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Speed skater Kim Min-sun on fire in breakout season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Five major competitions into the 2022-2023 speed skating season, South Korean sprinter Kim Min-sun has gone a perfect 5-for-5 in the women's 500 meters, winning all of those races by a comfortable margin.Th
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S. Korean Hwang Sun-woo defends 200m freestyle title at short course worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean teen swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo captured his second straight world short course title in the men's 200-meter freestyle on Sunday, setting both the Asian record and the competition record
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S. Korean sports administrator named to executive body of world swimming federation

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Park Joo-hee, a South Korean sports administrator and anti-doping expert, has been named to the executive body of the global swimming federation.The Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) said Thursday that Park is on
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Grateful for 'fantastic' experience over 4 yrs, ex-nat'l football coach Bento leaves S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- Paulo Bento, former head coach of the South Korean men's national football team, bid adieu to his adopted country Tuesday, as he returned to his native Portugal following the end of his "fantastic&qu
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Son Heung-min returns to England for Premier League restart

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- Having led South Korea to the knockout stage at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min departed for London on Tuesday to prepare for the resumption of the Premier League campaign.Son c
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(LEAD) (World Cup) S. Korean players return home after knockout appearance in Qatar

(ATTN: CHANGES photos, ADDS details)By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- After competing in the knockout stage at a FIFA World Cup for the first time in a dozen years, the South Korean men's national football team returned home to a hero'
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(World Cup) S. Korea to play 1st match at demountable stadium

By Yoo Jee-hoDOHA, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- If South Korea make history and beat Brazil to reach the quarterfinals at the FIFA World Cup Monday night, the team won't get to revisit the site of the historic win in the future.An upset win over top-ranked
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(World Cup) S. Korean defender in it to win it vs. Brazil

By Yoo Jee-hoAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Having finally made it to his first FIFA World Cup after missing the last two with untimely injuries, South Korean defender Kim Jin-su says he's savoring every moment on the field.For the 30-year-
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(World Cup) Brazil coach to decide on Neymar's status vs. S. Korea after training session

By Yoo Jee-hoAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Brazil head coach Tite said Sunday he wasn't yet ready to declare his star forward Neymar ready to take on South Korea in the round of 16 the following day.Neymar, the oft-injured attacker for the
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(World Cup) Brazil captain Thiago Silva says S. Korea 'deserve our respect'

By Yoo Jee-hoAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Brazil may be the heavy favorites against South Korea when the two countries clash in the round of the 16 in Qatar Monday night, but the Selecao captain Thiago Silva said on the eve of the match that
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(World Cup) Bento says S. Korea have 'absolutely nothing to lose' vs. Brazil

By Yoo Jee-hoAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- With his South Korean team being major underdogs against Brazil in the upcoming round of 16 showdown in Qatar, head coach Paulo Bento said Sunday his side has "absolutely nothing to lose."
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(World Cup) FIFA technical experts see knockout stage as 'completely new tournament'

By Yoo Jee-hoAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Former coaching greats Arsene Wenger and Jurgen Klinsmann claimed Sunday the knockout stage at any FIFA World Cup is wholly different from the group stage, saying they believe anything can happen once
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(World Cup) Sonny vs. Neymar in battle of stars in round of 16

By Yoo Jee-hoDOHA, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- For South Korean captain Son Heung-min, the round of 16 match against Brazil will set up another battle within battle against an international star, Neymar.In South Korea's 2-1 victory over Portugal in the la
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(LEAD) (World Cup) S. Korea resting, Brazil training behind closed doors ahead of knockout meeting

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info in paras 8-9)By Yoo Jee-hoDOHA, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Brazil, knockout round opponents at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, are keeping a low profile on Saturday, two days before their showdown in Qatar.South Ko
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(2nd LD) (World Cup) S. Korea beat Portugal to reach round of 16

(ATTN: ADDS more info throughout, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea are going to the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup for the third time in history, after stunning Portugal 2-1 on Friday with a late goal by second
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(World Cup) Japan progress after beating Spain; S. Korea to take next crack at knockout berth

By Yoo Jee-hoAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Japan roared into the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup on Thursday by rallying past Spain 2-1, further burnishing their reputation as the giant slashers in Qatar. Japan came storming back with two
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(World Cup) Defender determined to stop Portugal with collective effort

By Yoo Jee-hoAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean defender Kim Young-gwon said Thursday he is not daunted by the prospect of facing Cristiano Ronaldo and other highly-skilled Portuguese players at the FIFA World Cup this week, believing
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(World Cup) Ex-Tottenham coach not surprised by Son Heung-min's evolution

By Yoo Jee-hoDOHA, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- Former Tottenham Hotspur head coach Mauricio Pochettino was South Korean star Son Heung-min's first manager in the Premier League in 2015, but the relationship could have started even earlier than that.The Ar
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(World Cup) Decision time approaches for S. Korea on sparkplug midfielder

By Yoo Jee-hoDOHA, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- Putting his creativity and dazzling skills on full display at the FIFA World Cup, midfielder Lee Kang-in has been South Korea's most dangerous weapon off the bench so far in Qatar.But could he be even more ef
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(World Cup) Youngster leaves lineup decision to coach, keeps focus on own performance

By Yoo Jee-hoAL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- Coming off the bench for the second straight match at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, midfielder Lee Kang-in was South Korea's most dangerous offensive player in the second half of a 3-2 loss to Ghan