South Korea Sports & Global Competitions

News and analysis on South Korean sports, athletes, and the sports industry in international competitions.

PGA Tour to End Season With Match Play Format From 2028

The PGA Tour will end its season with a match play event from 2028, with the top 32 players advancing and 16 competing in a knockout format....

Published 2026.08.26. 08:00:50 |

Celtic Suffer Stunning Collapse, Miss Champions League Despite Yang's Assist

Celtic lost 1-5 to LASK after extra time, blowing a 4-0 aggregate lead to miss the Champions League group stage despite Yang Hyun-jun's assist....

Published 2026.08.26. 07:50:31 |

Faker Eyes Third Asian Games With Record Korean Esports Squad

Faker heads to his third Asian Games as Korea sends a record 41-member esports squad targeting medals in every event at Aichi-Nagoya....

Published 2026.08.25. 20:47:12 |

Seoul Economic Daily Amateur Championship Tees Off in Anseong

The 8th Seoul Economic Daily·Autoflex Autopower Amateur Championship drew 160 amateur golfers to Golf Club Q in Anseong for 18-hole stroke play....

Published 2026.08.25. 19:20:17 |

Korea Targets Medals in All Nine Esports Events at Asian Games

South Korea's national esports team targets medals in all nine events at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, including five golds....

Published 2026.08.25. 18:26:30 |

Homes Inside a Golf Course: Baseball Legend Yang Joon-hyuk Tours Golf Residence

Olympic CC's golf residence The Community A was featured on KBS2 as baseball legend Yang Joon-hyuk toured its fitness, Pilates and pool facilities....

Published 2026.08.25. 17:02:06 |

Titleist Apparel Launches X-FACTOR Fall-Winter Collection

Titleist Apparel launched its X-FACTOR fall-winter collection, spanning three lines that extend the brand's golf ball and club design into clothing....

Published 2026.08.25. 17:00:01 |

Rangers Near €10M Signing of Korean Teen Winger Kim Min-soo

Rangers are close to signing 2006-born Korean winger Kim Min-soo from Girona for about 10 million euros, the second-largest fee in club history....

Published 2026.08.25. 16:56:19 |

FIFA, AFC Ask Korea to Report on Football Reform Panel

FIFA and the AFC have asked the Korea Football Association to submit a detailed account of its K-Football Innovation Committee's discussions....

Published 2026.08.25. 15:12:31 |

Teen Who Stunned K League at 18 Signs 5-Year Deal With European Powerhouse

Kim Ye-geon, 18, who scored a record-setting goal for Jeonbuk Hyundai this year, has signed a five-year deal with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade....

Published 2026.08.25. 07:25:01 |

Clark Wins 3rd Title, Enters Player of the Year Race

Wyndham Clark won the BMW Championship, his third title of 2026, boosting his PGA Tour Player of the Year bid despite low popularity among peers....

Published 2026.08.24. 22:59:43 |

Premier League Bans Betting Logos, Filling £100M Gap With Tech, Finance

The English Premier League banned betting firm logos from the front of shirts this season, with clubs turning to tech and finance sponsors to fill a £...

Published 2026.08.24. 17:40:12 |

Kim Si-woo and Kim Joo-hyung Reach PGA Tour's Final 30

Kim Si-woo and Kim Joo-hyung both reached the PGA Tour's final 30, while Wyndham Clark won the BMW Championship for his third title of the season....

Published 2026.08.24. 17:39:38 |

Korea's Lee Seung-min, Golf Grand Slam Winner, Sets Sights on Paralympic Gold

Lee Seung-min, who swept all three major adaptive golf championships, now aims for a Paralympic gold medal if golf becomes an official event....

Published 2026.08.24. 17:14:02 |

Munsingwear Adds Fall Colors to Women's Golf Shoe Line

Munsingwear released new black, brown and lavender purple colors of its Edge Tassel women's golf shoes for the 2026 fall-winter season....

Published 2026.08.24. 17:08:46 |

Im Sung-jae Misses Tour Championship After 7 Straight Years

Im Sung-jae missed the PGA Tour Championship for the first time in seven years, finishing tied for 10th at the BMW Championship and ranking 37th in th...

Published 2026.08.24. 07:56:53 | Updated 2026.08.24. 18:14:37 |

Lee Kang-in Leads Atletico in Shots on Starting Debut but Draws Blank

Lee Kang-in made his competitive starting debut for Atletico Madrid, leading the team with six shots but failing to score in a 2-2 draw with Villarrea...

Published 2026.08.24. 07:04:57 |

Finance Executive Turned Golf Referee Eyes World Stage

Lee Sung-hoon, a Korea Golf Association referee, worked the U.S. Women's Open this June and dreams of officiating at The Open one day....

Published 2026.08.24. 06:00:05 |

LG Twins Rout Hanwha 12-3 to Reclaim Third Place

The LG Twins routed the Hanwha Eagles 12-3 to reclaim third place, avenging a nine-run collapse two days earlier with two three-run home runs....

Published 2026.08.23. 22:29:47 |

An Se-young Reclaims Crown as Korea Sweeps Badminton Titles

Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na won Korea's first women's doubles badminton world title in 31 years, while An Se-young reclaimed the singles crown....

Published 2026.08.23. 21:41:29 |