It's been 38 years. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) has traveled back in time to relive that day. Diego Maradona (Argentina) and his tangled history have suddenly reappeared from out of nowhere. Who is this man who has been summoned to the FIFA World Cup 'memory lane' against his will?
Timo Werner scored his first goal in a Tottenham shirt.
Enze Postecoglou's Tottenham came from behind to win 3-1 against Crystal Palace in the 27th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on Wednesday morning (Aug. 3). Tottenham improved to 15 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses (50 points), reducing the gap between them and fourth-place Aston Villa (52 points) to two points.
The 2023-2024 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball 'Spring Basketball' playoffs will kick off with a best-of-six series between Seoul SK and Busan KCC.
SK, which finished fourth in the regular season, and KCC, which finished fifth, will meet in the first round of the best-of-six playoffs at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Jamsil Student Gymnasium.
It's a showdown between two teams that were considered favorites before the season. The two teams were separated by only one game in the regular season, and KCC, the lower-ranked team, had a 4-2 head-to-head advantage.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics both won, maintaining first place in the East and West.
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Eastern Conference underdog Toronto Raptors 133-85 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, in the first home game of the 2023-2024 NBA regular season.
Ace Anthony Edwards scored 28 points and dished out six assists, while Rudy Gobert added 11 points and 15 rebounds. With key big man Karl-Anthony Towns out with an injury, Nazr Reed stepped up with 23 points and seven rebounds in his absence.
Pepper Savings Bank suffered its 17th consecutive loss.
Pepper Savings Bank lost their fourth round match against Hyundai E&C in the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League Women's Division with a set score of 1-3 (9-25, 31-29, 26-28, 19-25) at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on November 19.
After losing to Korea Expressway Corporation on Nov. 15 last year, Pepper Savings Bank did not add another win for more than two months. The loss to Hyundai E&C tied the club's single-season record of 17 consecutive losses.
KB Insurance and Pepper Savings Bank, the two lowest-ranked teams in the men's and women's professional volleyball leagues, are setting a record of dishonor with their poor performances.
KB Insurance lost the men's home match of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League on March 18 at Uijeongbu Gymnasium against Korea Electric Power Company with a set score of 0-3.
With their second straight loss, KB Insurance remained in seventh place, the bottom of the league, with a record of 4W20L and 17 points. The gap to sixth-place Hyundai Capital is 15 points.
OK Financial Group's foreign player Leo (34), who is in his second prime, won his eighth round MVP award in his career.
The Korea Volleyball Organization (KOVO) announced on the 20th that "OK Financial Group's Leo and Hyundai E&C's Kim Dain were selected as the MVPs of the fourth round of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League".
Leo, who received 27 votes from the men's journalists (2 for Yosubani, 1 each for Park Chul-woo and Kim Myung-kwan), led OK Financial Group to a four-round sweep with 201 points, a 62.02% attack success rate and an average of 0.65 serves per set.
Willow Johnson (26), the daughter of Major League Baseball (MLB) legend Randy Johnson (61), will play in the South Korean professional volleyball V-League.
According to the volleyball world, the Heungkuk Life women's volleyball team parted ways with foreign player Yelena Mrazenovic (27-registered name Yelena) and signed Johnson as her replacement. Johnson reportedly arrived in South Korea on Tuesday night and joined the squad.
New Zealand's Lydia Ko took a one-shot lead after the third round of the U.S. Women's Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour's season-opening event and moved closer to 20 career victories.
Lydia Ko made four birdies without a bogey in the third round of the LPGA Tour's season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club (Par 72) in Orlando, Florida, USA, on Monday (July 21).
Her three-round total of 12-under-par 204 gave her a two-stroke lead over Alex Fano (USA).
Who can stop Leo. OK Financial Group is on the right track. A miraculous four-game winning streak after six straight losses. Now they're aiming for the top.
OK Financial Group swept the Dodram V League Men's Division in the fourth round of the 2023-2024 season with a 3-1 (25-19, 25-15, 21-25, 25-23) set score at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on Tuesday.
