[Sports Round-up] Veteran striker Joo Min-kyu wins K League 1 Player of the Month award

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.

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Let's begin with golf.

Kim Si-woo recorded a top-10 finish in a PGA event for the first time this season, but it could have been a lot better.

Yes, Kim Si-woo finished tied for eighth, having been in the lead heading into the final round.

At the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, on Sunday local time, Kim finished at 12-under par 272.

This was enough to secure a top-10 finish for the first time in a PGA event this season.

His three-over-74 final round --which included three bogeys and one double bogey --left him ruing what might have been.

He'd only hit four bogeys in the first three rounds combined.

Kim is on the hunt for his first PGA win since January 2023.

Justin Thomas of the U.S. finished first at 17-under par.

Moving on to football now.

A veteran striker has won the player of the month award in K League.

Yes, that's 35-year-old Joo Min-kyu, who has enjoyed an excellent start to the new season.

The K League announced on Monday that Daejeon Hana Citizen striker Joo Min-kyu is the player of the month for February-March.

Joo scored five goals in six games during that period and laid on one assist, helping his team win four matches.

His great start to the season has also helped Daejeon move top of the table, four points clear of Gwangju FC as surprise early contenders for the league title.

Daejeon have never won K League 1.

Meanwhile, over in Europe, Lee Jae-sung bagged his seventh goal of the season on Saturday, in Mainz's 2-2 draw with Wolfsburg.

He made it 1-1 on 37 minutes after Mainz had fallen behind early on.

Mainz sit in sixth place in the Bundesliga and have a chance of qualifying for Europe next year.

They were in a relegation battle last year, so this is quite the turnaround.

And finally, to baseball, the Hanwha Eagles have enjoyed a good start to the new season.

And it appears as though this is down to the quality of the team's pitchers.

Yes, it does. In fact, this season, teams facing the Hanwha Eagles are almost guaranteed to encounter a starting pitcher who throws an over 155 kilometers per hour fastball at least once during a three-game series.

In the final innings, batters might even see pitches approaching 160.

Hanwha have surged to second place with 10 wins in their last 11 games.

Between April 13th against the Kiwoom Heroes and April 20th against the NC Dinos, the Eagles racked up a seven-game winning streak.

Throughout, all starting pitchers—Moon Dong-ju, Cody Ponce , Ryan Weiss , Ryu Hyun-jin, and Eom Sang-baek—secured wins.

It's the first time in 24 years that Hanwha have achieved seven straight wins from their starting pitchers, equalling a club record set in April 2001.

Hanwha players also dominate this season's fastball speed charts.

Moon Dong-ju has the fastest at 159-point-6-6-8 kilometers per hour, but there are five Hanwha players in the top 10.

Making good use of that new stadium, it seems.

Alright, thanks for that wrap-up. See you next week.

Thank you.