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One manager gone, others likely staying put among non-playoff teams in KBO, for now

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The offseason for non-playoff teams in South Korean baseball is barely under way, and one of those five teams caught outside looking in has let go of its manager.Will other clubs follow suit? Given the contract
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Football

Son Heung-min's Tottenham Hotspur sacked coach Santo in 4 months...Conte as candidate for replacement

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- England’s professional football team, Tottenham Hotspur, including South Korean star player, Son Heung-min (29), has sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo (47 Portuguese) aft
Baseball

After injury-plagued season, Rays' Choi Ji-man hoping for healthier 2022 season

INCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Following multiple stints on the injured list (IL) in 2021, Tampa Bay Rays' South Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man can't wait for a fresh, not to mention healthy, start to a new season.Choi returned home early Tues
Football

아르헨티나서 축구경기 중 팬들 총격…감독 총에 맞아 부상

(멕시코시티=연합뉴스) 고미혜 특파원 = 아르헨티나 3부 리그 축구경기 도중 총격이 발생해 원정팀 감독이 총에 맞는 일이 벌어졌다.1일(현지시간) 아르헨티나 언론과 AP통신 등에 따르면 전날 서부 멘도사에서 열린 우라칸 라스 에라스와 페로카릴 오에스테의 축구경기 후반전 중에 관중석에 있던 홈팀 우라칸 팬들 사이에 총격이 벌어졌다.경기장에서 선수들을 지휘하던
Baseball

(2nd LD) Heroes beat Bears in KBO wild card thriller, force 2nd game

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details, comments)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes defeated the Doosan Bears 7-4 in a South Korean baseball wild card thriller on Monday, scoring three runs in the top of the ninth inning to stay alive for
Baseball

(LEAD) KBO batting champ delivers clutch hit in memorable postseason game

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 13-16)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo, the 2021 regular season batting champion in South Korean baseball, picked up right where he left off as the postseason began on Monday.The hitting machine for th
Baseball

(LEAD) Heroes beat Bears in KBO wild card thriller, force 2nd game

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes defeated the Doosan Bears 7-4 in a South Korean baseball wild card thriller on Monday, scoring three runs in the top of the ninth inning to stay alive for another
Baseball

KBO batting champ delivers clutch hit in memorable postseason game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo, the 2021 regular season batting champion in South Korean baseball, picked up right where he left off as the postseason began on Monday.The hitting machine for the Kiwoom Heroes delivered a two-out
Baseball

Heroes beat Bears in KBO wild card thriller, force 2nd game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes defeated the Doosan Bears 7-4 in a South Korean baseball wild card thriller on Monday, scoring three runs in the top of the ninth inning to stay alive for another day.Batting champion Lee Jung-
Baseball

After strong regular seasons, KBO key hitters chase postseason success

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The first postseason game of the year in South Korean baseball on Monday will put a spotlight on two batters coming off strong regular seasons.On one side is the Kiwoom Heroes outfielder Lee Jung-hoo, the reigni
Baseball

(LEAD) Different situation, same mindset for KBO skipper managing 7th straight postseason

(ATTN: ADDS comments from para 12, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears are in the midst of a remarkable postseason streak in South Korean baseball. They will make their seventh consecutive Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
Baseball

Different situation, same mindset for KBO skipper managing 7th straight postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears are in the midst of a remarkable postseason streak in South Korean baseball. They will make their seventh consecutive Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason appearance later Monday in a wi
Baseball

Kia Tigers part ways with manager Matt Williams

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Kia Tigers announced Monday they have cut ties with manager Matt Williams after two unfruitful seasons.The Tigers, which finished ninth among 10 clubs in the Korea Baseball Organiz
Football

Nat'l football coach chooses fit over goal totals in surprise roster decision

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- When Paulo Bento, head coach of the South Korean men's national football team, scouts strikers, he doesn't just look at their goal totals.After making a surprising choice at the forward position Monday a
Football

(LEAD) Emerging striker named to nat'l football team for Nov. World Cup qualifiers

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- An up-and-coming forward in the domestic league was named to the South Korean men's national football team Monday ahead of two World Cup qualifying matches this month.Kim Gun-hee
Football

Emerging striker named to nat'l football team for Nov. World Cup qualifiers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- An up-and-coming forward in the domestic league was named to the South Korean men's national football team Monday ahead of two World Cup qualifying matches this month.Kim Gun-hee of Suwon Samsung Bluewings i
Baseball

(LEAD) Venezuelan ace Cuevas pitches Wiz to 1st Korean Series in gutsy performance

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 8 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Pitching on only two days' rest after throwing 108 pitches, KT Wiz right-hander William Cuevas gave his team more than anyone could have reasonably hoped for on Sunday.I
Baseball

(LEAD) KT Wiz win KBO tiebreaker game to reach 1st Korean Series

(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments, details throughout; CHANGES lead)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The seven-year wait is over. The KT Wiz, once a perennial doormat in South Korean baseball, are now headed to the championship series for the first
Baseball

Venezuelan ace Cuevas pitches Wiz to 1st Korean Series in gutsy performance

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Pitching on only two days' rest after throwing 108 pitches, KT Wiz right-hander William Cuevas gave his team more than anyone could have reasonably hoped for on Sunday.In what can only be described as a gut
Baseball

KT Wiz win KBO tiebreaker game to reach 1st Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz will play for the South Korean baseball championship for the first time.The Wiz shut out the Samsung Lions 1-0 in a tiebreaker game on Sunday to capture the regular season crown in the Korea Baseball