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Aggressive approach pays off for pitcher in key victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- In his second start in South Korea last Thursday, Doosan Bears left-hander Brandon Waddell issued five free passes in five innings. It wasn't due to any mechanical issue, but the American pitcher just could
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Bears beat up on Heroes to snap losing streak in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Having plodded through an up-and-down season, the Doosan Bears may miss the South Korean baseball playoffs for the first time since 2014. But they aren't about to go down without a fight, and an encouraging
Football

Jeonbuk beat K League rivals Daegu to reach AFC Champions League quarterfinals

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors edged out fellow South Korean side Daegu FC 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the top Asian club football tournament Thursday.Kim Jin-gyu's go-ahead goal during added time in the
Baseball

Struggling KBO clubs making changes in search of turnaround

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- In a span of just a few weeks, the Kiwoom Heroes have gone from the pesky overachievers with a chance to overtake first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to being in danger of falling outside the t
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Speed skaters choose not to appeal DUI-related bans

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Four South Korean speed skaters, including three-time Olympic medalist Kim Min-seok, have decided not to appeal their recent suspension over a drunk driving accident, an official with the national Olympic body said Thursday
Football

(LEAD) K League's survivors on collision course in AFC Champions League knockout stage

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 7-9, 13-16; photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Two teams from South Korea's K League 1 survived the group stage at the top Asian club tournament this year, but after one knockout round, only one of them w
Golf

4 S. Koreans to compete in 2nd leg of PGA Tour playoffs, set sights on finale

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Four South Korean players will take part in the second event of the PGA Tour's annual playoffs this week, with a spot in the last tournament of the season at stake.Im Sung-jae, Kim Joo-hyung, Lee Kyoung-hoo
Football

K League's survivors on collision course in AFC Champions League knockout stage

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Two teams from South Korea's K League 1 survived the group stage at the top Asian club tournament this year, but after one knockout round, only one of them will be left standing.That is because Jeonbuk Hyun
Football

Jeonbuk's Gustavo voted K League's top player for July

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' Brazilian forward Gustavo was announced South Korean football's best player for July on Wednesday, becoming the third foreign player to capture the monthly award this season.The
Baseball

Looking to join MLB club, high school pitching prospect skips KBO draft

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- In a bid to sign with a major league club, South Korean high school pitching prospect Shim Jun-seok has decided to skip the annual rookie draft in the South Korean league.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) a
Golf

2 S. Koreans earn spots on PGA Tour for next season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean players have secured PGA Tour cards for the upcoming season, set to join a quartet of countrymen on the world's top men's circuit starting next month.Kim Seong-hyeon, 23, will join the
Baseball

KBO-leading Landers remain on course for history after productive week

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- They just keep on winning.The SSG Landers, fresh off yet another productive week, are in the midst of a potentially historic season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).On Saturday, they became the first te
Football

K League clubs at top, near bottom find more breathing room

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- With matches from the three-day weekend in the books in South Korean football, both a team pursuing an elusive title and another trying to avoid relegation next year have some much-needed breathing room.Ulsan H
Baseball

Dominant starters unveiled as latest members of KBO's 40th anniversary team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- The celebration of the 40th anniversary of the South Korean professional baseball league continued Monday with the unveiling of four All-Star starting pitchers who dominated the late 1980s and 1990s.The Korea B
Football

Son Heung-min to be nominated as one of Ballon d'Or nominees…Second time after 2019

SEOUL, August 13 (Yonhap) — Son Heung-min (30), who plays for Tottenham in the English Premier League, has been selected as one of the 30 Ballon d'Or nominees, the world's most prestigious soc
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Golf

Song Min-kyung becomes ambassador of 'Simone Asian Pacific Cup'

SEOUL, August 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer and actress Song Min-kyung was appointed as an ambassador for “Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Jakarta” an international women's golf tournament startin
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With bright future ahead, teen Wimbledon champion Cho Se-hyuk in no rush

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Cho Se-hyuk, the reigning under-14 Wimbledon champion from South Korea, represents a bright future for tennis in this country. But the precocious 14-year-old is apparently in no rush to grow up."I want to
Baseball

KBO home run king, career hits leader to join ex-MLB stars in home run derby

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean baseball's all-time home run king and career hits leader will be among homegrown stars joining retired major league sluggers in an international home run derby here next month, the event's
Football

S. Korean football's 2 worst clubs set for weekend showdown

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- While the title race has been drawing most of the attention in the top South Korean football league in recent weeks, the spotlight will turn to the bottom of the tables this weekend, with the two worst clubs ge
Baseball

KBO pushing for holding season openers in U.S. in 2024: commissioner

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league is trying to schedule regular season games in the United States at the start of the 2024 season, its commissioner said Thursday, disclosing the specific target dates for those g