Jenny Shin ends decade-long wait as Koreans extend LPGA winning streak SEOUL, July 27 (AJP) -South Korea's Jenny Shin captured her second LPGA Tour title on Sunday, ending a wait of more than 10 years and extending Korean players' winning streak to three consecutive events ahead of the season's final major. Shin carded a 3-over-par 75 in the final round of the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open at Dundonald Links in North Ayrshire, Scotland, to finish at 9-under 279. The 33-year-old held off compatriot A Lim Kim, who closed with a 4- July 27, 2026

Lee Kang-in returns to Spain as Atletico Madrid signs South Korean star SEOUL, July 26 (AJP) - South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in has completed a return to Spain after joining Atletico Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year contract, handing Diego Simeone one of Europe's most versatile attacking midfielders and giving South Korea another marquee presence in La Liga. Atletico announced Saturday that it had reached an agreement with PSG to sign the 25-year-old until June 30, 2031. While neither club disclosed financial terms, European medi July 26, 2026

Le Sserafim member to throw first pitch for Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan next month SEOUL, July 22 (AJP) - Hong Eunchae, the youngest member of K-pop girl group Le Sserafim, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a home game for Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines early next month, her management agency Source Music said on Wednesday. An avid baseball fan, Hong will take the mound for the ceremonial first pitch before the Marines' game against the Saitama Seibu Lions on Aug. 5 at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba. She will also meet fans at events held as part July 22, 2026

Shin Jin-seo beats KataGo, echoes Lee Se-dol's AI win SEOUL, July 21 (AJP) - Nine years ago, a South Korean Go master sat across a board from a machine that was not supposed to be beatable. On March 13, 2016, in the fourth game of a five-game match against Google DeepMind's AlphaGo in Seoul, Lee Sedol became the only human ever to defeat that particular artificial intelligence, snapping three straight losses along the way. He would go on to lose the fifth game and the series overall, four games to one. But that one win, built aro July 21, 2026

Korean golfers sweep with Ryu Haeran's major double and Tom Kim's Open win SEOUL, July 13 (AJP) -South Korea enjoyed one of its most successful weekends in international golf as Ryu Haeran captured her second consecutive major championship and Tom Kim ended a difficult two-year spell by claiming the Genesis Scottish Open, giving the country victories on both the LPGA and men's PGA Tour stages. Ryu completed a stunning ascent to the summit of women's golf by winning the Amundi Evian Championship in France on Sunday, just two weeks after claiming t July 13, 2026

Hong Myung-bo to testify at National Assembly hearing SEOUL, July 09 (AJP) - Former South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo issued a new public apology Thursday over the national team's early exit from the 2026 World Cup, saying he would appear before a parliamentary hearing if called and take full responsibility for the result. The statement was released through the Hong Myung-bo Scholarship Foundation, a charity the 57-year-old 2002 World Cup hero himself chairs. It was made public on the day the National Assembly's Culture, July 9, 2026

World Cup fiasco fells Chung Mong-gyu after 13 years atop KFA SEOUL, July 06 (AJP) - South Korean football lost its most powerful figure Monday, eight days after losing its World Cup. Chung Mong-gyu resigned as president of the Korea Football Association, ending 13 years and five months in charge and completing the collapse that had already consumed his hand-picked national team coach, Hong Myung-bo, whose group-stage failure turned him into a national pariah and has now claimed the man who put him there. The scale of the failure explain July 6, 2026

Korean football leadership faces civic complaint after World Cup shame SEOUL, July 02 (AJP) - The fallout from South Korea's group-stage exit at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is spreading beyond football, as the Korea Football Association faces renewed legal and political pressure over its leadership and decision-making. Hong Myung-bo, who resigned as head coach after South Korea failed to reach the round of 32, KFA President Chung Mong-gyu and former KFA technical director Lee Lim-saeng have been named in a complaint filed by the People's Livelihood July 2, 2026

World Cup 26: England survive DR Congo scare, U.S. advance SEOUL, July 02 (AJP) - England survived a major scare to reach the last 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while co-host United States advanced despite a red-card setback that left a bitter aftertaste to an otherwise hard-fought win. Belgium also moved on, but only after a dramatic late comeback against Senegal that raised as many questions as it answered. England came from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, in a match that kicked off at July 2, 2026

World Cup 26: France, Mexico cruise into last 16; Norway to face Brazil SEOUL, July 01 (AJP) - France and Mexico powered into the last 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with commanding wins, while Erling Haaland struck late to send Norway past Ivory Coast and into a showdown with Brazil. Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1 at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, in a match that kicked off at noon local time. Norway restored several first-choice players, including Haaland, who had missed the final group-stage match against France, but Ivory Coast con July 1, 2026