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KT Wiz veteran Yoo Han-joon retires after 18 years in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- KT Wiz veteran Yoo Han-joon is going out a champion.Yoo announced his retirement from baseball Wednesday at the age of 40, following 18 years in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and six days after the Wiz
Baseball

Kia Tigers name ex-Heroes manager Jang Jung-suk as new GM

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Kia Tigers announced Wednesday they've hired former Kiwoom Heroes skipper Jang Jung-suk as their new general manager.Financial terms of Jang's deal were not disclosed.Jang
Football

(LEAD) Pohang Steelers finish runners-up at AFC Champions League

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS details in paras 8-10)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Pohang Steelers' pursuit of a long-awaited Asian club football title will have to be put on hold for a little while longer.The South Korean club lost to the S
Football

Pohang Steelers finish runners-up at AFC Champions League

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Pohang Steelers' pursuit of a long-awaited Asian club football title will have to be on hold for at least another year.The South Korean club lost to the Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal 2-0 in the final of the A
Golf

Ko Jin-young pleased with victorious finish to roller-coaster LPGA season

INCHEON, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- With the LPGA Tour's top individual award in tow, South Korean golfer Ko Jin-young received a hero's welcome home on Tuesday, as she heads into an offseason determined to keep improving her game.Ko captured her se
Baseball

Bong Jung-keun taken driver's license away for drunk-driving electric kick scooter

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- Bong Jung-keun (41), former famous professional baseball player and current baseball commentator, had his driver’s license taken away for riding an electric kick scooter whi
Football

(LEAD) Giant killers in S. Korean football chasing historic title

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments in paras 10-13, 18-21)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The giant killers of South Korean football will try to make history at the largest national tournament starting this week.Jeonnam Dragons of the second-tier K L
Football

Giant killers in S. Korean football chasing historic title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The giant killers of South Korean football will try to make history at the largest national tournament starting this week.Jeonnam Dragons of the second-tier K League 2 will take on the K League 1 club Daegu FC
Golf

LPGA Player of the Year Ko Jin-young stays at No. 2 in world rankings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The 2021 LPGA Player of the Year Ko Jin-young is still No. 2 in the women's world golf rankings, though she has closed the gap on her top-ranked rival.Based on the latest rankings released Monday (U.S. time
Football

Women's nat'l football team begins training for friendlies vs. New Zealand

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean women's national football team on Monday opened training camp for upcoming friendly matches against New Zealand.Twenty out of 23 players called up by head coach Colin Bell reported to the N
Football

Pohang facing uphill battle in AFC Champions League final

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Pohang Steelers will try to win the most important match of their season without a couple of key players, when they take on the Saudi club Al Hilal in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champio
Golf

Ko Jin-young overcomes injury, personal ordeal in outstanding 2021 LPGA season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- With a brilliant performance at the final tournament of the 2021 LPGA season that helped her bag the top individual honor, South Korean star Ko Jin-young showed once again who's boss.Ko defended her CME Gro
Golf

Ko Jin-young shines brightest among S. Koreans in 2021 LPGA season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- In an LPGA season that had no shortage of star power, no one shined as brightly as South Korea's own Ko Jin-young.Ko finished a wildly successful 2021 campaign with a flourish in Florida on Sunday (local ti
Golf

(LEAD) Ko Jin-young captures top LPGA player honor, money title with victory in season finale

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Ko Jin-young has won the top LPGA player award for the second time in her career, on the strength of her successful title defense at the season finale
Golf

Ko Jin-young captures top LPGA player honor, money title with victory in season finale

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Ko Jin-young has won the top LPGA player award for the second time in her career, on the strength of her successful title defense at the season finale in Florida.Ko captured her second straigh
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쇼트트랙 황대헌, 월드컵 3차 1,000ｍ 우승…3개 대회 연속 금빛(종합)

(서울=연합뉴스) 김경윤 기자 = 쇼트트랙 국가대표 황대헌(한국체대)이 월드컵 3차 대회에 출전한 한국 선수 중 유일하게 개인전 금메달을 획득했다.황대헌은 22일(한국시간) 헝가리 데브레첸 포닉스 아레나에서 열린 2021-2022 국제빙상경기연맹(ISU) 월드컵 3차 대회 남자 1,000ｍ 결승에서 1분25초425의 기록으로 캐나다의 파스칼 디온(1분25초
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'실종설' 펑솨이, IOC 위원장과 영상통화…"안전하게 잘있다"

(로마=연합뉴스) 전성훈 특파원 = 실종설이 제기된 중국 테니스 스타 펑솨이(彭帥)가 국제올림픽위원회(IOC)를 통해 직접 자신의 안전을 확인했다.토마스 바흐 IOC 위원장은 21일(현지시간) 펑솨이와 영상 통화를 했다고 IOC가 성명을 통해 밝혔다.성명에 따르면 펑솨이는 현재 베이징 집에서 안전하게 잘 지내고 있으며, 자신의 사생활을 존중받고 싶다고 말했
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빙속 김민석, 월드컵 2차 1,500ｍ 동메달…세계랭킹 2위 마크

(서울=연합뉴스) 김경윤 기자 = 스피드스케이팅 중장거리 간판 김민석(성남시청)이 월드컵 연속 대회 메달 획득에 성공했다.김민석은 22일(한국시간) 노르웨이 스타방에르에서 열린 2021-2022시즌 국제빙상경기연맹(ISU) 스피드스케이팅 월드컵 2차 대회 남자 1,500ｍ 디비전A에서 1분45초656의 기록으로 동메달을 획득했다.1차 대회 같은 종목에서 금
Football

Ulsan put pressure on Jeonbuk in K League title race with dramatic victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Hyundai FC pulled off a thrilling 3-1 victory over Jeju United on Sunday to add intrigue to the title race in the top South Korean football league.Forward Oh Se-hun grabbed a brace for Ulsan, including a
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안세영, 숙적 야마구치 꺾고 인도네시아 마스터스 배드민턴 우승

(서울= 연합뉴스) 임순현 기자 = 한국 여자 배드민턴 차세대 에이스 안세영(19·삼성생명)이 라이벌 야마구치 아카네(24·일본)를 꺾고 인도네시아 마스터스 배드민턴선수권대회 여자 단식 최정상 자리에 올랐다.안세영은 21일 인도네시아 발리에서 열린 2021 인도네시아 마스터스 배드민턴선수권대회 여자 단식 결승전에서 야마구치를 2-0(21-17 21-19)으