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KBO sets salary cap for 1st time

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- In an unprecedented move designed to ensure a level playing field, the top South Korean baseball league announced Monday it has set a salary cap for the next three seasons.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
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(World Cup) Looking to do nation proud, S. Korean players depart for Qatar

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean players competing at the upcoming FIFA World Cup will try to make their supporters proud, head coach Paulo Bento said Sunday night, hours before the team traveled to the host country, Qatar.Bento a
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(LEAD) Chuncheong named host of 2027 World University Games

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 3 paras; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean central region of Chungcheong was named the host of the 2027 Summer World University Games on Saturday, bringing the biennial event to the countr
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Chuncheong named host of 2027 World University Games

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean central region of Chungcheong was named the host of the 2027 Summer World University Games on Saturday, bringing the biennial event to the country for the fourth time.Following a vote held during its Execut
Football

(2nd LD) Injured star Son Heung-min named to S. Korean World Cup squad

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 25-26)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The injured South Korean football star Son Heung-min was named to the country's World Cup squad Saturday, as the football-crazed nation waits with bated breath to see if t
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With World Cup squad out, S. Korea coach not looking past 1st match

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Now that he has unveiled his 26-man roster for the FIFA World Cup kicking off later this month, South Korea head coach Paulo Bento said Saturday his focus remains solely on the opening group match a dozen days
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(LEAD) Injured star Son Heung-min named to S. Korean World Cup squad

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details throughout, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The injured South Korean football star Son Heung-min was named to the country's World Cup squad Saturday, as the football-crazed nation waits with bated brea
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Full list of S. Korean World Cup squad

S Korea-World Cup squad Full list of S. Korean World Cup squadBy Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) – The following is the list of South Korean players named to the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World
Football

Injured star Son Heung-min named to S. Korean World Cup squad

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The injured South Korean football star Son Heung-min was named to the country's World Cup squad Saturday, as the football-crazed nation waits with bated breath to see if the beloved captain will be able to
Football

(LEAD) Players on World Cup roster bubble get mixed grades in final test

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoHWASEONG, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Held on the eve of South Korea's announcement of their World Cup roster, the Taegeuk Warriors' friendly match against Iceland Friday night was the final t
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(LEAD) S. Korea beat Iceland in final tuneup before World Cup

(ATTN: ADDS details, photos, comments; FIXES Iceland's ranking position in para 2)By Yoo Jee-hoHWASEONG, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Iceland 1-0 Friday in their final match before the upcoming FIFA World Cup, with severa
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S. Korea coach hints at using multiple formations at World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoHWASEONG, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- In South Korea's final match before the FIFA World Cup on Friday, head coach Paulo Bento made a surprising tactical change.Bento used a back-three setup against Iceland, the first time South
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Players on World Cup roster bubble get mixed grades in final test

By Yoo Jee-hoHWASEONG, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Held on the eve of South Korea's announcement of their World Cup roster, the Taegeuk Warriors' friendly match against Iceland Friday night was the final test for a few players trying to
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S. Korea beat Iceland in final tuneup before World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoHWASEONG, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Iceland 1-0 Friday in their final match before the upcoming FIFA World Cup, with several players on the bubble unable to make a compelling case for their places on the squad
Baseball

Landers starter Kim Kwang-hyun wins top KBO pitching award

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- After making a successful return from a two-year stint in the majors, SSG Landers starter Kim Kwang-hyun was named the winner of South Korea's top professional pitching award on Friday.Kim is the recipient
Baseball

Rays trade S. Korean 1B Choi Ji-man to Pirates

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man has been traded for the second time in his major league career, with the Tampa Bay Rays shipping him to the Pittsburgh Pirates.The Rays announced Thursday (U.S. local time
Football

Veteran midfielder keeps focus on own performance, not opponents, ahead of World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Gearing up for what should be his second and final FIFA World Cup appearance, veteran South Korean midfielder Jung Woo-young said Thursday he will try to stay focused on his own game instead of worrying about o
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S. Korea coach not yet planning alternatives for Son Heung-min's potential World Cup absence

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- As South Korea's captain Son Heung-min tries to work his way back from a facial surgery in time for the FIFA World Cup, his national team head coach Paulo Bento does not yet have a plan B in case of possib
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Iceland football coach wants to emulate S. Korean style of play

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- On the eve of his team's friendly football match against South Korea, Iceland head coach Arnar Vidarsson said Thursday he'd like his country to model their game after the upcoming opponent.Iceland, worl
Baseball

KBO's ERA, strikeout leader disqualified from pitching award due to bullying history

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- The pitcher who led the South Korean league in ERA and strikeouts this year has been disqualified from the country's top pitching award because of his past bullying.An Woo-jin of the Kiwoom Heroes had the l