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Tentacled tipster Paul the Octopus gets memorialMore sportsJan 24, 2011BERLIN – Paul the celebrated octopus has finally got his tentacles wrapped around a soccer ball. The Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen on Thursday unveiled an outsized memorial to the World Cup's most... -
Yoon propels Korea into semisSoccerJan 23, 2011Nationa team to battele Japan for place in Asian Cup final DOHA (AP) ― Substitute midfielder Yoon Bit-garam drilled a left-foot shot from the edge of the penalty box in extra time Saturday to send S... -
S. Korea advances to semifinals with win over IranSoccerJan 23, 2011South Korea edged Iran 1-0 in extra periods to advance to the semifinals at the ongoing Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar. At Qatar Sports Club Stadium early Sunday, Korean time, midfielder Yoon Bitgaram bro... -
Korea aims for third in Winter Asiad...More sportsJan 21, 2011Korean national sports delegation held Friday their inaugural ceremony for the upcoming Asian Winter Games, which is slated for Jan. 30-Feb. 6 in Kazakhstan. Korea is sending 150 athletes and offici... -
Top shuttlers ready to defend home turfMore sportsJan 21, 2011South Korea’s top men’s doubles badminton duo said on Friday they’re ready to defend their Korea Open championship when the world’s most lucrative badminton event starts next week. The tandem of Jun... -
S. Korea and Iran clash in 5th straight Asian Cup quartersMore sportsJan 21, 2011South Korea will meet its old football nemesis Iran in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar, at 1:25 a.m. Sunday, Korean time, for their fifth straight showdown in the final eigh... -
Agassi elected to Hall of FameMore sportsJan 21, 2011NEWPORT, Rhode Island (AFP) ― Eight-time Grand Slam singles champion Andre Agassi, among only seven men to achieve a career Grand Slam, has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, offi... -
Iraq trips N. Korea to reach quartersSoccerJan 20, 2011Jo Tong-sop's squad heads home with zero goals DOHA (AP) ― Defending champion Iraq reached the Asian Cup quarterfinals by defeating North Korea 1-0 on Wednesday. Iraq will play Group C winner Austr... -
Making a statementSoccerJan 19, 2011Korea’s 4-1 thrashing of India sets up Iran clash in quarters Korea finished second in Group C behind Australia after cruising past India 4-1 Tuesday at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in its final group gam... -
South Korea sink India to set up Iran showdownSoccerJan 19, 2011DOHA (AFP) - South Korea marched into the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a 4-1 defeat of an obdurate India in their final Group C game at a sodden Al Gharafa Stadium on Tuesday. Beneath pouring rain,... -
S. Korean major leaguer Choo Shin-soo gets a huge raiseBaseballJan 19, 2011Coming off the best season of his career, South Korean Major League Baseball player Choo Shin-soo received a huge raise for the upcoming season. The Cleveland Indians outfielder reached a one-year d... -
Nadal advances quickly at Aussie OpenMore sportsJan 18, 2011MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ― Rafael Nadal’s quest to complete his “Rafa Slam” at the Australian Open started with a first-round victory that lasted only 11 games and certainly helped him conserve plen... -
Jordan storms into quarterfinalsSoccerJan 18, 2011Japan pummels Saudi Arabia 5-0 to grab place in Asian cup's last 8 DOHA (AP) ― Japan and Jordan reached the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup with contrasting victories on Monday. Three-time cup champ... -
Korea seeks ticket into next roundMore sportsJan 18, 2011Win over India would assure place in last 8 With just one match remaining in the group stage of the 2011 Asian Cup, South Korea is in the position it probably expected to be in ― just needing to def... -
Chung elected Oceania presidentMore sportsJan 17, 2011WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ― David Chung replaced suspended FIFA vice president Reynald Temarii as president of the Oceania Football Confederation Sunday after his two New Zealand opponents for the...
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