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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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    Lotte Giants sign Japanese pitcher Iimura as new Asian quota player

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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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Two Koreas vie for Olympic glory in Rio

South Korean shooters Hwang Seong-eun, center, Kim Jang-mi, right, train together with North Korean Jo Yong-suk at Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Monday (local time). They will compete in thewomen’s 25 meter pistol qualification at the Olympic Shooting Center on Tuesday 9 p.m.  / YonhapBy Choi Ha-young and Park Jae-hyukInternational multi-sport events have long served as a venue where athletes of North and South Korea get a rare chance to interact. In 1991, the two Koreas’ athletes competed as a single team in the 41st World Table Tennis Championships and marched together in the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics in 2000.A joint entrance or competing as a single team is hard to imagine these days, given the chilled inter-Korean relations, but the athletes of the two Koreas are still interacting in Rio de Janeiro and more stories of their sportsmanship being on a collision course will come when the 2016 Games begin this weekend. ‘Try this’ Female shooters broke into a conversation over a loaf of bread.On July 29, when the two Koreas&rsqu

Aug 4, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
Two Koreas vie for Olympic glory in Rio
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Footballers to fight against ups-and-downs jinx

South Korean men’s Olympic football team head coach Shin Tae-yong watches his players during a training session at a football field in Salvador, northeastern Brazil, Tuesday (local time), two days ahead of its first match against Fiji. / YonhapBy Nam Hyun-woo Four years ago, South Korea’s U-23 footballers won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. The feat was unprecedented for a country defeated 0-12 by Sweden at the 1948 Games in London, but immensely raised expectations for Korea’s campaign at the 2016 Games, where many are taking winning a medal for granted.For coach Shin Tae-yong, who finds his men pitted into fixtures which seem tougher than that of four years ago, this is coming as another ghost that he has to fight against.In recent years, South Korea’s international football campaign has been showing a pattern ― reaping better-than-expected results in a tournament and then failing to follow through in the next edition of the tournament. The footballers were eliminated in the first round of the 2006 World Cup after making it into the fin

Aug 3, 2016
Footballers to fight against ups-and-downs jinx
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S. Korean athletes experience problems at residences

RIO DE JANEIRO (Yonhap) -- With the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics approaching, host city Rio de Janeiro has long been dealing with security and public health challenges.Uncomfortable conditions at the athletes’ village have also emerged as problems, with blocked toilets and exposed wires among them. Those from Australia, Argentina, Sweden and Japan have already chosen to settle down outside.South Korean athletes officially welcomed into the living quarters on Tuesday also said they’ve experienced some issues.“To be honest, the facilities are inconvenient,” said Oh Young-ran, a veteran goalkeeper for the women’s handball team. “But it’s been a week and I think I’ve gotten used to them.”Oh, in her fifth Olympics, said she and her teammates have also had troubles with toilets.“It’s just uncomfortable to take showers,” she added. “I also heard about some theft, and it just makes me feel uneasy.”Sabre fencer Gu Bon-gil said he feels the bathroom and the bedroom are both too small for athletes.“Th

Aug 3, 2016
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon to join Olympic torch relay

Ban Ki-moon U.N. Secretary-General By Park Jae-hyukU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will participate in the opening ceremony for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and bear the Olympic torch on Friday (local time), U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday.Ban carried the Olympic torch at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, but he did not take part in the opening of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, citing scheduling conflicts.According to Dujarric, Ban will fly to Rio Wednesday night and visit the athletes’ village to meet and encourage the participants, including the first-ever team of Refugee Olympic Athletes, consisting of two refugees from Syria, five from South Sudan, two from the Congo and one from Ethiopia.The Secretary-General had pledged to cheer for the team when the Olympic flame stopped by U.N. headquarters in Geneva on April 29. Previously he had remained fully neutral at earlier Olympic events. “I welcome the refugee team and I will be cheering for them with all my might,” Ban said.On July 25, Ban also

Aug 3, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
UN chief Ban Ki-moon to join Olympic torch relay
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Brazilians obsessed with gold in Olympic football

Brazil’s Neymar, right, Marquinhos, center, and Renato Augusto, left, take part in a Brazil Olympic football team training session in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday. / AP-YonhapBy Valter Junior PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil ― There was a time when Brazil ruled football, maybe it was not so long ago, but for the fans it seems it was decades ago. Not only when it comes to winning titles but also in the way the sport was played here.Many can play football. Few can play the Brazilian way. That was in the past, though. Now the land of the Joga Bonito (Beautiful Game) seems to have stopped in time and is no longer the object of envy from other national teams. Even when Brazilian players amazed the world when they were on the ball, there was something unreachable for them. Brazil never won an Olympic gold medal in football. And when the Selecao ― the nickname for the Brazilian team ― is living the darkest days of its life, the only medal missing in Brazil’s gallery ― the gold ― can still be won and maybe a new era can be kicked off.With Rio de Janeiro hosting

Aug 3, 2016
Brazilians obsessed with gold in Olympic football
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Jutanugarn, major opponent for Korean golfers

Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn in action during day four of the Women’s British Open at Woburn Golf Club, Woburn, England, Sunday. / AP-YonhapBy Kim Jeong-kyoo South Korea’s female golfers will tee off at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 17, aiming to win a gold medal. Apparently, the public believes South Korean female athletes will clinch the gold at the 2016 Summer Games. But many experts are in doubt. Or rather, they believe the Korean team is on red alert in Rio.Golf is one of the most highlighted events this August as the sport makes its return to the Olympics after more than a 100 year absence and there are many of world’s top-class golfers taking part in the Olympics, the world’s biggest sporting event.Among them are Lydia Ko, Brooke Henderson and Ariya Jutanugarn. They are the three best in women’s golf right now. And Jutanugarn has the most consistent, complete game.Ko, 19, is a golf prodigy and a favorite to win the gold in the Rio Olympics. She made her debut as a pro golfer at the 2013 LPGA CME Titleholders, finishin

Aug 3, 2016
Jutanugarn, major opponent for Korean golfers
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Golden chances for Team Korea at Rio

By Baek Byung-yeul The 31st Summer Olympics will kick off its 17-day run in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday (KST), with some 11,000 athletes from 206 countries competing for 306 gold medals in 28 sports.Brazil has organized the quadrennial global sporting event with the slogan of “A New World” in a bid to build a better world, but it remains to be seen whether South America’s first-ever Olympics can finish without suffering any incidents from as terrorism, the Zika virus or civil unrest.South Korea is fielding 204 athletes competing in 24 sports and 127 board members aiming to clinch at least 10 gold medals, which would be the country’s fourth consecutive 10 Olympic golds finish.Starting from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, South Korea has had 10 gold medals in the past seven Games except for the 2000 Sydney Olympics where it only won eight. The country claimed its most gold medals in the 2012 London Olympics with 13.At the opening ceremony, which will take place at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro at 7 a.m. Saturday morning (KST), fencer Gu Bon-gil will lead t

Aug 3, 2016
Golden chances for Team Korea at Rio
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PyeongChang promotes mascot in Rio

By Choi Ha-youngSoohorang, the white tiger mascot of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to promote the upcoming Winter Games in Korea, Wednesday.The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games (POCOG) said the Korean tiger mascot visited the iconic Corcovado Mountain towering over Rio and posed for pictures with the 38-meter-tall Christ the Redeemer statue, one of Brazil’s most famous sights.Unveiled in June, Soohorang is the mascot for the 2018 Winter Games. “Sooho” means protection in Korean and “rang” comes from “horangi,” the Korean word for tiger. “Rang” also refers to “Arirang,” a popular Korean folk song, according to POCOG.The tiger mascot accompanies a black bear character named Bandabi, which characterizes the endangered Asiatic black bear residing in the Korean Peninsula. Bandabi symbolizes strong willpower and courage.Korea will open the PyeongChang House, Sunday, at the city’s famous tourist attraction Copacabana Beach to introduce

Aug 3, 2016
PyeongChang promotes mascot in Rio
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Rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae begins training in Brazil

South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae said Monday she has begun practicing in Brazil ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, with an eye on a historic medal.Son posted a photo on Instagram of herself in practice in Sao Paulo, where she'll be working out with the Russian national team.Son, who finished fifth in the individual all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, will try to win South Korea's first Olympic medal in rhythmic gymnastics this month. The Rio Games will kick off on Friday and rhythmic gymnastics will begin on Aug. 19.Son has been training in Russia year-round since 2011, and also worked out with the Russians ahead of the London Olympics. They will enter the athletes' village in Rio on Aug. 15.Son picked up 17 medals during the 2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, including a silver and a bronze each in the individual all-around. She's ranked No. 5 in the world.The top-two gymnasts, Yana Kudryavtseva and Margarita Mamun, are both from Russia, and they're expected to continue their dominance in Rio after combining for seven all-around titles at 10 World Cup stops

Aug 2, 2016
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S. Korean disabled athletes set sights on Rio Paralympics

South Korea's disabled athletes on Tuesday vowed to put in their utmost efforts at the upcoming Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Some 300 athletes and officials were gathered for a team launch ceremony at Olympic Parktel in Seoul, along with Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and Kim Jong-deok, minister of culture, sports and tourism. South Korea will send a delegation of 81 athletes and 58 officials in 11 sports for the Sept. 7-18 Rio Paralympics."I believe our athletes will show their best performances and see the fruits of their efforts," Hwang said. "The government will actively support athletes to play their sports in a better environment."South Korea will aim to win 10 gold medals and a top-12 finish in Rio, also the site of the Olympic Games. The country bagged nine gold medals at the London Paralympics four years ago and finished 12th.Kim Sung-il, the president of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled (KOSAD), said athletes are looking forward to competing in Rio."The event is less than 40 days away, but we are determined to put in our utmost efforts until the end," Ki

Aug 2, 2016
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