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457 storiesMessi to play farewell match for Argentina national team
Lionel Messi will play his final match for the Argentina national team, according to previews published by RBC and TASS on 6 October. TASS reported the opponent is Benin and put the game on the night of 6-7 October, while RBC said the match…
Choi Won-jun and Victor Reyes both reach 200 hits in one KBO season for first time
KT Wiz's Choi Won-jun and Lotte Giants' Victor Reyes each reached 200 hits on Oct 6, the first time two players have done so in a single KBO season. Choi's 200th hit was a third-inning double at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul; Reyes reached the …
Son sets South Korea scoring record as Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0
South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in a friendly at Yongin Mir Stadium on Oct 6. Son Heung-min scored a first-half free kick for his 59th international goal, a record for a Korean men's player, and Oh Se-hun added a second-half header. The win…
Hwang In-beom denies retirement talk as South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0
Hwang In-beom denied reports that he, Kim Min-jae and Hwang Hee-chan were considering retiring from the national team, after South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in Yongin on 6 October. The Korea Football Association also called the retirement t…
AMD CEO Lisa Su to visit Korea Oct. 7 for Gamer Day; AI chip talks expected
AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su will visit Korea on Oct. 7, about seven months after her March trip, to attend an “AMD Gamer Day” event at 2 p.m. at Dragon City in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, AMD said. Su and senior vice president Jack Huynh will attend, …
Son Heung-min passes Cha Bum-kun with 59th goal, South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0
Son Heung-min scored his 59th international goal from a free kick in South Korea’s friendly against Uzbekistan at Yongin Mir Stadium, passing Cha Bum-kun’s 58 to become the country’s leading men’s scorer. South Korea won 2-0, with Kyunghyan…
Brewers take 2-0 NLDS lead over Padres on Chourio’s walk-off in Game 2
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 in Game 2 of their National League Division Series on Sunday in Milwaukee and lead the series 2-0. Padres closer Mason Miller walked the first three batters of the ninth inning before Jack…
KT Wiz clinch 2026 KBO regular-season title with 9-0 win over Lotte
KT Wiz clinched the 2026 KBO regular-season title on Oct. 5, beating the Lotte Giants 9-0 at Suwon KT Wiz Park behind Logan Allen's eight scoreless innings and two home runs by Jang Jun-won. At 86-49-5 (.637), KT leads second-place Samsung …
South Korea's Asian Games football gold overshadowed by military service row
South Korea's under-23 team beat Japan 1-0 in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 3 to win a fourth consecutive Asian Games men's football gold, with Eom Ji-sung scoring. The win was followed by a controversy over players' remarks on the mili…
Dodgers beat Braves 5-3 in MLB playoff opener; Murakami homers in White Sox win
The Dodgers beat the Braves 5-3 at home in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, with Ohtani Shohei going 4-for-1 and singling in his first postseason at-bat, Japanese outlets reported. In the American League, Murakami Munetaka’s t…
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 …
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…
NC's Aion 2 tops 400,000 concurrent players on global launch day
NC began global service for its MMORPG Aion 2 on 5 October through Steam and its own Purple platform, and the company said peak concurrent players passed 400,000 on the first day. Early access had run from 30 September for five days for buy…
LPBA tour champions split round-of-64 results as Kim Ga-young, Park Jung-hyun advance and Srong Pheavy exits
At the Crown Haitai PBA-LPBA Championship in Goyang, season title winners Kim Ga-young and Park Jung-hyun advanced from the LPBA round of 64, while second-tour champion Srong Pheavy of Cambodia was eliminated. Kim beat Yoon Kyung-nam 25-9 a…
South Korea meet Uzbekistan in Yongin as Moreno seeks turnaround
South Korea play Uzbekistan at 8 p.m. on Oct. 6 at Yongin Mir Stadium in the last of four September-October internationals, with Chosun Ilbo calling it a prelude between Asian Cup contenders. Korean outlets describe the team as unsettled af…
Earliest cold wave advisory issued for Gangwon's Taebaek, Pyeongchang mountains
South Korea's Korea Meteorological Administration issued a cold wave advisory for the mountain areas of Taebaek and Pyeongchang in Gangwon Province, effective at 9 p.m. on Oct. 5. Yonhap and the Dong-A Ilbo described it as the earliest cold…
Broncos lose Surtain, Moss to injuries in 24-14 loss to 49ers
The Denver Broncos lost both starting cornerbacks, Patrick Surtain II and Riley Moss, to first-half injuries in a 24-14 road loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara. Surtain went down with a non-contact right ankle injury and is beli…
Commanders QB Marcus Mariota Injures Knee in London Loss to Colts
Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota injured his right knee in Sunday's 30-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in London and was ruled out of the game. Coach Dan Quinn said it appeared to be an MCL injury and that scans on Monday …
Ronaldo says he will not end Portugal career, apologises for leaving camp
Cristiano Ronaldo said he is not ready to end his Portugal national team career and apologised to his team-mates and fans for leaving the squad a day before the match with Denmark after a dispute with the coach. He said the Portuguese Footb…
Russia draw 3-3 with Nigeria in football friendly in Nizhny Novgorod
Russia drew 3-3 with Nigeria in a football friendly in Nizhny Novgorod after leading 3-1. Lechi Sadulaev, Matvey Kislyak and Alexey Miranchuk scored for Russia; Kelechi Iheanacho, Peter Edokpolor and Akor Adams scored for Nigeria. Kommersan…