“Shuttlecock Empress” Ahn Se-young (21, Samsung Life Insurance) reached the quarterfinals in the first competition in 2024. In the round of 16 women’s singles at the Malaysian Open held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday (Korea time), Ahn Se-young, ranking No. 1, crushed Germany’s Yvonne Lee, ranking 27th, with a game score of 2-0 (21.13,…
“Keyword is consecutive wins.” Can KCC stop SK’s 13th consecutive win?
Winning consecutive games is the keyword. It is a showdown between top teams. The 2023-24 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball will continue at Busan Sajik Gymnasium on the 11th. It is a showdown between Busan KCC and Seoul SK. Both teams have been on a winning streak side by side. Ranked fifth with 15 wins and 12…
“The Grim Reaper” New Book “Torment me!”
“Give me trials and tribulations.” Xinxin 9th Dan smiles wryly as he says this. Who could possibly give him a hard time? Shin Shin-seo 9 dan (Kicks), the “Man of Many Deaths,” led his team to victory with two wins in one day against Mahan’s Heart Yeongam in the third round of the 2023-2024 KB…
‘Perfect Cue’ Kim Ga-Young “I’m Just Going for Legends”
“No nerves. It’s just a normal game.” This is what Kim Ga-young of the Professional Billiards Phoebe (PBA) Hana Card said after her team’s fourth straight win with Perfect Cue. Her heart shouldn’t be racing during a match, but it’s hard to imagine how she can be so calm, but it’s no exaggeration to say…
‘San Diego-bound’ Ko Woo-seok to replace question marks with exclamation points.
Woo-seok Ko, 25, is headed to the major leagues. He signed a two-year, $4.5 million guaranteed contract with the San Diego Padres. His contract includes a variety of performance-based bonuses. He’ll receive a bonus for every inning he pitches, including starts, and his salary will increase the following year. If he fulfills his mutual option…
First phase of waterfront Manila reconstruction completed scheduled for May
The “tentative/scheduled” phase 1 completion date for the reconstruction of the waterfront Manila hotel and casino, formerly known as the Manila Pavilion, is May 2024, according to filings with the Philippine Stock Exchange by the Acesite Hotel Corporation on Wednesday. The second phase will be completed in January 2025 and the third phase will be…
Macao game tax hits $5.68 billion in the year to Sept. Gov
According to data recently released by the Macao Financial Services Administration, the Macao government made 45.77 billion pounds ($5.68 billion) in fiscal revenues from taxes on games in the first nine months of this year. Total intake in January-September, when travel restrictions related to COVID-19 were still maintained, increased 202.7% year-on-year. In September this year…
‘Golf Emperor’ Woods and Nike end 27 years of company
Woods expressed his gratitude to Nike on his social networking service (SNS) on the 9th (Korea time) and officially announced that the sponsorship contract was terminated at the same time. Woods posted, “I was lucky to be with the most iconic brands worldwide.” Tiger Woods’ SNS, which announced his breakup with Nike[Capture of Tiger Woods’…
Shocking reversal in one day’ “Mbappe Real and salary of 223.5 billion won X”…PSG renewal is underway
“According to an Mbappe aide, Mbappe has not made any agreement on the future. There has not been any discussion on this. No type can dictate Mbappe’s timing.” (French RMC) Just one day later, the tables were turned. Rumors swirled that Kylian Mbappe (25, Paris Saint-Germain) reached an agreement with Real Madrid. However, Mbappe has…
‘Sixth-place guarantee’ Kim Nak-hyun leads GASCO to three straight wins
Kim Nak-hyun (28-184 centimeters) of Daegu’s Korea Gas Corporation is a guaranteed sixth-place finisher in professional basketball. He hasn’t missed the playoffs since his debut in the 2017-18 season. Coincidentally, last season’s team, GAS, missed the ‘Spring Basketball’ after Kim joined the army. While GAS has a tough time reaching the six-team playoffs this season,…