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Tokyo Olympics boss blasts 'irresponsible rumours' over virus shutdownOlympic GamesFeb 13, 2020Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has promised to implement "thorough measures" to protect people from the coronavirus in the run-up to the Olympics. Japan has not seen any deaths from COVID-19 but has 28... -
Kim Kwang-hyun works up sweat in familiar colors with new clubBaseballFeb 13, 2020"There were other players who also didn't speak English, and Carlos (who's bilingual in English and Spanish) served as an interpreter between me and those guys." Kim didn't need any interpretation h... -
S. Korea qualifies for 2020 Olympic women's basketball tournamentMore sportsFeb 10, 2020BELGRADE -- South Korea will be competing in the Olympic women's basketball tournament for the first time in a dozen years this summer. South Korea grabbed the third and the final qualifying spot th... -
S. Korea beats Britain, keeps Olympic women's hoops dreams aliveOlympic GamesFeb 9, 2020BELGRADE -- South Korea has squeezed past Britain 82-79 to stay alive in the Olympic women's basketball qualifying tournament. Shooting guard Kang Lee-seul made her first six 3-point field goals for... -
New kits for nat'l football teams unveiledSoccerFeb 6, 2020New uniforms for the South Korean national football teams were released on Thursday, featuring designs inspired by the global popularity of the country's pop culture and by a mythological guardian an... -
Son Heung-min stays hot, scores in 4th straightSoccerFeb 6, 2020Son Heung-min has done it again. The in-form South Korean star for Tottenham Hotspur scored in his fourth straight match, converting a late penalty to take his club over Southampton 3-2 in the fourt... -
S. Korean figure skaters to test mettle against int'l stars on home iceMore sportsFeb 4, 2020Budding South Korean figure skaters will go up against some of the sport's biggest stars at an international competition on home ice this week. The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, orga... -
Tottenham weather Man City storm to snatch winSoccerFeb 3, 2020However, Tottenham also felt City were lucky not to be down to 10 men earlier when Raheem Sterling caught England international teammate Dele Alli with his studs. "I thought I was going to love VAR ... -
Healthy Ryu Hyun-jin heads to 1st spring training with Blue JaysBaseballFeb 2, 2020INCHEON -- Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin left the country Sunday for his first spring training with his new club in a new state, confident in his ability to deliver the goods w... -
S. Korean captain to miss Olympic women's football qualifiers with injurySoccerFeb 2, 2020South Korean captain Cho So-hyun will miss the Olympic women's football qualifying tournament this week with an ankle injury. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Cho has suffered a right ankle... -
New Cardinals pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun eyes rotation spot ahead of 1st MLB spring trainingBaseballJan 31, 2020South Korean pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun left for the United States on Friday for his first spring training with the St. Louis Cardinals, determined to win a spot in the starting rotation as a major leagu... -
S. Korea projected to win 9 gold medals at Tokyo 2020Olympic GamesJan 29, 2020South Korea will grab nine gold medals to finish in the top 10 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a US sports data analysis firm has projected. The latest version of Virtual Medal Table by Gracenote, updat... -
Men's Olympic football team gets hero's welcome after clinching Tokyo 2020 berthSoccerJan 28, 2020INCHEON -- The South Korean men's Olympic football team made a triumphant return home from Thailand on Tuesday after capturing a spot in this year's Summer Games in Tokyo. Coached by Kim Hak-bum, So... -
Extra!: S. Korea beat Saudi Arabia in extra time to take Asian U-23 football crownSoccerJan 27, 2020South Korea defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in extra time to capture their first Asian men's football title in the under-23 age group on Sunday. Defender Jeong Tae-wook headed in the winner in the 113th m... -
Nat'l team volleyball stars battling injuries with jam-packed, pre-Olympic calendar on horizonOlympic GamesJan 25, 2020When South Korea won the Asian Olympic women’s volleyball qualifying tournament earlier this month, some of its key players took the adage “taking one for the team” to a whole new level -- to the poi...
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