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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Fourth-tier Bradford humbles Arsenal in League Cup
LONDON (AP) ― Arsenal was eliminated in the League Cup quarterfinals with an embarrassing loss to fourth-tier Bradford, falling 3-2 in a penalty shootout Tuesday.Thomas Vermaelen failed to convert the decisive spot kick for the Premier League giants, having earlier scored an 87th-minute equalizer to take the game into extra time. The match finished at 1-1 after 120 minutes, despite Arsenal fielding a near full-strength team.“They have world-class players ... but the way the lads stuck to their j
Dec. 12, 2012
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Two K-League coaches resign
Two head coaches in South Korea’s top soccer league resigned on Wednesday, as the revolving door for bench bosses continued to turn in the offseason.Lee Heung-sil, the interim head coach for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the K-League, resigned from his post after one season, the club announced on Wednesday. Later Wednesday, Yoon Sung-hyo quit as the head coach of Suwon Samsung Bluewings, and Seo Jung-won, his senior assistant, was immediately promoted as the new head coach.Lee and Yoon are among fiv
Dec. 12, 2012
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Goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae set to retire
South Korean goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae, an instrumental player in the country’s historic run to the semifinals at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, has decided to retire, his Seoul-based agency said Tuesday.The Moro Sports Marketing Company said the 39-year-old netminder will hang up his gloves for good after a 17-year career.“He has been thinking long and hard about whether to extend his career or to call it quits,” the agency said. “In the end, he decided he wanted to leave with his legacy intact.”Lee pl
Dec. 11, 2012
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Racism and fan ...unrest again haunt soccer in England
LONDON (AP) ― Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was dripping with blood Sunday, the latest incident that has English soccer authorities fearing a return to a less civil past.FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised the country’s fans last month as positive examples for the world. But unrest at globally televised Premier League matches is reviving memories of the hostilities in the 1970s and 80s.“To see Rio Ferdinand with blood on his face is absolutely terrible,” English Football Association c
Dec. 11, 2012
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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