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S. Korea coach calls draw vs. Japan at women's football tourney 'confidence boost'

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- For South Korea women's football head coach Colin Bell, his team's 1-1 draw against Japan at the top Asian women's competition on Thursday almost felt like a win.After giving up a goal only about 30
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S. Korea hold Japan to draw, take No. 2 seed in group at Women's Asian Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea played Japan to a 1-1 draw to close out the group stage at the top Asian women's football tournament in India on Thursday, putting up a good fight against the two-time defending champions en rou
Golf

With improved short game, S. Korean rookie 'excited' for LPGA debut

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- Armed with an improved short game, former South Korean tour star Choi Hye-jin is all ready to take her talent to America.Choi, a three-time Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour Player of the Year, will make her LPGA debut t
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S. Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan signs permanent deal with Wolverhampton

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- Wolverhampton Wanderers' South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan will be with the Premier League club until 2026.Wolves announced Wednesday (local time) that they have exercised the option to sign the forward t
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Luge doubles partners aiming high in 3rd Olympics together

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- In their first two Winter Olympics together, South Korean men's luge doubles tandem of Park Jin-yong and Cho Jung-myung finished 18th and then ninth.Partners since 2013, Park and Cho believe their next step
Baseball

New outfielders for NC Dinos gunning for championship in 1st season together

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- With rich deals in their bags, two new outfielders for the NC Dinos said Wednesday they have one common goal in their first season together: to deliver a championship.As one of the big spenders this offseason i
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Emerging skeleton slider not getting caught up in pre-Olympic hype

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea produced its first Olympic champion in the men's skeleton four years ago at home in PyeongChang. With the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing just around the corner, the country is hoping it will ha
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Without key teammate, veteran bobsledder not abandoning medal hopes in Beijing

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean bobsleigh pilot Won Yun-jong will be competing at his third Winter Olympics in Beijing next month, but for the first time, will do so without his longtime brakeman, Seo Young-woo.The two have been
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Reigning Olympic skeleton champion not considering self as medal contender in Beijing

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- When the South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin looks at himself in the mirror, he doesn't see a potential medalist in Beijing next month.Yun, the 2018 Olympic champion, gave a brutally honest self-asses
Baseball

Following elbow surgery, Choo Shin-soo to join Landers' spring training in mid-Feb.

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former major league All-Star Choo Shin-soo will report to his second South Korean baseball spring training behind schedule following an offseason elbow operation, an official with the club said Wednesday.Choo, the veteran o
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Sports minister to head S. Korean gov't delegation to Beijing 2022

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hwang Hee, the minister of culture, sports and tourism, will lead the South Korean government delegation to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, his ministry said Tuesday.With President Moon Jae-in not traveling to the Chi
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S. Korea launches delegation for Beijing 2022

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea officially set sail for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday, with its athletes hoping to inspire their weary nation during the COVID-19 pandemic with performances on slopes, ice and tracks.S
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S. Korea to send its 3rd-largest Winter Olympics team to Beijing 2022

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea announced Tuesday it will have 63 athletes compete in six sports during the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.It will be the country's third-largest athletic delegation to the Winter Games, behin
Football

Minus key players, S. Korea looking to book World Cup spot vs. Lebanon

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- With or without their captain and best player, South Korea will try to extend their World Cup appearance streak to 10 with a win over Lebanon when the final Asian qualification round resumes this week.South Kor
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(Yonhap Interview) Naturalized Olympic luger calls S. Korea 'part of my life'

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- She may have been born in Germany, but luger Aileen Frisch, naturalized as a Korean citizen in December 2016, feels she has come of age while living in her adopted country.Frisch, 29, will represent South Korea
Football

Veteran nat'l team striker welcomes competition from younger teammates

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Since Paulo Bento took over as head coach of the South Korean men's national football team in August 2018, no Korean player has scored more goals than Hwang Ui-jo's 13. After years of relative anonymity
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(LEAD) S. Korea beat Myanmar for 2nd straight win at Women's Asian Cup

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments in paras 10-12)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Myanmar 2-0 on Monday for their second straight victory at the top Asian women's football tournament in India.Lee Geum-min and Ji So-yun each
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S. Korea coach looks forward to 'big test' vs. Japan at Asian women's football tourney

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- Having bagged two consecutive wins at the top Asian women's football competition, South Korea will next face their biggest obstacle yet against Japan.South Korea blanked Myanmar 2-0 to improve to six points
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S. Korea beat Myanmar for 2nd straight win at Women's Asian Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Myanmar 2-0 on Monday for their second straight victory at the top Asian women's football tournament in India.Lee Geum-min and Ji So-yun each had a goal in the second half of the teams&
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S. Korean defender eyes clean victories in World Cup qualifiers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- As the rock on the South Korean defense, center back Kim Min-jae would like nothing more than to keep the upcoming opponents off the board when the country's World Cup qualifying campaign resumes this week.