The defending Korean Series champions Kia Tigers announced Thursday they have retained free agent Seo Geon-chang. The Tigers said Seo signed to a one-year deal, with a vesting option for a second season, meaning that it will become guaranteed if Seo reaches a performance incentive threshold this year. Seo can make as much as 500 million won ($343,480) with this deal. Seo joined the Tigers, his hometown team based in the southern city of Gwangju, before the 2024 Korea Baseball Organization season

Son Heung-min has been recognized as one of the world’s top left wingers and will continue his journey with Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League for another year. Soccer media outlet Score90 released its rankings of the top five players worldwide for each position on Jan. 1, placing Son fifth in his primary position as a left winger. He ranked behind Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) in the top spot, followed in order by Raphinha (FC Barcelona), Luis Diaz (Liverpool) and Nico Williams (At

With a win and a runner-up finish between them over the past two seasons at the Sony Open in Hawaii on the PGA Tour, South Korean veterans An Byeong-hun and Kim Si-woo said Wednesday they will try to build on their fond memories of the tournament this week. Both will tee off at the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu starting Thursday. It will be their second tournament of the 2025 season, following The Sentry, also in Hawaii, last week. An lost in the playoff to Grayson Murray at last

Tottenham Hotspur announced Tuesday they have exercised their option to extend the contract of their South Korean captain Son Heung-min, who will now stay with the Premier League club until the summer of 2026. Son joined Spurs in August 2015, after spending his early professional years in Germany's Bundesliga. He has scored 169 goals, the fourth most in Tottenham history, and ranks 11th in their all-time appearances list with 431. Son also owns the club's Premier League assists record with 68. H

With an infield logjam addressed in a reported trade, the Los Angeles Dodgers' new South Korean player Kim Hye-seong appears to have a clearer path to playing time than when he signed last week. According to multiple reports coming out of the United States on Monday (local time), the Dodgers have traded second baseman Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a draft pick and an outfield prospect Mike Sirota. Lux was the Dodgers' primary second baseman in 2024, making 138 appearances ther

'Kim Sang-sik magic' follows Park Hang-seo, former Korean coach who guided Vietnam to 2018 victory Vietnam's national soccer team, led by Korean head coach Kim Sang-sik, clinched a historic victory in the 2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup, securing a third championship in the prestigious regional tournament. Vietnam defeated Thailand 3-2 in the second leg of the final Sunday at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, sealing a 5-3 aggregate win. The victory marked Vietnam's first ASEAN Cup ti

South Korean Im Sung-jae finished third at the PGA Tour season opener in Hawaii, getting his 2025 campaign off to a strong start. Im shot a bogey-free 65 in the final round of The Sentry at The Plantation Course at Kapalua in Kapalua, Hawaii, on Sunday. He ended at 29-under 263 overall, six strokes behind the champion, Hideki Matsuyama of Japan. Im made just four bogeys at the tournament, and none after the third hole in the second round. But that was not enough against Matsuyama, who went 62-65

South Korean All-Star infielder Kim Hye-seong has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kim's agency, Creative Artists Agency, said Saturday Kim agreed to a three-year deal worth $12.5 million, with an option for two more years that would give him a chance to make up to $22 million total. A CAA official said the Los Angeles Angels had offered Kim a five-year deal for $28 million, with the Seattle Mariners, the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres also sending him offers. But Kim ultimately chose

Goalkeeper Song Bum-keun has rejoined his former K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after two years in Japan. Jeonbuk announced Tuesday Song, 27, has signed on as a free agent after spending the past two seasons with Shonan Bellmare in Japan's J1 League. Song first played for Jeonbuk from 2018 to 2022, helping them to four consecutive K League 1 titles from 2018 to 2021 and to the Korea Cup title in 2020. Song won the 2018 Asian Games gold medal for the under-23 national team, and has logged

Three South Korean players will begin their new PGA Tour season in a limited-field tournament in Hawaii this week. An Byeong-hun, Im Sung-jae and Kim Si-woo will be part of a 60-player field at The Sentry, which will tee off Thursday at The Plantation Course at Kapalua in Lahaina, Hawaii. Only the tour winners and the top-50 players in the FedEx Cup standings are eligible for The Sentry. This year's field will feature 31 tournament winners and 29 players who earned their way by finishing inside

FC Seoul announced their signing of longtime national team defender Kim Jin-su on Monday. FC Seoul said they will look to the 32-year-old left fullback to push the club to the next level in 2025, after a successful 2024 campaign. In 2024, FC Seoul finished in fourth place with 58 points, their best showing since finishing third with 56 points in 2019. They scored 55 and conceded 42, and their +13 goal difference was the third-best mark in the K League 1. Kim spent most of the previous eight seas