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S. Korea progresses to next round after Australia beats Canada

BaseballNov 8, 2019

South Korea advanced to the second stage of the ongoing Olympic baseball qualifying tournament Friday, even before playing its final group game. Australia defeated Canada 3-1 in the teams' final Gro...
S. Korean coach Park Hang-seo signs extension with Vietnamese soccer

SoccerNov 7, 2019

South Korean coach Park Hang-seo has signed a lucrative extension with the Vietnamese men's national football team. Park signed his new contract at a press conference with the Vietnam Football Feder...
S. Korean coach Park Hang-seo signs extension with Vietnamese football

SoccerNov 7, 2019

South Korean coach Park Hang-seo has signed a lucrative extension with the Vietnamese men's national football team. Park signed his new contract at a press conference with the Vietnam Football Feder...
S. Korea beats Australia 5-0 to open Group C action

BaseballNov 7, 2019

South Korea shut down Australia 5-0 to start its Olympic baseball qualifying tournament at home on Wednesday, holding the opponents to just one single while getting some timely hitting at the plate. ...
[Newsmaker] Tottenham's Son Heung-min becomes all-time S. Korean scoring leader in Europe

SoccerNov 7, 2019

Son Heung-min now stands alone at the top of the South Korean scoring list in European club football history. Son was playing with a heavy heart, after his hard tackle on Everton's Andre Gomes led t...
S. Korea fall to N. Korea in women‘s youth football tournament

SoccerNov 6, 2019

North Korea beat South Korea 3-1 to reach the championship final of a regional women‘s football tournament in Thailand on Wednesday. Kim Kyoung-yong scored twice and Pak Il-gyong added another, a...
S. Korea reach quarterfinals at FIFA U-17 World Cup

SoccerNov 6, 2019

South Korea have advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time in 10 years. Forward Choi Min-seo netted the lone goal as South Korea defeated Angola 1-0 in the round of...
S. Korean coach Park Hang-seo signs extension with Vietnamese nat'l football team

SoccerNov 5, 2019

Park Hang-seo, South Korean coach for the Vietnamese men's national football team, has signed a lucrative extension to stay with the upstart program, Park's agency said Tuesday. DJ Management said f...
S. Korean captain feeling heat not to repeat disaster at home

BaseballNov 5, 2019

Kim Hyun-soo wasn't on the team at the time, but he clearly remembers how South Korea faltered in the group stage of the 2017 World Baseball Classic on home soil, unable to get past the opening phase...
S. Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin nominated for National League Cy Young Award

BaseballNov 5, 2019

South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has been nominated for the 2019 National League Cy Young Award. Ryu, who led all of baseball with a 2.32 ERA for the Los Angeles Dodgers this year, was announce...
MLB fan event in Seoul postponed over payment issues

SportsNov 4, 2019

A fan event scheduled in Seoul with former Major League Baseball stars on hand has been postponed indefinitely over payment issues, local organizers said Monday. To Go Communication, the PR agency f...
S. Korea nat'l football coach looking to help inconsolable Son Heung-min after injury-causing foul

SoccerNov 4, 2019

That Son Heung-min was called up on Monday for South Korea's two international matches in November isn't a surprise at all. Whether he'll be in the proper mindset for them is another matter. Son, fo...
S. Korea beats military club in tuneup for Olympic baseball qualifiers

BaseballOct 29, 2019

The South Korean national baseball team eked out a 5-1 win over the military club Sangmu on Tuesday in a tuneup game for the upcoming Olympic qualifying tournament. Starter Park Jong-hoo tossed thre...
'It's crazy': Tiger Woods secures record 82nd US PGA Tour win in Japan

GolfOct 28, 2019

INZAI (AFP) -- Tiger Woods said it was "crazy" after he made golfing history Monday by holding off the challenge of home favourite Hideki Matsuyama to win the weather-delayed Zozo Championship by thr...
Doosan Bears claw their way up to claim improbable Korean Series title

BaseballOct 27, 2019

Back on Aug. 15, the Doosan Bears were nine games back in third place in the Korea Baseball Organization standings, far enough behind the league-leading SK Wyverns with 33 games remaining that the Be...