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LONDON -- Allegations of physical abuse against a famous youth soccer academy in South Korea are not only making international headlines but highlighting changing attitudes toward corporal punishment in the country.
LONDON -- Boxing accounts for eight of the 14 medals won by the Philippines at the Olympics, but there has yet to be a gold. Five of the country's 22 athletes competing in Paris in July and August are boxers, and if one can take the middle spot on the podium, it would not only spark huge national celebration but would also give the sport a boost in the post-Manny Pacquiao era.
SEOUL -- When India's mighty cricket squad lost to Australia at the World Cup final in November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the unusual step of consoling shocked players in the dressing room of a massive stadium named after himself.
LONDON -- History is repeating itself in Southeast Asia, where a South Korean soccer coach is again the toast of an entire nation.
SEOUL -- Days before hosting its first home international soccer game since the pandemic, North Korea on Friday abruptly canceled a long-awaited clash with Japan.
SEOUL -- The scent of countless candlelit dinners still hung in the air in downtown Seoul the morning after Valentine's Day, but there was little love felt by protesters outside the headquarters of the Korea Football Association (KFA). The country's men's national team was in turmoil, and banners demanded answers. "We have had enough of people putting their own interests above Korean soccer," one fan from Seoul, Kim Min-ji, told Nikkei Asia.