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    Korea can win Group A with win over Mexico, help from others

    ZAPOPAN, Mexico — Korea can become the first team to win their group at this year's FIFA World Cup by beating Mexico this week and getting some help from other teams. Korea and Mexico will go into their Group A showdown Thursday at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, western Mexico, knotted at three points each. Mexico, who beat South Africa 2-0 last week, currently occupy the top spot thanks to their superior goal difference, with Korea in second place after defeating Czechia 2-1 to begin their campaign. For Korea, a combination of their win and a win or a draw by Czechia against South Africa on Thursday will secure them the top seed in Group A, regardless of the outcome from Korea's final group stage match against South Africa next week. In this scenario, Korea will improve to six points and Mexico will remain at three points. Czechia will either grab three points or one point. Even if Korea and Mexico both finish with six points at the conclusion of the group stage, Korea will hold the tiebreak edge over Mexico by virtue of their victory in Thursday's meeting. The head-to-head record be

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    Korea can win Group A with win over Mexico, help from others
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    Popular TV analyst sees Son Heung-min as key player vs. Mexico

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    SF Giants' Lee Jung-hoo ends homer drought after suspended game resumes

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    Korean midfielder happy to draw attention from opponents

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    Korea coach voices regret over drone incident

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Boutier storms to first major triumph at Evian Championship

France's Celine Boutier poses with her trophy after winning the Evian Championship, a women's LPGA major golf tournament in Evian-les-Bains, French Alps, July 30. AFP-YonhapFrance's Celine Boutier on Sunday clinched her first major title by winning the Evian Championship by an impressive six shots.The 29-year-old started the last day with a three-shot lead and she finished on 14 under par after a near perfect closing 68.Brooke Henderson, last year's winner, was second on eight under after a 70.Boutier is the third French woman to win a major, following in the footsteps of Catherine Lacoste, who won the 1967 US Women's Open as an amateur, and Patricia Meunier Lebouc, a winner of the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California 20 years ago.Soaked in champagne, Boutier could not stop smiling."This has long been my biggest dream," she said. "I have watched this Championship for many years and always dreamed of winning it when I was a teenager."I was nervous going out but stayed focused. The wind made it tricky and the start (three birdies in the first five holes) was unexpected but a real b

Jul 31, 2023
Boutier storms to first major triumph at Evian Championship
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Atletico Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 in preseason match in Seoul

Manchester City forward Erling Haaland, left, competes for the ball with Atletico Madrid defender Mario Hermoso during a Coupang Play Series preseason friendly match at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Sunday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukAtletico Madrid rode two second-half goals to take down European treble winners Manchester City 2-1 in their preseason match in Seoul on Sunday.Substitutes Memphis Depay and Yannick Carrasco scored a goal apiece for the Spanish side at Seoul World Cup Stadium, in a summer match that had the intensity of a midseason continental showdown.The kickoff, originally set for 8 p.m., was delayed by some 45 minutes because of torrential rain in the area.This was the second of three preseason matches involving European clubs in South Korea this summer. On Thursday, Atletico Madrid lost 3-2 to Team K League, a squad featuring All-Stars voted in by fans and selected by coaches.This coming Thursday, Paris Saint-Germain, the French giants that recently acquired South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in, will play the K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the southeaster

Jul 30, 2023
Atletico Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 in preseason match in Seoul
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After 2nd straight loss at Women's World Cup, Korea coach lashes out at league system

South Korea's head coach Colin Bell walks the sideline during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between South Korea and Morocco in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday. AP-YonhapIn the aftermath of Korea's second straight defeat at the FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday, head coach Colin Bell blasted the country's league system for not preparing players for tough competition.Bell called Korea's 1-0 loss to Morocco in Group H action in Adelaide “one of the worst moments” he has experienced in his career. After losing to Colombia 2-0 on Tuesday, Korea, ranked 17th, had targeted 72nd-ranked Morocco as the one beatable foe in a group that also includes world No. 2 Germany.The latest loss put Korea on the brink of elimination, depending on the result between Germany and Colombia later Sunday.Bell, who has been coaching Korea since October 2019, said his players have not done themselves justice so far and criticized issues plaguing the domestic WK League, where most of the national team players are based.“If you win, it's great, if you lose, it's not so bad. There's no cons

Jul 30, 2023
After 2nd straight loss at Women's World Cup, Korea coach lashes out at league system
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Korea falls to Morocco at Women's World Cup, knockout hopes hang in balance

Korean players after the teams' Group H match at the FIFA Women's World Cup at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, southern Australia, are seen in this July 30 photo. YonhapKorea lost to Morocco 1-0 for their second straight defeat at the FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday, leaving their knockout hopes hanging by a thread.Ibtissam Jraidi scored the match's lone goal in the sixth minute in the teams' second Group H match at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, southern Australia, giving Morocco their first Women's World Cup goal and also their first win.Korea will close out group play against world No. 2 Germany on Thursday in Brisbane.Germany will play Colombia later Sunday. If Germany win that match or come away with a draw, then Korea will be eliminated from knockout contention.Korea's Cho So-hyun, right, and Morocco's Salma Amani compete for the ball during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Korea and Morocco in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, July 30. AP-YonhapKorea, world No. 17, suffered a 2-0 loss to Colombia on Tuesday to begin the tournament, while Morocco, ranked 72nd, lost

Jul 30, 2023
Korea falls to Morocco at Women's World Cup, knockout hopes hang in balance
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Lone Korean on World Aquatics Bureau trying to pull of balancing act

Park Joo-hee, the only Korean member of the World Aquatics Bureau, poses for a photo during World Aquatics Congress at Fukuoka International Congress Center in Fukuoka, Japan, July 25, in this photo provided by Park. YonhapAs the lone Korean member of the decision-making body for the world swimming federation, veteran sports administrator Park Joo-hee tries to represent several different voices.Only the third Korean to be elected to the World Aquatics Bureau, Park wants to represent her country well. At the same time, she also speaks for the continent of Asia and for women in international swimming. Her expertise in anti-doping and sports medicine also make Park a valuable addition to World Aquatics."As a Korean member of the bureau, I am obviously in a position to make the country's stance known on different issues, and at the same time, I listen to opinions from different corners of the world, and share them with Korean officials back home," Park said Friday in an interview with Yonhap News Agency in Fukuoka, the Japanese host city of the World Aquatics Championships. This was Park

Jul 30, 2023
Lone Korean on World Aquatics Bureau trying to pull of balancing act
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Renard gives France victory over Brazil at Women's World Cup

France's Wendie Renard, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's second goal during the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match against Brazil in Brisbane, Australia, July 29. AP-Yonhap Captain Wendie Renard struck a late winner as France kick-started their Women's World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Brazil in a heavyweight Group F clash in Brisbane, Saturday.After a lackluster 0-0 draw with Jamaica in their opening game, France defied the Brazilian team and most of the 49,378 crowd to secure three vital points ahead of their final group match against tournament debutants Panama.The French, who controlled much of the game, took an early lead through veteran striker Eugenie Le Sommer.Brazil hit back to equalize in the second half through Debinha, but Renard appeared at the back post to head in an 83rd-minute winner from a corner.On a perfect Brisbane evening, the French had the better of a lively first half, with their attacking duo of Le Sommer an

Jul 29, 2023
Renard gives France victory over Brazil at Women's World Cup
  • Ilestedt scores twice as Sweden beats Italy 5-0 to reach knockout rounds at Women's World Cup
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Ilestedt scores twice as Sweden beats Italy 5-0 to reach knockout rounds at Women's World Cup

Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, center, heads the ball to score the opening goal during the Women's World Cup Group G soccer match between Sweden and Italy in Wellington, New Zealand, July 29. AP-Yonhap After leaving it to the last minute against South Africa, Sweden left nothing to chance Saturday in a 5-0 win over Italy which sealed its place in the knockout rounds of the Women's World Cup .Sweden relied on Amanda Ilestedt's 90th-minute winner to salvage a 2-1 win from a sub-par performance in its opener against South Africa.Ilestedt was Sweden's first scorer Saturday, this time in the 39th, and her glancing header from a corner sparked a flood of four Swedish goals in 11 minutes on either side of halftime. Her second goal came in the 50th and was a mirror image of the first.Rebecka Blomqvist finished it off in stoppage time with Sweden's fifth goal.The Swedish attack again looked hesitant in the first 20 minutes. Italy appeared more composed over the ball in that perio

Jul 29, 2023
Ilestedt scores twice as Sweden beats Italy 5-0 to reach knockout rounds at Women's World Cup
  • Renard gives France victory over Brazil at Women's World Cup
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Russian, Belarusian players denied entry to Prague WTA event

Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in action during her women's singles round of 32 match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the WTA BNP Paribas Poland Open tennis tournament in Warsaw, Poland, July 25. EPA-YonhapCzech police stopped a Russian tennis player from entering the country ahead of the WTA Prague Open tournament, organizers said Friday, as a new government resolution banning athletes from Russia or Belarus caused the event to scratch other competitors.The Prague Open starts Monday and was expected to see a handful of Russian and Belarusian players, including Evgeniya Rodina of Russia or Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus, competing as neutrals, without any national flag or symbol.But the government approved a resolution at the end of June banning athletes from Russia and Belarus from competing in events on Czech territory, allowing police to revoke visas to those nationals.Tournament director Miroslav Maly said police had stopped one Prague Open participant from entering the country Thursday and organizers informed other Russian and Belarusian nationals not to tr

Jul 29, 2023
Russian, Belarusian players denied entry to Prague WTA event
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S. Korean relay team breaks nat'l record again to finish 6th at swimming worlds

South Korean swimmers Yang Jae-hoon, Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, from left, celebrate after teammate Lee Ho-joon (in water) completed the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay in the national record time of 7:04.07 in the final at the World Aquatics Championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka, Japan, July 28. YonhapWith its second national record time of the day, South Korea finished sixth in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle final at the swimming world championships in Japan on Friday.The team of Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min, Yang Jae-hoon and Lee Ho-joon combined for a time of 7:04.07 to rank sixth among eight teams in the final at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka.In the heats held earlier Friday, the quartet set a national record with 7:06.82, 0.11 second faster than the time that put South Korea in sixth place in the final of last year's world championships.Then they shaved another two-plus seconds in the final, while matching the highest placement by any South Korean relay team at swimming world championships.Britain won the gold medal in 6:59.08, followed by t

Jul 28, 2023
S. Korean relay team breaks nat'l record again to finish 6th at swimming worlds
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Young swimmer eliminated in women's 200 meter backstroke semis at swimming worlds

Lee Eun-ji of Korea takes a start in the semifinals for the women's 200-meter backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka, Japan, July 28. YonhapKorea's Lee Eun-ji was knocked out in the semifinals of the women's 200-meter backstroke at the swimming world championships Friday.Lee finished last among 16 swimmers in the semifinals with a time of 2:13.65 at the World Aquatics Championships. The 17-year-old had been 14th among the 16 qualifiers in the heats earlier Friday at 2:11.78.This wraps up Lee's second career world championships appearance. Last year, she reached the semifinals in all three of her individual races: 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke.This year in Fukuoka, Lee was eliminated in the heats in the 50m and 100m backstroke before qualifying for the semis in the 200m event.Lee Eun-ji of Korea competes in the semifinals for the women's 200-meter backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka, Japan, July 28. YonhapIn 2022, Lee clocked 2:10.48 to finish 10th in the 200m backstroke semifinals b

Jul 28, 2023
Young swimmer eliminated in women's 200 meter backstroke semis at swimming worlds
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