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S. Korean teen goalkeeper inspired former U-20 star

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Having just turned 16 in June of 2019, South Korean goalkeeper Kim Joon-hong watched the men's under-20 national team closely as they marched into the final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, with a parti
Baseball

Veteran pitcher earns 1st win in 5 yrs in gutsy outing

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Veteran pitcher Jang Won-jun needed 15 days to go from career win No. 128 to No. 129 in 2018. It then took the Doosan Bears left-hander five years to get to his 130th victory in the Korea Baseball Organization (
Football

(LEAD) S. Korea coach praises execution in U-20 World Cup victory over France

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 6 paras, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- In light of his team's upset win over France to kick-start the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, South Korea head coach Kim Eun-jung said he couldn't have aske
Football

S. Korea coach praises execution in U-20 World Cup victory over France

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- In light of his team's upset win over France to kick-start the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, South Korea head coach Kim Eun-jung said he couldn't have asked for more from his players.Captain Lee Seun
Football

(LEAD) S. Korea defeat France to open FIFA U-20 World Cup

(ATTN: ADDS details, latest results in paras 5, 7, 14)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea upset France 2-1 to kick off their FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, a winning start to the tournament that few had envisioned.Captain Lee Seung-
Golf

Ko Jin-young back as No. 1 in women's golf rankings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- On the strength of her recent LPGA victory, South Korean star Ko Jin-young has returned to the top of the women's golf rankings.Ko climbed a spot to No. 1 in the latest rankings announced Monday (U.S. time),
Football

S. Korea defeat France to open FIFA U-20 World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea upset France 2-1 to kick off their FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, a winning start to the tournament that few had envisioned.Captain Lee Seung-won had a goal and an assist in the narrow victory in
Football

S. Korea leaning on teamwork vs. France in U-20 World Cup opener

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will bank on their teamwork against the highly skilled French team to kick off the FIFA U-20 World Cup, head coach Kim Eun-jung said on the eve of the match in Argentina."France feature players
Football

Ulsan stretch win streak to 6, lead K League by 13 points

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- By squeezing past last-place Suwon Samsung Bluewings on Sunday, Ulsan Hyundai FC extended their win streak to six matches, and their lead at the top of the K League 1 tables to 13 points.Martin Adam's 85th-m
Baseball

Teams tied at top of KBO standings set for midweek clash

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Through Sunday's action in South Korean baseball, the SSG Landers and the LG Twins shared first place with identical records.Something will have to give this week, when the two best teams in the Korea Baseba
Golf

Lone S. Korean at PGA Championship posts top-30 finish

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Lee Kyoung-hoon, the lone South Korean to make the cut at the PGA Championship, had a solid finish to the second major tournament of the men's golf season with an under-par score in the final round.Lee tied
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S. Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok wins 1st int'l title of 2023

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok captured his first international title of the season Sunday in Japan.Woo won the men's high jump by clearing 2.29 meters at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix at Internationa
Golf

Lone S. Korean left at PGA Championship struggles in 3rd round

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Lee Kyoung-hoon, the only South Korean player remaining at the PGA Championship, has taken a few steps back with a bumpy third round at the season's second major tournament.Lee posted a round of five-over 75
Golf

One S. Korean player makes cut at PGA Championship

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Only one out of five South Koreans in action has made the cut at the PGA Championship, the second major tournament of the men's golf season.Lee Kyoung-hoon, a two-time PGA Tour winner, will get to play on th
Football

Napoli-Mallorca exhibition in S. Korea up in air due to scheduling conflict

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A summer exhibition series between two European football clubs featuring South Korean stars in their native country remained up in the air Friday, due to a scheduling conflict with the domestic league.Local prom
Golf

'Every shot matters': Kim Joo-hyung gets stuck in mud on adventurous hole at PGA Championship

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The scorecard for the South Korean player Kim Joo-hyung in the first round of the PGA Championship in the state of New York showed he had a bogey on the par-4 sixth hole.But it was far from your ordinary bogey.K
Baseball

KBO's reigning strikeout king on pace for league record

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The reigning strikeout leader in South Korean baseball is on pace to topple his total from 2022 and set a new single-season record.An Woo-jin of the Kiwoom Heroes padded his strikeout lead in the Korea Baseball
Golf

S. Koreans well off pace after opening round at PGA Championship

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfers found themselves well out of contention after the opening round of the PGA Championship, the second major tournament of the season, with no one posting an under-par score.When the play was s
Football

S. Korea coach pleased with preparation for U-20 World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- With the FIFA U-20 World Cup fast approaching in Argentina, South Korea head coach Kim Eun-jung said Thursday he is pleased with his team's preparation, as his players have already spent several days in the
Football

S. Korea-N. Korea showdown set in Olympic women's football qualifiers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Hoping to make it to the Olympics for the first time, South Korea will face North Korea, China and Thailand in the second round of the Asian women's football qualifying tournament this fall.In a draw held at