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LPGA star Ko Jin-young eyes fresh start after record-tying streak ends

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in three months, Ko Jin-young failed to break a 70 in an LPGA round.The South Korean star put up a one-under 71 in the opening round of the BMW Ladies Championship on Thursday in Busan, some
Golf

S. Koreans dominate leaderboard in opening round of LPGA tournament on home soil

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean players crowded the leaderboard after the opening round of the lone LPGA tournament in the country on Thursday.Korea LPGA (KLPGA) player An Narin shot an eight-under 64 to grab the sole lead at the
Football

S. Korea looking forward to 'great test' vs. top-ranked U.S. in women's football friendlies

football-matches S. Korea looking forward to 'great test' vs. top-ranked U.S. in women's football friendliesBy Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- With the South Korean women's nation
Football

Deja vu all over again for Ulsan in crushing loss to Pohang at AFC Champions League

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Before Ulsan Hyundai FC took on their regional rivals Pohang Steelers for a spot in the final of the top Asian club football tournament Wednesday night, few pundits and oddsmakers had predicted a loss by the mi
Football

(LEAD) Pohang Steelers beat Ulsan on penalties to reach AFC Champions League final

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Captain Kang Sang-woo converted the clinching spot kick as Pohang Steelers defeated their South Korean rivals Ulsan Hyundai FC on penalties Wednesday to reach the final of the top A
Football

Pohang Steelers beat Ulsan on penalties to reach AFC Champions League final

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Captain Kang Sang-woo converted the clinching spot kick as Pohang Steelers defeated their South Korean rivals Ulsan Hyundai FC on penalties Wednesday to reach the final of the top Asian club football tournament
Golf

Slumping LPGA golfer trying to get her groove back at home

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- For Park Sung-hyun, there's no place like home.The former world No. 1 in women's golf has fallen on hard times, and that may even be an understatement. The 28-year-old was at the top of the rankings as
Golf

LPGA star trying not to get caught up in pursuit of record, No. 1 ranking

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Ko Jin-young, world No. 2 in women's golf closing in on the top spot, has arrived in the southeastern city of Busan in the midst of her best stretch of the LPGA season.She has won twice in her past four sta
Golf

Golfer embracing pressure ahead of LPGA title defense

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Starting Thursday in the southeastern city of Busan, South Korean golfer Jang Hana will attempt to do something she has never done in her career: defending a title two years apart.Jang, a former LPGA star curre
Golf

Korean American LPGA star driven to win in late father's hometown

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- As the 2021 LPGA season winds down, Korean American player Danielle Kang finds herself in one city where she wants to win a tournament more than anywhere else.Kang is one of 84 players set to compete at the BMW
Baseball

From one slugger to another: 'Break my record'

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- As the career home run leader in South Korean baseball, retired slugger Lee Seung-yuop understands records are made to be broken.Of the numerous batting records Lee holds in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), few are as
Baseball

Ex-closer thriving in setup role for KBO postseason hopeful

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Cho Sang-woo isn't going to lie.The right-hander still wishes he were the closer for the Kiwoom Heroes, racking up saves for his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club.And yet, with his club in an intense b
Baseball

Close games create 3-way tie for wild card spot in topsy-turvy KBO postseason race

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- The playoff picture in South Korean baseball was murky enough entering Tuesday. And with four games of the day in the books, it isn't any clearer.The Kiwoom Heroes stayed in the wild card hunt as the fifth
Baseball

(LEAD) Landers' slugger Choi Jeong becomes 2nd KBO player with 400 home runs

(ATTN: ADDS photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- SSG Landers' third baseman Choi Jeong has become the second player in South Korean baseball history to hit 400 career home runs.Choi reached the milestone Tuesday against the Kia Tigers s
Baseball

Landers' slugger Choi Jeong becomes 2nd KBO player with 400 home runs

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- SSG Landers' third baseman Choi Jeong has become the second player in South Korean baseball history to hit 400 career home runs.Choi reached the milestone Tuesday against the Kia Tigers starter Bo Takahashi
Baseball

(LEAD) Back where they belong: KBO fans return to stadium for reg. season stretch drive

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Namgung Ho-seung hadn't been to a ball game since May. Back then, all clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) were playing in front of fans, albeit at limited numbers. But
Baseball

Back where they belong: KBO fans return to stadium for reg. season stretch drive

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Namgung Ho-seung hadn't been to a ball game since May. Back then, all clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) were playing in front of fans, albeit at limited numbers. But once the fourth wave of the
Football

Ulsan coach sees all-Korean match at AFC Champions League as showcase for K League

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- On the eve of an all-Korean clash at the top Asian club football competition, Ulsan Hyundai FC head coach Hong Myung-bo took a step back and looked at the big picture on Tuesday.Ulsan will take on the fellow K
Baseball

KBO manager rejoices over return of fans to stadium

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- When the LG Twins host the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Baseball Stadium to open a three-game series Tuesday evening, they will do so in front of hundreds, if not thousands, of fans -- something they haven't bee
Football

Under newly loosened rules, K League stadiums to welcome fans back on weekend

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- With restrictions on attendance at sporting events loosened, South Korean football clubs will welcome supporters back starting this weekend, league officials said Tuesday.In its weekly press briefing, the K Lea