15 en The South Korean men’s national football team finished its October friendlies with one win over Paraguay and one loss to Brazil.   The team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, defeated Paraguay 2-0 in an international friendly at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Tuesday.   Eom Ji-sung scored South Korea’s ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:40:43 +0900 Sports The Samsung Lions have advanced to the playoff round of the Korean Baseball Organization(KBO) postseason, having beaten the SSG Landers three games to one in their best-of-five first round series.  The Lions secured their spot by defeating the Landers 5-2 in Game 4 on Tuesday in front of their home fans ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:03:52 +0900 Sports [Sounds from last regular KBO season match between the LG Twins and Doosan Bears] Anchor: More than 12 million people turned out for professional baseball games this season, marking an all-time high for Korean baseball attendance and a second straight annual record. To mark the milestone, KBS World ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:43:27 +0900 Sports The LG Twins secured the KBO regular season championship for the first time in two years. The Twins clinched the pennant on Wednesday, despite a 7-3 loss to the NC Dinos in their final game, after the second-place Hanwha Eagles fell to the SSG Landers. LG finished with a .603 winning percentage, edging out ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:20:35 +0900 Sports Head coach Hong Myung-bo has announced that forward Hwang Hee-chan and midfielder Hwang In-beom will return to South Korea's men's national football team for the squad's October friendlies. Hong announced Monday that the two players, who were absent in September, would join Lee Kang-in, ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:35:00 +0900 Sports South Korean football star Son Heung-min scored twice for Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) in a Major League Soccer match on Saturday. Son netted his first goal during added time in the first half against St. Louis City SC at Energizer Park in St. Louis. He added a second in the second half, extending ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:00:23 +0900 Sports Son Heung-min scored his first Major League Soccer hat trick on Wednesday, leading Los Angeles FC(LAFC) to a 4–1 win over Real Salt Lake. Son struck twice in the first half and sealed his third goal in the 82nd minute, bringing his season tally to five goals in six matches in his first month of play for ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:18:58 +0900 Sports South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok won his second silver medal at the world outdoor championships, falling short of claiming his nation's first outdoor championship gold in track and field. Woo jumped two-point-34 meters during the final round of the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:36:26 +0900 Sports South Korean football star Son Heung-min scored his second goal in Major League Soccer (MLS) on Saturday, continuing his strong start since joining the league last month after a decade with Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. Son opened the scoring just 52 seconds into the match against the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:56:56 +0900 Sports South Korea's professional baseball league surpassed the 200 million mark in regular season attendance in its 44th season. According to the Korea Baseball Organization(KBO), the cumulative attendance tally as of Friday was 200-million-781. From its launch in 1982 through the 2024 season, the KBO attracted ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:03:34 +0900 Sports South Korea football team captain Son Heung-min has set a new milestone by making his 136th international appearance to top the nation's male ranking in a three-way tie. Son's 136th appearance came when he subbed in for Bae Jun-ho at the start of the second half of a friendly against Mexico ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:16:05 +0900 Sports The LG Twins secured a spot in the KBO postseason on Monday, becoming the first team this year to guarantee fall baseball. With a record of 78 wins, 47 losses and three draws (.624), even losing all 16 remaining games would not knock LG out of the top five. This marks LG’s seventh consecutive ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:01:42 +0900 Sports South Korea secured a 2–0 victory over the United States in a friendly football match held in Harrison, New Jersey. Led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, the South Korean national team triumphed Saturday at Sports Illustrated Stadium.  Captain Son Heung-min opened the scoring in the 18th minute and later ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:06:59 +0900 Sports Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization(KBO) broke the record for single-season attendance in the country's professional baseball, surpassing one-point-four million. The Lions attracted the full capacity crowd of 24-thousand fans on Friday, when it defeated the Kiwoom Heroes eight-three during a ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:23:42 +0900 Sports German-Korean midfielder Jens Castrop of Borussia Mönchengladbach has been named to South Korea’s national football team for the first time, becoming the first foreign-born mixed-heritage player to earn selection. Head coach Hong Myung-bo announced the 26-man roster on Monday for September friendlies ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:52:25 +0900 Sports The Korea Baseball Organization(KBO) unveiled the schedule for 53 makeup games in the 2025 season, setting up a late-September showdown between the first-place LG Twins and second-place Hanwha Eagles that could decide a direct berth in the Korean Series. According to the KBO on Tuesday, the games will be ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:22:11 +0900 Sports Son Heung-min earned a game-tying penalty in his debut for Los Angeles Football Club, just three days after joining the Major League Soccer side following a decade-long stint with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. Son entered the match as a substitute in the 61st minute during LAFC’s away game ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:45:04 +0900 Sports The Los Angeles Football Club(LAFC) in Major League Soccer has announced that South Korean football star Son Heung-min has become its new player. The LA-based club said Wednesday that it has completed the full transfer of Son from Tottenham Hotspur, calling him one of the most talented and popular Asian ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:27:01 +0900 Sports South Korean football star Son Heung-min’s transfer to Los Angeles FC of Major League Soccer in North America has been confirmed. In a press release in both English and Korean, the LA-based club said it will “make a major announcement” at a press event at BMO Stadium starting at 2 p.m. Wednesday ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:02:50 +0900 Sports Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean captain Son Heung-min has announced his departure from the Premier League club this summer, after a decade. The 33-year-old made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday, ahead of a preseason match against Newcastle United at Seoul World Cup Stadium, saying ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:53:01 +0900 Sports Under head coach Ryu Ji-hyun, the South Korean national baseball team will play two warm-up matches against the Czech Republic at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul in November.   The Korea Baseball Organization(KBO) announced on Monday that it held an agreement ceremony with the Czech Baseball Association ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:08:19 +0900 Sports The Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization(KBO) extended their winning streak to ten games Tuesday after defeating the Doosan Bears two-to-one. Eagles starter Moon Dong-ju struck out a season-high nine batters in six innings during the Eagles versus Bears match at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:52:59 +0900 Sports The Kiwoom Heroes have dismissed both manager Hong Won-ki and General Manager Go Hyeong-uk as the team sits last in the KBO standings. The club also removed head coach Kim Chang-hyun, with Futures League manager Seol Jong-jin set to serve as interim manager after the All-Star break. Hong led Kiwoom to the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:43:50 +0900 Sports A court has ordered the provisional seizure of FC Seoul football star Jesse Lingard’s salary account amid a legal dispute with the agent who facilitated his move to South Korea. According to legal and football industry sources on Friday, the Seoul Western District Court approved a request by Jeong ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:58:30 +0900 Sports The Gangwon·Chuncheon 2025 World Taekwondo Cultural Festival kicked off Tuesday afternoon with an official welcoming ceremony at Chuncheon's Songam Sports Town Air Dome. Around one-thousand people attended the event, including World Taekwondo(WT) President Choue Chung-won, Asian Taekwondo ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:44:26 +0900 Sports South Korea has wrapped up its qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup with a big win at its final Asian qualifier. Team Korea, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, defeated Kuwait 4-0 on Tuesday in the tenth and final Group B match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:13:12 +0900 Sports FIFA President Gianni Infantino has sent a letter congratulating South Korea on qualifying to compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States. According to the Korea Football Association(KFA) on Saturday, Infantino addressed the letter to KFA President ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:35:36 +0900 Sports South Korea has qualified for the FIFA World Cup eleven times in a row after winning a qualifier on Thursday.  Team Korea, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, beat Iraq 2-0 in the ninth match of Group B at Basra International Stadium in Basra, southern Iraq, in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:47:09 +0900 Sports The South Korean national football team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, has arrived in Basra, Iraq, ahead of a crucial FIFA World Cup qualifier against Iraq. According to the Korea Football Association on Tuesday, the squad, including captain Son Heung-min, landed at around 5 p.m. local time on Monday ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:46:31 +0900 Sports Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yuop has voluntarily stepped down amid the team’s poor performance.  The baseball club announced on Monday that it accepted Lee’s intent to resign.  A club official expressed gratitude for Lee’s efforts in leading the team for the past three seasons, adding that ...

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