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Football teams arrive late to stadium after bus drivers get lost
The South Korean and Qatari men's national football teams for Tuesday's Asian Games match in Japan arrived at the stadium about 30 minutes later than scheduled, after both of their drivers got lost on the way, a South Korean team official said. The two countries were scheduled to open Group D action at 7:30 p.m. at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Field in Nagoya, with the warmup to begin 50 minutes before kickoff. However, the teams arrived at the venue in central Japan around 6:20 p.m., leaving t
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Asian Games bring two Koreas face-to-face
When athletes from South and North Korea meet at any sports competition, it rarely feels like just another event. The latest chapter in the inter-Korean sporting rivalry will unfold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on soccer fields and judo mats in Japan, with both sides eyeing podium places and competing for national pride. The most anticipated game on the calendar is South Korea’s women’s soccer team’s match against North Korea in its final group-stage match on Sept. 21, with the result li
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Park Bo-gyeom climbs in world rankings
A first KLPGA major title moved Park Bo-gyeom to No. 131 in the women's world golf rankings Tuesday, a gain of 53 places from the previous week. Park, 28, won the KB Financial Golden Life Championship on Sunday at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. Her closing 71 left her at 5-under-par 283, one shot clear of Bang Shin-sil, Park Ye-ji and Yoo Seo-yeon. The result gave Park four career KLPGA Tour victories, with one in each season since 2023. Her previous titles came at the Kyocho
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Ohtani to resume batting practice
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani will resume batting practice Tuesday as he recovers from right biceps inflammation, manager Dave Roberts said Monday. Speaking before the Dodgers' road game against Cincinnati, Roberts said Ohtani had not swung a bat since being placed on the 15-day injured list. His activity has been limited to weight training, light exercise and treatment. Left knee pain kept Ohtani off the mound beginning in early July. He subsequently experienced right bice
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PGA Tour fall series begins
The PGA Tour's eight-event fall series begins this week, giving players an opportunity to secure playing privileges for 2027 and qualify for two early-season signature events. The inaugural Biltmore Championship opens Sept. 17 at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, a par-71 course in Asheville, North Carolina. The four-day tournament offers a $5 million purse. Following the regular season and playoffs, the fall series allows players further down the FedEx Cup standings to improve their positions. Those f
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Cho Gue-sung records two assists
South Korea forward Cho Gue-sung, named to Robert Moreno's first national team roster, provided two assists as Midtjylland extended its unbeaten start to the Danish Superliga season to eight games. Midtjylland routed Brondby 4-1 at MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark, on Monday to remain second with five wins and three ties, three points behind leader Copenhagen and one ahead of third-place Nordsjaelland. Cho started as an attacking midfielder in Midtjylland's 3-4-1-2 formation. Hong Hyun-seok, who re
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IOC visits Lyon amid turmoil surrounding Winter Olympics leadership
LYON, France (AFP) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday began a three-day visit to Lyon to check on the progress of the 2030 Winter Olympics, which have been hit by a leadership crisis. Following months of tension, the head of the Games' organizing committee, Edgar Grospiron, resigned his post last week. Vincent Roberti, deputy head of the organizing committee, was on Monday appointed to serve as interim president while a successor to Grospiron is found. "President Grospiron ha
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Myanmar women's football coach Bell says holds soft spot for ex-team S. Korea
Colin Bell may have stopped coaching the South Korean women's national football team two years ago, but he loves his adopted country so much that he still lives there. And admittedly, it was "a strange feeling" to face South Korea as an opponent at the Asian Games in Japan on Monday, he says. Bell, the English tactician now coaching Myanmar, lost to his former team 5-0 on Monday to begin the Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, some 140 kilometers west of the main host city of Nagoya. Bell coa
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S. Korea shut down Myanmar to kick off women's football tournament
South Korea blanked Myanmar 5-0 to kick off their women's football competition at the Asian Games in Japan on Monday. Midfielder Kim Min-ji scored a hat trick, while defender Jang Selgi and Choe Yu-ri contributed a goal apiece in the Group F match at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, some 140 kilometers west of the main host city of Nagoya. Coached by Shin Sang-woo, Korea will next play Bangladesh at 4 p.m. Thursday in Osaka, and then North Korea at 4 p.m. next Monday in Shizuoka, some 135 kilometers east
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Midfielder blocking out noise ahead of men's football competition
Midfielder Bae Jun-ho is not oblivious to the persistent criticism that has plagued South Korean football this year, but he insisted Monday he will not let the situation affect his and his team's preparations for the Asian Games. Bae and Korea will kick off their competition Tuesday evening against Qatar in Nagoya, central Japan. The young Taegeuk Warriors -- men's football at the Asian Games is only for players 23 or younger, with a maximum three over-age players allowed for each nation -- have
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Men's football captain asks teammates to lean into sense of urgency
Lee Gi-hyuk, captain of the South Korean men's football team at the Asian Games, said Monday he has called on his teammates to lean into their collective sense of urgency. Lee, 26, is the oldest player for the under-23 national team at the Asian Games. The men's football tournament at the Asian Games is for players 23 years or younger, with each country allowed to carry up to three players over that age limit. Lee, versatile defender for Gangwon FC, is joined by a pair of 24-year-olds in the ove
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N. Korea pound Bangladesh to open women's football tournament
North Korea kicked off their Asian Games women's football competition with a 10-0 rout of Bangladesh in Japan on Monday. Chae Un-yong, Jon Ryong-jong and Kim Kyong-yong each grabbed a brace, and Hwang Yu-yong had the other in a seven-goal first half for North Korea at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, some 140 kilometers west of the main host city, Nagoya. The North Koreans tacked on three more goals in the latter half to complete the breezy win. The largely empty stadium featured hundreds of Japanese res
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Jeong Ji-min wins two climbing bronzes
South Korean speed climber Jeong Ji-min won two bronze medals at the 10th stop of the 2026 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Climbing Series ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Jeong teamed up with Seong Han-a-reum to finish third behind Spain and China in the women's speed relay at the event, which ended Sunday in Guiyang, China, the Korea Alpine Federation said Monday. Jeong had also won bronze in the women's individual speed event Friday, clocking 6.39 seconds to beat
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Gold or bust: Team Korea chases more Asian Games glory in football, baseball
South Korea’s men’s soccer and baseball teams are heading to Japan this month with one goal: to extend their reign as Asian Games champions. The players also have plenty at stake personally. Only a gold medal will exempt them from the country’s mandatory military service, allowing them to pursue their careers with minimal interruption. The U-23 soccer team is chasing its fourth consecutive gold medal, while the baseball team seeks a fifth. Falling short would bring more than disappointment. It w
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Dozen K Leaguers named to Moreno's 1st S. Korean squad
A dozen players based in the domestic K League were named Monday to Robert Moreno's first squad for the men's national soccer team. Moreno, the Spanish coach appointed South Korea's interim head coach Sept. 1, unveiled his 30-man roster for the Taegeuk Warriors' next four matches at a news conference at Korea Football Park in Cheonan, some 80 kilometers south of Seoul. South Korea will host Ecuador on Sept. 24, Uruguay on Sept. 28, Venezuela on Oct. 2 and Uzbekistan on Oct. 6. The 12 K League pl
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