North Korea played at the Womens Asian Cup this year in Australia (DAVID GRAY)A North Korean women's football club will become the first sports team from the country to play in South Korea since 2018 when they visit this month, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.The neighbours remain technically at war after their 195053 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty and sporting and cultural exchanges between them are very rare.The ministry said North Korean authorities sent a "notification of a 39-member delegation" from Naegohyang Women's FC, who will play the South's Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the semi-finals of the Champions League.The delegation will include 27 players and 12 club staff, the ministry said. South Korea's football association told AFP that the team would arrive on May 17.The winner of the match will play the final of Asia's top women's club competition on May 23 against either Australia's Melbourne City or Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza."The losing team in the semi-final will return home on Thursday, May 21, with no third-place playoff scheduled," the ministry said in a press release.The match will be the first time a North Korean sports team has played in the South since shooting, youth football and table tennis delegations travelled there in 2018.The last time Pyongyang sent a women's football team to the South was in 2014, when the North Korean national team took part at the Asian Games in Incheon.Founded in 2012 and based in the North Korean capital, much of Naegohyang's squad is "made up of national team-level players", the ministry said.North Korea's national team is one of the dominant forces in Asian women's football, winning multiple international titles in recent years, especially at youth level.The most recent one came in November last year, when they defeated the Netherlands 3-0 in the final of the U-17 Women's World Cup.- Peace overtures -The announcement comes as Seoul seeks a rapprochement with Pyongyang after years of bad blood.South Korea's dovish President Lee Jae Myung has called for talks with the North without any preconditions, saying the countries are destined "to make the flowers of peace bloom".However, the North has not responded to the Lee administration's overtures and has repeatedly labelled the South its "most hostile" adversary.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to boost his nuclear forces, and Pyongyang conducted four missile tests in April, the most in a single month for over two years.Pyongyang has also drawn closer to Russia, sending troops and artillery shells to support its invasion of Ukraine.Observers say Pyongyang is receiving military technology assistance from Moscow in return.kjk-mjw/pst

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May 3, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Wave FC forward Dudinha (88) fights for the ball with Bay FC defender Sydney Collins (16) during the first half at Snapdragon Stadium.SAN DIEGO Racheal Kundananjis goal put Bay FC ahead in the 5th minute, and the team was able to blank San Diego Wave FC at Snapdragon Stadium on Sunday night. San Jose capitalized on their early opportunity to secure three points on the road.After winning five consecutive games, the Wave has suffered back-to-back losses this week, but still sits in the top-3 of the NWSL standings through eight matches. Their attack has had plenty of chances, but they have been unable to find that finishing touch in both games.I think we created enough chances to win the game, Wave assistant coach Becki Tweed said postgame. On another day, it's a different result. But we've definitely got to go away and reflect, and look at what we can improve and grow upon.San Diegos win streak was snapped on Wednesday when they traveled to Portland. It was a top-of-the-table clash. Thorns blanked the Wave, and its explosive attack. Marie Mller scored her first career goal in the 10th minute, and then talented goal scorer Sophia Wilson sealed the home teams 2-0 victory in the 64th minute.During that impressive stretch, the Wave defeated Utah (2-1), Portland (3-1), Chicago (3-0), Boston (1-0), and Denver (3-2).DiDi Haracic, who began the season as the starting goalkeeper, returned to the net after missing time with an injury. Her last appearance was in the season opener on March 15. Leah Freeman started in her place during that stretch, but was not available tonight.Eidevall inserted Gabi Portilho back into the lineup, starting over Kimmi Ascanio. Portilho was brought on in the second half against Portland and had five shot attempts.Through five matches, Bay FC is near the bottom of the table with two wins and three losses. They went winless in April, losing 2-0 to Washington and 3-0 to Gotham last week. All of Gothams goals came in the first half. In that match, Jordan Silkowitz had a club-record 12 savesthis performance tied an NWSL-best for saves. Alex Pfeiffer, an 18-year-old forward, leads the team in goals (2) was out with a knee injury.Before kickoff, the U.S. Womens National Team head coach Emma Hayes spoke to the San Diego media, answering several questions about current Wave players and the teams outlook.<span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span>Scoring has been an issue for San Jose this season. They were held scoreless in back-to-back matches, but were able to get past a very talented San Diego backline early.Five minutes into the match, Taylor Huff kick-started a fast break from midfield, completing a long through ball to Racheal Kundananji, who outran Wave defender Mimi Van Zanten. Kennedy Wesley's attempt to intercept the pass was unsuccessful, setting up Kundananji, who was one-on-one with the goalkeeper. She snuck the ball through Haracics legs for the scorethis goal wouldve been avoided if Haracic had better technique on the save attempt.This was Kundananjis first goal in 2026. The 25-year-old has scored nine goals in the past two seasons for San Jose.RACHEAL KUNDANANJI NUTMEG GOAL pic.twitter.com/ppBKAnL4Od National Womens Soccer League (@NWSL) May 3, 2026About 10 minutes later, Bay defender Aldana Cometti fouled Ludmila inside the penalty area. Kenza Dali stepped up to the spot, and her shot was denied by the bottom right side of the posta missed opportunity for the Wave to equalize.Kenza is an excellent pro, Tweed said about the missed penalty kick. She's played in a bunch of games and a bunch of big tournaments, and she's been incredible for us over the last season and a half. These things happen.On the ensuing corner kick, Dalis cross found Ludmila, but her dangerous header was denied.Three Bay FC players picked up yellow cards in the first 45 minutes: Cometti, Claire Hutton, and Karlie Lema.In the second half, the Wave were still searching for the match-tying goal. Eidevall subbed on three attacking players in Melanie Barcenas, Gia Corley, and Ascanio in the 65th minute.Late into the match, Eidevall was shown a red card after he was visibly frustrated with the stoppage in play. A player for the opposing team was down on the pitch, and the referee blew the whistle as the Wave entered the attacking third. It was a head-scratching decision.Tweed, who replaced Eidevall as manager tonight, had no comment on the ejection.San Diego played well enough to tie or win, but that wasnt the case. They led in the following statistical categories: shot attempts (14), shots on goal (6), corner kicks (4), and possession (54.2%). Silkowitz was the match's top performer with six big saves for Bay FC. San Diego's captain, Wesley, believes her team didnt play to their standard and missed some of the details, leading to this result.Kennedy Wesley said Bay FC is a talented team and made it difficult for San Diego. She mentioned they didnt play to their standard.At the end of the day, our level of technical execution as a group wasn't exactly where we wanted it to be. @SportingTribpic.twitter.com/8cruIH4dDS Sebastian Sanchez (@Sanchez_Reports) May 4, 2026They're a really talented team, Wesley said postgame. They have a really good structure in what they want to do, and they definitely made it difficult for us. At the end of the day, our level of technical execution as a group wasn't exactly where we wanted it to be.This was the Waves third game this weekat Denver (April 25), at Portland (April 29), and today against Bay FC (May 3)and fatigue may have been a factor in this result.There are moments tonight where it did look like our third game of the week, and we did look a little bit tired, and that can happen sometimes, Tweed said. It can affect your decision-making or your technical execution, and I think that's what we saw tonight.I think we created enough chances to win the game, San Diego Wave FC assistant coach Becki Tweed said following their loss to Bay FC. @SportingTribpic.twitter.com/NCAN2UvVkQ Sebastian Sanchez (@Sanchez_Reports) May 4, 2026San Diego will travel to Los Angeles on Saturday, May 9, to face Angel City at BMO Stadium.<span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span>

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