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Lachie Neale out of grand final in sensational tribunal ruling

Sep 22, 2026

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Brisbane’s champion midfielder Lachie Neale remains suspended for the grand final against his former club Fremantle after the AFL tribunal rejected his “inconsistent” evidence in a landmark case.

Meet Korean 'fencing idol' Yang Seung-hye whose looks drew AI comparison

Sep 22, 2026

Meet Korean 'fencing idol' Yang Seung-hye whose looks drew AI comparison

“She's real, even though she looks like she was created by artificial intelligence (AI).” This was how Thai media outlet Thairath Sport described 20-year-old Yang Seung-hye, a member of the Korean women's national fencing team, after the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games officially kicked off the previous day. The outlet praised not only her appearance but also her exceptional skills, highlighting the attention Yang, who is nicknamed a “fencing idol” in Korea, is receiving overseas. Thairath Sport posted several photos of Yang on its official Facebook account on Sunday. The outlet introduced her as “the youngest member of the Korean women's epee national team at just 20 years old,” adding that she “has drawn the attention of sports fans with her outstanding skills and striking appearance and has been dubbed one of Korea's ‘fencing idols’ by the Korean media.” The Thai outlet also praised Yang's performance on the piste. It noted that the Korean women's epee team won the team event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Women's Epee World Cup in Saint-Maur, France,

Defending champion S. Korea reaches semifinals in women's badminton team event

Sep 22, 2026

Defending champion S. Korea reaches semifinals in women's badminton team event

NAGOYA, Japan — Led by world No. 1 An Se-young, defending champion South Korea advanced to the semifinals of the women's badminton team event at the Asian Games on Tuesday. South Korea defeated Malaysia 3-1, after two singles and two doubles matches at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya, just northwest of the main host city, Nagoya, Japan. An, the reigning Olympic and world champion in the women's singles, led things off by beating Letshanaa Karupathevan 2-0 (21-12, 21-8). In the next doubles match, though, world No. 2 tandem of Lee So-hee and Baek Hana lost to fifth-ranked team, Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan by 2-0 (22-20, 21-17). But South Korea won the next two matches to grab its ticket to the semifinals. Kim Ga-eun took care of Wong Ling Ching 2-0 (21-12, 21-18), before Jeong Na-eun and Kim Hye-jeong beat Cheng Su Yin and Low Zi Yu 2-1 (18-21, 21-11, 24-22). An said afterward she enjoys the team event because she is surrounded by supportive teammates on the court — something she never gets to enjoy during singles matches. "It is fun to hear my teammates cheer m

S. Korea picks up silver in mixed team shooting event

Sep 22, 2026

S. Korea picks up silver in mixed team shooting event

NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea won silver in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event at the Asian Games on Tuesday, its first silver in the sport after grabbing two bronze medals earlier. Ban Hyo-jin and Park Ha-jun finished in second place with 502.9 points in the final at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, some 25 kilometers east of the main host city of Nagoya. The Chinese tandem of Wang Zifei and Sheng Lihao won the gold with a world record total of 507.1 points. Japan took bronze with 439.7 points, while India finished last in the four-team final with 376.3 points. Both South Korean shooters had won bronze medals earlier in the competition — Ban in the women's 10m air rifle individual event and Park in the men's 10m air rifle team event. In the mixed team final, each shooter took 15 shots, for a total of 30 shots per team, in Stage 1, with the perfect score being 10.9 points. After those initial 30 shots, the shooters each fired three shots for six shots per team in Stage 2, and the lowest-scoring team at that point ended in fourth place. The bronze medal was deter

[Asian Games] S. Korea hammers Hong Kong for 2nd straight win in baseball

Sep 22, 2026

[Asian Games] S. Korea hammers Hong Kong for 2nd straight win in baseball

NAGOYA — South Korea shut down Hong Kong 13-0 on Tuesday as its pitchers combined for a perfect game in a rout that ended after seven innings on a mercy rule. Cho Hyeong-woo smoked a grand slam, and Roh Si-hwan launched a two-run home run in South Korea's second straight Group B win at Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium in Toyohashi, some 85 kilometers southeast of the main host city, Nagoya. Starter Choi Min-seok and five other pitchers combined for a perfect game and struck out 12 batters. South Korea, made up of stars from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), is trying to win its fifth straight baseball gold medal. The quest began with a 5-0 win over Chinese Taipei on Monday, and South Korea will next face Thailand on Wednesday. The top two teams from each of the two groups will compete in the Super Round. The two best teams from the Super Round will clash in the gold medal game on Saturday in Toyohashi. Roh fired the opening salvo on Tuesday with a two-run bomb in the top of the first, and South Korea scored in each of the first three frames, with Cho's slam coming in the third

[Asian Games] Song Se-ra wins gold in women's epee individual fencing

Sep 22, 2026

[Asian Games] Song Se-ra wins gold in women's epee individual fencing

TOKONAME — South Korean fencer Song Se-ra won the gold medal in the women's epee individual event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, giving South Korea its first fencing gold at the Games in Japan. Song defeated Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman of Singapore 15-8 in the final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, some 35 kilometers south of the main host city of Nagoya. It is South Korea's first gold medal in fencing at the Asian Games, which officially opened Saturday. After winning silver at the previous Asian Games, Song moved up to the top of the podium three years later. Bronze medals went to Tamaki Terayama of Japan and Yang Jingwen of China. In epee fencing, fencers use a thrusting weapon that can target the entire body. In the individual event, the fencer who scores more points after three three-minute bouts wins, or the first to reach 15 points. Compared with her tight 15-14 victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals, the final duel went relatively smoothly for Song. In the first round, she gave up two points but then scored three straight to take a 3-2 lead. She extended her lead t

S. Korea wins bronze in men's medley relay swimming

Sep 22, 2026

S. Korea wins bronze in men's medley relay swimming

TOKYO — South Korea grabbed bronze in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay swimming race at the Asian Games on Tuesday with a new national record, as its anchor Kim Young-beom collected his third medal in three days in Tokyo. The quartet of Lee Ju-ho, Choi Dong-yeol, Yang Jae-hoon and Kim clocked 3:31.97 in the final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, as South Korea placed third behind China (3:27.89) and Japan (3:28.70). The previous national record was 3:32.05, set when South Korea won silver at the 2023 Asiad. Lee, Choi, Kim and Hwang Sun-woo raced in the final then. This was an entirely different lineup than the one that swam in the heats, when Yoon Ji-hwan, Cho Sung-jae, Kim Ji-hun and Hwang represented South Korea. These four also received bronze medals. It was also Hwang's third medal of the competition, after he won bronze in the 100m freestyle on Sunday and another bronze in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay on Monday. In the medley relay, swimmers each covered 100m in the following order of styles: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Lee covered his backstroke leg in 53.92 s

Injured Kim Woo-min finishes last in 1,500m freestyle swimming

Sep 22, 2026

Injured Kim Woo-min finishes last in 1,500m freestyle swimming

TOKYO — The injured South Korean swimmer Kim Woo-min finished last among eight finalists in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle event at the Asian Games on Tuesday, a shocking result for the 2023 silver medalist. Kim touched the pad in 15:16.52 to finish in eighth place at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in the Japanese capital. He was more than 34 seconds slower than the champion, Zhang Zhanshuo of China. Kim was in third place through the first 600m but started falling behind at the next 50m split. He dropped to last place at the 800m mark and never recovered the rest of the way. Kim revealed after the race that he had been dealing with a partially torn labrum and rotator cuff in his left shoulder for the past couple of months. On Monday, Kim helped South Korea to bronze in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay. Kim was slated to compete in four more races -- 200m freestyle on Wednesday, 800m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle relay on Thursday, and 400m freestyle on Friday, the last day of swimming. However, moments after Kim's 1,500m race, national team officials said Kim will not enter the 200m freestyle

[Asian Games] S. Korea beat Saudi Arabia to win group in men's football

Sep 22, 2026

[Asian Games] S. Korea beat Saudi Arabia to win group in men's football

NAGOYA — South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 to win their group in the Asian Games men's football tournament on Tuesday. Shin Min-ha and Kim Myeong-jun each scored in the second half of the teams' final Group D match at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Field in Nagoya, central Japan. Coached by Lee Min-sung, the under-23 Taegeuk Warriors are going for the country's fourth straight gold medal. Both teams had already punched their tickets to the quarterfinals before this match, by virtue of each winning their openers. Group D is the only group to have three teams, while three other groups have four nations each. With the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarters, South Korea and Saudi Arabia secured the top two spots last Friday when Saudi Arabia beat Qatar 2-0 to hand them their second straight loss -- ensuring Qatar would finish last. South Korea did not record their first shot until the 22nd minute and knocked on the Saudi Arabian door a few more times in the final moments of the first half. Then in the 67th minute, Shin headed home the opening goal, with Eom Ji-sung -- who sco

Lawson returns to Racing Bulls with Isack back in F1

Sep 22, 2026

Lawson returns to Racing Bulls with Isack back in F1

New Zealander Liam Lawson's three-race stint at Red Bull is over after the F1 team said Isack Hadjar had recovered from his wrist injury.

Former Gillingham boss Peter Taylor takes on international role at 73

Sep 22, 2026

Former Gillingham boss Peter Taylor takes on international role at 73

Former Gillingham manager Peter Taylor has taken on another international coaching role at the age of 73.

Rocchiccioli shies away from Indian tour Test claim

Sep 22, 2026

Rocchiccioli shies away from Indian tour Test claim

Spinner Corey Rocchiccioli has shone with the ball for Australia A against India A in Puducherry but insists he's not thinking of next year's senior tour there.

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