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US basketball player quits Korean league over coronavirus

Feb 26, 2020

A US basketball player decided to quit playing in the professional league here due to fast-spreading novel coronavirus, his club said Wednesday, sparking concerns of a possible exodus of foreign athl...
S. Korea qualifies for 2020 Olympic women's basketball tournament

Feb 10, 2020

BELGRADE -- South Korea will be competing in the Olympic women's basketball tournament for the first time in a dozen years this summer. South Korea grabbed the third and the final qualifying spot th...
S. Korean figure skaters to test mettle against int'l stars on home ice

Feb 4, 2020

Budding South Korean figure skaters will go up against some of the sport's biggest stars at an international competition on home ice this week. The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, orga...
McGregor demolishes Cerrone in 40-second return to UFC octagon

Jan 19, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Conor McGregor made a triumphant return to the UFC octagon on Saturday, pummelling Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone for a technical knockout victory in just 40 seconds. The mixed martial...
Teen phenom becomes 1st S. Korean figure skater to win Winter Youth Olympics gold

Jan 14, 2020

Powered by a clean routine, teen sensation You Young has become the first South Korean figure skater to capture a gold medal at the Winter Youth Olympics. You earned 140.49 points in free skating in...
S. Korea qualifies for women's volleyball at Tokyo 2020

Jan 13, 2020

South Korea qualified for the women's volleyball tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20) victory over Thailand to take the Asian Olympic qualifying tournamen...
S. Korea beats Chinese Taipei, 1 win away from Olympic women's volleyball tournament

Jan 12, 2020

Without its best player, South Korea rallied to defeat Chinese Taipei at the Asian Olympic women's volleyball qualifying tournament on Saturday, moving within one win of clinching a spot at the 2020 ...
Tennis star Chung Hyeon eyes first Olympics appearance at Tokyo 2020

Nov 29, 2019

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon said Friday he hopes to compete at his first Olympic Games next summer in Tokyo. "All athletes want to play at the Olympics," the tennis star said at a press c...
S. Korean wins gold at youth weightlifting competition in Pyongyang

Oct 25, 2019

South Korea's Yeom Da-hoon set an Asian record as he won a gold medal at a continental youth weightlifting competition in Pyongyang on Friday. Yeom was the top performer in the men's 89-kilogram div...
S. Korean weightlifter Shin Rok wins three medals at Asian youth competition in Pyongyang

Oct 22, 2019

South Korea's Shin Rok won three medals in the men's under-17 61-kilogram competition at Asian youth weightlifting event in Pyongyang on Tuesday. The 17-year-old placed third in snatch with 116 kg, ...
Tearful Murray wins at Antwerp for first ATP title since March 2017

Oct 21, 2019

ANTWERP (AFP) -- Andy Murray won his first ATP title since March 2017 on Sunday with a battling 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fellow three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in the Antwerp final. F...
Wimbledon quarterfinalist Muchova wins Korea Open

Sept 22, 2019

Wimbledon quarterfinalist Karolina Muchova captured the Korea Open for her first WTA title on Sunday. Muchova, the No. 3 seed from the Czech Republic, defeated fourth-seeded Maga Linette 6-1, 6-1 in...
After early tournament exit, half Korean tennis player turns eyes to business

Sept 16, 2019

Jessica Pegula's campaign at the Korea Open tennis tournament lasted just one match, but the American player of Korean descent still has much on her plate during her stay in the country -- namely, fi...
Korean-American tennis player feels on cusp of reaching next level

Sept 16, 2019

Kristie Ahn's quest for her maiden WTA title got off to a rousing start in Seoul on Monday, as the Korean-American star enjoyed a breezy victory in the land of her parents' birth. Ahn overwhelmed Ti...
Nadal takes five-set US Open thriller for 19th Slam title

Sept 9, 2019

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Rafael Nadal captured his 19th career Grand Slam title in thrilling fashion on Sunday by winning the US Open final, outlasting Russia's Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to se...