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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Messi breaks goal record
BARCELONA (AP) ― Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid’s Radamel Falcao were unstoppable Sunday on a night when both stars again demonstrated why their teams are first and second in the Spanish league.Messi broke a 40-year record for most goals in a year by scoring his 85th and 86th goals of 2012 to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis. Falcao struck five times to power Atletico past Deportivo La Coruna 6-0.Messi struck in the 16th and 25th minutes to break German great Gerd Mueller’
Dec. 10, 2012
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Messi breaks 40-year record with 86th goal of 2012
Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday.The Argentina forward scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league match. His first was an individual effort in the 16th minute to equal Mueller's mark, and he eclipsed the 1972 milestone with a familiar left-footed finish nine minutes later.``As I have said many times, the record is nice but the important thing is the victor
Dec. 10, 2012
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Torres’ double lifts Chelsea
LONDON (AP) ― Fernando Torres scored his second double of the week and Chelsea’s search for a Premier League win under Rafa Benitez ended with a 3-1 win at Sunderland on Saturday.Mikel Arteta’s pair of penalties secured Arsenal’s victory over highflying West Bromwich Albion.Chelsea halted a seven-game winless run in the league ― three under Benitez.Torres, who scored twice in midweek as the defending champions exited the Champions League, scored his first domestic goals in two months at Sunderla
Dec. 9, 2012
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Liverpool, Spurs reach Europa last 32
English sides Liverpool and Tottenham are through to the knockout stage of the Europa League after beating Udinese and Panathinaikos respectively on Thursday.Steaua Bucharest, Stuttgart and FC Basel claimed the remaining berths in the last 32 to be played in February.In Italy, Jordan Henderson scored midway through the first half to help Liverpool to a 1-0 win, and avenging the 3-2 loss to Udinese at Anfield in October.“(Henderson) is a great lad and works hard and has come in over the last mont
Dec. 7, 2012
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Messi hurt as Barca qualifies
LONDON (AP) ― Lionel Messi was taken off the field on a cart because of a knee injury in Barcelona’s 0-0 tie with Benfica in a Champions League game Wednesday night, while defending champion Chelsea failed to advance to the final 16 in the tournament.With Barcelona already assured of advancing to the second round, Messi entered as a reserve in the 58th minute.Messi’s left knee collided with the right hand of Benfica’s Artur as the Argentine star ran onto Gerard Pique’s long pass and tried to rou
Dec. 6, 2012
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Koreans set for EPL action this weekend
LONDON (AP) ― Still establishing himself in the Premiership is South Korea international Ki Sung-yueng, though he’s making a mark at surprising Swansea, which has only one loss in its last 10 matches. Ki attributes Swansea’s success to tactics.“I think we have a very good squad and the way we try to play is working very well, so we just want to keep doing it,” Ki said. “It’s not easy to keep the ball and keep passing it. It’s easy to say, but not easy to do.” Swansea, at home to Norwich City on
Dec. 6, 2012
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Football: Goal-line system inevitable in England: FIFA
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke says he expects goal-line technology to be used in the English Premier League “sooner or later,” as football‘s world body prepares to trial two systems in Japan.Hawk-Eye and GoalRef will feature at the eight-game Club World Cup, which starts Thursday and features continental champions -- including Chelsea and Brazil’s Corinthians -- battling to be crowned the best team on the planet.Speaking ahead of the opening match in Yokohama, Valcke said the high financi
Dec. 6, 2012
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IOC opens probe into S. Korean footballer's Olympic celebration
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Thursday it has opened an investigation into a South Korean footballer who displayed a controversial sign while celebrating the country’s bronze medal at the London Olympics.On its Web site, the IOC said it has formed a Disciplinary Commission to investigate the case of Park Jong-woo. After South Korea beat Japan 2-0 to claim the bronze medal, the 23-year-old midfielder celebrated with a sign that read, in Korean, “Dokdo Is Our Territory.” It was in
Dec. 6, 2012
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Peerless Messi still leads soccer rankings
LONDON (AP) ― Edging closer to a world record for goals in a year, Lionel Messi remains at the top of the AP global soccer rankings.The Argentina forward was the overwhelming choice as best player of the week by The Associated Press’ panel of 19 global soccer journalists. He earned 161 of a possible 190 points.His two goals against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league helped Barcelona to a 5-1 win on Saturday, keeping the Catalan club at the top of the team rankings with 155 points.Messi is onl
Dec. 5, 2012
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PSG, Schalke top groups
Paris Saint-Germain and Schalke wrapped up the top spots in their Champions League groups Tuesday, and Cristiano Ronaldo scored his tournament-leading sixth goal to help Real Madrid beat Ajax 4-1.A 17-minute snow delay during the Dinamo Zagreb-Dynamo Kiev match offered something unexpected on a night when all places in the last 16 were decided before kickoff.Kaka also scored for Madrid, but Borussia Dortmund won the group earlier by beating winless Manchester City 1-0. Borussia Dortmund will be
Dec. 5, 2012
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Korean player gets 2-match ban
GENEVA (AP) ― A South Korean player who raised diplomatic tensions with Japan by displaying a political sign at the London Olympics after the countries’ bronze-medal soccer match was banned for two World Cup qualifying matches on Monday.FIFA said Park Jong-woo was guilty of unsportsmanlike behavior that “cannot be tolerated,” and formally warned the Korea Football Association.The International Olympic Committee can now decide if Park will get his medal, which has been withheld since the Aug. 10
Dec. 4, 2012
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Granderson: Diversity in baseball important
As a member of a small minority in Major League Baseball, Curtis Granderson, an All-Star outfielder for the New York Yankees, said Monday he believes diversity is the most important thing in baseball today.In Seoul as an MLB International Ambassador, helping promote the sport across the globe during offseasons through clinics and fan meetings, Granderson said the ability to connect with people from different backgrounds is the key to success on the field.“If you can’t get along in the clubhouse,
Dec. 3, 2012
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FIFA suspends Park for 2 games
Park Jong-woo has been suspended for two games by FIFA for raising a sign asserting Korea’s sovereignty over the Dokdo islets after the bronze-medal match victory over Japan at this year’s London Olympics, the Korea Football Association said Monday.The KFA said that it was notified of the decision and also a FIFA warning against the local association. It will not appeal the ruling of the international governing body of football because it is a light penalty.FIFA will inform the International Ol
Dec. 3, 2012
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FC Seoul produces big winners at ceremony
Montenegrin striker Dejan Damjanovic of FC Seoul was voted the MVP of South Korea’s top soccer league Monday, while his head coach, Choi Yong-soo, was honored as coach of the year as the 2012 K-League champion club dominated the awards ceremony.At the year-end festivities held at a Seoul hotel, Damjanovic earned 92 of 116 votes from the media to become only the third foreign-born player to win the K-League MVP since the league’s inception in 1983. The 31-year-old led the competition with 31 goal
Dec. 3, 2012
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McDowell seals Challenge win
THOUSAND OAKS, California (AP) ― Graeme McDowell could think of no better way to head home for a 10-week holiday that to win for the first time in two years.And he couldn’t have found a better place to end the drought than Sherwood Country Club.Even with the course playing longer than ever in a light rain, McDowell closed with a 4-under 68 on Sunday and held off Keegan Bradley with a pair of superb short-game shots that carried him to a three-shot win in the World Challenge.It was the 10th time
Dec. 3, 2012
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Beckham wins 2nd MLS title
CARSON, California (AP) ― Landon Donovan scored the tiebreaking goal on a penalty kick in the 65th minute, and David Beckham left MLS as a two-time champion with the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 3-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup on Saturday.Omar Gonzalez tied it in the 61st minute with a long header for the Galaxy, who defended their title in a rematch of last season’s championship game.With a stirring second-half surge capped by Robbie Keane’s goal on another penalty kick in injury tim
Dec. 2, 2012
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Messi nears goal record
BARCELONA (AP) ― Lionel Messi scored twice Saturday as Barcelona made the best start in the history of the Spanish league with a 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao, while Real Madrid extended its dominance over Atletico Madrid by easing to a 2-0 victory.Barcelona’s 13 wins and a draw in the opening 14 rounds surpassed Madrid’s 12 wins and two draws to begin the 1991-92 campaign.The leader’s milestone, unmatched in 81 previous seasons, came in the first year under coach Tito Vilanova, who took over fro
Dec. 2, 2012
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Messi, Ronaldo up for FIFA awards
SAO PAULO (AP) ― Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the finalists for FIFA’s world player of the year award.They were picked from a list of 23 candidates for this year’s Ballon d’Or, with Messi looking to become the first player to win the award four times. The Argentina and Barcelona playmaker won the award the last three years.“I think they are perfect picks. There is no doubt these players are among the best,” said former Brazil great Ronaldo, a three-time award winner. “M
Nov. 30, 2012
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Park’s presence to boost QPR
LONDON (AP) ― Queens Park Rangers captain Park Ji-sung could make his long-awaited return this weekend when his winless team hosts Aston Villa in the Premier League.The former South Korea captain and Manchester United winger injured his left knee at Arsenal on Oct. 27 and returned to training last week. He missed QPR’s game against his former club on Saturday, but came off the bench in the 65th minute against Sunderland on Tuesday.Park was signed by Manchester United from Dutch club PSV Eindhove
Nov. 30, 2012
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Gwangju first team relegated in 30 years
On a cold night in the South Korean city of Daegu, dejected Gwangju FC players, with their Twitter names printed on the backs of their shirts, bowed to their small band of traveling fans in apology for becoming the first team to be relegated in the K-League’s 30-year history.In order to fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria, the K-League introduced relegation in 2012 to a revamped second tier. Also at the Asian Football Confederation’s behest, military club Sangju Sangmu was automatically de
Nov. 30, 2012