinas tap U17 players, newcomers for South Korea friendlies
FILE–Filipinas at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.–PFF PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine women’s football team called up four U-17 players and two first-timers for its pair of friendly matches against South Korea next week in Icheon. Nina Mathelus, Aiselyn Sia, Alexa Pino and Gabrielle Baker, in contention to be included in the Philippine squad for…
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Japan warns fans not to go to North Korea for World Cup qualifier
FILE–North Korea’s players enter the stadium before the men’s quarterfinal football match between North Korea and Japan during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 1, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) Japan has warned football fans not to attempt to travel to “hostile” North Korea for…
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