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(LEAD) Deal with Russian club suspended, midfielder Hwang In-beom joins FC Seoul

(ATTN: ADDS player's comments in paras 10-11)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean international midfielder Hwang In-beom signed a short-term contract with FC Seoul on Tuesday, shortly after his deal with a Russian team was suspend
Baseball

Kiwoom Heroes cry foul over ban on eating from seats at domed stadium

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- When the new South Korean baseball season began Saturday, not only were stadiums back operating at full capacity, but fans in the stands were allowed to consume food and drinks from their seats -- something the
Deal with Russian club suspended, midfielder Hwang In-beom joins FC Seoul

Football

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean international midfielder Hwang In-beom signed a short-term contract with FC Seoul on Tuesday, shortly after his deal with a Russian team was suspended due to the country's invasion of Ukraine.F
Baseball

Padres' Kim Ha-seong hits 1st spring homer; Pirates' Park Hoy-jun extends hitting streak

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- San Diego Padres' South Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong has gone deep for the first time in spring training, while his countryman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Park Hoy-jun, has extended his hitting streak to s
Baseball

Once unwanted, veterans make early impact on new clubs in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Three players who have found new homes after getting released last winter made an immediate impact in fresh uniforms during the opening weekend of the 2022 South Korean baseball season.The forgotten ace Noh Kyu
Golf

S. Korea's winless streak at LPGA majors reaches 6

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's LPGA major championship drought has now reached six tournaments.Jennifer Kupcho of the United States enjoyed a two-shot victory at the Chevron Championship, after shooting 14-under 274 at Miss
Football

Son Heung-min nets 14th goal of season, lifts Tottenham to 4th place in Premier League

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- With a goal and an assist Son Heung-min has pushed Tottenham Hotspur into fourth place in the Premier League tables.Tottenham routed Newcastle United 5-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday (local
Baseball

(LEAD) Baseball back in S. Korea as stadiums return to full capacity

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 9-11, 17)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Baseball is back in South Korea, and so are fans in the stands.The 2022 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season opened on Saturday with all 10 clubs in action at five stad
Baseball

Baseball back in S. Korea as stadiums return to full capacity

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Baseball is back in South Korea, and so are fans in the stands.The 2022 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season opened on Saturday with all 10 clubs in action at five stadiums across the country. And all ballp
Baseball

Career backup capitalizes on rare opportunity in KBO Opening Day win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- To some, an Opening Day game may just be one of 144 in a South Korean baseball season. Don't tell that to Park Seung-wook, though.Park, a longtime backup infielder now on his third team, the Lotte Giants, m
Baseball

Giants' Charlie Barnes outduels Heroes' flamethrower in KBO Opening Day victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Giants' new American starter Charlie Barnes won his South Korean baseball debut on Saturday, after outdueling a hard-throwing right-hander over five solid innings in Seoul.The Giants rallied past the
Baseball

Wilmer Font throws 9 perfect innings in Landers' extra-inning win on KBO Opening Day

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- SSG Landers' starter Wilmer Font tossed nine perfect innings to open the new South Korean baseball season on Saturday, just not quite enough to be credited with a historic perfect game.Font sat down all 27
Baseball

Lotte Giants' manager trying to buck KBO trend in 1st full season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Giants have spent recent years in South Korean baseball wilderness, having missed out on the postseason every year since 2018. They've only been in the playoffs once since 2014.Expectations coming
Baseball

Kiwoom Heroes' manager shrugs off pessimistic outlook by pundits

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- When South Korean baseball pundits and commentators were asked to pick playoff contenders for the 2022 season, the Kiwoom Heroes did not make most lists.To the Heroes' manager Hong Won-ki, this is hardly ne
Football

(2nd LD) S. Korea to face Portugal, Uruguay, Ghana at FIFA World Cup

(ATTN: UPDATES with kickoff times, venues in paras 3-5)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana in the group stage of this year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar.The draw for the Nov. 21-Dec. 18 tournam
Football

Tantalizing matches set for S. Korea at FIFA World Cup

World Cup draw-S Korea opponentsTantalizing matches set for S. Korea at FIFA World CupBy Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will be in for some tantalizing matchups, with no shortage of
Football

(LEAD) S. Korea to face Portugal, Uruguay, Ghana at FIFA World Cup

(ATTN: ADDS 3rd photo, details in paras 3, 5-10)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana in the group stage of this year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar.The draw for the Nov. 21-Dec. 18 tournament too
Football

S. Korea to face Portugal, Uruguay, Ghana at FIFA World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana in the group stage of this year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar.The draw for the Nov. 21-Dec. 18 tournament took place Friday at the Doha Exhibition and Conven
Baseball

Key players left off KBO opening-weekend rosters due to COVID-19

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Several key veterans will miss the season-opening weekend in South Korean baseball after testing positive for COVID-19.All 10 clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) released their 28-man rosters for the
Football

Son Heung-min secures 'Tottenham’s Goal of the Month' for second successive month with strike against West Ham

SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Yonhap) – South Korea’s Son Heung-min(30, Tottenham), who plays as a forward for Primer League, has secured the fans’ vote for Goal of the Month for the second successive month.Tottenha