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Struggling reliever Oh Seung-hwan to make 1st career start this week

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in his illustrious career as a reliever, Samsung Lions right-hander Oh Seung-hwan will start a game this week, his manager said Tuesday, as desperate times called for desperate measures.To help
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong hits 3rd homer of season, tops 100 career RBIs

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has ended his homerless drought at 18 games.Kim belted a three-run home run to help the Padres past the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 at Petco Park in San Diego on Monday (local time).K
Football

(LEAD) K League Hall of Fame honors inaugural class

(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- The new professional football Hall of Fame enshrined four members in its inaugural class Tuesday, honoring some of the biggest names the sport has seen in the country.The K
Football

K League Hall of Fame honors inaugural class

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- The new professional football Hall of Fame enshrined four members in its inaugural class Tuesday, honoring some of the biggest names the sport has seen in the country.The Korea Professional Football League (K Lea
Golf

S. Korea goes for 2nd straight title at LPGA match play competition

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Led by a resurgent star, South Korea will chase its second consecutive title at an LPGA team match play competition this week in San Francisco.South Korea will be the No. 2 seed at the eight-country International
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Red-hot Giants soar to top of KBO standings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Don't look now, but here come the Lotte Giants, for the second straight spring.After getting virtually no love from pundits in preseason prognostications, the Giants are sitting pretty atop the Korea Baseball
Football

(LEAD) Mallorca's Lee Kang-in stays hot with 6th goal of season

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 3 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in has scored his sixth goal of the top Spanish league season for RCD Mallorca, reaching a milestone in the process.Lee netted Mallorca's
Football

Mallorca's Lee Kang-in stays hot with 6th goal of season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in has scored his sixth goal of the top Spanish league season for RCD Mallorca, reaching a milestone in the process.Lee netted Mallorca's only goal in their 1-1 draw against A
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(Yonhap Interview) KBO veteran leans on ex-big leaguer father for comfort, advice

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- As he labors through an uncharacteristically uneven stretch in the early part of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, LG Twins starter Casey Kelly has been able to stay even-keeled.Having a father who ha
Football

Son Heung-min extends double-digit scoring streak to 7 seasons in loss

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur has reached double figures in Premier League goals for his seventh consecutive season, though the milestone goal came in a losing cause.Son scored his 10th goal of the 2022-2023
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(Yonhap Interview) Being grandson of boxing legend Ali 'a blessing and a curse' for emerging MMA fighter

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Imagine being a grandson of an American icon, at once a heavyweight boxing champion and a courageous civil rights hero. Imagine trying to find your way in mixed martial arts while carrying the weight of that f
Golf

Lone LPGA tournament in S. Korea switches venue for 2023

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The BMW Ladies Championship, the lone LPGA Tour event that takes place annually in South Korea, will be held on its third different course this fall.The LPGA Tour and BMW Korea announced Friday that Seowon Hil
Baseball

(Yonhap Interview) 'It's pretty wild': how Mississippi high school rivals ended up in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- They say it's a small world out there in professional baseball. And Kirk McCarty, first-year American pitcher for the SSG Landers in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), has seen firsthand just how small
Football

Son Heung-min nets 9th goal of Premier League season, 1 away from extending streak

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur is now a goal away from scoring in double figures for the seventh consecutive Premier League season.Son netted the second-half equalizer in Spurs' 2-2 draw against Manche
Baseball

Outfielder shakes off early slump with carefree approach

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- With his second three-hit performance of the season Thursday, LG Twins outfielder Park Hae-min extended his hitting streak to nine games in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).By now, Park's slow start t
Baseball

Twins beat Landers to climb to top of KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins opened their three-game series against the SSG Landers on Tuesday in second place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).When the series ended Thursday night, they were on top of the league.No.
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LG Twins manager pushing struggling reliever to keep evolving

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Once a struggling reserve with questionable work ethic himself, LG Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb knows firsthand what can happen to players if they get too complacent.He doesn't want that to happen to one
Baseball

Pirates' Bae Ji-hwan swipes career-high 3 bags

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- In his first full season in the majors, Bae Ji-hwan of the Pittsburgh Pirates is mastering the art of base thievery.The South Korean utility man stole a career-best three bases in the Pirates' 8-1 victory
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Samsung Lions trade for veteran reliever to address bullpen woes

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- To address their bullpen issues in the early going, the Samsung Lions acquired veteran reliever Kim Tae-hoon from the Kiwoom Heroes in exchange for infielder Lee won-seok and a draft pick on Thursday.Kim, 31,
Golf

(Yonhap Interview) Trailblazing Polish golfer looks to keep improving, inspiring others

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Over the course of his career, Polish golfer Adrian Meronk has set a lot of "firsts."Meronk became the first Polish player to compete on the Challenge Tour, a second-tier men's competition in E