• November 25, 2024

Divided again, South Korea beats North Korea in Asian Games basketball

Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Basketball – Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China – September 29, 2023 South Korean players celebrate while North Korean players wave to the crowd after the match REUTERS/Ann Wang HANGZHOU, China–Having played in a unified team at the Asian Games in Jakarta five years ago, North and South…

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Asian Games: PH Blu Girls bow to China, in must win vs Korea

FILE– PH Blu Girls. Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines The Philippine Blu Girls will have to win in order to secure a spot in the Super Round after being handed a 7-0 loss by host China after five innings on Wednesday in the women’s softball competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Fielding woes and…

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Asian Games: Filipinas fall to South Korea

Filipinas at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.–PFF PHOTO The Filipinas couldn’t sustain a dream start orchestrated by Sarina Bolden after being handed a 5- 1 beating by South Korea in the women’s football competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday at Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium. Bolden’s 24th international goal that came eight minutes…

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North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games

Bronze medallists from North Korea celebrate during the medal ceremony for the women artistic swimming competition during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 29, 2018. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organizers, suggesting the country is poised…

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Asian Games will be ‘new beginning’ for biggest-ever South Korea team

FILE – The Unified Korea delegation parades during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) The Asian Games will be a “new beginning” for South Korean sport, a top official said, with badminton world number…

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North Korea appears to be cracking open its sealed border with dispatch of sports delegation – rezal404

North Korean women wearing track suits with the North Korean flag and the words Taekwon-Do printed on the back walk to Chinese customs after checking in for a flight to Astana at the Capital Airport in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. A team of North Korean Taekwondo athletes are reportedly travelling via China to Astana,…

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Germany exits Women’s World Cup after draw with South Korea – rezal404

Brisbane Football Stadium, Brisbane, Australia – Germany’s Lena Oberdorf and teammates look dejected after Germany are knocked out of the  Women’s World Cup on August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Dan Peled BRISBANE–Two-time winner Germany crashed out in the opening phase of the Women’s World Cup for the first time after being held to a 1-1 draw with…

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UST Growling Tigers to play KBL teams in South Korea camp – rezal404

UST Growling Tigers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—After begging off from several preseason tournaments, University of Santo Tomas looks to test its mettle against Korean Basketball League clubs in South Korea as part of its buildup for UAAP Season 86. The Growling Tigers fly to South Korea on Sunday. “We’re slowly building the team but it’s…

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Philippines grouped with South Korea, Myanmar, Hong Kong in Asian Games – rezal404

Philippines players pose for a group photo before the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup Group A football match between the Philippines and Switzerland at Dunedin Stadium in Dunedin on July 21, 2023. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama / AFP) AUCKLAND, New Zealand—The Philippines was drawn alongside Fifa Women’s World Cup campaigner South Korea…

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South Korea coach shuts down ‘hype’ over teenage US-born forward – rezal404

South Korea’s coach Colin Bell leaves a press conference at Sydney Football Stadium on July 24, 2023, on the eve of the Women’s World Cup football match between South Korea and Colombia. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) South Korea coach Colin Bell is desperate to protect 16-year-old United States-born attacker Casey Phair from “hype”…

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