Sports Focus: Kia Tigers’ Foreign Players Face Uncertain Futures
By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) After failing to finish inside the top five this season, the Kia Tigers – last year’s KBO champions – wrapped up their 2025 campaign in eighth … Read More
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Area Sports Round-Up: Baseball – Soccer – Volleyball, November 2025
By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) Tigers’ Season Ends in Disappointment The Kia Tigers’ 2025 KBO League campaign has come to a close with a disappointing record of 65 wins, 75 losses, … Read More
A Brazilian in Gwangju: Fan Support for Their Teams
By Diego Teixeira Setton To this day, the most-spoken topic between me and my dad is football. He won’t admit it, but making sure I grew up supporting the same … Read More
From Super Team to Structural Failure: The Fall of the Kia Tigers
By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) The Kia Tigers, last season’s reigning champions, have plummeted from grace in a stunning collapse that has shocked the KBO. Once hailed as a “super team” … Read More
Area Sports Round-Up – October 2025
A monthly overview of local sports, featuring area teams and brought to you… By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) Kia Tigers: Kim Do-yeong Out with Injury, Wisdom Fails to Rebound Ahead of … Read More
The Center of World Archery Moves to Gwangju
From September 5 to 12, the World Archery Championships will take place over eight days in Gwangju, the city of human rights. Outside of the Olympic Games and the Asian … Read More
Cricket: Echoes of Home – How Cricket Unites Gwangju’s South Asian Diaspora
By Saqib Sharif In the bustling city of Gwangju, best known for its cultural heritage, resistance, and passionate embrace of the Kia Tigers, a different kind of sport is quietly … Read More
Asani Transfer Saga Leaves Gwangju FC in Turmoil
By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) The transfer of Jasir Asani has turned into an off-field drama, throwing Gwangju FC into a difficult predicament. Iranian giants Esteghlal FC recently announced via official … Read More