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Ex-player Hwang In-sun becomes 1st female head coach for S. Korean football

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Former midfielder Hwang In-sun has become the first female head coach for a South Korean national football team.The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Tuesday Hwang, 45, will be the head coach for the wo
Football

Jeju United striker Joo Min-kyu chasing scoring title, team success to cap off banner year

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Having netted six goals in his last three matches, Jeju United striker Joo Min-kyu is closing in on his first scoring title in the top South Korean football league. And the 31-year-old said Tuesday he also wants to enjoy som
Baseball

Bears' ace Miranda voted KBO's top player for Oct.

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' left-hander Ariel Miranda has been named South Korean baseball's top player for October, the month in which he also set an all-time strikeout record for a season.The Korea Baseball Organiza
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Infielders set to play key roles vs. ex-teams in KBO postseason series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- After nine seasons with the Doosan Bears, first baseman Oh Jae-il signed with the Samsung Lions as a free agent last December. And as compensation for losing Oh, the Bears were allowed to pick a player off the L
Golf

Ko Jin-young's reign at top of women's golf rankings ends after 2 weeks

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Only two weeks after returning to the top of the women's world golf rankings, South Korean star Ko Jin-young is back down to No. 2.Nelly Korda of the United States moved ahead of Ko in the latest rankings an
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Premier League attacker ready for any role for nat'l team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- With veteran South Korean striker Hwang Ui-jo sidelined for upcoming World Cup qualifying matches, another Hwang said Monday he's ready to step into that void.Wolverhampton Wanderers' forward Hwang Hee-c
Football

(LEAD) Training camp opens for S. Korea ahead of Nov. World Cup qualifiers

(ATTN: ADDS photos, coach's comments)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's national football opened training camp Monday ahead of two World Cup qualifying matches this month.Players reported to the National Football Ce
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Training camp opens for S. Korea ahead of Nov. World Cup qualifiers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's national football opened training camp Monday ahead of two World Cup qualifying matches this month.Players reported to the National Football Center (NFC) in Paju, just north of Seoul i
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Ulsan midfielder Lee Dong-gyeong voted K League's top player for Oct.

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Hyundai FC midfielder Lee Dong-gyeong was voted South Korean football's top player for October on Monday, becoming the first player from his club to be honored in 2021.The Korea Professional Football L
Baseball

Old rivals set for 1st KBO postseason clash in 6 years

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Two old rivals in South Korean baseball will reacquaint themselves with each other in the penultimate stage of the postseason starting Tuesday.The Samsung Lions will host the Doosan Bears in Game 1 of the best-o
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(LEAD) Bears' leadoff man impacts postseason win with bat, glove

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Having captured the 2015 Korean Series MVP and posted a higher career batting average in the postseason than in the regular season, Doosan Bears' outfielder Jung Soo-bin doesn'
Baseball

(LEAD) Bears rout Twins to advance in KBO postseason

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hits came fast and furious, as the Doosan Bears hammered the LG Twins 10-3 on Sunday to advance to the next round in the South Korean baseball postseason.Leadoff Jung Soo-bin and No.
Baseball

Twins' KBO title drought extended another year after humiliating loss

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- This was supposed to be the year for the LG Twins, the year in which they would finally win their first South Korean baseball championship since 1994.But for the second straight postseason, they couldn't get
Baseball

Bears' leadoff man impacts postseason win with bat, glove

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Having captured the 2015 Korean Series MVP and posted a higher career batting average in the postseason than in the regular season, Doosan Bears' outfielder Jung Soo-bin doesn't have to prove his big-gam
Baseball

Bears rout Twins to advance in KBO postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hits came fast and furious, as the Doosan Bears hammered the LG Twins 10-3 on Sunday to advance to the next round in the South Korean baseball postseason.Leadoff Jung Soo-bin and No. 2 hitter Jose Miguel Fernand
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Late-round pick living out KBO postseason dream for Twins

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- At the 2017 rookie draft in South Korean baseball, Moon Sung-ju was selected 97th overall by the LG Twins, with only three players coming after him.Few would have given Moon any chance of even making it to the K
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All hands on deck for managers in do-or-die KBO postseason game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Managers of the two South Korean baseball clubs set up for a win-or-go-home postseason game Sunday said they will take an all-hands-on-deck approach to the final showdown.The LG Twins and the Doosan Bears are kn
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조코비치, 남자 테니스 사상 첫 연말 세계 랭킹 1위 7회 달성

(서울=연합뉴스) 김동찬 기자 = 노바크 조코비치(1위·세르비아)가 남자프로테니스(ATP) 투어 연말 세계 랭킹 1위 최다 달성 기록을 수립했다. 조코비치는 7일(한국시간) 프랑스 파리에서 열린 ATP 투어 롤렉스 파리 마스터스(총상금 260만3천700 유로) 대회 6일째 단식 준결승에서 후베르트 후르카치(10위·폴란드)를 2-1(3-6 6-0 7-6<
Football

(LEAD) Jeonbuk edge out rivals Ulsan to inch toward K League title

(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments, details throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated archrivals Ulsan Hyundai FC 3-2 on Saturday to move closer to an unprecedented fifth consecutive South Korean football title.Stani
Football

Jeonbuk edge out rivals Ulsan to inch toward K League title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated archrivals Ulsan Hyundai FC 3-2 on Saturday to move closer to an unprecedented fifth consecutive South Korean football title.Stanislav Iljutcenko headed in the winner just seconds