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Dinos sign new pitcher Matt Dermody amid late-season push

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- In the midst of their second-half surge, the NC Dinos announced Thursday they've acquired new American pitcher Matt Dermody.Dermody will make US$220,000 for the rest of the ongoing Korea Baseball Organizati
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S. Korea stuns handball world with women's youth title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The undersized underdog South Korea has shocked the handball world, capturing the women's youth championship to cap off an undefeated run to the top.South Korea defeated Denmark 31-28 in the final of the In
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High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok finishes 2nd in Diamond League, inches toward season ender

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean high jumping sensation Woo Sang-hyeok has moved a step closer to a spot in the major season-ending competition, thanks to a runner-up performance in his latest international event.Woo finished seco
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S. Korea in for tough battle to reach knockouts as countdown to World Cup nears 100 days

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- With the countdown to the FIFA World Cup nearing 100 days, South Korea will be bracing themselves for a challenging battle for the knockout phase at football's grandest showcase for the first time in 12 yea
Football

Golden Boot winner Son Heung-min tasked with carrying S. Korea to knockouts in Qatar

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- When Son Heung-min made his FIFA World Cup debut eight years ago in Brazil, he was far from being the international star that he is today, having just completed his first season with Bayer Leverkusen following
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(Yonhap Interview) Reunited with old team, pitcher Dan Straily hoping for taste of KBO postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Back in the United States this year after two seasons in South Korea but unable to get out of the minor leagues, veteran pitcher Dan Straily figured he'd try to come back to the Korea Baseball Organization
Golf

S. Korea's lone LPGA tournament to be played at new venue in Oct.

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's only LPGA tournament will be played at a new course this fall, the event's organizers announced Tuesday.BMW Korea said the third edition of the BMW Ladies Championship will take place at Oa
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LPGA major runner-up Chun In-gee reaches No. 10 in world rankings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA player Chun In-gee has cracked the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time in over four years, on the heels of a runner-up finish at the season's final major championship.Chun climb
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Olympic speed skating medalist Kim Min-seok suspended 18 months for DUI

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Three-time Olympic speed skating medalist Kim Min-seok received an 18-month ban from the competition Monday for a recent drunk driving accident, a decision that will still allow him to compete at the next Winter
Baseball

Late-blooming outfielder nabs 1st top monthly award in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Kia Tigers outfielder Lee Chang-jin, enjoying the best season of his nine-year career at age 31, was named South Korean baseball's best player for July on Monday.This is Lee's first Player of the Month a
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Key members of 1982 world championship squad added to KBO's 40th anniversary team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The year 1982 was a watershed one for baseball in South Korea. The country's professional league, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), was launched that spring. In the fall, South Korea won the Amateur Wor
Golf

(2nd LD) S. Korean Kim Joo-hyung captures 1st PGA Tour title

(ATTN: ADDS world ranking position in para 4)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an impressive birdie flurry, South Korean phenom Kim Joo-hyung has seized his first career PGA Tour title.Kim shot a blistering final round of nine-under 6
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Defending KBO champions Wiz making noise as season enters late stretch

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The SSG Landers remain so far ahead of the pack in South Korean baseball this year that other contenders are essentially playing for second place.The defending Korean Series champions KT Wiz have entered the cha
Golf

Young golfer not surprised by early PGA Tour success

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Though he is still just 20 years old, South Korean golf phenom Kim Joo-hyung had long been groomed for this moment -- a victory on the PGA Tour.Confident in the work he had put in, with help and sacrifices from
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(LEAD) S. Korean Chun In-gee finishes runner-up at final LPGA major of '22

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 7, 9-10)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Chun In-gee has finished in second place at the final major of the season in Scotland, losing out on a chance to make history and join an exclusive co
Golf

S. Korean Chun In-gee finishes runner-up at final LPGA major of '22

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Chun In-gee has finished in second place at the final major of the season in Scotland, losing out on a chance to make history and join an exclusive company.Chun lost to Ashleigh Buhai of S
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(LEAD) S. Korean Kim Joo-hyung captures 1st PGA Tour title

(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments, details throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an impressive birdie flurry, South Korean phenom Kim Joo-hyung has seized his first career PGA Tour title.Kim shot a blistering final round of nine-und
Golf

S. Korean Kim Joo-hyung captures 1st PGA Tour title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an impressive birdie flurry, South Korean phenom Kim Joo-hyung has seized his first career PGA Tour title.Kim shot a blistering final round of nine-under 61 to capture the Wyndham Championship by five
(URGENT) S. Korean Kim Joo-hyung captures 1st PGA Tour title

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Football

K League's top 2 clubs end up in hard-fought draw

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The two best teams in South Korean football played to a draw on Sunday, keeping the title race murky as ever.Ulsan Hyundai FC couldn't hold on to an early lead over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as the K League 1 c