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Golf

World No. 1 Ko Jin-young relying on yoga to regroup during injury-plagued LPGA season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- In an attempt to bounce back mentally and physically from her nagging wrist injury, Ko Jin-young, world No. 1 in women's golf, took up yoga.Unable to hit as many shots in practice as she wanted due to the t
Football

Captain of title-winning team nominated for K League 1 MVP

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Lee Chung-yong, captain of the K League 1 champions Ulsan Hyundai FC, has been nominated for the MVP award in the top South Korean football league.The K League on Tuesday unveiled lists of candidates for the MV
Baseball

Samsung Lions remove interim tag on manager Park Jin-man

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Samsung Lions on Tuesday removed the interim label on skipper Park Jin-man, elevating him to the full-time status going into the new season.The Lions gave Park, 45, a three-year c
Baseball

Ex-big leaguers, MLB hopefuls from S. Korea to take on major league stars in Nov. exhibitions

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Former big leaguers and potential future major league players will represent South Korea in exhibition games against Major League Baseball (MLB) stars next month.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Tuesday
Baseball

Right-handers to duel in 1st KBO postseason starts

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Two right-handers will be making their first postseason starts in South Korean baseball when the series between the Kiwoom Heroes and the KT Wiz resumes Wednesday.The teams have split the first two games of the
Football

Son Heung-min finishes 11th in Ballon d'Or, highest position ever by Asian

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football star Son Heung-min has broken his own mark for the highest ranking by an Asian player ever in the annual Ballon d'Or voting, finishing 11th for the prestigious award.In a ceremony held
Baseball

(LEAD) Starter delivers gem for Wiz's key KBO postseason victory

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- After stifling the Kiwoom Heroes during the regular season, KT Wiz starter Wes Benjamin extended that dominance of the same foes in a crucial playoff game Monday night.Benjamin t
Baseball

(LEAD) Wiz blank Heroes to even KBO postseason series

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz squeezed past the Kiwoom Heroes 2-0 on Monday to even their postseason series in South Korean baseball at one game apiece, behind excellent starting pitching and timel
Baseball

Starter delivers gem for Wiz's key KBO postseason victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- After stifling the Kiwoom Heroes during the regular season, KT Wiz starter Wes Benjamin extended that dominance of the same foes in a crucial playoff game Monday night.Benjamin tossed seven shutout innings and
Baseball

Wiz blank Heroes to even KBO postseason series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz squeezed past the Kiwoom Heroes 2-0 on Monday to even their postseason series in South Korean baseball at one game apiece, behind excellent starting pitching and timely, early offense.KT starter Wes
Baseball

Own heroics aside, slugger rues missed opportunity in KBO postseason loss

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Playing on a gimpy right ankle that is not yet fully healed from a September baserunning mishap, KT Wiz slugger Park Byung-ho is still making an impact with his bat.Park was one of few bright spots for the Wiz
Football

(LEAD) S. Korea loses Asian Cup bid to Qatar

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 4 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has fallen short in its bid to host Asia's top football tournament next year.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Monday that Qatar was selected as the
Baseball

Unlikely KBO postseason hero leaning on confidence, sticking to game plan

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- It took Kiwoom Heroes outfielder Im Ji-yeol 40 regular season games to get his first career home run in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). But in the postseason, with much more at stake, Im got his first di
Football

S. Korea loses Asian Cup bid to Qatar

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has fallen short in its bid to host Asia's top football tournament next year.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Monday that Qatar was selected as the host of the 2023 Asian Football Confe
Football

S. Korean Park Hang-seo to end 5-year coaching stint with Vietnam nat'l team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football coach Park Hang-seo's successful tenure with the Vietnamese men's national team will come to an end early next year, the country's football governing body announced Monday.In a
More Sports

Seoul to host meeting of nat'l Olympic bodies this week

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Seoul will host a meeting of more than 200 national Olympic bodies this week, one year after losing the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) and the Seoul metropolitan
Baseball

Starting pitchers stay stress free ahead of crucial postseason game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Eric Jokisch has been pitching for the Kiwoom Heroes since 2019, and his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club has never missed the postseason during his time here.In an odd twist, though, the American left-ha
Football

(LEAD) Ulsan thwart rivals, exorcise demons to return to K League summit

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 22-23; UPDATES numbers in paras 20-21)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Following a largely uninspiring scoreless draw with Incheon United on Sept. 14, Ulsan Hyundai FC saw their lead atop the K League 1 tables cut
Football

(LEAD) Ulsan's K League 1 title latest coup for S. Korean legend Hong Myung-bo

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football legend Hong Myung-bo added another feather to his cap on Sunday, as he coached Ulsan Hyundai FC to their first K League 1 title in 17 years.Ulsan c
Baseball

(LEAD) Heroes hold off Wiz to win opener in KBO postseason series

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes defeated the KT Wiz 8-4 to open their South Korean baseball postseason series on Sunday, holding off the pesky opponent with a late offensive outburst.Aft