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KBO clubs to organize farewell tour for retiring slugger Lee Dae-ho

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league announced Monday its 10 clubs will jointly organize a farewell tour for the retiring star Lee Dae-ho this season.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said it wanted to celebra
Football

K League champs Jeonbuk in unfamiliar position after suffering 3rd straight loss

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- Five matches into a season in which they are chasing a record sixth consecutive championship, K League 1 giants Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors find themselves in a largely unfamiliar spot.Jeonbuk suffered their third
#손흥민, #호날두, #EPL

Football

'호날두 해트트릭' 맨유, 토트넘 3-2 꺾고 4위로…손흥민 골침묵

(서울=연합뉴스) 안홍석 기자 = 잉글랜드 프로축구 맨체스터 유나이티드(맨유)가 크리스티아누 호날두의 해트트릭을 앞세워 손흥민이 풀타임을 소화한 토트넘 홋스퍼를 꺾고 4위로 올라섰다.맨유는 13일(한국시간) 영국 맨체스터의 올드 트래퍼드에서 열린 잉글랜드 프리미어리그(EPL) 29라운드에서 토트넘에 3-2로 이겼다.팀 내 불화설이 제기되던 호날두가 결승골을
Baseball

Ex-player Heo Koo-youn nominated as next baseball commissioner

SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- Heo Koo-youn, a commentator for MBC, was nominated Friday to serve as the next head of South Korean professional baseball.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced that its board of directors advanced Heo's nomin
Football

Ulsan looking to pad K League lead with 4th straight win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 10 (Yonhap) -- After Ulsan Hyundai FC blanked rivals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-0 last Sunday, head coach Hong Myung-bo said his players were still not at their 100 percent.Even at less than their full strength, Ulsan have gra
Baseball

KBO clubs to dive into preseason amid surge in COVID-19 cases

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 10 (Yonhap) -- Even with no light visible at the end of the tunnel that is the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Korean baseball league plans to forge ahead with a full slate of regular season games in 2022.The first step toward
Baseball

Landers' manager thrilled with reunion with ex-teammate, pupil

SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- From 2007 to 2010, the final four seasons of his 20-year Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) career, former right-hander Kim Won-hyong had the front-row seat to the development of the up-and-coming lefty Kim Kwang-hyun with t
Baseball

Return of iconic stars likely to provide boon for KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Reeling from a forgettable season in which its popularity took a beating amid off-field incidents and underperformance, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) will try to bank on the return of two of its biggest
Baseball

Following reunion with ex-MLB pitcher, Landers emerge as KBO title favorite

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Baseball is never played on paper, but it is difficult not to be impressed by the starting rotation that the SSG Landers have put together for the upcoming Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season.By reuniting
Baseball

(LEAD) Ex-MLB pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun returns to KBO on record contract

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 12-13)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun is coming back to South Korea.The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Tuesday they have reunited with th
Baseball

Ex-MLB pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun returns to KBO on record contract

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun is coming back to South Korea.The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Tuesday they have reunited with their franchise icon on a four-year de
Football

Son Heung-min scores in 2nd straight match for Tottenham

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min has scored in his second straight Premier League match to maintain his team lead in the goal department.Son netted his 11th goal of the 2021-2022 campaign in a 5-0 rout ove
Baseball

Amid MLB lockout, KBO club Eagles to allow Ryu Hyun-jin to keep training in March

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- In a show of goodwill for their former franchise icon, the South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles said Monday they will allow Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin to keep training at their home facilities throughout Mar
Football

Undefeated Ulsan surge to top of K League tables; rivals Pohang in close 2nd

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- For each of the past three years in South Korean football, Ulsan Hyundai FC finished in second place to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. On all three occasions, Ulsan were in a great position to capture the crown, only
Golf

(2nd LD) World No. 1 Ko Jin-young sets LPGA records in 13th career win

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout; RECASTS headline)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Ko Jin-young collected her 13th career LPGA Tour victory in Singapore on Sunday, winning the HSBC Women's World Championship while setting a pa
Golf

(LEAD) World No. 1 Ko Jin-young earns 13th career LPGA win in Singapore

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details from para 7)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Ko Jin-young collected her 13th career LPGA Tour victory in Singapore on Sunday, winning the HSBC Women's World Championship while setting a pair of scor
Golf

World No. 1 Ko Jin-young earns 13th career LPGA win in Singapore

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Ko Jin-young collected her 13th career LPGA Tour victory in Singapore on Sunday, winning the HSBC Women's World Championship while setting a pair of scoring records.Ko, world No. 1 in women'
#고진영, #여자골프, #LPGA

Golf

고진영, 신기록 2개에 시즌 첫 우승…HSBC 챔피언십 제패

(서울=연합뉴스) 권훈 기자 = 고진영(27)이 미국여자프로골프(LPGA)투어 역사를 새로 쓰며 시즌 첫 우승을 따냈다.고진영은 6일(한국시간) 싱가포르 센토사 골프클럽 탄종 코스(파72)에서 열린 LPGA투어 HSBC 위민스 월드 챔피언십(총상금 170만 달러) 최종 라운드에서 6언더파 66타를 쳐 4라운드 합계 17언더파 271타로 정상에 올랐다.전인지
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Sports ministers seek to bar Russians, Belarusians from international sports events

SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- The sports ministers of 26 countries, including South Korea and the United States, agreed to ban athletes from Russia and Belarus from international sports games to be held in their countries as part of sanctions over Russi
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Short trackers to be reunited with controversial teammate following ban

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- A pair of South Korean Olympic short track stars will be in for a potentially awkward reunion with a former teammate, as two-time gold medalist Shim Suk-hee returns this week after serving a ban for her off-ice trouble.The