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    Latest LPGA major winner Ryu Hae-ran cracks top 10 in world rankings

    Fresh off winning her first LPGA major title, Ryu Hae-ran has cracked the top 10 in the women's golf rankings for the first time since last summer. Ryu jumped five spots to reach No. 7 in the latest rankings released Tuesday. Ryu won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, on Sunday (local time), holding off fellow South Korean player Yoon Ina by two strokes at 13-under 275. It was Ryu's first LPGA major victory and her fourth title on the tour overall. Ryu had last been inside the top 10 on Aug. 11, 2025. The 25-year-old has previously ranked as high as fifth. Ryu is one of three South Korean players in the top 10. Kim Hyo-joo stayed at No. 3 and Kim Sei-young remained at No. 10. Yoon soared 22 spots to reach her career-high No. 17. The LPGA sophomore began the year at No. 67.

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    Latest LPGA major winner Ryu Hae-ran cracks top 10 in world rankings
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    Son Heung-min apologizes for Korea's World Cup exit

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    Son Heung-min apologizes for Korea's World Cup exit
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    Kwon Soon-woo wins 1st-round match at Wimbledon

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    Kwon Soon-woo wins 1st-round match at Wimbledon
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    Can the Korean football family really change its mentality?

    3 MIN READBy John Duerden
    Can the Korean football family really change its mentality?
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    Outgoing coach, nat'l team players return home to boos after early World Cup exit

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    Outgoing coach, nat'l team players return home to boos after early World Cup exit
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Dinos manager none too pleased with players getting hit by pitches

The NC Dinos are leading Korean baseball in one category that their manager Lee Ho-joon would rather they not: hit-by-pitch. Entering Wednesday's game against the LG Twins, the Dinos had been drilled by pitches 66 times, 18 more than the next team, the Hanwha Eagles. The latest victim was All-Star outfielder Park Kun-woo, who was plunked in the face by a fastball from Twins starter Elieser Hernandez during Tuesday's game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. Per rules in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Hernandez faced automatic ejection for hitting an opponent's head with a fastball. Park did not suffer any structural damage but sustained a bruised left cheekbone. Lee said Wednesday that Park had complained of some dizziness earlier in the day and that the outfielder would be held out of the lineup for the evening. Lee, the first-year manager, said his players have been growing increasingly sensitive about getting plunked by errant pitches. "Some players have talked about retaliating by throwing at the other guys, and I've had to step in and make sure they wouldn't do it. But that's

Jun 18, 2025By Yonhap
Dinos manager none too pleased with players getting hit by pitches
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Ulsan HD fall to Mamelodi Sundowns to begin FIFA Club World Cup

Korean champions Ulsan HD FC have begun their FIFA Club World Cup with a 1-0 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns FC. Iqraam Rayners scored the lone goal of the match for the South African league winners against the K League 1 club in their opening Group F match at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday (local time). This is the first edition of the expanded Club World Cup, featuring 32 teams paired into eight groups of four. The top two clubs from each group will advance to the knockout phase. Ulsan HD, three-time defending K League 1 champions, will next play the Brazilian side Fluminense FC at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, at 6 p.m. Saturday (7 a.m. Sunday in South Korea), with the finale against the German club Borussia Dortmund scheduled at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 3 p.m. on June 25 (4 a.m. on June 26 in South Korea). Coached by Kim Pan-gon, Ulsan HD have been widely regarded as one of the worst teams in the tournament. Kim had said in his prematch press conference Monday that his team will try to make the K League 1 and its fans proud. However, they now

Jun 18, 2025By Yonhap
Ulsan HD fall to Mamelodi Sundowns to begin FIFA Club World Cup
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Korea reaffirms commitment to hosting Invictus Games 2029

Korea's veterans ministry on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to hosting the Invictus Games, an international sports event for injured service members, in 2029 after the country submitted an official bid to host the sports event. The central city of Daejeon, some 135 kilometers south of Seoul, was among a list of six cities and regions aspiring to host the 2029 games, along with Aalborg in Denmark, Abuja in Nigeria, Kyiv in Ukraine, San Diego in the United States and the Veneto Region in Italy, according to the Invictus Games Foundation. The ministry anticipated that hosting the games in Daejeon, home to the National Cemetery and a veterans hospital, would help raise awareness for veterans as the first such event to be held in Asia, if it is chosen. "If the Invictus Games are hosted for the first time in Asia in Daejeon, the Republic of Korea's proven resilience, together with its deep respect for service members and veterans, would create an ideal setting to spread the Invictus spirit across Asia and beyond," Veterans Minister Kang Jung-ai said. Founded by Britain's Prince Harry in 2

Jun 18, 2025By Yonhap
Korea reaffirms commitment to hosting Invictus Games 2029
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Korean pitcher Go Woo-suk released by US' Triple-A club

Korean pitcher Go Woo-suk has been released by his minor league club in the United States, becoming a free agent midway through his second season in America. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, announced Tuesday (local time) that they have cut ties with the right-handed reliever. In five outings with the Jumbo Shrimp this year, Go had a 1.59 ERA over 5 2/3 innings without a win-loss record. Go, 26, signed with the San Diego Padres in January 2024, after seven seasons with the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). He had been among the top closers in the KBO but never played in a big league game for the Padres, who kept him in the minors before trading him to the Marlins in May. Go also failed to make it to the majors with the Marlins, who designated him for assignment only a few weeks after acquiring him last year. For this year, Go was a non-roster invitee to the Marlins' spring training but suffered a broken finger that prevented him from competing for a roster spot. After returning from his injury in early May, Go worked his way up fr

Jun 18, 2025By Yonhap
Korean pitcher Go Woo-suk released by US' Triple-A club
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S. Korean para Nordic skiing chief to run for IPC president

Bae Dong-hyun, head of the Korea Para Nordic Skiing Federation, will run for president of the world's top para sports body. The Korea Paralympic Committee (KPC) announced Tuesday that Bae has been nominated as the South Korean candidate for the upcoming International Paralympic Committee (IPC) presidential election. According to the KPC, Bae was unanimously endorsed as the nominee during the first meeting of the KPC International Relations Committee in May, and Bae sent his candidacy file to the IPC Monday morning. The election will be held in Seoul during the Sept. 26-27 IPC General Assembly, where Bae will try to become the first South Korean president of the IPC since its foundation in 1989. In addition to serving as head of the national para Nordic skiing body, Bae is president of Changsung Group, and chairman of the BDH Paras Foundation and the Changsung Scholarship Foundation. The BDH Paras Foundation runs a semi-pro para sports club named "BDH Paras," with athletes in Nordic skiing and shooting para sport. "My life changed ever since I first discovered para sports in 2012," Bae sai

Jun 17, 2025By Yonhap
S. Korean para Nordic skiing chief to run for IPC president
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Jeonbuk's Jeon Jin-woo voted K League's top player for 2nd straight month

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors forward Jeon Jin-woo has captured his second straight Player of the Month award in the top Korean football league. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Tuesday Jeon has been voted the top player for the month of May in the K League 1. The winner was chosen based on votes by the K League's technical study group (accounting for 60 percent), fans voting on the K League website (25 percent) and players of EA Sports FC Online (15 percent) by Electronic Arts (EA) Sports, the league's official video game partner. According to the K League, Jeon finished ahead of three other candidates in all three categories and earned 45.14 voting points overall. Jeon won his first career Player of the Month award for April after scoring four times that month. And the 25-year-old kept up the momentum in May, netting five goals and picking up an assist in seven matches. Jeonbuk had five wins and two draws in those contests to shoot to the top of the league table. Jeon leads the K League 1 with 12 goals in 18 matches. He successfully parlayed his K League success into

Jun 17, 2025By Yonhap
Jeonbuk's Jeon Jin-woo voted K League's top player for 2nd straight month
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Korean champions Ulsan HD FC seeking 1st win, knockout berth at Club World Cup

Ulsan HD FC, three-time defending Korean football champions, will pursue a knockout berth at the expanded FIFA Club World Cup starting this week in the United States. With 32 teams divided into eight groups of four, Ulsan HD, the lone K League 1 club in the competition, will play in Group F against Fluminense of Brazil, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, and Borussia Dortmund of Germany, widely regarded as the favorite to win the group. Ulsan HD will open their campaign against Mamelodi Sundowns at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, at 6 p.m. Tuesday (7 a.m. Wednesday in Korean time). Ulsan will then take on Fluminense at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, at 6 p.m. Saturday (7 a.m. Sunday in Korea), before closing out the group stage against Borussia Dortmund at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 3 p.m. on June 25 (4 a.m. on June 26 in Korea). The top two clubs from each group will qualify for the knockout stage. This will be Ulsan's third Club World Cup appearance, following the 2012 and 2020 events. They finished sixth among seven teams in 2012 and last among six teams

Jun 17, 2025By Yonhap
Korean champions Ulsan HD FC seeking 1st win, knockout berth at Club World Cup
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Giants' Lee Jung-hoo hits triple in loss to Dodgers

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants keeps climbing up the big-league leaderboard in triples. Lee hit his fifth triple of the season, and third of this month, in a 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday (local time). It was Lee's only hit of the game in five at-bats. He is now batting .265/.327/.433 in 70 games. With five three-baggers, Lee is tied for second in the National League (NL) with the Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks leads the NL with eight triples. Batting leadoff, Lee grounded out to second in the top of the first and then grounded out to first in the third. Then in the fourth inning, with the Giants down 2-1 and men at first and second, Lee came through with a triple down the right field line to cash in both runners and put the Giants up 3-2. The lead didn't last long, as the Dodgers responded with a three-run homer by Andy Pages in the fifth. The Giants got a run back in the top of the eighth but couldn't get any closer. Lee flied out to right field in the sixth inning before lining out to s

Jun 16, 2025By Yonhap
Giants' Lee Jung-hoo hits triple in loss to Dodgers
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Koreans finish well back at weather-interrupted US Open

Korean players have all finished well out of contention at the weather-interrupted U.S. Open. Tom Kim was the top Korean player, as he finished at nine-over 289 to tie for 33rd place at rain-soaked Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, western Pennsylvania, on Sunday (local time). Kim shot his second straight 72 on the par-70 course with four birdies, two bogeys and two double bogeys. Kim Si-woo finished at 12-over 292 to end in a tie for 42nd. After opening the tournament with a 68, Kim faded over the next three days with rounds of 74-74-76. He had just one birdie in the final round against five bogeys and one double bogey. Im Sung-jae also started the tournament with a 68 but his final score was 16-over 296, after a 75 on Sunday. He finished tied for 57th place. One other Korean in the field, An Byeong-hun, missed the cut. The final round had a 96-minute stoppage due to heavy rains. J.J. Spaun of the United States won the tournament at one-under 279. Spaun, who drained a birdie putt from 64 feet and five inches away on the 18th green, was the only player to finish with an under-par score.

Jun 16, 2025By Yonhap
Koreans finish well back at weather-interrupted US Open
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Back on top in KBO, Eagles in for another big series

For the first time in about a month, the Hanwha Eagles are back in first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), following a huge win over the rival LG Twins on Sunday. And the Eagles will try to stay there with a series against another contending club, the Lotte Giants, on the horizon this week. The Eagles, with a record of 41-27-1 (wins-losses-ties), now lead the Twins (40-27-2) by a half game. The Giants (37-30-3) are in third place, trailing the Eagles by 3 1/2 games. Starting Tuesday, the Giants will host the Eagles for a three-game set at Sajik Baseball Stadium in the southeastern city of Busan. The Giants have gone 4-3-0 in their seven meetings against the Eagles so far this season. The Giants got a split against the SSG Landers over the weekend after having their game on Friday rained out. The Giants spoiled the retirement ceremony for former Landers captain and Major League Baseball star Choo Shin-soo with a 4-2 win Saturday but lost Sunday's game by 1-0 — their first shutout loss since March 28. After also having a rainout Friday, the Eagles settled for a 2-2 tie again

Jun 16, 2025By Yonhap
Back on top in KBO, Eagles in for another big series
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