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    World Cup work still remains for Korea

    On Thursday morning in Korea, millions will tune in to see what transpires in the Mexican city of Monterey as Korea faces South Africa. A win or a draw will ensure second place in Group A, but defeat would mean a third-place finish — though that could still mean a place in the Round of 32 — or fourth, which would mean elimination and humiliation. Which version of the Taeguk Warriors will turn up? Will it be the team that looked full of energy, speed and imagination as they beat the Czech Republic 2-1? Or will it be the passive pack that lost 1-0 to Mexico? If they had won or tied the game, then the final group game could have been about resting a few players and getting ready for the Round of 32. Instead, there is work still to do. South Africa, ranked 38 places below Korea at 61st in the world, have yet to impress. Their opening games were a 2-0 defeat against Mexico and a 1-1 draw with the Czechs. Bafana Bafana’s Belgian boss Hugo Broos is expecting a tough test. "I'm very sorry to say this, but they are like Duracells: You plug them in, and they start running, and they run for

    2 MIN READBy John Duerden
    World Cup work still remains for Korea
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    JTBC says 'no disruption' in World Cup broadcast despite financial issues

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    JTBC says 'no disruption' in World Cup broadcast despite financial issues
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    South Africa coach says team will exploit Korea's weaknesses in crucial World Cup match

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    South Africa coach says team will exploit Korea's weaknesses in crucial World Cup match
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    Defender Kim Min-jae wary of skilled, speedy South African players ahead of World Cup match

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    Defender Kim Min-jae wary of skilled, speedy South African players ahead of World Cup match
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    Korea coach says team won't settle for draw in final group World Cup match

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Korea coach says team won't settle for draw in final group World Cup match
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Alison Lee leads LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship after 1st round

By Kim Jeong-kyooAlison Lee fired a seven-under-par 65 with a sole bogey at the par-4 11th to head the scoreboard after the first round of the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, Thursday.The event is being played on the par-72, 6,364-yard Sky 72 Golf Club Ocean Course near Incheon International Airport. The competition is the sole LPGA Tour event taking place in Korea every year.Lee, with a simple swing, had a good rhythm and tempo, plus balance. Impressively, she carried out a graceful chip shot at the final hole to make the putt for a birdie. Lee is the sole first round leader by three strokes.Despite her little lapse of concentration in the middle of the game, Lee was an all-round player. She was great in her swings, short games and putts. She birdied her final two holes.Last January, Golf.com introduced her under the title of “Most Beautiful Women in Golf 2016.” She is an ethnic Korean from America.Lee’s second shot at the par-4 9th hole was the best shot of the day. Korea’s Kim In-kyung fired a four-under-par 68, with her compatriot Cho Jeong-min, Amer

Oct 13, 2016
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Retiring golf legend Pak Se-ri feted in ceremony at final tournament

Pak Se-ri wipes away tears as her fellow players bid her farewell after the first round of the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, Thursday. Retiring Pak played her final tournament at the Sky 72 Golf &Resort Ocean Course in Incheon. / YonhapRetiring South Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri was feted in a ceremony held at her final tournament here on Thursday, with her fellow players bidding her a teary farewell.Pak, 39, has already played her final U.S. event at the U.S. Women's Open in California in July, but decided to make one last appearance at the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, the only LPGA event held in her native country each year.She played the first round in the final pairing with defending champion Lexi Thompson and Feng Shanshan of China. Pak wiped away tears as she finished a round at eight-over 80, the worst score in the field with a birdie and nine bogeys, and she promptly withdrew from the event.Despite Pak's adventurous round, her pairing enjoyed a sizable following. At the start of the day, fans were given pink commemorative towels with the inscription, "Thank You Ser

Oct 13, 2016
Retiring golf legend Pak Se-ri feted in ceremony at final tournament
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'Put equal emphasis on Paralympics'

Kim Sung-il, president of the Korea Paralympic Committee (KPC)  / Korea Times photoKPC head proposes bias-free 2018 Winter OlympicsBy Kang Hyun-kyungRetired General Kim Sung-il, president of the Korea Paralympic Committee (KPC), feels bad whenever he visits the northeastern city of Gangneung on business trips to Gangwon Province.There is a huge billboard near the Yeongdong Expressway facing the coastal city. It reads, “2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics,” without mentioning the Paralympics that will start on March 9, 2018, for 10 days, once the Winter Olympic Games are completed on Feb. 25.   “I was wondering why the billboard has no information about the Paralympics,” he said during a recent interview with The Korea Times. “There’s enough space to add information that PyeongChang Paralympic Games are also to be held.”Gangneung is the city where the PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Games are to be held in 2018, along with PyeongChang and Jeongseon counties.Following his first discovery of the signboard, Kim encouraged

Oct 13, 2016
'Put equal emphasis on Paralympics'
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Quiet drop at the top delivers on impact

 At the top of his swing, the palm of Ernie Els’ right hand faces the sky, anchoring the club in the so-called “tray” position. This is a very solid, no-nonsense position to begin his return swing to the ball. Because most of the work has been done in the backswing, the downswing appears to be quiet and fluid.As Els begins his downswing, three key moves occur simultaneously: (1) his left shoulder separates from his chin; (2) his hands separate from his right shoulder and (3) his left knee begins its drive to the target. This ensures that his hands have dropped straight down, with no tendency to throw the club over the top.” By T.J. Tomasi They call Ernie Els “The Big Easy,” but there is nothing “easy” when it comes to his application of force on the ball.Many amateurs leak energy as they start their downswing, which leaves little left for impact. In the photos below, you can see that Els begins the downswing with a quiet drop of the hands, conserving energy for a fluid release into

Oct 12, 2016
Quiet drop at the top delivers on impact
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Point butt end of your club toward your ball at top

By Kim Jeong-kyooFor a good golf swing, you need to let your grip end point toward your target line at the top of your backswing. That ensures you swing the club on the proper plane and hit the ball far.You’ll slot the club into the correct downswing path, delivering your club from slightly inside the target line. Importantly, you’ll unleash your power fully into the shot without using brute force. You’ll naturally create a 90-degree angle between your left arm and the club shaft.Don’t leave the club shaft resting in a straight up-and-down position. Or rather, don’t allow the grip end to point excessively inside your target line almost toward your toe-line. That says you’ve swung the club on too steep a plane.Similarly, don’t leave the club resting nearly horizontal, your grip end pointing far outside your target line. That tells you’ve swung the club on too flat a plane.Either way, you’ve swung the club off-plane. You’ll have difficulty hitting the ball squarely. Granted, you cannot release the club properly or increase you

Oct 12, 2016
Point butt end of your club toward your ball at top
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Nexen, LG to clash in opening playoff round

Kim Yong-eui of the LG Twins, center, celebrates with his teammates after hitting a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning during the Korea Baseball Organization wild-card game between the Twins and the Kia Tigers at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southeastern Seoul, Tuesday. With his sacrifice fly, the Twins won 1-0 to advance to the playoff rounds.  / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulThe Nexen Heroes and the LG Twins, the two Seoul-based baseball teams, are set to clash in the opening playoff round of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) starting Thursday.The Twins, who placed fourth in the regular season, advanced to the best-of-five playoff round after defeating the fifth-place Kia Tigers 1-0 Tuesday night in the wild-card round.The fourth-place team only needed a tie in two games while the fifth-place team had to win both games. The Twins lost to the Tigers 4-2 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Monday. However, the Twins managed a 1-0 win in the following game on Tuesday thanks to Kim Yong-eui’s bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the nint

Oct 12, 2016
Nexen, LG to clash in opening playoff round
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Korea's World Cup hopes dented by Iran

South Korea’s Lee Chung-yong lies on the ground during the 2018 World Cup qualifying football match against Iran at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Tuesday.  / YonhapBy John DuerdenIran defeated South Korea 1-0 on Tuesday in this big 2018 World Cup qualifier in Tehran, marking the Persians’ fourth successive victory over the East Asians.But this time was different. The other three games could have gone either way with Iran riding on luck on occasion. This time however, the victory was well-deserved. The host was dominant and is not only on top of Group A with 10 points and looking set for Russia, but will be asking how it did not win by more.Korea was never really in the game, barely threatening the home goalkeeper. Playing in Tehran is never easy -- the fans, the altitude and the travel all add up -- yet in the past, the Taeguk Warriors have competed. On Tuesday, there was only one team that was going to win and it was apparent from the early stages.Iran was everything Korea was not. The players knew their jobs and knew those of their teammates, and the team kept

Oct 12, 2016
Korea's World Cup hopes dented by Iran
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슈틸리케 감독 "좋은 스트라이커 없어 패배"

부진한 경기마다 선수·한국 축구 문제로 돌려 이란 원정에서 완패를 당한 울리 슈틸리케 한국 축구대표팀 감독의 리더십이 도마 위에 올랐다.최근 선수들의 '불손한' 행동을 강한 어조로 비판했던 슈틸리케 감독은 정작 경기에 패하자 자신이 책임을 지기보다 남 탓을 하는 모양새를 보이고 있다.슈틸리케 감독이 이끄는 한국 축구대표팀은 12일(한국시간) 아자디 스타디움에서 42년간 지속한 '이란 원정 무승 징크스'를 깨지 못했다.최근 이란전만 4연패. 경기 결과는 0-1이었지만, 내용상 완패였다.이전 3경기는 그나마 우세한 내용을 보이다 아쉽게 실점하면서 패했다.그러나 이날 경기는 슈팅 한 번 제대로 하지 못하고 무릎을 꿇었다.슈틸리케 감독은 경기를 앞두고 이란과 실력은 "종이 한 장 차이"라며 "새 역사를 쓰기 위해 왔다"고 큰소리쳤지만, 이날 보여준 기량 차는 훨씬 컸다.무엇보다 선발 라인업부터 고개를 갸웃거리게 하더니 뒤진 상황에서도 단 한 번도 반전의 기회를 만들지 못하고 무기력하게 패배해 감독의 '전술 부재'라는 지적이 나오고 있다.그러나 슈틸리케 감독은 패배의 책임을 선수에게 돌렸다.그는 경기가 끝난 뒤 공식 기자회견에서 "선수들이 보여준 모습은 매우 실망스러웠다"고 했다.특히, "우리에게는 카타르 세바스티안 소리아 같은 스트라이커가 없어 이렇게 되지 않았나 생각한다"며 화살을 공격수들에게 돌렸다.앞서 카타르전에서는 2골이나 허용하자 "홍정호가 전반에는 페널티킥을 주는 과정에서 실수했고, 후반엔 자신의 패스 실수 이후 파울까지 하면서 퇴장을 당했다"고 직격탄을 날리기도 했다.지난달 중국과 경기에서 3-0으로 앞서가다 두 골을 허용했을 때에도 "일부 선수들은 경기 감각 상 풀타임을 소화하는 게 어려웠던 것 같다"며 선수 탓을 했다.슈틸리케 감독은 이란전에서 패한 뒤 한국 축구의 시스템까지 문제 삼았다.한국이 42년 동안 선수도, 감독도 바뀌면서 이란 원정에서 이기지 못한 것에는 "근본적인 원인이 있다"는 것이다.모든 면에서 열세인 한국이 강팀을 극복하려면 장기적인 플랜과 대책이 나와야 하며 "유소년 단계서부터 많은 노력이 필요할 것 같다"고 했다.지난 6월 스페인에 1-6으로 대패한 뒤 내놓았던 의견을 다시 끄집어낸

Oct 12, 2016
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S. Korea fall 1-0 to Iran in World Cup qualifier

South Korea fell 1-0 to Iran on Tuesday, suffering their first loss in their qualifying campaign for the next World Cup in Russia.A first-half goal from Sardar Azmoun punished South Korea at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, and handed the visitors their first defeat in the Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.South Korea finished the previous qualification stage with eight wins, including a 3-0 forfeit victory over Kuwait. In the final round, where they are placed in Group A with Iran, Uzbekistan, Syria, China and Qatar, South Korea were unbeaten in their first three matches.Uli Stielike's side dropped to third place on seven points with two wins, one draw and one loss.Iran kept their top position in Group A with 10 points, one point above Uzbekistan, which beat China 2-0 earlier in the day. Iran are the only unbeaten team in the group with three wins and one draw.The defeat at Azadi Stadium also means South Korea have failed again to end their winless run on Iranian soil. The Taeguk Warriors now mark two draws and five losses in Tehran since making their first trip there in 19

Oct 12, 2016
S. Korea fall 1-0 to Iran in World Cup qualifier
  • S. Korea thoroughly outplayed by Iran, as Tehran curse lives on
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S. Korea thoroughly outplayed by Iran, as Tehran curse lives on

South Korea traveled to Tehran to face Iran in an Asian World Cup qualifying match Tuesday, with an eye on ending a winless drought that has last for more than four decades.South Korea instead suffered a 1-0 loss at Azadi Stadium, dropping to two draws and five defeats in the Iranian capital. And they looked pretty bad doing so.South Korea coach Uli Stielike also talked tough on the eve of the contest, saying the goal was to make new history.The message clearly didn't get through to his players, who were thoroughly outplayed in virtually every aspect of the game.South Korea didn't register a shot on goal in the first half, as Sardar Azmoun scored the lone Iran goal in the 25th.For the match, South Korea took three shots, but none on the net. Iran got 13 shots off, with four of them headed toward the goal.Iran kept attacking in the second half, instead of sitting back to protect their slim lead. The hosts were far more efficient and crisp with their passes, and Azmoun wreaked havoc on the Korean defense with his bursts of speed.On his scoring play, Azmoun sped down the middle of the S

Oct 12, 2016
S. Korea thoroughly outplayed by Iran, as Tehran curse lives on
  • S. Korea fall 1-0 to Iran in World Cup qualifier
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