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(LEAD) After consecutive extra-time wins, Jeonbuk on verge of return to AFC Champions League final

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 11-14)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Having won their past two matches in extra time, South Korean football team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are now a victory away from reaching the final of Asia's top club tourn
Golf

2 S. Koreans chasing season-ending jackpot on PGA Tour

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- With the 2021-2022 PGA Tour season winding down this week in Atlanta, two South Korean players will be going after a cool US$18 million jackpot in the Peach State.Im Sung-jae and Lee Kyoung-hoon will be part of
Football

After consecutive extra-time wins, Jeonbuk on verge of return to AFC Champions League final

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Having won their past two matches in extra time, South Korean football team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are now a victory away from reaching the final of Asia's top club tournament for the first time in six year
Baseball

KBO to scrap two-game series in 2023

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean professional baseball league announced Tuesday it will scrap late-season two-game series starting in 2023, citing the need to reduce traveling and protect players.The Korea Baseball Organizatio
Golf

Playing at Presidents Cup dream come true for budding S. Korean star

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- As a teenager and an aspiring golf star, Kim Joo-hyung attended a couple of Presidents Cups, a match play event between Americans and non-European international players, hoping to be inside the ropes and compet
Baseball

Reeling Heroes trying to hold on to 3rd place in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- On July 10, the Kiwoom Heroes, thanks to a three-game winning streak, sat only 2.5 games behind the SSG Landers for first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The Landers had been at the top of the s
Football

(LEAD) Jeonbuk reach AFC Champions League semifinals with extra-time victory

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 6-9, 16; UPDATES with opponents in semifinals in paras 3-4)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors reached the semifinals of the top Asian club football tournament Monday, thanks
Football

Jeonbuk reach AFC Champions League semifinals with extra-time victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors reached the semifinals of the top Asian club football tournament Monday, thanks to a 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe of Japan in extra time.Gustavo headed in the go-ahead g
Golf

2 S. Korean golfers make International Team at Presidents Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean golfers are bound for this year's Presidents Cup, the biennial match play competition pitting non-European international players against Americans.The top eight players for the Internationa
Baseball

Modern day stars added to KBO anniversary team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Star players who made their marks in the late 1990s and 2000s have been added to the commemorative team marking the 40th anniversary of the South Korean professional baseball league.The Korea Baseball Organizat
Football

FIFA World Cup Trophy to be showcased in Seoul this week

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The championship trophy for the FIFA World Cup will be on display in Seoul this week as part of its global tour leading up to this year's competition, the event's organizers said Monday.The FIFA World C
Baseball

(Yonhap Interview) KBO starter looks on bright side after bullpen cameos

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- During an extended winless drought that stretched from early June to early August, Kiwoom Heroes starting pitcher Tyler Eppler was shuffled back and forth between the rotation and the bullpen.Where pitchers'
Golf

(LEAD) 2 S. Koreans qualify for PGA Tour's season finale

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 6-10)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean players have secured spots in the PGA Tour season finale, with one of them pushing himself into the exclusive field thanks to a blistering final round in the
Golf

2 S. Koreans qualify for PGA Tour's season finale

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean players have secured spots in the PGA Tour season finale, with one of them pushing himself into the exclusive field thanks to a blistering final round in the latest playoff event.Im Sung-jae an
Football

Ulsan extend K League lead with come-from-behind win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Hyundai FC increased their lead atop the South Korean football tables with a come-from-behind victory on Sunday.Hungarian international Martin Adam headed in two goals as Ulsan rallied past Gimcheon Sangm
Football

K League's Jeonbuk to take on ex-Barca stars in AFC Champions League quarters

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Pursuing their first Asian club football title in six years, South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will take on a Japanese club featuring a pair of former FC Barcelona stars.Jeonbuk and Vissel Kobe will squa
Football

Son Heung-min held scoreless for 3rd straight match with all-Korean showdown foiled

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Defending Golden Boot winner Son Heung-min was held without a goal for his third straight Premier League match on Saturday in London, while a potential clash against his countryman did not materialize.Son and T
Baseball

(Yonhap Interview) As avid gamer, KBO pitcher happy to be in 'motherland' of 'League of Legends'

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- As good as he is at pitching, Doosan Bears right-hander Robert Stock has many interests outside baseball.In social media, he identifies himself as an "amateur film critic" and a "fanatical boo
Football

Clash of 2 S. Koreans on horizon in Premier League

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- The two South Korean players in the Premier League this season, Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur and Hwang Hee-chan of Wolverhampton Wanderers, are gearing up for their clubs' first meeting of the season
Football

Teams eyeing top-3 finish in K League set for 3rd duel of season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Two clubs in battle for third place in South Korean football and a ticket to the top continental tournament will be in for their third showdown of the season on the weekend.Pohang Steelers, currently occupying