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Park Sung-hyun captures second career LPGA major

South Korea's Park Sung-hyun has captured her second career LPGA major title in a playoff, punctuating an impressive final-round comeback that featured an outstanding recovery shot late in regulation play.

Golf | 2018-07-02 10:17

Host Russia extends World Cup party by eliminating Spain

Stretching every part of his body out into a star shape and diving to his right, Igor Akinfeev flicked out his left foot and kicked the ball high away from danger. Akinfeev's foot kept Russia's party going Sunday night, ended the international career of one of Spain's biggest stars and sealed the biggest upset of the tournament and one of the greatest in World Cup history.

World Cup | 2018-07-02 09:29

2018 Russia World Cup

World Cup over; captain Ki starts new chapter in England

Soccer never stops. All but one of South Korea's 23-man roster returned home from the 2018 World Cup to Incheon International Airport on Friday to be greeted by a few hundred fans still buzzing in the afterglow of Wednesday's win over Germany. The tournament did not go as planned with the two defeats to Sweden and Mexico meaning that even beating Germany was not enough to get...

Football | 2018-07-01 17:13

South Korean captain hints at nat'l team retirement

South Korea's national football team captain Ki Sung-yueng on Sunday hinted at international retirement following his country's early exit at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Football | 2018-07-01 16:04

Gropers in Japan take advantage of World Cup crowds

As midnight tolled and Japan moved into the small hours of Friday morning, Issei Izawa had no idea that anything was amiss in the seething crowd of football fans around him in the heart of Tokyo's Shibuya entertainment district. Fans in the shirts and face paint of the Samurai Blue were cheering their team on as Japan played Poland in the final group match of the Russia World...

Football | 2018-07-01 10:18

Chef suspended for making racist eye gesture against Koreans

A celebrity chef beloved by many Mexicans has been suspended indefinitely by Telemundo, an American Spanish-speaking network, after using racist gestures against Koreans. James Tahhan, better known as “Chef James,” the co-host of Telemundo's morning show Un Nuevo Dia and another co-cost Janice Bencosme have been suspended for making slant-eye gestures on air.

World Cup | 2018-06-30 17:15

Korea home with much to think about

The national football team arrived home Friday afternoon to a warm welcome - despite the occasional egg thrown - at Incheon International Airport.

Football | 2018-06-29 16:52

World Cup team returns to warm welcome

The South Korean World Cup team returned home to a warm welcome on Friday, its two early losses long forgotten after a stunning win over Germany.

World Cup | 2018-06-29 16:14

Japan advances on yellow cards despite losing at World Cup

Nice guys don't necessarily finish last at the World Cup. Fair play, a newly implemented tiebreaker in the group stage of the world's biggest soccer tournament, was put into use for the first time Thursday and Japan came out as the beneficiary.

World Cup | 2018-06-29 10:19

'Cry baby' Son Heung-min did lie but few would mind

As captain of Team Korea in the final Group F preliminary match of the 2018 Russia World Cup, Son Heung-min scored and helped lead the 2-0 defeat of Germany.

Football | 2018-06-28 16:20

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