[Sports Round-up] Kim A-lim wins LPGA season opener

Time now to take a look at what's been happening in the world of sports.

Joining us in the studio is our sports editor Paul Neat.

Hello, Paul.

Hello.

Let's start with golf and the season opener for LPGA.

A great start to the year for Kim A-lim.

Yes, a wire-to-wire win for Kim A-lim.

On Sunday local time in Orlando, Florida, Kim won the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions finishing at 20-under par 268, two strokes fewer than world number one Nelly Korda.

Kim shot a five-under 67 in the final round and was the only player on the course to be in the 60s throughout the entire weekend.

It was her third LPGA victory and she takes home 300-thousand U.S. dollars in prize money.

Elsewhere, Ko Jin-young tied for 4th, Kim Hyo-joo tied for 10th, Ryu Hae-ran tied for 14th, and Amy Yang tied for 22nd.

Moving on.

The Asian Winter Games are just around the corner and South Korean short trackers have a specific target in mind.

Yes, they are aiming for six gold medals.

The short track team departed for Harbin in China on Sunday.

At Incheon airport before departure, head coach Yoon Jae-myung told the media there that the aim is to win six golds or more as the team is in "decent form."

The opening ceremony takes place on Friday with short track races scheduled for earlier in the day.

The first five gold, though, will be awarded on Saturday so Team Korea might not have to wait too long to pick up the first few medals, particularly as there are Olympic medal and ISU World Cup winners in the squad -namely Choi Min-jeong, Shim Suk-hee, and Kim Gil-li.

Fingers crossed.

Moving on to football. Some important contributions from Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in over the weekend.

Yes, both grabbed assists in wins for their teams.

For Son, it came in a 2-0 win for Tottenham away to Brentford on Sunday.

Son teed up Pape Matar Sarr three minutes from time for his eighth assist of the season.

The win ended a run of four losses in a row in the league.

Spurs are still only 10 points above the drop zone though.

As for Lee Kang-in, his assist came in Paris Saint-Germain's win over Brest on Sunday.

Lee set up Ousmane Dembele just after the hour mark to make it 3-1 in an eventual 5-2 win.

It was his fourth league assist of the season to add to six goals in 20 appearances overall.PSG sit top, 10 points clear of Marseille.

Alright, and finally, to baseball.

A South Korean star has moved clubs in Major League Baseball.

Yes, Kim Ha-seong has moved to the Tampa Bay Rays as a free agent.

After leaving the San Diego Padres, Kim has signed a 29-million-dollar, two-year deal with the Rays.

The gold glove winner will reportedly be the highest-paid player at the club.

However, fans will have to wait to see him in action as he is still recovering from shoulder surgery he underwent in October.

He'll therefore miss the season opener on March 28th and is expected back in May.

Kim had been with the Padres since 2021.

Alright, thanks for that Paul.

See you next week.

Thank you.