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S. Korea falls to Venezuela to open Olympic men's basketball qualifying event

Jul 1, 2021

South Korea is off to a losing start in its bid to qualify for the Olympic men's basketball tournament for the first time in a quarter century. South Korea fell to Venezuela 94-80 in its first game ...
S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo wins 1st round men's singles match at Wimbledon

Jun 30, 2021

It took him two days, but South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo finally has his first victory in the men's singles at Wimbledon. The 71st-ranked Kwon defeated Daniel Masur of Germany 3-1 (6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4,...
Serena Williams says she will not play at the Tokyo Olympics

Jun 27, 2021

WIMBLEDON (AP) -- Serena Williams said she will not go to the Tokyo Olympics, but did not want to say why during her pre-Wimbledon video conference with reporters Sunday. "I'm actually not on the Ol...
A member of BTS Army, teen table tennis star wants to be 'dope' at Olympics

Jun 21, 2021

MUNGYEONG -- Watch the South Korean teen phenom Shin Yu-bin play table tennis, and you can imagine that she must listen to music with beats as dynamic as her strokes. Shin, two weeks from her 17th b...
Kwon Soon-woo ousted in 3rd round at French Open

Jun 6, 2021

South Korean player Kwon Soon-woo couldn't get past the third round of the French Open against a top-10 opponent. Kwon, world No. 91, dropped a straight-set decision against the ninth-ranked Matteo ...
Chungcheong area hopes to jointly host World University Games in 2027

May 28, 2021

The Chungcheong region has officially launched a promotion team in hopes of hosting the 2027 World University Games. Daejeon, Sejong, and North and South Chungcheong provinces founded an organizat...
Natl. women's hockey team player tests positive for COVID-19

May 18, 2021

One member of the South Korean national women's hockey team tested positive for the new coronavirus Tuesday, a local government said. The athlete, in her 20s, received the positive result while trai...
Badminton star Lee Yong-dae diagnosed with COVID-19

May 3, 2021

Badminton star Lee Yong-dae has been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19, his team said Monday. The 32-year-old player tested positive for the new coronavirus on April 23 and entered a quarantine...
Go competition brings professionals and amateurs together

Apr 30, 2021

S. Korean Go masters Lee Chang-ho, Choi Jeong highlight 2021 Pro-am Baduk Competition
Natl. wrestling team's COVID-19 cases rise to 22: federation

Apr 28, 2021

The number of new coronavirus cases among athletes and the training staff of the South Korean national wrestling team rose to 22, the sport's governing body said Wednesday. The national team travele...
MSI preview: 11 teams heading to Iceland; VCS unable to attend once again

Apr 20, 2021

Reigning world champion DWG Kia from LoL Champions Korea is the clear favorite going into the tournament, and the team all the other teams are looking out for. Here are the MSI groups and the partic...
DWG Kia stomps Gen.G to win LCK Spring, heads to MSI

Apr 12, 2021

Defending champion DWG Kia swept Gen.G Esports 3-0 in the League of Legends Champions Korea Finals on Saturday to secure a ticket to the Mid-Season Invitational in May and win prize money of 200 mill...
DWG Kia and Gen.G Esports to battle for LCK Spring title

Apr 7, 2021

All eyes are on DWG Kia and Gen.G Esports as the two head to the 2021 LCK Spring Finals on Saturday to play for the spring title and a chance to play at the Mid-Season Invitational in May. During th...
Esports experts discuss the future of esports in Korea

Apr 6, 2021

LCK plans to expand overseas in latter half of year
11 members of SK handball team test positive for coronavirus

Mar 24, 2021

Eleven members of the SK Hawks men's handball team have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, a local government said Wednesday. Thirteen players and coaches of the team, based in Cheo...