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’15th-placed’ Chelsea interested in Brighton ’21-year-old’ this time…who’s not Mitoma?

Chelsea, who are languishing in 15th place in the league, have set their sights on Brighton and Hove Albion’s 21-year-old Simone Adingra. The Blues continue to be interested in signing strikers such as Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen. Football Insider reported on February 2 (KST) that “Chelsea are keeping a close eye on Brighton’s Simon Adingra. Chelsea scouts have been impressed with his early season form and are keeping a close eye on him.” Chelsea…

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‘Elbow surgery’ Ohtani says goodbye to season…what uniform next year? “Best to rehab hitters first”

“I will start rehabilitation soon, so that I can come back strong.” Shohei Ohtani (29), the “two-hit” star who gained a lot of attention and popularity in Major League Baseball while wearing the Los Angeles Angels uniform, has announced that he will start rehabilitation soon and return strong. The Angels’ 2023 season is over. The Angels won a 7-3 home game against the Oakland Athletics at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California, U.S., on April 2.…

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Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, Kim Min-jae fit to play… ‘Tunisia-Vietnam’ Klinsmann calls up top squad

South Korea national team coach Jürgen Klinsmann has picked an elite roster. The Korea Football Association announced its October A-match roster today. South Korea will play two friendlies against Tunisia on October 13 and Vietnam on October 17. The roster includes captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who was called up for the European tour in September, as well as Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Hwang In-beom (Tsubena Zvezda), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), and Cho Kyu-sung…

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‘God is back’ Messi returns to training in Miami…could play return match at weekend

The “God” Lionel Messi (36, Inter Miami) is back. Inter Miami will host New York City in a 2023 U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) match on Oct. 1 at 8:30 a.m. ET at DRV PNK Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami is 14th in the standings with nine wins, five draws and 15 losses (32 points), while New York is ninth with eight wins, 13 draws and 10 losses (37 points). Messi left Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)…

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‘Kim Chan-hyung homers + Kim Sung-hyun finishes’ SSG topples KIA’s Yang Hyun-jong for 5th best shooter

SSG Landers succeeds in taking the fifth shootout in extra innings. SSG won 4-3 in extra innings against the KIA Tigers in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO’ League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on March 30. With the win, SSG improved to 66 wins, two ties, and 63 losses on the season and moved within one game of sixth-place KIA. The game was highlighted by a strong performance from starting pitcher Moon Seung-won.…

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‘Biased officiating’, no warnings, no sending offs…South Korea’s women’s soccer team loses 1-4 to North Korea

The South Korean women’s national soccer team, led by head coach Colleen Bell, fell 1-4 to North Korea in the quarterfinals of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at the Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, starting at 5:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. South Korea lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. Park Eun-sun, Son Hwa-yeon, and Choi Yoo-ri were up front, while Jeon Eun-ha, Ji-so-yeon, and Chun Garam played in the back. Jang Seul-ki,…

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‘SON TOP? HISCHALISON?’ Tottenham confirm Welsh wonderkid out of Liverpool clash “not serious but…”

Enze Postecoglou is in a quandary. Tottenham and Liverpool will face off in the seventh round of the 2023-24 Premier League (PL) next month at 1:30 a.m. ET at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. Currently, Tottenham (14 points) is in fourth place and Liverpool (16 points) is in second. The matchup pits two teams that are still unbeaten. The hosts are a completely different team under manager Enze Postecoglou and are unbeaten with a…

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Ryu Hyun-jin’s start date pushed back against Japan’s Kikuchi… TB vs. Toronto ‘scrambling’ on Oct. 1, Toronto also experiencing heavy rainfall

“Korean Monster” Ryu Hyun-jin (36) has been pushed back one day to make his final start of the 2023 regular season. He will be replaced by Japan’s Yusei Kikuchi (32-over Toronto Blue Jays). With just three games left to go in the regular season, Toronto is also in the thick of the wild-card race.MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, announced the change in Toronto’s starting rotation on Monday. The Jays will play their…

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Hwang Jae-won behind bars: “Chinese food is annoying, but you have to get over it”

The Korean media had the rare experience of interviewing a national team player behind bars. At around 6:30 p.m. on the 29th, flanker Hwang Jae-won (Daegu) walked briskly to the gathering of reporters after training at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium Auxiliary Field in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, the venue for the Korea-China match. Initially, the interview was scheduled for 5 p.m. on the training field before training. However, the Hangzhou Asian Games organizers barred…

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Samsung defeats No. 1 LG…Park Jin-man says, “Congratulations to Choi Chae-heung for finally winning his first game after military service”

The Samsung Lions have won the season finale against the LG Twins, who were in the process of erasing their magic number. Samsung won the season finale against LG in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League 11-1 at Jamsil Stadium on April 28. “The batters did a good job of preparing for the opponent’s starters, and that led to an active offense early on, which allowed us to run the game somewhat comfortably,” said…

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