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(LEAD) Nat'l swimming team returns home from worlds with 1 medal, 8 nat'l records in tow

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 4 paras, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean national swimming team returned home from the world championships in Japan on Monday, having bagged one medal and set eight national records in the
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Nat'l swimming team returns home from worlds with 1 medal, 8 nat'l records in tow

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean national swimming team returned home from the world championships in Japan on Monday, having bagged one medal and set eight national records in the pool.Hwang Sun-woo, who won bronze in the men
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(2nd LD) Padres' Kim Ha-seong leaves game with shoulder injury, listed as day to day

(ATTN: ADDS Kim's comments in paras 7-8)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has suffered a jammed right shoulder on a slide at home plate and is now considered day to day.Kim exited the Padres' home ga
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MLB officials to visit Seoul to inspect potential site for 2024 season opener: source

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- A group of Major League Baseball (MLB) officials will visit Seoul this week to inspect a potential venue for the 2024 season opening series in the South Korean capital, an informed industry source said Monday.T
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Once in last place, KT Wiz claw back into KBO postseason contention

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- On May 18, the KT Wiz were in last place in South Korean baseball, with a record of 10-24-2 (wins-losses-ties). They were stuck at a season-worst 14-games under .500 with little hope for a quick bounceback as i
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(LEAD) Padres' Kim Ha-seong leaves game with shoulder injury, listed as day to day

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with team's assessment in lead, para 6)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has suffered a jammed right shoulder on a slide at home plate and is now considered day to day.Ki
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong leaves game with shoulder injury

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has suffered an apparent shoulder injury on a slide at home plate.Kim exited the Padres' home game against the Texas Rangers at Petco Park in San Diego on Sunday (local
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(LEAD) Atletico Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 in preseason match in Seoul

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 20-23, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Atletico Madrid rode two second-half goals to take down European treble winners Manchester City 2-1 in their preseason match in Seoul on Sunday.Substitutes Memphis De
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Atletico Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 in preseason match in Seoul

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Atletico Madrid rode two second-half goals to take down European treble winners Manchester City 2-1 in their preseason match in Seoul on Sunday.Substitutes Memphis Depay and Yannick Carrasco scored a goal apiec
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(LEAD) S. Korea fall to Morocco at Women's World Cup, knockout hopes hang in balance

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest results in paras 3-8)ADELAIDE, Australia, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea lost to Morocco 1-0 for their second straight defeat at the FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday, leaving their knockout hopes hanging by a thread.Ib
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After 2nd straight loss at Women's World Cup, S. Korea coach lashes out at league system

ADELAIDE, Australia, July 30 (Yonhap) -- In the aftermath of South Korea's second straight defeat at the FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday, head coach Colin Bell blasted the country's league system for not preparing players for tough compe
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(LEAD) (Yonhap Interview) Lone S. Korean on World Aquatics Bureau trying to pull off balancing act

(ATTN: CORRECTS typo in headline)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 30 (Yonhap) -- As the lone South Korean member of the decision-making body for the world swimming federation, veteran sports administrator Park Joo-hee tries to represent several diff
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S. Korea fall to Morocco at Women's World Cup, knockout hopes hang in balance

ADELAIDE, Australia, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea lost to Morocco 1-0 for their second straight defeat at the FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday, leaving their knockout hopes hanging by a thread.Ibtissam Jraidi scored the match's lone goal i
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(Yonhap Interview) Lone S. Korean on World Aquatics Bureau trying to pull off balancing act

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 30 (Yonhap) -- As the lone South Korean member of the decision-making body for the world swimming federation, veteran sports administrator Park Joo-hee tries to represent several different voices.Only the third South
Baseball

Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin to return from injury on Aug. 1

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin will make his 2023 season debut next week, ending a 14-month rehab from elbow surgery.The Blue Jays announced Friday (Toronto time) that Ryu will face the Baltimore Orioles at home Tue
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(Yonhap Interview) World Aquatics head says S. Korea's growth opens opportunity for governing body

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 29 (Yonhap) -- As one South Korean aquatic athlete after another put on strong performances across multiple disciplines at the world championships in Japan this month, the leader of the world swimming federation sens
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(LEAD) S. Korean relay team breaks nat'l record again to finish 6th at swimming worlds

(ATTN: ADDS details, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- With its second national record time of the day, South Korea finished sixth in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay final at the swimming world championships in Japan o
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After breaking nat'l record twice, relay swimmers believe they can be faster

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- At the start of Friday at the world swimming championships in Japan, the South Korean national record in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay stood at 7:06.93.By the day's end, it was 7:04.07.
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S. Korean relay team breaks nat'l record again to finish 6th at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- With its second national record time of the day, South Korea finished sixth in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle final at the swimming world championships in Japan on Friday.The team of Hwang Sun-woo
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Young swimmer eliminated in women's 200m backstroke semis at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Lee Eun-ji was knocked out in the semifinals of the women's 200-meter backstroke at the swimming world championships Friday.Lee finished last among 16 swimmers in the semifinals w