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Fri, June 22, 2018 | 22:06

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Red-hot Kwon Chang-hoon ready for World Cup stage

The World Cup has made many a soccer player famous internationally over the decades. If you shine on the biggest stage in sport then a career can really take off. Kwon Chang-hoon's career is already going somewhere but the right-sided midfielder can move to the next level if he can continue the form he has been showing in France with Dijon in Russia with South Korea next mont...

Football | 2018-05-13 17:00

South Korea preparing to join table tennis contest in Pyongyang

South Korea is preparing to participate in a table tennis event in North Korea next month, the sport's national governing body in Seoul said Thursday. The Korea Table Tennis Association (KTTA) said it will soon submit entries to take part in the Pyongyang Open tournament in the North Korean capital for the first time from June 13 to 17.

Other Sports | 2018-05-10 10:15

Ex-Manchester United manager Ferguson undergoes brain surgery; fans support quick recovery

The 76-year-old Ferguson retired from managing in 2013 after almost 27 years in charge of United but he has continued to regularly attend matches and participate in UEFA coaching initiatives.

Football | 2018-05-07 10:31

Park Sung-hyun wins LPGA Texas Classic

Park captured the 36-hole Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic at the Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas, on Sunday (local time). Torrential downpours caused the tournament to be reduced to two rounds, and Park, the 2017 Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, fired an 11-under 131 over those 36 holes to take home $195,000, one stroke better than Lindy Duncan ...

Golf | 2018-05-07 10:02

Unstoppable Jang Ha-na makes KLPGA event dull

Neither much gripping nor drama was in the final round of the 40th CreaS F&C KLPGA Championship at the Lake Wood Country Club in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province.

Golf | 2018-05-01 16:11

World Cup is almost here but Asian Cup is just around the corner

While thoughts in South Korea have turned to the World Cup in June, it has been almost forgotten that the 2019 Asian Cup takes place in January. The draw for the 24-nation tournament will be held in Dubai on Friday when the Taegeuk Warriors will find out the identity of their opponents.

Football | 2018-04-29 18:18

Secrets behind Lee So-young's dramatic rise at Nexen Saint Nine Masters

Enthralling was the battle during the final round among the determined competitors at the Nexen Saint Nine Masters 2018. People expected a multilateral battle but could not predict who would finally triumph at the 6,810-yard Gaya Country Club in Gimhae.

Golf | 2018-04-25 18:11

Taekwondo artists take aim at Guinness record [PHOTOS]

More than 8,000 taekwondo martial artists hope they have rewritten the Guinness World Records with their performance in front of the National Assembly on April 21.

Other Sports | 2018-04-22 17:26

Rival speedsters in friendly reunion

Two months ago, at the PyeongChang Olympics, the two speed skaters were arch rivals. Now in Tokyo and out of uniform, they were behaving more like best friends. In PyeongChang, Lee Sang-hwa, winner of the women's 500-meter sprint gold medals for two consecutive Olympics, settled for a silver, while Nao Kodaira got the gold.

Other Sports | 2018-04-20 16:21

Kim Ji-hyun knows how to win

Kim Ji-hyun, the winner of the 2018 Rent-a-Car Women's Open at Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club on Sunday, knows how to win.

Golf | 2018-04-19 16:29

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