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1위결정전 1만2천244석 매진…코로나19 시대 프로야구 최다 관중

(대구=연합뉴스) 하남직 기자 = 프로야구 2021년 정규시즌 1위를 가리는 단판 승부를 직접 관람하려는 팬들의 간절함이 '코로나19 시대 관중 기록'을 만들어냈다. 31일 대구 삼성 라이온즈 파크에서 열리는 2021 신한은행 쏠(SOL) KBO 정규시즌 1위 결정전의 입장권 1만2천244장이 9분 만에 모두 팔렸다. 정규시즌 144경기에서
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허삼영 삼성 감독 "1위 결정전, 하늘이 준 기회…원태인 믿는다"

(대구=연합뉴스) 하남직 기자 = 허삼영(49) 삼성 라이온즈 감독은 사상 초유의 145번째 경기를 '하늘이 준 기회'라고 정의했다. 정규시즌 144경기에서 76승 9무 59패로 kt wiz와 승, 무, 패까지 같았던 삼성은 31일 대구 삼성 라이온즈 파크에서 kt를 상대로 프로야구 2021 신한은행 쏠(SOL) KBO 정규시즌 1위 결정전을
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Canadian slugger Romak retires after 5 seasons in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Jamie Romak, one of the most successful foreign hitters in South Korean baseball history, has announced his retirement after spending his final five seasons here.The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organizati
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Seoul foes set to renew KBO postseason rivalry in wild card game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Two Seoul-based rivals will square off on Monday in the first postseason game in South Korean baseball this year.The Doosan Bears will host the Kiwoom Heroes for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) wild card
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Rare tiebreaker game set up to determine KBO regular season champs

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- It's not quite a "win or go home" deal, but there is still plenty on the line for the KT Wiz and the Samsung Lions, as they head into a rare tiebreaker game in South Korean baseball on Sunday.Af
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2nd-generation hitting machine wins 1st KBO batting title, 37 yrs after father

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The apple didn't fall far from the tree, as the second-generation hitting machine Lee Jung-hoo captured his first career South Korean baseball batting title, nearly 40 years after his father did the same.Le
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With 1st place at stake, Lions and Wiz to clash in KBO tiebreaker game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Even 144 games weren't enough to determine the best regular season team in South Korean baseball this year. So the KT Wiz and the Samsung Lions will go at it for one last time on Sunday.Following the conclu
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'해외원정 불가'…병역특례 봉사활동 못채운 선수들 '발등의 불'

(서울=연합뉴스) 배진남 장현구 기자 = 병역법상 예술·체육요원으로 편입된 스포츠 선수 중 공익복무(봉사활동) 시간을 채우지 못한 이들의 발등에 불이 떨어졌다.이번 달부터 예술·체육요원이 의무복무기간(34개월) 동안 특기를 활용한 공익복무 544시간을 마치지 못하면 이를 다 채울 때까지 의무복무기간이 1년 연장된다. 연장 기간에는 국외여행 허가가 제한된다.
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Football

Son Heung-min and Ji So-yeon nominated as world's best football players by IFFHS

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur and Ji So-yeon of Chelsea F.C., were nominated side by side for the best male and female football player of the year by the International
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Increase in crowd capacity arrives at opportune moment for baseball, football leagues

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- As South Korea tries to take baby steps back to normal life during the coronavirus pandemic, fan experience in baseball and football, two of the country's biggest sports, is about to change for the better,
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KBO to fully reopen stadiums for postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- In a long-awaited decision, the South Korean baseball league announced Friday it will fully reopen stadiums for vaccinated fans for the postseason starting in November.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) also
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Son Heung-min vs Ronaldo, their first encountering for EPL to be aired at 1:30 a.m. 31st

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min (29) of Tottenham will finally compete against his idol Cristiano Ronaldo (36) of Manchester United at EPL.Son’s team, Tottenham will play a home game against
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KBO postseason seeding to be determined on final day of regular season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- In one of the most chaotic finishes in South Korean baseball history, all five playoff positions will be determined on the last day of the regular season Saturday.Through Thursday night's action, the KT Wiz
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Defending KBO champions Dinos eliminated from postseason contention

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Hampered by a damaging off-field incident involving key players, the NC Dinos will not have a chance to defend their South Korean baseball title this year.The Dinos, the 2020 Korean Series champions, were elimi
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KBO postseason to begin Nov. 1; Korean Series set at neutral venue

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean baseball's postseason will begin next Monday, two days after the end of the regular season.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced its postseason schedule Thursday.It will begin with th
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S. Korea paired with defending champions Japan at Women's Asian Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will face two-time defending champions Japan in the group stage of Asia's top women's football tournament in January.In the draw for the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's A
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Captain of reeling K League club vows better finish to season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- Perhaps no South Korean football club has had a tougher week than Ulsan Hyundai FC, which have lost semifinals matches in the top continental competition and then in the biggest national tournament, while falli
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아르헨티나, 축구 영웅 마라도나 생가 국가기념물 지정

(멕시코시티=연합뉴스) 고미혜 특파원 = 아르헨티나가 축구 영웅 디에고 마라도나의 생가를 국가기념물로 지정했다.현지 텔람통신에 따르면 아르헨티나 정부는 27일(현지시간) 관보에서 마라도나가 "아르헨티나 문화 전반에 미친 엄청난 영향력"을 언급하며 이 같은 결정을 밝혔다.기념물로 지정된 곳은 부에노스아이레스 남쪽 빈민촌 비야 피오리토에
Football

Ulsan stunned in FA Cup semifinals, lose 'double' bid

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Hyundai FC suffered a shocking 2-1 loss to Jeonnam Dragons in the semifinals of South Korea's largest national football tournament Wednesday, as their dreams of winning two major titles crashed and bu
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Nat'l women's football coach demands better fitness from players

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Following his team's crushing defeat to the United States in a friendly match, South Korea women's football coach Colin Bell called on his players to improve their fitness levels.The top-ranked U.S. too