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    Team Korea travel to site of Group A finale

    MONTERREY, Mexico — Korea arrived at the site of their final group stage match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in northeastern Mexico on Sunday. Korean players and their staff checked into their hotel in Monterrey, greeted by dozens of fans at the entrance. Fans yelled players' names as they entered the hotel, with captain Son Heung-min drawing the loudest cheers. The Taegeuk Warriors had been training near Guadalajara, south of Monterrey, for the past two-plus weeks, as they played their first two Group A matches there. Korea opened the competition with a 2-1 win over Czechia on June 11 but then lost to the home team Mexico 1-0 last Thursday. Mexico have already clinched the top spot in Group A with six points. Korea are in second place with three points, and they can join Mexico in the round of 32 with a win or a draw against South Africa at 7 p.m. Wednesday (local time) at Estadio Monterrey, or 10 a.m. Thursday (Korean time). Korea may also sneak into the knockouts as one of the eight best third-place teams, if they lose to South Africa, but Mexico defeat or have a draw against Czechia

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    Team Korea travel to site of Group A finale
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    Tom Kim finishes 3rd at US Open

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    N. Korea skips reports on World Cup matches involving S. Korea, US, Japan

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Wait is over for Korea's women

South Korea's women's national football team head coach Colin Bell, center, speaks during a training session at Thomas Hassall Anglican College near Sydney in Australia, Wednesday. YonhapBy John DuerdenAfter four years of waiting, South Korea's fourth appearance at the Women's World Cup is about to start. There have been three past attempts and one place in the second round with the hope now that it becomes four from two in the coming weeks.This is a team that should have been coming to Australia and New Zealand as Asian champions before throwing away a 2-0 lead in the final in 2022 against China. That is in the past now. Korea has been placed in Group H which is far from easy. Colin Bell should be aiming to finish top two in the four-team group and go into the Round of 16. The first game is against Colombia on July 25 in Sydney. All opening games at World Cups are crucial but with the South Americans, ranked 25 in the world and eight places below Korea, this is going to be vital. Victory means that the second round is immediately in sight with the second clash coming with World Cup

Jul 17, 2023
Wait is over for Korea's women
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Artistic swimmer Hur Yoon-seo reaches world championships final, eyes historic medal

Korea's Hur Yoon-seo competes in the preliminary of the women's solo free artistic swimming event during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, July 17. AFP-YonhapKorean artistic swimmer Hur Yoon-seo reached the final of the women's solo free event at the world championships Monday, in pursuit of a historic medal later this week.Hur ranked fourth in the preliminary stage of the competition at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka, Japan, on Monday, with 185.9500 points. The top 12 swimmers qualified for the final, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.Hur finished 13.5334 points back of the third-placed swimmer, Evangelia Platanioti of Greece, the 2022 world bronze medalist.Yukiko Inui of Japan, the defending world champion, is the leader with 253.1853 points, followed by Kate Shortman of Britain at 213.8417 points.Hur Yoon-seo interviews with reporters before leaving for 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka at Incheon International Airport, July 11. YonhapHur will try to become the first Korean artistic swimmer to win a world championships medal. Since the current scoring

Jul 17, 2023
Artistic swimmer Hur Yoon-seo reaches world championships final, eyes historic medal
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong hits 2nd career leadoff home run

Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres hits a leadoff home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the top of the first inning of a Major League Baseball regular season game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, U.S., July 16. AFP-YonhapFor the second time in his major league career, Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has hit a leadoff home run.Kim greeted Philadelphia Phillies starter Zack Wheeler with a home run in the top of the first inning at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Sunday (local time), staking his visiting team to a 1-0 lead.Wheeler threw Kim a 2-2 sweeper below the zone, and Kim went down and got all of the pitch. Kim's homer traveled 352 feet over the left field fence at a launch angle of 32 degrees.It was Kim's second career leadoff homer, following the one against the Washington Nationals on June 23.For this season, Kim has 11 home runs, matching his career-high total from last season, along with 33 RBIs, after 89 games.Kim struck out in the third and lined out to third baseman Drew Ellis in the fifth. Then in the eighth, Kim doubled to left field for hi

Jul 17, 2023
Padres' Kim Ha-seong hits 2nd career leadoff home run
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Korean golfer left with extra laundry after qualifying for Open Championship

An Byeong-hun of Korea tees off on the ninth hole during the first round of the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, July 13. YonhapBy tying for third place at the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday, Korean golfer An Byeong-hun grabbed a last-minute spot at the Open Championship, the fourth and final major of the men's season, teeing off this week.And he's going to prepare for the big tournament by doing, of all things, laundry.When he arrived at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, An had not packed enough clothes for a trip to England for the Open Championship. But with his third-place finish at the Scottish Open, An secured one of three final Open Championship spots ― awarded to the top-three finishers who weren't already qualified for the major."I have to do my laundry and get ready for next week," An said after finishing his Scottish Open on Sunday. "At least I have a lot of warm clothes that I took from last week. I've got everything, just need to do laundry so that will be my whole afternoon."An tied a course record with a nine-und

Jul 17, 2023
Korean golfer left with extra laundry after qualifying for Open Championship
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Alcaraz's 'dream' Wimbledon can signal changing of the guard

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic to win the final of the men's singles on day fourteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 16. AP-YonhapCarlos Alcaraz believes his "dream" Wimbledon triumph against Novak Djokovic can signal a changing of the guard in men's tennis.Alcaraz ended Djokovic's run of four successive Wimbledon titles with an epic 1-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory in a final for the ages on Sunday.The 20-year-old wore down Djokovic over four hours and 42 minutes of unrelenting drama on Centre Court, clinching his first Wimbledon crown and the second major title of his career.After two decades of Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal dominating the sport, Alcaraz says his victory could be the start of a new era."It's a dream. I'm 20. I didn't experience many moments like this. Making history like I did today, it's the happiest moment of my life," Alcaraz said."Beating Novak at his best on this stage, making history, being the guy to beat him after 10 years unbeaten on this court is amazing for me."It's great for

Jul 17, 2023
Alcaraz's 'dream' Wimbledon can signal changing of the guard
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Korean golfers finish in top 10 in tuneup for major tournament

An Byeong-hun/ Courtesy of PGA TourTwo South Korean players posted top-10 finishes at a final tuneup event for the upcoming major tournament in men's golf Sunday.An Byeong-hun tied for third place at 10-under 270 at the Genesis Scottish Open in North Berwick, Scotland, on Sunday, five behind the champion, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland. Fellow Korean Kim Joo-hyung tied for sixth at nine-under.An shot an even-par 70 in blustery conditions at the Renaissance Club, while Kim stumbled to a 73, which included a double bogey at the 18th.The Scottish Open, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour ― nee European Tour ― served as a prelude to the Open Championship. The fourth and final major of the season will tee off Thursday at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England.With his top-three finish, An grabbed one of the three final spots in the Open Championship. Kim had already secured his place there.Kim started the final round alone in second place at 12-under, one back of McIlroy and one ahead of Tommy Fleetwood of England and Brian Harman of the United States. Kim played

Jul 17, 2023
Korean golfers finish in top 10 in tuneup for major tournament
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Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin pitches 5 solid innings in minor league rehab start

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin throws a ball during a minor league rehab outing for the Bisons against the Toledo Mud Hens at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, Saturday (local time). The official Twitter page of the Buffalo Bisons Working his way back from elbow surgery, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin now has a solid Triple-A start under his belt.Pitching for the Buffalo Bisons, the South Korean left-hander gave up a run on three hits in five innings against the Toledo Mud Hens, the Detroit Tigers affiliate, at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday (local time).It was Ryu's third minor league outing since undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair ligament damage in his left elbow in June 2022.He has been gradually increasing his workload, with an eye on rejoining the Blue Jays before the end of this month. He threw three innings in Rookie ball and then four innings in a Single-A game before going five innings this time and making 66 pitches,

Jul 16, 2023
Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin pitches 5 solid innings in minor league rehab start
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Vondrousova becomes Wimbledon's 1st unseeded female champion

Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova celebrates with the trophy after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 15. AP-YonhapMarketa Vondrousova came to the All England Club a year ago unable to play tennis at all. She had a cast on her surgically repaired left wrist, so her visit was limited to sightseeing around London with her sister and cheering for a friend who was competing at Wimbledon.This trip was a lot more memorable: She is leaving as a Grand Slam champion.Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon on Saturday, coming back in each set for a 6-4, 6-4 victory over 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur in the final.“When I was coming back, I didn't know what's going to happen, if I can play at that level again,” said Vondrousova, a 24-year-old left-hander from the Czech Republic who was the runner-up at the 2019 French Open on clay as a teenager and a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics on hard courts two years ago. “On grass, I didn't play well

Jul 16, 2023
Vondrousova becomes Wimbledon's 1st unseeded female champion
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PSG's Lee Kang-in named to Korean men's football team for Asian Games

Lee Kang-in of Korea, center, dribbles the ball against El Salvador during a men's football friendly match at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon, June 20. Yonhap Paris Saint-Germain's new midfielder Lee Kang-in was named to the Korean men's football team for the upcoming Asian Games on Friday, though his availability for the fall competition remains up in the air.Head coach Hwang Sun-hong unveiled his 22-man roster for the Sept. 23-Oct. 8 competition in Hangzhou, China, with Lee being one of four Europe-based players.The flashy midfielder joined PSG on a five-year deal last week, after spending his entire club career in Spain. He has collected 14 caps for the senior national team and played at last year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where he logged two assists.The Asiad men's tournament isn't part of the FIFA international calendar, and thus clubs aren't obligated to release their players for this event.

Jul 14, 2023
PSG's Lee Kang-in named to Korean men's football team for Asian Games
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Versatile player for Korea determined to show toughness at Women's World Cup

Choo Hyo-joo of Korea, center, tries to block a shot by Nerilia Mondesir of Haiti during the teams' women's football friendly match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, Saturday. YonhapChoo Hyo-joo may be listed as a forward for the Korean team set to compete at the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup, but the versatile 22-year-old defies categorization.She can play as a winger on offense or drop down to play as a wingback on defense. She has even switched positions in the middle of matches, with head coach Colin Bell valuing Choo's flexibility.Gearing up for the big tournament in Australia, Choo said Thursday Bell has given her one specific order."He wants me to run hard and outwork opponents," Choo said, in a video clip released by the Korea Football Association (KFA). The team arrived in Australia on Monday and began training there Wednesday. Korea's first Group H match is against Colombia on July 25 in Sydney.The Korean women's national football team train on a practice field at Thomas Hassall Anglican College in Middleton Grange, Australia, Wednesday. Yonhap"When we're on the attack

Jul 13, 2023
Versatile player for Korea determined to show toughness at Women's World Cup
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