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Son Heung-min Showcases Signature Sociability in MLS All-Star Training Ahead of the match against the Liga MX All-Stars on July 30 , the MLS All-Star team held its first official training session. SBS Jul 28, 2026 2:41 PM

Ulsan's Lee Dong-kyung, Who Defeated Seoul, Named Round 20 MVP for Second Time This Season The Korea Professional Football League announced today that Lee was selected as the Round 20 MVP for leading Ulsan to a 3-1 victory over Seoul with his one-goal, one-assist performance at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 26th. SBS Jul 28, 2026 1:48 PM

Fencer Do Gyeong-dong Wins Silver at Sabre World Championships for Best Individual Record Do Gyeong-dong has claimed the silver medal in the men's individual sabre event at the Fencing World Championships. SBS Jul 28, 2026 1:44 PM

SF Giants' Lee Jung-hoo Misses Second Straight Game Following Elbow Hit by Pitch Lee did not play in the home game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2026 Major League Baseball season held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, today. SBS Jul 28, 2026 1:39 PM

Korean Olympic Committee and Sports Federations Request Access to Handball Stadium Offices and Retrieval of Materials Kim Jae-won of the Rebuilding Korea Party and officials from sports organizations affiliated with the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee hold a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Hall on the 28th to urge the normalization of sports administration following the blockade of the vote-counting station at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium. SBS Jul 28, 2026 1:19 PM

SSG Landers Dispatches Pitching Prospects Choi Yong-jun, Lee Jun-ki, Kim Do-hyun, and Byun Geun-woo to Japan An official from the SSG club announced today that "pitching prospects Choi Yong-jun, Lee Jun-ki, Kim Do-hyun, and Byun Geun-woo, along with two coaching staff members, will be dispatched to the Next Base Athletic Lab in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, for a two-week period from July 28 to August 10." Next Base Athletic Lab is a sports science-based training institution that provides customized training directions after precisely analyzing each player's pitching mechanism and physical data. SBS Jul 28, 2026 11:39 AM

Andrea Pirlo Dropped from Italy Coach Candidate List Due to Controversy Over Russian Betting Sponsor Andrea Pirlo, who was considered a strong candidate to take the helm of the Italian national football team to revive Italian football—which has failed to qualify for three consecutive World Cup finals since the 2014 Brazil World Cup—has ultimately been excluded from the shortlist due to controversy surrounding his ties to a betting company. SBS Jul 28, 2026 10:44 AM

FIFA President Infantino Lashes Out at Critics: 'Spreading Hatred and Fake Rumors' Infantino's long post is interpreted as a response to the growing public criticism surrounding controversies during the World Cup, including U.S. SBS Jul 28, 2026 10:40 AM

Cape Verde Equalizer Against Argentina Voted Best Goal of North and Central America World Cup Defending champion Argentina was pushed to the brink by Cape Verde defender Sidney Lopes Cabral, 23, whose extra-time equalizer was voted by fans as the best goal of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup. SBS Jul 28, 2026 10:40 AM

South Korea to Face Venezuela, Uzbekistan in October A-Matches The South Korean men's national football team, currently searching for a new head coach, has finalized Venezuela and Uzbekistan as its opponents for the October A-matches. SBS Jul 28, 2026 10:13 AM