A surprise challenge against the world’s strongest opponent, Sun Yingsha Expect crowd cheering The Korean women’s table tennis team will face the powerhouse China in the quarterfinals of the World Championships being held in Busan. Attention is being paid to whether Korea can cause a surprise by defeating strong players, including world No. 1 Sun…
Month: February 2024
Gaming-related crimes in Macau nearly tripled y-o-y in 2023
Macau recorded 2,717 “gaming-related” crimes in full-year 2023, up 181.6 percent on the 965 identified in the previous year, according to the latest statistics published on Tuesday by the city’s Judiciary Police. The figure was down 49.9 percent from 2019, before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The figures for 2023 include 1,107 inquiries and…
Macau casino GGR up 67pct y-o-y in Jan, 4pct sequentially
Casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau rose by 67.0 percent year-on-year in January to MOP19.34 billion (US$2.40 billion), according to data from the city’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau released on Thursday. The January result – the second highest monthly tally pos-Covid – was up 4.1 percent compared to December’s MOP18.57 billion. JP Morgan…
ESPN “Klinsman will solidify his image as a ‘director of telecommuting’ in Korea… Failed to lead the golden generation”
The U.S. global sports media ESPN reported on the 18th (Korea time), “Coach Klinsmann was forced to be replaced in South Korea due to the sluggishness of the Asian Cup. Less than a year after taking office, he left the team ahead of the 2026 North-Central America World Cup.” Klinsmann, who took over the South…
The “Korea Football Association” is the subject of Lee Kang-in’s stance
The KFA held a meeting of executives on matters related to the Korean national soccer team at the Korea Football Center located in Sinmun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul on Wednesday. As a result of the meeting, coach Jurgen Klinsmann was dismissed. The aftermath of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup is serious. Coach Klinsmann, who…
Divers Kim Su-ji, Yi Jae-gyeong grab bronze in synchronized event at worlds
Korean divers Kim Su-ji and Yi Jae-gyeong have captured a bronze medal in a synchronized event at the ongoing World Championships in Qatar.Kim and Yi scored 285.03 points to finish third in the mixed 3-meter synchronized event at the World Aquatics Championships at Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Saturday (local time).Maddison Keeney and Domonic Bedggood…
Spurs boss Postecoglou salutes ‘world-class’ Son
Tottenham Hotspur’s Korean striker Son Heung-Min celebrates the team’s second goal during the English Premier League Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou hailed “world-class” Son Heung-min after the Korea star capped a hectic week by inspiring his club’s dramatic 2-1 win against Brighton, Saturday.Postecoglou’s side were seconds away from being held to a frustrating draw in north…
Kim Woo-min wins men’s 400m freestyle world gold
Korea’s Kim Woo-min won gold in the men’s 400m freestyle at the world championships in Doha on Sunday.Kim clocked 3 minutes 42.71 seconds to edge out Australia’s Elijah Winnington, the 2022 world champion. Germany’s Lukas Martens took third place.The 22-year-old Kim was on course to break Paul Biedermann’s world record going into the final 100m…
Mahomes leads Chiefs to Super Bowl thriller over 49ers
Patrick Mahomes conjured another Super Bowl comeback on Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs snatched a thrilling 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers to win their third NFL championship in five seasons.In a perfectly scripted finale before a celebrity-studded Las Vegas crowd including pop icon Taylor Swift, Mahomes found Mecole Hardman in the…
Lotte Tour refinances US$540mln loan on Dream Tower
Lotte Tour Development Co Ltd, controller of the Jeju Dream Tower resort with foreigner-only casino (pictured) in Jeju, South Korea, announced on Friday refinancing of approximately KRW700 billion (US$539.6 million) in borrowings. A filing that day to the Korea Exchange said the exercise was a “maturity extension for the funds raised to the development and…