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Nishioka enjoys annoying opponent en route to ATP Korea Open title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- As one of the shortest players in men's tennis today, Yoshihito Nishioka feels like he has to fight tooth and nail for every point on the court.Opponents may find the 27-year-old Japanese annoying, given the
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(2nd LD) Nishioka beats Shapovalov for ATP Korea Open title

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout; CHANGES 1st photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan defeated Denis Shapovalov of Canada to win the singles title at the ATP Eugene Korea Open on Sunday, prevailing in a tight
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(LEAD) Nishioka beats Shapovalov for ATP Korea Open title

(ATTN: ADDS details from para 6, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan defeated Denis Shapovalov of Canada to win the singles title at the ATP Eugene Korea Open on Sunday, prevailing in a tight contest for his seco
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Nishioka beats Shapovalov for ATP Korea Open title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan defeated Denis Shapovalov of Canada to win the singles title at the ATP Eugene Korea Open on Sunday, prevailing in a tight contest for his second career tour victory.The unseeded Nish
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Lammons, Klaasen win doubles title at ATP Korea Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- The top seed duo of Raven Klaasen of South Africa and Nathaniel Lammons of the United States won their first title together at the ATP Korea Open in Seoul on Sunday.In just their second tournament and first fina
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(Yonhap Interview) Half-Korean MLB pitcher would love to play for S. Korea, just not right now

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Born to a Korean mother and an American father, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Mitch White would love to play for the South Korean national team someday in the future.However, he won't do that at the 2023 World B
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(LEAD) Shapovalov vs. Nishioka for battle of lefties in ATP Korea Open final

(ATTN: UPDATES with new starting times in paras 5-6; ADDS comments at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Fourth seed Canadian Denis Shapovalov will go after his second career ATP Tour title in Seoul on Sunday, with the fellow left-hander,
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Shapovalov vs. Nishioka for battle of lefties in ATP Korea Open final

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Fourth seed Canadian Denis Shapovalov will go after his second career ATP Tour title in Seoul on Sunday, with the fellow left-hander, Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, standing in the way.Shapovalov defeated Jenson B
Football

Kim Min-jae receives 'Serie A TIM Player Of The Month'

SEOUL October 1 (Yonhap) -- Kim Min-jae, the defensive player of the South Korea’s national football team, has been selected as the first ever Asian soccer player to have been appointed to participate
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S. Korean doubles tandem loses in ATP Korea Open semifinals

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean tennis doubles duo of Chung Hyeon and Kwon Soon-soo fell in the semifinals of the lone ATP Tour event on home court on Saturday, missing out on a chance to go for their first doubles title toget
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'역도산 제자' 일본 프로 레슬링 대부 이노키 79세로 별세(종합)

(도쿄=연합뉴스) 박성진 특파원 = 일본 프로 레슬링 대부인 안토니오 이노키(본명 이노키 간지·猪木寬至)가 1일 오전 심부전으로 별세했다고 교도통신이 보도했다. 향년 79세.1943년 일본 가나가와현에서 태어난 이노키는 중학교 때 브라질로 이주했으나 1960년 원정을 위해 브라질을 방문한 역도산(본명 김신락)에게 스카우트돼 17세였던 그해 일본 프로 레슬링
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(LEAD) Top seed Ruud stunned at ATP Korea Open

(ATTN: ADDS latest results, comments in paras 3, 7-10, 15-16)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The top seed Casper Ruud suffered a shock loss in the quarterfinals of the lone ATP Tour tournament in South Korea on Friday, falling to the unseede
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(LEAD) S. Korean duo reaches doubles semifinals at ATP Korea Open

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 6-12, 18-19)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean doubles tandem of Chung Hyeon and Kwon Soon-woo advanced to the semifinals of the lone ATP tournament on home soil on Friday, winning a three-set thri
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S. Korean duo reaches doubles semifinals at ATP Korea Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean doubles tandem of Chung Hyeon and Kwon Soon-woo advanced to the semifinals of the lone ATP tournament on home soil on Friday, winning a three-set thriller in front of loud partisan fans in the
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Top seed Ruud stunned at ATP Korea Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The top seed Casper Ruud suffered a shock loss in the quarterfinals of the lone ATP Tour tournament in South Korea on Friday, falling to the unseeded Japanese player Yoshihito Nishioka in three sets.Nishioka,
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ATP executive hails S. Koreans' 'fantastic' support for tennis

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The past two weeks have been a dream for tennis fans in South Korea, with the WTA's Korea Open returning to the nation's capital for the first time in three years, immediately followed by the ATP's
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(2nd LD) S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo eliminated in 2nd round at ATP Korea Open

(ATTN: ADDS photos, more results in paras 24-26, 28-29)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo was knocked out of the second round at the lone ATP tournament on home soil on Thursday, losing to Jenson Brooksby of the
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After loss in singles, S. Korean player turns focus to doubles at home ATP tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Having been eliminated in the singles at the ongoing ATP tournament on home court Thursday, South Korean player Kwon Soon-woo now has one last chance to play into the weekend, something he'd set out to do
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(LEAD) S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo eliminated in 2nd round at ATP Korea Open

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 12-14, 20-23)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo was knocked out of the second round at the lone ATP tournament on home soil on Thursday, losing to Jenson Brooksby of the United State
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S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo eliminated in 2nd round at ATP Korea Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo was knocked out of the second round at the lone ATP tournament on home soil on Thursday, losing to Jenson Brooksby of the United States in straight sets.The eight-seed Brooksby