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Hanwha Eagles fire manager Carlos Subero, promote minor league skipper Choi Won-ho

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles fired their manager Carlos Subero on Thursday.The Eagles promoted their minor league manager Choi Won-ho to take Subero's place, and immediately signed him to a t
Football

(LEAD) S. Korea to face Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain in Asian Cup

(ATTN: ADDS details from paras 5-13, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Malaysia, Jordan and Bahrain in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar next year, in a bid to capture their first continent
Football

S. Korea to face Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain in Asian Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Malaysia, Jordan and Bahrain in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar next year, in a bid to capture their first continental football title since 1960.In a draw held
Baseball

Key starter for KBO-worst Wiz to undergo season-ending elbow surgery

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The worst team in South Korean baseball in 2023 has lost a key starting pitcher for the season to an elbow injury.The KT Wiz, stuck in last place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) at 8-19-2 (wins-losses-t
Football

Promoters for Napoli-Mallorca exhibition in S. Korea cry foul over K League stance on scheduling

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Promoters for a summer exhibition series between two European football clubs featuring South Korean stars voiced their opposition to the local league's stance on match scheduling on Thursday, saying their co
Baseball

Slumping KBO MVP showing signs of life in May

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Having hit safely in seven of his eight games in May, with a couple of multihit efforts thrown in, reigning South Korean baseball MVP Lee Jung-hoo appears to be hitting his stride.After a 2-for-4 day against the
Football

Jeonbuk move out of K League relegation zone with resounding win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Desperate for a return to respectability in South Korean football, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors finally enjoyed the kind of victory that had once been their norm.In a meeting against another downtrodden team, Jeonbuk
Baseball

KBO club manager sees closer potential in new relievers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Even after the LG Twins lost their All-Star closer Go Woo-suk to a lower back injury at the start of May, manager Youm Kyoung-youb saw a silver lining -- in the form of two relievers who have stepped into the vo
Baseball

Slugging catcher hoping to live up to big contract

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- When veteran catcher Park Dong-won signed with the LG Twins as a free agent last November, he kept thinking about one particular thing."I didn't want to hear Twins fans say, 'We shouldn't have
Football

K League opposed to holding Napoli-Mallorca exhibition on matchday

SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean professional football league said Wednesday it is opposed to holding a summer exhibition between the Italian champions Napoli and Spanish side RCD Mallorca on the same June matchday for its own clubs.Organiz
Golf

Lee Kyoung-hoon feels right at home in Texas ahead of 'three-peat' bid on PGA Tour

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- PGA Tour veteran Lee Kyoung-hoon may be from South Korea, but he is feeling right at home in Texas this week.That's where Lee will be trying to win his third straight AT&T Byron Nelson title.Starting Thursda
Baseball

Little-used outfielder goes from goat to hero in dramatic win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- With the winning run standing 90 feet away in the bottom of the 10th inning, LG Twins outfielder Shin Min-jae walked up to the plate for only the fourth time this season Tuesday night.The only thing on the mind o
Baseball

Twins walk off on Heroes to stretch winning streak to 4

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- LG Twins backup outfielder Shin Min-jae played the hero against the Kiwoom Heroes on Tuesday night, driving in the winning run with a walk-off infield single in the bottom of the 10th for a 5-4 victory.In just hi
Baseball

Manager of slumping KBO club trying to stay composed amid losing skid

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- Not all losses are created equal in baseball, but every one of them hurts the same for Kiwoom Heroes manager Hong Won-ki.Hong's club has dropped four straight games in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). A
Baseball

LG Twins manager pleased with mental progress of hot-hitting catcher

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- LG Twins catcher Park Dong-won has jumped out to an early lead in the home run department in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) this year, with seven dingers through 28 games. This is an unexpected development
Football

Fans, goals galore in S. Korean football league

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- With teams having played every opponent at least once in the top South Korean football league, attendance figures and total goals are both up significantly from recent seasons, data showed Tuesday.According to th
Football

Napoli, Mallorca to showcase local heroes in S. Korea summer exhibitions

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- Italian champions Napoli, led by South Korean defender Kim Min-jae, and Spanish side RCD Mallorca, featuring South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in, will square off in two exhibition matches here next month, industry sources sai
Baseball

Catcher-turned-pitcher wins KBO's top player award for April

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- Na Gyun-an, a former catcher now leading the starting rotation for the biggest early surprise in South Korean baseball, has been voted the league's top player for April.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) a
Football

New coach for last-place football club seeks gradual changes

HWASEONG, South Korea, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Faced with an unenviable task of turning things around for a dismal club, new Suwon Samsung Bluewings head coach Kim Byung-soo said he will try to bring about gradual changes, rather than any radical transform
Baseball

Kia Tigers fill GM vacancy with ex-player Shim Jae-hak

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The Kia Tigers announced Monday they have hired former All-Star Shim Jae-hak as their new general manager.Shim, 50, is replacing Jang Jung-suk, who was fired in March for allegedly asking a free agent player for