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Jenny Shin ties for 8th at LPGA major tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Unable to make key putts in the final round, South Korean Jenny Shin has finished tied for eighth at the second major tournament of the 2023 LPGA season.Shin shot a one-over 72 in the weather-interrupted final
Golf

Jenny Shin in hunt for maiden LPGA major; Ko Jin-young lurking 4 shots back

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Jenny Shin finds herself one shot off the lead in pursuit of her first career LPGA major title after a strong third-round charge up the leaderboard.Shin fired a bogey-free round of five-under 66 in
Golf

World No. 1 Ko Jin-young stays in contention at LPGA major, closes in on rankings record

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Ko Jin-young, world No. 1 in women's golf in pursuit of history, has posted an under-par score to stay in the hunt at the second major tournament of the LPGA season.Ko carded a two-under 69 in the second ro
Baseball

Pirates' Choi Ji-man doubles in minor league rehab game, eyes June return

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Sidelined since April with an Achilles injury, Choi Ji-man of the Pittsburgh Pirates has started his rehab assignment in the minors, with an eye on a return before the end of this month. The Pirates said Thursd
Baseball

Armed with new slider, Bears pitcher Waddell 'excited' about 2nd KBO stint

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Having reunited with the Doosan Bears after a half-season stint last year in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), American left-hander Brandon Waddell isn't just a year older and wiser.The 29-year-old bel
Golf

Jenny Shin 3 off lead at LPGA major; Ko Jin-young 6 back

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Jenny Shin is the top South Korean player after the opening round of the second major championship of the LPGA season.Shin shot a two-under 69 to tie five others for sixth place in the first round of the KPMG W
Baseball

Kim Ha-seong ends homer drought, helps Padres snap losing streak

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has homered for the first time in June.Batting leadoff, the South Korean infielder went 1-for-3 with a home run, an RBI, two walks and two runs scored, as the Padres blanked
Football

(LEAD) 3 K League players suspended for 1 match over racist comments

(ATTN: ADDS details, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Three players for the South Korean football club Ulsan Hyundai FC were each slapped with a one-match suspension Thursday for making racist comments online.The Korea Professional Foot
Football

3 K League players suspended for 1 match over racist comments

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Three players for the South Korean football club Ulsan Hyundai FC were each slapped with a one-match suspension Thursday for making racist comments online.The Korea Professional Football League (K League) also
Football

Klinsmann's top lieutenant demands better finish, more aggressiveness for S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Members of Jurgen Klinsmann's backroom staff for the South Korean men's national football team said Thursday they would like to see the players be more aggressive and tougher to play against.Five assist
Football

Despite winless start, Klinsmann sees 'a lot of positives' for S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Without a win in his first four matches as head coach of the South Korean men's national football team, Jurgen Klinsmann said Thursday he is still confident the Taegeuk Warriors are on the right path.Klinsm
Golf

(LEAD) World No. 1 Ko Jin-young honored to match LPGA legend's record

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 3 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Ko Jin-young matched an LPGA record to start this week, as she remained at No. 1 in the women's world rankings for the 158th week overall.It tied Ko wi
Golf

World No. 1 Ko Jin-young honored to match LPGA legend's record

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Ko Jin-young matched an LPGA record to start this week, as she remained at No. 1 in the women's world rankings for the 158th week overall.It tied Ko with Mexican legend Lorena Ochoa for th
Football

U-20 World Cup stars turn focus to club careers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- After pushing South Korea to the semifinals at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina earlier this month, stars of the underdog team said Wednesday they will now shift their focus to their club careers: in some c
Golf

World No. 1 Ko Jin-young eyes 3rd career LPGA major on historic course

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Having reclaimed the top spot in the women's world golf rankings this spring, South Korean star Ko Jin-young will take aim at winning her third career LPGA major title this week on a famed track.The KPMG Wo
Football

S. Korean int'l Cho Gue-sung itching for move to Europe

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 21 (Yonhap) -- After basking in unexpected stardom on the heels of his breakout performance at the FIFA World Cup last fall, South Korean striker Cho Gue-sung fielded offers from European clubs for the winter transfer windo
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Football

Nat'l football team defender Kim Jin-su likely out 2 months with orbital fracture

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Veteran South Korean left back Kim Jin-su will be sidelined for about two months after suffering an orbital fracture during a friendly match against El Salvador on Tuesday.Kim sustained the facial injury in a
Baseball

(2nd LD) Veteran slugger Choi Hyoung-woo becomes KBO's career RBI leader

(ATTN: ADDS final score, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Kia Tigers slugger Choi Hyoung-woo became the all-time RBI king in South Korean baseball Tuesday.Choi knocked in his 1,499th and 1,500th runs against the Hanwha Ea
Football

Son Heung-min rejects Saudi link: 'Money is not important'

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Responding to rumors of a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia, Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min said Tuesday he is not interested in a move to the Gulf nation."Right now, money is n
Football

With club future in limbo, Hwang Ui-jo ends int'l goal drought

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean forward Hwang Ui-jo doesn't know where he will be playing next month, with his short-term loan with the K League 1 club FC Seoul expiring at the end of June.But at least on Tuesday night, Hwa