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Ex-U.S. Open champ Raducanu cruises into WTA Korea Open semifinals

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The 2021 U.S. Open women's singles champion Emma Raducanu sailed into the semifinals of the lone annual WTA stop in South Korea on Friday, enjoying her easiest victory so far for her first final-four appea
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World No. 5 Zverev withdraws from ATP Korea Open with injury

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Reigning Olympic men's tennis champion Alexander Zverev has pulled out of the upcoming ATP Tour event in Seoul with a lingering ankle injury, the tournament organizers announced Thursday.Officials of the E
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U.S. Open Cinderella Raducanu bracing for tough road back to relevance

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- British teen tennis sensation Emma Raducanu readily admits she has not been on a conventional developmental trajectory for an athlete her age. After winning the U.S. Open women's singles title last year as
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Costa Rica head coach sees S. Korea match as opportunity for growth

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Costa Rica head coach Luis Fernando Suarez said Thursday his team's World Cup tuneup match against South Korea this week will be an opportunity for his young players to grow.Costa Rica, world No. 34, will
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(LEAD) Ex-U.S. Open champion Raducanu advances to round of 16 at WTA Korea Open

(ATTN: ADDS latest result in last 6 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The 2021 U.S. Open women's singles champion Emma Raducanu moved into the second round at the lone WTA tournament in Seoul on Wednesday, as the British teenager pur
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Ex-U.S. Open champion Raducanu advances to round of 16 at WTA Korea Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The 2021 U.S. Open women's singles champion Emma Raducanu moved into the second round at the lone WTA tournament in Seoul on Wednesday, as the British teenager pursues her first tour win since that stunnin
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In-form midfielder Lee Kang-in can taste spot on World Cup squad

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- RCD Mallorca's South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in has been playing some of his best football of late, earning the nomination for La Liga's Player of the Month for August and climbing to a tie for the
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Top seed Ostapenko reaches round of 16 at WTA event in Seoul

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Top seed Jelena Ostapenko advanced to the round of 16 at the WTA Hana Bank Korea Open on Tuesday, surviving a scare against a South Korean teenager, to inch toward her second career title in Seoul.Ostapenko, w
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Ex-U.S. Open champion looking for fresh start at WTA Korea Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Since bursting onto the tennis scene with her maiden Grand Slam title at the 2021 U.S. Open, Emma Raducanu has fallen on some hard times, unable to pick up another win and taking a nosedive in the world rankin
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N. Korea likely to skip this year's table tennis world championships: report

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have withdrawn its women's table tennis team from this year's world championships slated for later this month in the Chinese city of Chengdu, according to a U.S. broadcaster.Pyongyang was not
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Grand Slam champions to take court at WTA Korea Open in Sept.

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- A pair of Grand Slam singles champions will take the court in Seoul for the lone WTA stop in South Korea later this month.The Korea Tennis Association (KTA) on Saturday unveiled the list of players for the Sep
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Young midfielder building case for nat'l team selection with strong La Liga showing

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Three matches into the new season in the top Spanish league, RCD Mallorca's South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in is building a compelling case for a long-awaited return to the national team.Lee, 21, has a go
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S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo eliminated in 2nd round of U.S. Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Once again, South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo couldn't get past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament.Kwon lost to Andrey Rublev of Russia in straight sets in the second round at the U.S. Open at the US
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World No. 2 Zverev to play at ATP Tour event in Seoul

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- World No. 2 Alexander Zverev will be among three top-10 players taking the court at an ATP Tour event in Seoul next month, the tournament organizers said Wednesday.The organizing committee for the Korea Open sa
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S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo reaches 2nd round at U.S. Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean player Kwon Soon-woo has advanced to the second round in the men's singles at the U.S. Open.Kwon defeated the Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco in four sets, 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-3 at the UST
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High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok falters in latest Diamond League stop, to miss season finale

By Yoo Jee-hoSOEUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean high jumping sensation Woo Sang-hyeok stumbled in his latest international competition, finishing tied for last place in the Diamond League stop in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday.Woo tied Shelby
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Speed skaters choose not to appeal DUI-related bans

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Four South Korean speed skaters, including three-time Olympic medalist Kim Min-seok, have decided not to appeal their recent suspension over a drunk driving accident, an official with the national Olympic body said Thursday
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With bright future ahead, teen Wimbledon champion Cho Se-hyuk in no rush

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Cho Se-hyuk, the reigning under-14 Wimbledon champion from South Korea, represents a bright future for tennis in this country. But the precocious 14-year-old is apparently in no rush to grow up."I want to
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S. Korea stuns handball world with women's youth title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The undersized underdog South Korea has shocked the handball world, capturing the women's youth championship to cap off an undefeated run to the top.South Korea defeated Denmark 31-28 in the final of the In
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High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok finishes 2nd in Diamond League, inches toward season ender

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean high jumping sensation Woo Sang-hyeok has moved a step closer to a spot in the major season-ending competition, thanks to a runner-up performance in his latest international event.Woo finished seco