English Premier League (EPL) Tottenham manager Anzhi Postecoglou avoided commenting on whether Yang Min-hyuk (Gangwon) has been confirmed for the club…
Month: July 2024
Bears sign Japanese pitcher Shirakawa to temporary contract
The Doosan bears announced Wednesday they have signed Japanese pitcher Keisho Shirakawa as a temporary replacement for injured starter Brandon Waddell. The Bears said Shirakawa agreed to a deal worth 4 million yen ($24,764). The Bears are Shirakawa’s second team in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) this season. He made five starts for the SSG…
Outgoing Ulsan coach acknowledges fans’ anger toward his departure for nat’l team
Ulsan HD FC head coach Hong Myung-bo said Wednesday he understands the anger Ulsan supporters feel toward him for leaving their K League 1 club for the Korean national team. Before Ulsan hosted Gwangju FC at Munsu Football Stadium in the southeastern city of Ulsan, Hong met with the media for the first time since…
Incoming nat’l football head coach defends ex-player under fire for YouTube video
Hong Myung-bo, the incoming men’s national football team head coach, has come to the defense of a former player under fire for comments made on his recent YouTube video, saying the football community has to be tolerant toward different opinions. Hong, head coach of the K League 1 club Ulsan HD FC recently named the…
Hanwha Eagles manager confident slumping starter can turn season around
After winning the top rookie prize in 2023, Hanwha Eagles starter Moon Dong-ju hasn’t been able to match that level of success this year yet. The 20-year-old right-hander went 8-8 with a 3.72 ERA en route to capturing the 2023 Rookie of the Year award in the Korea Baseball Organization. So far this year, though,…
Premium mass revenue up 13pct q-o-q in 4Q
Revenue and business volume in Macau’s mass-market segment are recovering “nicely”, and have margin to grow this year, says Grant Chum Kwan Lock, Sands China Ltd’s freshly appointed chief executive and president. “In the fourth quarter, we had 13-percent growth in premium mass and 8-percent growth sequentially in base mass,” stated Mr Chum. “Base mass…
Wynn Macau Ltd 4Q EBITDAR up, revenue tops US$910mln
Macau casino operator Wynn Macau Ltd reported fourth-quarter total operating revenues of US$910.6 million, up 11.1 percent from the preceding quarter. Judged in year-on-year terms, such revenue increased 378.5 percent, according to a Thursday filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In fourth-quarter 2022, the Macau market was still being impacted by restrictions linked to…
Macau welcomes 1.4mln visitors for 8-day CNY break
Overall visitor arrivals to Macau during the eight-day Chinese New Year (CNY) festivities reached almost 1.36 million, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced on Sunday. The average hotel occupancy rate for the period stood at 95.2 percent, as detailed in the same press release. The tourism body stated the visitor figures for the festive…
Lee Kang-in’s position will disappear
PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) tied Stadren 1-1 at home in the 23rd round of the 2023-2024 season in Paris, France, on the 26th (Korea time). They managed to avoid losing due to a tie after a poor game. PSG was trailing 0-1 until right before the end of the game. He got a penalty kick in…
Genting Singapore to establish new subsidiary in Japan
Genting Singapore Plc established its ninth wholly owned subsidiary in Japan in less than a week. The company, developer and owner of the resort World Sentosa Casino Resort (pictured) in Singapore, announced the incorporation of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Bay City Ltd. in Japan in a filing to the Singapore Stock Exchange on Friday. BayCity’s…