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(LEAD) Wiz defeat Bears to move within one win of Korean Series title

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz are now a win away from winning their first Korean Series title.The Wiz defeated the Bears 3-1 in Game 3 of the best-of-seven South Korean baseball championsh
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KT Wiz's Cuban ace Despaigne outduels countryman for 1st career Korean Series win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- In the first all-Cuban starting pitching matchup in South Korean postseason baseball history, Odrisamer Despaigne of the KT Wiz outdueled Ariel Miranda of the Doosan Bears for a 3-1 win in Game 3 of the Korean
Baseball

Wiz defeat Bears to move within one win of Korean Series title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz are now a win away from winning their first Korean Series title.The Wiz defeated the Bears 3-1 in Game 3 of the best-of-seven South Korean baseball championship series on Wednesday, taking a commandi
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Red-hot hitter finds nothing unusual about teammates' Korean Series woes

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Through two games of the Korean Series, designated hitter Jose Miguel Fernandez has been the one-man wrecking crew for the Doosan Bears, the only dangerous bat in an otherwise feeble lineup.The Cuban hitting ma
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Bears' manager blames early Korean Series deficit on mental toll

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- With his club having dropped the first two games of the South Korean baseball championship series, Doosan Bears' manager Kim Tae-hyoung thinks competing in high stakes games has taken its toll on his player
Golf

(LEAD) S. Korean star Ko Jin-young taking battle for LPGA honors to season finale

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 16-19)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young will take her battle with her main rival for top individual honors to the last tournament of the season this week.The 2021 LPGA season wil
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S. Korean star Ko Jin-young taking battle for LPGA honors to season finale

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young will take her battle with her main rival for top individual honors to the last tournament of the season this week.The 2021 LPGA season will conclude with the CME Group Tour C
Football

(LEAD) Methodical S. Korea pick apart Iraq in resounding World Cup qualifying win

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 5 paras, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea have defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq in succession in their World Cup qualifying campaign, using identical starting lineups.But how they
Football

Legend grows for Son Heung-min with milestone goal in World Cup qualifier

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- He is still very much active, but Son Heung-min's latest goal for South Korea made it feel like his career had come full circle.Son scored his 30th international goal in a 3-0 World Cup qualifying victory o
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(LEAD) S. Korea blank Iraq to extend undefeated run in World Cup qualifying campaign

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest results in para 3, details in para 4)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Captain Son Heung-min scored his 30th international goal while young midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong netted his first, as South Korea beat Iraq 3-0 in
Football

Methodical S. Korea pick apart Iraq in resounding World Cup qualifying win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea have defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq in succession in their World Cup qualifying campaign, using identical starting lineups.But how they achieved those results couldn't have bee
Football

S. Korea blank Iraq to extend undefeated run in World Cup qualifying campaign

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Captain Son Heung-min scored his 30th international goal while young midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong netted his first, as South Korea beat Iraq 3-0 in their World Cup qualifying match in Doha on Tuesday.Midfielder L
Baseball

(LEAD) Choo Shin-soo re-signs for 1 more year with KBO club Landers

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Former major league All-Star Choo Shin-soo will be back in the South Korean league for his second season in 2022.The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organizati
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Choo Shin-soo re-signs for 1 more year with KBO club Landers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Former major league All-Star Choo Shin-soo will be back in the South Korean league for his second season in 2022.The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said on Tuesday that Choo has agreed to
Football

Pohang Steelers determined to make fans proud with Asian club football title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- As the last South Korean team left standing at Asia's top club football tournament, Pohang Steelers will try to do their fans and league proud by bringing home the championship trophy next week, head coach
Football

Gangwon FC appoint ex-nat'l team star Choi Yong-soo as new coach

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football club Gangwon FC announced Tuesday they've hired former national team striker Choi Yong-soo as new head coach.Choi, 48, is taking over a team in danger of relegation from the top-flight
Baseball

Much riding on ace's shoulders as Bears try to rally in Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Having dug themselves into an early hole in the Korean Series, the Doosan Bears will now turn to their best starter from the regular season.The Bears have dropped the first two games of the best-of-seven set ag
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What nerves? KT Wiz's Korean Series debutants playing like veterans

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Entering this year's Korean Series against the Doosan Bears, the KT Wiz only carried two players with prior experience in the South Korean baseball championship stage.One was 40-year-old designated hitter Y
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Coach wants S. Korea to 'dominate' World Cup qualifier vs. Iraq

By Yoo Jee-hoDOHA/SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's first match against Iraq in September in the ongoing Asian World Cup qualifying round didn't go as the Taeguk Warriors had hoped. On the eve of their second meeting, South Korea head
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(LEAD) Title-hungry veterans lift Wiz closer to Korean Series championship

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- A trio of veterans chasing their first South Korean baseball championship ring pushed the KT Wiz a step closer to the title on Monday, leaving their mark on a key victory with th