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With historic Golden Boot, Son Heung-min cements case as greatest S. Korean footballer ever

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- This is no longer a controversial thing to say, and it really shouldn't have been for some time now: Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur may just be the GOAT in South Korean football history, as in, the great
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Son Heung-min becomes 1st Asian scoring champion in Premier League history

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean attacker Son Heung-min has become the first Asian player to win the scoring title in the Premier League, the latest piece of history for a player who has made a career out of
Baseball

Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin tosses 6 shutout innings for 1st win of season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin has finally earned his first win of 2022.Ryu threw six shutout innings against the Cincinnati Reds at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Friday (local time),
Baseball

NC Dinos suspend coach for involvement in bar fight

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club NC Dinos announced Friday they've suspended coach Yong Duk-han for 30 days for his involvement in a recent bar fight with another coach.The Dinos also said Yong has been fined
Football

K League 1 champions Jeonbuk looking to extend undefeated run vs. pesky underdogs

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A quick glance at the K League 1 tables will show Ulsan Hyundai FC leading the pack by eight points after 13 matches.That lead seems comfortable enough, but Ulsan players are probably hearing the footsteps of fi
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Son Heung-min chasing Premier League Golden Boot in season finale

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Throughout his Premier League career with Tottenham Hotspur that began in 2015, South Korean star Son Heung-min has been breaking records and setting milestones.Son will have a chance to make more history when t
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Ji So-yun follows heart, comes home after illustrious career with Chelsea

INCHEON, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football star Ji So-yun returned home Thursday after wrapping up a wildly successful eight-year run with Chelsea FC Women in the Women's Super LeagueThe 31-year-old spoke to reporters after arriving at Inc
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High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok returns home with Diamond League gold, eyes world title

INCHEON, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Ascendant South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok arrived back home on Thursday following a momentous international victory, as he takes aim at an even greater prize in the summer.Woo got a hero's welcome after arrivin
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KBO commissioner proposes holding season openers in U.S. in meeting with MLB official

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Commissioner proposed holding South Korean regular season games in the United States in his meeting with a senior Major League Baseball (MLB) official, the Seoul-based league sa
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Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin to go for 1st win of season vs. MLB-worst Reds

By Yoo Jee-hoSOEUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin will make his second start back from injury on the weekend against the worst team in the majors this season.The Blue Jays have announced Ryu as their
Football

Ulsan extend K League 1 lead with narrow win; champions Jeonbuk climb up tables

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Thanks to a last-gasp goal against their closest pursuer, Ulsan Hyundai FC have widened their lead atop the K League 1 tables this week.Meanwhile, five-time defending champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors continued t
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(LEAD) Park Byung-ho widens gap on KBO homer leaderboard in renaissance season

(ATTN: FIXES stat, ADDS details in para 5)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Someone apparently forgot to tell Park Byung-ho this isn't 2015 anymore.Park, the veteran slugger for the KT Wiz, leads the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) in home
Golf

Fresh off win, Lee Kyoung-hoon looks to ride momentum into PGA Championship

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean PGA Tour golfer Lee Kyoung-hoon has never made the cut at any of the four major tournaments in men's golf. Fresh off his second career victory on the U.S. circuit, Lee thinks he can make some no
Baseball

Park Byung-ho widens gap on KBO homer leaderboard in renaissance season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Someone apparently forgot to tell Park Byung-ho this isn't 2015 anymore.Park, the veteran slugger for the KT Wiz, leads the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) in home runs this year with 13 after 37 games, hi
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Defending KBO champions KT Wiz release pitcher Cuevas, sign ex-MLB lefty Benjamin

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The defending Korean Series champions KT Wiz said Wednesday they have cut ties with starting pitcher William Cuevas, making him the first foreign player to be released in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) th
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High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok skips Diamond League event, sets sights on world championships

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- In-form high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok has pulled out of an upcoming international event in England to concentrate on his preparation for the world championships in July, South Korea's athletics governing body s
Baseball

Padres' Kim Ha-seong showing improvements at plate in sophomore campaign

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- At first glance, the numbers don't jump off the page. But Kim Ha-seong, the second-year South Korean infielder for the San Diego Padres, has shown marked improvements across multiple hitting categories so fa
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Ex-baseball coach accused of assault suspended 100 games by KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The top South Korean professional baseball league on Tuesday handed down a 100-game ban on a former coach accused of assaulting another coach.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the suspension on Han Kyu-
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KBO-leading SSG Landers in for tough week against contenders

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The SSG Landers have spent the entire 2022 South Korean baseball season so far in first place. Their throne will face a serious challenge this week, with a pair of three-game sets on the horizon against clubs ri
Football

Venues, times for S. Korea's June football friendlies set

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Venues and kickoff times for two of South Korea's three men's football friendlies in June were set Monday.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said South Korea's match against Chile on June 6 will ki