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583 storiesAbe siblings both win gold on day two of judo world championships in Baku
Abe Uta won the women's 52kg title and her brother Abe Hifumi won the men's 66kg title on the second day of the judo world championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Japanese outlets reported. It was Uta's sixth world title and second in a row, and…
Zheng Qinwen beats Bouzkova in three sets to reach China Open last 16
Zheng Qinwen defeated Czech 18th seed Bouzkova 2-1 at the Diamond Court on October 5 to reach the round of 16 at the 2026 China Open in Beijing. It was the first meeting between the two players; Zheng took the first set in a tiebreak, lost …
Messi scores and assists twice in final Argentina match, 3-0 win over Benin
Lionel Messi played his final Argentina match on 6 October local time, recording one goal and two assists in a 3-0 friendly win over Benin at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. Korean outlets reported it was his 208th and last cap, end…
Daegu and North Gyeongsang forecast clear, daytime highs of 20-24C
Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province were expected to be mostly clear on Oct. 6, with daytime highs of 20 to 24 degrees Celsius, according to local weather reports. Yonhap reported 5 a.m. temperatures of 14.1C in Daegu, 13.9C in Pohang, 9.3C…
AI-agent hacking hits South Korean financial firms, security stocks surge
Cybersecurity attacks using AI agents led to customer data leaks at South Korean financial companies, spreading from commercial banks to savings banks and capital firms. Newsis reported that about 25,000 Shinhan Bank customers, 119 KB Kookm…
Supreme Court hears Boulder climate suit as justices question both sides
The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of arguments Monday on whether the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, can sue Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy in state court to recover costs tied to climate change. Conservative justices questioned…
Nissui logistics unit outage halts shipments at 17 sites; unauthorized access suspected
Nissui said a system failure at its subsidiary Nissui Logistics has stopped inbound and outbound shipments at all 17 of the unit's warehouses. The company believes the cause was unauthorized access by a third party to a data center used by …
South Korea beats Japan 1-0 for fourth straight Asian Games football gold
South Korea's under-23 team beat Japan 1-0 in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's football final at Toyota Stadium on 3 October, with Um Ji-sung scoring in the second half. It is South Korea's fourth consecutive title in the event, whic…
Sun Yingsha out of WTT China Grand Slam in round of 32 after 1-3 loss to Thailand's Paranang
Sun Yingsha lost 1-3 to Thailand's Paranang in the women's singles round of 32 at the 2026 WTT China Grand Slam in Beijing, ending her run before the last 16. In the same round, China's Liang Jingkun was beaten 1-3 by Chinese Taipei's Guo G…
Ransomware attack on SoftBank unit's cloud affects 495 firms, municipalities
IDC Frontier, a SoftBank subsidiary, said part of its IDCF Cloud service was hit by unauthorized access that caused an outage from around 03:40 on October 7. The affected area is the East Japan Region 1, served by a data center in Shirakawa…
South Korea forecasts a cold, windy Oct. 6 with a 15C day-night temperature gap
South Korea's weather agency forecast a chilly, clear Oct. 6 with morning lows of about 3-14°C and a day-night temperature gap of roughly 15°C in most regions. Gangwon's inland and mountain areas were expected near or below 5°C, with winds …
Gauff says racist abuse followed disputed point at China Open
Coco Gauff said she received an “insane” amount of racist comments and direct messages after a disputed point in her China Open third-round win over Sun Xinran in Beijing. Gauff stopped a rally when electronic advertising boards flickered; …
Eagles' Saquon Barkley ruled out vs. Rams with hamstring injury; Week 5 status uncertain
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley left Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams in the first quarter with a right hamstring injury and was ruled out for the rest of the game, the Associated Press reported, after Fox News sai…
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…
Kashiwagi retains world judo 63kg title in Baku; Oino loses opening bout
Haruka Kashiwagi of V Technology won her second straight women's 63kg title at the world judo championships in Baku on October 7, beating Israel's Kerem Primo by ippon in the final. Japan's women have now won all four weight classes contest…
49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk wins appeal of NFL fine over ‘Juice’ celebration
The NFL has rescinded the fine it issued to San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk for a celebration the league had said looked like chugging a beer. An appeals officer ruled in his favor after Juszczyk argued he was imitating drinking …
Ronaldo says he deserves punishment for leaving Portugal camp, will not retire
Cristiano Ronaldo said he deserves punishment for leaving the Portugal national team camp and that he will not retire from the national team, in a 10-page statement posted on social media. He said responsibility for the departure was entire…
Kiwoom Heroes sign top pick Ha Hyeon-seung for record 1.6 billion won
The Kiwoom Heroes said on Oct. 7 that they signed Ha Hyeon-seung, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 KBO rookie draft, to a 1.6 billion won signing bonus — the largest ever for a KBO rookie, surpassing the 1 billion won Han Ki-joo received …
Badminton's An Se-young, professor Kim Do-hyung win Pony Chung Young Leader Award
The Pony Chung Foundation said on Oct. 7 that it has selected badminton national team player An Se-young and Kim Do-hyung, a professor of chemistry and biomolecular engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, as winners of the 7th Pony C…
Larkin scores in return as Red Wings beat Senators 5-3
Dylan Larkin played his first game for the Detroit Red Wings since asking for a trade, scoring 13 minutes in, adding an assist and being named the game's first star. Detroit beat Ottawa 5-3, handing the Senators their first loss of the seas…