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Speed skater Kim Min-sun loses World Cup finale, misses title sweep

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean speed skater Kim Min-sun has fallen just shy of an unprecedented World Cup title sweep, suffering her first loss of the campaign in the season finale in Poland.Kim finished second in the women'
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SNSD’s Yuri named new face of TaylorMade Golf Co.

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- American sports equipment manufacturing company TaylorMade Golf Company has named Kwon Yu-ri, better known by her mononym Yuri, from the South Korean girl group Girls’ Gener
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(Yonhap Interview) Manager sees 'worthy role' for underdog Czechia at World Baseball Classic

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- As the first-time participant in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) this year, the Czech Republic isn't on pundits' lists as among the title favorites.But that doesn't mean Czechia will simply be a pu
Football

Age limit to be raised in men's football at Asian Games

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The age limit in men's football at the postponed Asian Games will be raised by one year, officials here said Friday, keeping the doors open for players who otherwise wouldn't have been eligible in 2023.According to
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Sidearm pitcher for S. Korea brimming with confidence after 1st pre-WBC scrimmage

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Of seven South Korean pitchers to take the mound in their first scrimmage before the World Baseball Classic (WBC) here on Thursday, sidearmer Ko Young-pyo threw the fewest pitches with 16.He wasn't just
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KBO commissioner meets MLB counterpart over holding games in U.S.

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean professional baseball chief met with his major league counterpart this week to discuss holding a South Korean game in America next year, the league office here said Friday.The Korea Baseball Or
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(LEAD) S. Korea beats KBO club Dinos in pre-WBC scrimmage behind 2 homers

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 8-13, 16-17)TUCSON, United States, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Behind home runs by its two corner infielders, South Korea prevailed in its first exhibition game in Tucson, Arizona, on Thursday in the buildup to next month's
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S. Korea beats KBO club Dinos in pre-WBC scrimmage behind 2 homers

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Behind home runs by its two corner infielders, South Korea prevailed in its first exhibition game in Tucson, Arizona, on Thursday in the buildup to next month's World Baseball Classic (WBC).First baseman
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WBC-bound Japanese star Ohtani aware of 'big history' vs. S. Korea in baseball

TEMPE, United States, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Aware of "a big history" between his native Japan and South Korea in baseball, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani said Thursday he was looking forward to facing the rival country at next month&
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World Taekwondo may lift ban on Russian athletes in April

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The world governing body of taekwondo could lift its ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus as early as April, its South Korean chief said Thursday.Choue Chung-won, head of the Seoul-based World Taekwondo (WT), reiterated
Baseball

Pain free after ankle injury, S. Korean first baseman training at full speed

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Only months removed from a serious ankle injury that appeared to put his career in jeopardy, South Korean first baseman Park Byung-ho trained at full speed Wednesday in preparation for the World Baseball Cla
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Former KBO MVP Eric Thames announces retirement

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Eric Thames, the first player in South Korean baseball to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season, called it quits Thursday.Thames took to social media to announce his retirement after 14 years i
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PGA Tour youngster Kim Joo-hyung looks forward to 'pretty special' event with Tiger Woods

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Just three years ago, budding South Korean PGA Tour star Kim Joo-hyung attended the Genesis Invitational, held at Riviera Country Club near Los Angeles, as a fan, starstruck when he saw his idol, Tiger Woods, w
Baseball

S. Korean players wary of Japanese sluggers at WBC

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Japan has no shortage of star power as world No. 1 in baseball and a title favorite at the upcoming World Baseball Classic (WBC). Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani is a transcendent two-way phenom,
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S. Korea manager pleased with position players' preparation for WBC

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- After the first day of training camp in the books in an unusually cold Arizona on Wednesday, South Korea manager Lee Kang-chul said he was pleased with the conditioning levels for his position players ahead
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Career starter has mixed feelings about pitching in relief at WBC

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- For most of his professional career, South Korean left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun, now entering his 16th season, has been a starting pitcher. In the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Kim has made 326 appearances
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KBO MVP Lee Jung-hoo shrugs off U.S. media attention ahead of WBC

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The reigning South Korean baseball MVP Lee Jung-hoo has been generating plenty of buzz in the leadup to the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March, but the 24-year-old outfielder may be the only one unaware o
Football

Ex-Vietnam football boss Park Hang-seo reiterates criticism of S. Korea coach selection process

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Former Vietnam men's national football head coach Park Hang-seo remained critical of South Korea's selection process for their new men's team bench boss this week, saying a South Korean should be in
Football

Incheon United coach looking to become mainstay in K League upper echelon

CHANGWON, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- For years in the top South Korean football league, Incheon United barely avoided getting relegated to the second division, collecting just enough points near the end of the season to stay alive.That changed
Baseball

Veteran pitcher eager to learn from younger teammates at WBC

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Young pitchers on the South Korean national team for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) have said they grew up admiring Yang Hyeon-jong, the MVP-winning left-hander for the Kia Tigers and now captain of the na