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La Liga midfielder Lee Kang-in back on nat'l team for World Cup tuneups

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- In-form RCD Mallorca midfielder Lee Kang-in was named to the South Korean men's national football team Tuesday ahead of two World Cup tuneup matches in September, settling a debate over his standing in int
Baseball

Pirates' Park Hoy-jun sent to minors after one plate appearance

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- After just one plate appearance off the bench, Pittsburgh Pirates utility player Park Hoy-jun is headed back to the minors.The Pirates optioned the South Korean to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday (U.S. time),
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N. Korea likely to skip this year's table tennis world championships: report

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have withdrawn its women's table tennis team from this year's world championships slated for later this month in the Chinese city of Chengdu, according to a U.S. broadcaster.Pyongyang was not
Baseball

Right-handed sluggers added to KBO's 40th anniversary team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Four right-handed slugging legends in South Korean baseball were introduced on Monday as the latest members of the commemorative team marking the 40th anniversary of professional baseball in the country.Since
Football

Pohang defeat Ulsan in K League regional derby

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Midfielder Roh Kyung-ho scored his first career goal in the dying seconds, as Pohang Steelers rallied past Ulsan Hyundai FC 2-1 in their K League 1 regional derby on Sunday.The dramatic victory by Pohang at Mu
Baseball

KBO's home run leader likely out for season with ankle injury

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The most dangerous home run hitter in South Korean baseball this season will likely miss the rest of the year with an ankle injury.KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul said Sunday that his slugging first baseman, Park
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Grand Slam champions to take court at WTA Korea Open in Sept.

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- A pair of Grand Slam singles champions will take the court in Seoul for the lone WTA stop in South Korea later this month.The Korea Tennis Association (KTA) on Saturday unveiled the list of players for the Sep
Baseball

Bullying controversy resurfaces in baseball with 2 pitchers facing assault charges

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- With two pitchers set to stand trial over assault charges stemming from their high school days, the bullying controversy that had marred South Korean baseball in recent years is rising back up to the surface.La
Baseball

Dinos catcher Yang Eui-ji earns KBO's top player award for August

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- NC Dinos catcher Yang Eui-ji was named the best player in South Korean baseball for August on Thursday.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Yang beat out seven candidates for the Player of the Month award
Baseball

Baseball pennant race, football battles among sports action to watch during Chuseok holiday

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- While the nation enjoys one of its biggest holidays over a four-day weekend, there will be no shortage of sports action to keep fans entertained.The Chuseok holiday starts Friday and runs through Monday, just a
Baseball

(LEAD) Park Hoy-jun called up by Pirates for 3rd time in 2022

(ATTN: UPDATES with appearance in paras 7-8)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up South Korean utility player Park Hoy-jun for the third time this season.The Pirates made the move Wednesday (U.S. time) prior to
Baseball

Park Hoy-jun called up by Pirates for 3rd time in 2022

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up South Korean utility player Park Hoy-jun for the third time this season.The Pirates made the move Wednesday (U.S. time) prior to a doubleheader against the New York Mets at
Football

S. Korean players victorious in 1st UEFA Champions League group matches

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur and Kim Min-jae of Napoli, the only two South Koreans in the UEFA Champions League this season, each enjoyed a win in their first group stage matches at the top European club
Golf

S. Korean golfers ready for fun experience with countrymen at Presidents Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- When Kim Si-woo made his Presidents Cup debut in 2017 in New Jersey, he was the only South Korean player on the International Team, which featured 11 other non-European players in the match play competition aga
Golf

(LEAD) S. Koreans Lee Kyoung-hoon, Kim Si-woo make Presidents Cup team as captain's picks

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 8-11; FIXES details in para 12)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfers Lee Kyoung-hoon and Kim Si-woo were named captain's selections for the Presidents Cup on Tuesday, set to join two countrymen
Golf

S. Koreans Lee Kyoung-hoon, Kim Si-woo make Presidents Cup team as captain's picks

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfers Lee Kyoung-hoon and Kim Si-woo were named captain's selections for the Presidents Cup on Tuesday, set to join two countrymen at the biennial global team competition between the United S
Baseball

Faced with calendar crunch, KBO to schedule games on Mondays

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- Under pressure to finish the season in time for a fall exhibition series, the South Korean baseball league said Tuesday it will reschedule some canceled games on Mondays, normally an off day for teams.The Korea
Golf

S. Korean Kim Joo-hyung nominated for PGA Tour's top rookie prize

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kim Joo-hyung is up for the top rookie award on the PGA Tour, on the strength of a stunning victory in August.The PGA Tour announced three nominees for its Rookie of the Year honor, dubbed the
Baseball

Quartet of left-handed legends named to KBO anniversary team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Four of South Korean baseball's greatest left-handed hitters were unveiled as the latest members of the commemorative team marking the 40th anniversary of professional baseball in the country Monday.The Kor
Baseball

Race for KBO regular season crown tightens as possible Monday games loom

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- After games on the last Sunday of August, the LG Twins trailed the SSG Landers by seven games for first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).The Twins have not lost since. And through the first Sunday