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Incheon to host ex-MLB stars in home run derby in Sept.

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's western city of Incheon will host former major league sluggers and celebrities in a global home run derby tour in September, the event's organizers said Thursday."FTX MLB Home Run De
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KBO season resumes as Landers look to run away with pennant

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The SSG Landers have been at the top of South Korean baseball all season, and as the second half of the 2022 campaign resumes Friday, they will try to do the unthinkable: going wire to wire to win the pennant.T
Football

S. Korea beat China to kickoff East Asian men's football tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated China 3-0 on Wednesday to begin their quest for the fourth consecutive East Asian men's football title.Forward Cho Gue-sung and midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon had a goal apiece at Toyota St
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Lotte Giants sign new outfielder Zach Reks

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Giants announced Wednesday they've signed new outfielder Zach Reks.Reks is replacing DJ Peters, who was waived by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club Monday. He will make US$310,000 for the
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High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok stands tall on podium with world championship silver

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Twenty-four hours after setting a South Korean athletics record with his world championship silver medal, high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok created another piece of history.Woo was feted with two other medalists durin
Golf

Long drought over, S. Korean star Chun In-gee goes for 2nd straight LPGA major in France

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- After ending a title drought that had stretched for nearly four years, South Korean LPGA star Chun In-gee will take aim at her second straight major title in France this week.Chun headlines the 20-deep South Ko
Football

S. Korea lose to Japan to open regional women's football tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea fell to Japan 2-1 to begin an East Asian women's football tournament Tuesday, as their winless skid against the regional foe reached seven.Ji So-yun's second-half goal wasn't enough for
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Football

KOMSCO to release medal commemorating Son Heung-Min's EPL Golden Boot award

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) --Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp (KOMSCO) announced on Tuesday that it will be releasing a medal to commemorate Son Heung-Min's English Premi
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Football

N.Korea TV airs EPL highlights omitting Son Heung-min's matches

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) --While North Korea recently aired highlights of the English Premier League (EPL), it was found that the game featuring Son Heung-min (30) was omitted.According to Korean Centr
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(2nd LD) High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok captures silver at world championships

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 5-8)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok has grabbed the silver medal at the world championships, falling just shy of a history-making title on his sport's biggest stage.By
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Woo Sang-hyeok leaps into history books with world championship silver

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Every time South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok takes the field, he seems to make history for a country that has long been starved for its first international track and field star.Woo's latest coup came
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(LEAD) High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok captures silver at world championships

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok has grabbed the silver medal at the world championships, falling just shy of a history-making title on his sport's biggest stag
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High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok captures silver at world championships

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok has grabbed the silver medal at the world championships, falling just shy of a history-making title on his sport's biggest stage.By matching his own national record a
Football

S. Korea up against Australia, Indonesia, Qatar in bid for 2023 Asian Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will battle three other countries in a race to host Asia's top football tournament in 2023.The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Monday it had been informed by the Asian Football Confed
Baseball

Lotte Giants waive outfielder Peters

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Giants decided to part ways with struggling outfielder DJ Peters on Monday.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club said they have asked the league office to place Peters on waivers and that they wi
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Football

Son Heung-min offers fan-service till minutes before his departure

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The love of Korean fans and the fan service of Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham) were booming until the last day. Tottenham hotspur, which played two friendly matches in Korea,
Football

(LEAD) With Golden Boot in tow, Sonny looking to outdo himself in new season

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 13-14, final 2 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSUWON, South Korea, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min has given himself a tough act to follow in the new season, having won the Golden Boot for Tottenham Hotspur in the 2021-22 campaign.
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(LEAD) Tottenham, Sevilla play to spirited draw in preseason match in S. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSUWON, South Korea, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean superstar Son Heung-min set up a goal for Tottenham Hotspur as the Premier League club played Sevilla FC to a 1-1 draw in their final preseason match in
Football

With Golden Boot in tow, Sonny looking to outdo himself in new season

By Yoo Jee-hoSUWON, South Korea, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min has given himself a tough act to follow in the new season, having won the Golden Boot for Tottenham Hotspur in the 2021-22 campaign.Can he possibly do better? It is a tough task, but
Football

Tottenham, Sevilla play to spirited draw in preseason match in S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSUWON, South Korea, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean superstar Son Heung-min set up a goal for Tottenham Hotspur as the Premier League club played Sevilla FC to a 1-1 draw in their final preseason match in South Korea on Saturday.Son got