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Doosan Bears clinch best regular season record in KBO

The Doosan Bears clinched the best regular season record in South Korean baseball on Tuesday with a dominant victory at home.The Bears captured their third Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) pennant by blowing out the Nexen Heroes 13-2 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.

Baseball | 2018-09-26 17:21

A change of philosophy for Korea

One accusation that has been leveled at the Korea Football Association (KFA) is that, at least when it comes to the men's national team, it doesn't really do long-term thinking. Since those heady days of 2002 when Guus Hiddink led the Taegeuk Warriors to the semifinal of the World Cup, coaches have come and gone at a regular rate.

Football | 2018-09-26 16:38

Woods wins Tour Championship, ending five-year drought

Tiger Woods won his first tournament since 2013 when he captured the Tour Championship by two strokes in Atlanta on Sunday and proved to the golf world that he is far from done. Woods led throughout the final round and finished at 11-under-par 269 at East Lake, where he carded a closing 71 for his 80th PGA Tour victory.

Golf | 2018-09-24 18:41

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin spins another gem vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin has thrown his second straight gem to take his club closer to the postseason.Ryu blanked the San Diego Padres over six impressive innings, allowing four hits while striking out eight at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday (local time).

Baseball | 2018-09-24 18:25

Korean clubs thrill fans all over Asia

South Korean clubs have an unrivaled record in the Asian Champions League but fans and media have not always taken the tournament to heart. Those that don't get excited until the final missed one of the best games seen in Asian soccer for many a year Wednesday and it featured two Korean teams.

Football | 2018-09-20 16:50

'Korean Zombie' ready for UFC comeback bout

Jung Chan-sung, a Korean mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, showed confidence Wednesday, weeks before his upcoming match against former American lightweight champion at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Other Sports | 2018-09-20 16:49

Lee So-young wins her 3rd victory of the season

Lee So-young romped to a four-shot victory at the All for You Championship, Sunday. The 21-year-old Lee played steady golf, playing a bogey-free five-under 67 to shoot a 19-under 269 for the week. She never conceded her lead to the other contestants throughout the day. Lee started the final day, with Kim A-lim at 13-under trailing her closely by a single stroke. Park Ju-young...

Golf | 2018-09-19 17:33

Taekwondo fighter to sit out international competition after drunk driving incident

South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Ah-reum has decided not to take part in an upcoming international competition following an incident in which she was caught driving while intoxicated, the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA) said Monday. KTA said Lee will not participate in the 2018 World Taekwondo (WT) 3rd Grand Prix in Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei, which will be held from Wednesd...

Other Sports | 2018-09-17 13:20

476th Turtle Marathon

The Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, hosted the 476th Turtle Marathon at Namsan Park, Saturday. Participants included Hankook Ilbo President Lee Jun-hee, sixth from left; Korea Native Chicken Association President Moon Jung-jin, seventh from left; and finalists of the 2017 Miss Korea beauty pageant. / Korea Times photo by Shin Sang-soon

2018-09-16 17:17

Jeonbuk looking for an Asian miracle vs Suwon

Most would say that the biggest surprise result in South Korean soccer this year was that amazing 2-0 win the national team achieved over Germany in Kazan in June. Here were the Taegeuk Warriors facing the world champion and the world number one team and they deservedly came out triumphant. If that result raised eyebrows to the maximum degree, the second-most surprising score in Korean soccer, at least away from the domestic K-League, came last month. The setting was the 2018 Asian Champions League and it was the first leg of the quarterfinal. Jeonbuk Motors was hosting Suwon Bluewings.

Football | 2018-09-16 16:52

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