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Baseball manager hopes to see new stars emerge at Asian Games

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- As the new manager of the national baseball team, veteran skipper Ryu Joong-il will be chasing three rabbits.One, he wants to have the proper process in putting the team together for the Hangzhou Asian Games in
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Ex-S Korean captain Koo Ja-cheol to be reunited with K League's Jeju

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- After spending more than a decade overseas, South Korean midfielder Koo Ja-cheol is coming home.Jeju United of the K League 1 said Wednesday that Koo, 32, has agreed to rejoin the team where he made his profess
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FC Seoul sign forward Cho Young-wook to 2-year extension

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean football club FC Seoul announced Wednesday they have signed forward Cho Young-wook to a two-year contract extension.Cho, 23, made his K League 1 debut with his hometown club in 2018, and the ex
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Korean Series-winning skipper Ryu Joong-il named nat'l team manager for Asian Games

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Four-time Korean Series champion manager Ryu Joong-il was named the new skipper for the national baseball team at this year's Asian Games on Wednesday.The Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA) said Ryu
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Beijing 2022 medalists returning to action at annual nat'l competition

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- There will be little time for rest for the weary South Korea medalists and other participating athletes from the recently concluded Beijing Winter Olympics, with an annual national winter sports competition sta
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(2nd LD) COVID-19 causing disruptions across sports leagues

(ATTN: ADDS basketball league's decision in paras 22-25)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- A surge in coronavirus cases has been wreaking havoc on playing schedules in South Korean professional sports this month, an eerie deja vu to previous
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KBO's Bears re-sign Fernandez for 4th season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears announced Tuesday they have re-signed Cuban designated hitter Jose Miguel Fernandez for his fourth season in South Korea, confirming the biggest open secret in the Korea Baseball Organization (
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(LEAD) COVID-19 causing disruptions across sports leagues

(ATTN: UPDATES with nat'l basketball team's decision in paras 17-21)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- A surge in coronavirus cases has been wreaking havoc on playing schedules in South Korean professional sports this month, an eerie dej
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COVID-19 causing disruptions across sports leagues

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- A surge in coronavirus cases has been wreaking havoc on playing schedules in South Korean professional sports this month, an eerie deja vu to previous springs when seasons were postponed or even canceled outrig
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(Olympics) Bubble bursts: Beijing Winter Games end with muted celebration of athletes

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- The Olympic flame in Beijing was extinguished on Sunday to mark the conclusion of the first Winter Games during the global COVID-19 pandemic, as a muted closing ceremony celebrated athletic feats from snow, i
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(Olympics) Beijing 2022 draws to conclusion with last medals awarded

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics crossed the finish line on Sunday with the final five gold medals awarded on ice, snow and sliding track.South Korea, which did not add any medal on Sunday, finished the compe
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(LEAD) (Olympics) Amid pandemic, controversy, S. Korea meets modest medal target in Beijing

(ATTN: UPDATES with final medal standings in paras 4, 16-17)By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- In late December, about a month and a half before the start of Beijing 2022, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) announced a rather modest m
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Beijing, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Below are the final medal standings for the top 10 countries and South Korea at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which concluded Sunday. ※ ROC stands for the Russian Olympic C
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(Olympics) Bobsledders struggle in S. Korea's last event at Beijing 2022

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- There was no last-day magic this time, as the South Korean bobsleigh pilot Won Yun-jong failed to take his four-man team to the podium on Sunday in Beijing as he had done four years ago on home soil.Won, Kim
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(Olympics) S. Korean Olympic chief lauds athletes' efforts, vows to develop more winter sports talent

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top Olympic official praised strong efforts by the country's athletes at Beijing 2022 on Sunday, while also recognizing the need to nurture future Winter Olympic stars away from ice.Lee
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(Olympics) S. Korea decides not to appeal Beijing short track refereeing to top sports court

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided not to appeal short track speed skating refereeing at Beijing 2022 to the top global sports tribunal, the country's Olympic chief said Sunday.At a press conference in Beijing, Kore
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(Olympics) With all medals coming from ice, S. Korea reverts to old ways

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's dominance in short track speed skating is hardly new. Despite some early hiccups in Beijing, South Korea still emerged as the leader in the short track medal count with two gold medals and t
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(Olympics) Amid pandemic, controversy, S. Korea meets modest medal target in Beijing

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- In late December, about a month and a half before the start of Beijing 2022, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) announced a rather modest medal target: win one or two gold medals and finish around th
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Beijing, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries and South Korea at the Beijing Winter Olympics as of Saturday. ※ ROC stands for the Russian Olympic Committee. Becau
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(Olympics) Teammates grab speed skating medals on penultimate day

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Teammates Chung Jae-won and Lee Seung-hoon skated to silver and bronze medals in the men's mass start speed skating race on Saturday, the second-to-last day of Beijing 2022.Those two medals will likely en