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Dreamers who are not afraid of the harsh cold... Opening of the Unified Basketball Tournament with the invitation of excellent national youth teams!

  The 2023 National Youth Excellence Team Invitational Integrated Basketball Tournament, which will be held in an integrated manner for the first time in the history of domestic youth basketball, has begun. On the 22nd, the '2023 National Youth Excellent Team Invitational Integrated Basketball Tournament', the first-ever youth basketball tournament in history, in which 12 youth basketball teams from across the country participated, began at the Han Seokbong Gymnasium in Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do.  Hosted and supervised by the Korea Basketball Association, this is the first youth basketball competition in Korea and is a meaningful competition aimed at revitalizing exchanges between elite and non-elite players. Ahead of this tournament, which is being held to break down the wall between elite and club basketball and give dreams and hope to youth across the country who love basketball, Gapyeong-gun has operated a perfect heating facility at the Han Seokbong Gymnasiu...

Manchester United… Includes 14.3 billion won full transfer clause

  Farewell to Manchester United is just around the corner. British media outlet 'Cut Offside' reported on the 21st (Korean time) that "Donny van de Beek (26), who has completed his Frankfurt medical test, has actually been confirmed to be on loan." Van de Beek left Ajax in 2020 and joined Manchester United.  Manchester United invested 39 million euros (about 55 billion won) and selected Van de Beek as the key to replacing the midfield generation. The recruitment results were disappointing.  Van de Beek had difficulty adjusting to Manchester United.  In his first season, he had a disappointing performance of just 1 goal and 2 assists in all competitions. His last season also failed to show any potential for his revival.  Despite reuniting with coach Erik ten Haag, with whom he had a close relationship at Ajax, he suffered a knee injury and failed to make a comeback again. The situation this season is even worse.  He appeared in only two games across all comp...

‘Best friend’, No. 1 in EPL assists, is about to return → ‘Wait a minute, Chani’

  Wolverhampton Wanderers ace and Hwang Hee-chan's special helper Pedro Neto is close to returning. Wolverhampton posted a photo of Neto returning to the training ground on the 21st (Korean time) through the club's official SNS account, saying, "We are one step closer to recovery." Portuguese winger Neto suddenly grabbed the back of his thigh and collapsed while running in the 31st minute of the second half of the 2023/24 season Premier League 10th round home game against Newcastle United, which ended in a 2-2 draw last October.  As it was a clear sign of a hamstring injury, both the Wolverhampton bench and fans were in a state of tension, and in the end, Neto was unable to get up and was taken out of the ground on a stretcher. In the end, Neto was out of action for over a month due to a hamstring injury.  Wolverhampton could not hide their disappointment at the news of Neto's injury, as Neto had recorded 1 goal and 7 assists in 10 league games this season.  Neto ...

AG’s ‘0-pitch gold medal’ controversy, APBC is an opportunity for Kwak Bin

 I will show it to the next national team.” This is what Doosan Bears Kwak Bin confidently said after the KIA Tigers game held at Jamsil Stadium on the 13th. The KIA match was Kwak Bin's return match after the Hangzhou Asian Games. Kwak Bin was selected as a representative for the Asian Games, but due to back gallbladder symptoms, he won the gold medal without throwing a single ball, becoming embroiled in controversy over 'free riding'. The KIA match was burdensome because my body hadn't recovered, I heard bad things from people around me, and the team was in a desperate battle for rankings. Kwak Bin calmed the controversy to some extent by pitching well, allowing 1 run in 6 innings. And in an interview after the game, he promised, "I felt very sorry to my teammates on the national team. If I am selected for the next national team, I will show it to them then." And then the opportunity came. Kwak Bin was included in the final entry of 26 players to participate...

'I can't refute it' Mourinho snipes at Tottenham again..."A team without trophies cuts me??

  Jose Mourinho (60), manager of AS Roma, made an irrefutable laugh at Tottenham Hotspur. Britain 'Sports Brief 39; said on the 18th (Korean time), “Coach Mourinho took aim at Tottenham, who fired him a few days before the 2021 Carabao Cup final. “He still could not hide his displeasure with Tottenham, which fired him after 17 months,” the report said. Coach Mourinho took command of Tottenham, which dreams of winning a trophy, in November 2019. As he is acknowledged by everyone as a “winning contractor,” there was great interest in Tottenham’s moves. However, Tottenham, led by Mourinho, is struggling in the league and European competitions. He could not avoid it, and was dismissed in April 2021 due to poor performance. The problem is that the dismissal occurred only six days before the Carabao Cup final. As coach Mourinho, he couldn't help but be angry because he couldn't finish the team even though it was difficult to get to the finals. Coach Mourinho never forgot his bad ...

40P 14R 8A Wony form is crazy' SK defeats Hyundai Mobis led by super rookie Park Moo-bin

  SK defeated Hyundai Mobis.  Seoul SK Knights won 85-77 against Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus in the third round of the 2023-2024 Jeong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball Regular League held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 16th.< a i=2>4th place SK, with 2 consecutive wins, now has 12 wins and 8 losses. 7th place Hyundai Mobis (9 wins, 12 losses), on the other hand, fell into a 2-game losing streak. For SK, Jamil Warney, who scored 23 points in the first quarter alone, poured in 40 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists to lead the team. led to victory Oh Se-geun scored 14 points, and Choi Won-hyuk supported the team with 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.  Hyundai Mobis had a close game despite the struggles of rookie Park Moo-bin (14 points) and a significant disadvantage, but was ultimately unable to achieve a comeback victory. Lee Woo-seok (14 points) also scored quite a few points, but was unable to prevent the team from losing.  At the beginning of the fi...

'Wony, Choi Won-hyuk’s perfect performance' SK defeats Hyundai Mobis after a close match... 2 wins in a row

  SK succeeded in winning consecutive games. In the 2023-24 Jeongkwanjang Professional Basketball Tournament held at the Seoul Student Gymnasium on the 16th, thanks to the performances of Jamil Warney, Choi Won-hyuk, and Oh Se-geun, Seoul SK defeated Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, played by Lee Woo-seok and Park Moo-bin, 85 points in a close match. We won by -77. As a result of this day, SK recorded 12 wins and 8 losses, ranking 4th, one game behind 3rd place Suwon KT. Hyundai Mobis suffered its 12th loss (9 wins) and maintained 7th place. 1st quarter, SK 28-18 Hyundai Mobis: 'Unbelievable' Jamsil Warney '23 points' SK has Choi Won-hyuk, Oh Jae-hyeon, Ahn Young-jun, Choi Bu-kyung , Jamil Warney started as a starter, and Hyundai Mobis had Kim Ji-wan, Kim Kuk-chan, Lee Woo-seok, Kebe Aluma, and Kim Jun-il in the starting lineup. SK, with Warney scoring goals in succession, took a 4-0 lead. Hyundai Mobis made it 5-4 with Kim Jun-il's free throw and Aluma's 3 points. After th...

Barcelona's response to Manchester United's offer is "no access"

  Surprisingly, the response to the swap deal proposal between Jadon Sancho (23, Manchester United) and Rafinha (27, Barcelona) was “Don’t touch me.”  Britain's 'Metro' quoted Spain's 'Mundo Deportivo' on the 12th (Korean time) and reported, "Manchester United proposed a swap deal to send Sancho and bring Rafinha from Barcelona, ​​but it was not even discussed."  In effect, it was rejected.  Manchester United coach Eric ten Haag pointed out Sancho's lax attitude toward training and excluded him from the list ahead of the away match against Arsenal in the 4th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) held last September.  Then, Sancho did not back down and directly refuted coach Ten Haag's words through his social media, saying, "Please don't believe what you read. I will not let people say things that are not true." He went on to say, "I've been training well. I believe there are other reasons not to address thi...

World Cup final ‘Shocking story’ → Argentine teammate almost threatens

  Christian Romero's 'killer tackle' seems to be a problem that cannot be fixed.  It was revealed that even in the most important World Cup final, he had so little self-control that he tried to tackle an opponent with both feet, causing his teammate to plead with him. According to the British 'Spurs Web' quoting ESPN, Argentina national team goalkeeper and Aston Villa starting goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said on the 12th (Korean time), "I knew Romero's weaknesses. In the World Cup final against France, Romero hit Kylian. “I remember trying to tackle Mbappe with both feet,” he said. “Romero caught the ball, but at halftime, he grabbed Romero by the collar and threatened him, saying, ‘If you get sent off, I know you’ll be beaten to death after the game.’” “I have to tell Romero, ‘Please stop hitting my opponent.’ Romero has always played that way, even when he gets close to a red card. I always grab Romero and remind him. Of course, Romero is an impressive p...

The fall of a ‘famous soccer family’… Player Exodus Fire Jippina

  “I’m trying to forget the shock somehow, but it’s not easy.” A comment like this was recently posted on a post on the official social networking service (SNS) account of the Suwon Samsung Bluewings professional soccer team.  This is the disappointment expressed by fans as the final round of 'Hana 1Q K League 1 2023' held on the 2nd ended in a 0-0 draw against Gangwon FC, confirming relegation for next season.  The general consensus is that this reaction is not incomprehensible, as the unprecedented relegation in the history of the famous Suwon club caused a tremendous sense of loss.  The abandoned cheering flags around Suwon World Cup Stadium, the home stadium, clearly represented the dejected feelings of the fans. Shocking demotion…  Possibility of 'large-scale transfer' The brilliant history of Suwon, which produced stars in the 1990s and 2000s such as Seo Jeong-won, Ahn Jeong-hwan, and Ko Jong-soo, and won the championship trophy several times with the supp...

"Seung-Woo must have been the most shocked... We only have to look ahead"

  Coach Kim Do-gyun, who leads Suwon FC, aimed only for victory to remain even though the team's ace Seung-woo Lee was missing. Suwon is set to face off against Busan I-Park in the second leg of the Hana One Q K-League Promotion Playoffs 2023, which will be held at Suwon Sports Complex at 2 p.m. on the 9th.  On this day, any other result other than victory is unacceptable to Suwon and Coach Kim.  As Suwon suffered a 1-2 comeback loss in the first leg of the playoffs held at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on the 6th, Suwon either won by 2 goals in the second game held at home or finished regular time with a 1-goal win and went into overtime or We have to see the outcome in a penalty shootout. Since last year, the away goals rule has been abolished in the promotion and relegation playoffs, so if the combined scores of the first and second legs are tied, the game will go into overtime.  If a winner cannot be decided even in overtime, the final winner will be decided through a...

“Ohtani, you hide it too much. Communicate.”

Local American media is drawing attention by sharply criticizing Ohtani's 'media' attitude during free agency negotiations. ESPN reporter Buster Olney pointed out Ohtani's overly thorough security maintenance attitude in an article titled 'Ohtani's secret free agency is an opportunity he and MLB will miss' on the 6th (Korean time). Since the 15th of last month, when the FA market opened in earnest, Otani's FA negotiation process has been broadcast live through local media.  However, there are only indirect reports citing the media's speculations and predictions and comments from major league officials, and Otani and his agent Nez Valero have not yet revealed any related details. Meanwhile, controversy arose when Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed that he had a 'meeting with Ohtani' in an interview with local media in Nashville, Tennessee, where the winter meeting is being held.  Even though Ohtani asked him not to reveal any de...

he unheard-of '522 saves in Korea, the U.S., and Japan' final leader announces dedication to the 2024 season

  Seunghwan Oh won the Record of the Year Award at the '2023 Professional Baseball Sports Seoul Award of the Year' held on the 30th of last month.  Even at the age of 41 this year, he recorded 58 games (62⅔ innings), 4 wins, 5 losses, 2 holds, 30 saves, and an ERA of 3.45. In the game against SSG on October 14, he recorded 1⅓ innings, 2 walks, and a scoreless save, reaching 400 saves in the KBO League. Achieved a great record. After graduating from Gyeonggi High School and Dankook University, he began his professional career wearing a Samsung uniform in 2005. In his third year of joining the team in 2007, he achieved the fewest games and shortest season with 100 saves, and simultaneously broke the records for the fewest games and youngest player in 2009 and 2011. They completed 150 and 200 saves, respectively.  In particular, the 200 saves achieved in 334 games was a new world record for the fewest games. Oh Seung-hwan achieved all 250, 300, 350, and 400 saves for the fir...

The popularity of Taiwanese baseball, which filled the 40,000-seat Taipei Dome, made the dome shine even brighter when it rained.

 Taiwan's first dome stadium opened with great interest from fans.  South Korea lost 0-4 in the opening game against Taiwan in Group A of the '30th Asian Baseball Championship' held at Taipei Dome in Taipei, Taiwan on the 3rd. The Korean batting lineup was shut out by Taiwanese starting pitcher Xu Luoxi (Weiquan) with 10 strikeouts and no runs in 7 innings, ultimately suffering a scoreless loss.  The Asian Baseball Championship is not a tournament that receives much attention in Korea. The national team was also made up of first- to third-year players who did not have much first-team experience, as well as next year's rookie players. At 27 years old, Park Joo-chan is the oldest player and the only player born in the 1990s.  On the contrary, Taiwan formed a powerful force with many Taiwanese professional baseball star players participating. Taiwan prepared so sincerely for this tournament that even Lin Yu-min (Arizona), who had embarrassed the Korean national team at ...

Super Ace left In Tears, Returning To Korea In The Spotlight

 Super Ace left in tears. When I returned to Korea, I left with a smile holding the MVP trophy. NC Eric Peddie, who dominated the KBO League, visited the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Awards Ceremony held at the Grand Ballroom of the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul on the 27th. It is unusual for a foreign player to visit Korea again after the season and attend the awards ceremony.  Peddie, who showed off his outstanding performance this season, was in the spotlight on this day.  Peddie appeared in 30 regular season games, recording 20 wins, 6 losses, an ERA of 2.00 (40 earned runs in 180⅓ innings), and 209 strikeouts. He achieved the Triple Crown, ranking first in most wins, earned run average, and strikeouts. He is the fourth player to win the triple crown (ERA, most wins, strikeouts), following Dong-yeol Dong-yeol (1986, 1989-1991), Hyun-jin Ryu (2006), and Seok-min Yoon (2011). This is the first record for a foreign player. He was also selected as the inaugural winner of the ...

MVP and overseas expansion... Noh Si-hwan is in no hurry

 “I will think about it once I become the best in Korea.” This year, Noh Si-hwan (23, Hanwha Eagles) had his best season. In the 2023 KBO League regular season, he recorded a batting average of 0.298, 31 home runs, and 101 RBIs, winning two crowns. He became the only hitter in the league to hit 30 home runs and 100 RBIs.  He also played an active role as the number 4 hitter in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games (AG) and the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), which advocated a generational change. He emerged as a key hitter for the national team, recording a batting average of 0.412 in both competitions. He is likely to win the third baseman category at the Golden Glove Awards held next month. It was a year in which he grew into a leading hitter in the league, both in name and reality. After becoming the best hitter, he failed to win the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award at the KBO Awards Ceremony on the 27th, losing out to Eric Peddie (NC Dinos). Peddie, who won three ...

Ryu Hyun-jin expected to sign 1-year, $8 million pillow contract with Kansas City

 Free agent (FA) Ryu Hyun-jin (36) is signed by the Kansas City Royals for $8 million (approximately 10.3 billion won) per year, and Lee Jeong-hoo (25) is aiming to advance to the Major League Baseball (MLB) through the posting system (private competitive bidding). It was predicted that there was a high possibility that he would wear the San Francisco Giants uniform for 4 years and $60 million (77.3 billion won). Jim Bowden, a columnist and former MLB general manager, predicted the destinations and prices of major players in the free agent market this winter to The Athletic, an American sports media outlet, on the 28th (local time). First, for Ryu Hyun-jin, Bowden predicted a one-year contract worth a total of $8 million, including incentives. He said, “Kansas City needs a proven starting pitcher to maintain performance and increase competitiveness,” and “More importantly, they can trade for a prospect at the trade deadline, like they successfully traded Aroldis Chapman to the (Tex...