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    Korean midfielder happy to draw attention from opponents

    ZAPOPAN, Mexico — After being named the Player of the Match in a 2-1 victory over Czechia last week by recording a goal and an assist, Korean midfielder Hwang In-beom is expected to draw plenty of attention from Mexico in their upcoming match. And it suits Hwang just fine. "I hope they pay a lot of attention to me," Hwang said Wednesday at the prematch press conference at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, western Mexico, the site of the Group A match showdown between the two countries at 7 p.m. Thursday (local time), or 10 a.m. Friday (Korean time). "We have many players that are better than I am, and they will end up getting opportunities if the focus is on me," Hwang added. "I have faith that our attackers will capitalize on their chances. The important thing for us is to execute our plans to the best of our abilities." Korea went down in the second half against Czechia before Hwang netted the equalizer and then set up the go-ahead goal. But Hwang said he isn't content with just winning the first match. "I tried to forget about the first win as quickly as possible and instead focus on t

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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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    SF Giants' Lee Jung-hoo ends homer drought after suspended game resumes
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    South Korea coaching hoping team will go beyond semifinals

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Korean track and field athletes are realistic in Rio

Sprinter Kim Kuk-young celebrates after setting new Korean record in the men’s 100 meter sprint during the Gwangju Universiade in this July 9, 2015, file photo./ Courtesy of Gwangju Universiade Organizing CommitteeBy Nam Hyun-wooSouth Korea has been enthusiastic for the Summer Olympics for 28 years since hosting the 1988 Seoul Games and has posted noticeable results in many sports during that period, bouncing around from fourth to 12th place on the medal table. The country’s athletes made a third consecutive top 10 finish since the Athens Games in 2004 and now seek to extend it to a fourth in Rio de Janeiro.Such feats were possible because of the 225 medals that the South Koreans have clinched since the 1984 Games. Medals have come from various sports, but not many from the realm of athletics, which tests participants’ fundamental athletic skills such as running, jumping and throwing, and has the most medals up for grabs among Olympic sports.Except for marathon, South Koreans have never reached the Olympic track and field podium. Hwang Young-cho, who won a gold meda

Aug 2, 2016
Korean track and field athletes are realistic in Rio
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Bonghwang tournament, gateway for future baseball stars

Oh Seung-hwan Park Chan-hoKim Jae-bakPark Byung-hoChoo Shin-sooKang Jung-hoBy Baek Byung-yeulWhile the 44th edition of the Bonghwang High School Baseball Tournament is set to begin its 14-day long competition beginning Wednesday, it remains to be seen who in this year’s tournament will become future baseball stars.Ever since its inaugural event in 1971, the Bonghwang baseball tournament has been a gateway to baseball stardom as it has pitted Korea’s best baseball players against each other. Players who impress the crowd with their extraordinary performances eventually receive media attention and could ascend to star status.In the inaugural edition in 1971, Kim Jae-bak, former manager of the Hyundai Unicorns of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) rose to stardom for leading his team Daegwang High School to advance to the finals after defeating baseball powerhouse Choong Ang High School.Though Kim made his professional baseball debut late in 1982 at the age of 28, his name made a deep impression on baseball fans in Korea for laying down a fantastic bunt that scored t

Aug 2, 2016
Bonghwang tournament, gateway for future baseball stars
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin moved to 60-day DL

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches Clayton Kershaw’s pitch during histeam’s spring training camp in Ariz., in this February 2016 file photo. Ryu was moved to the 60-day disabled list on Monday (local time). / YonhapBy Park Jae-hyukLos Angeles Dodgers’ starter Ryu Hyun-jin was moved to the 60-day disabled list (DL) for tendinitis in his left pitching elbow, Monday (local time), from the 15-day DL.The Dodgers put Ryu back on the 15-day DL on July 20, but the team said the move is retroactive to July 8, a day after he made a start against the San Diego Padres. If he will be activated from the list, the pitcher can return only after Sept. 7.The Dodgers’ latest move intends to enhance the mounds by acquiring a new pitcher. With Ryu’s absence, the team made a free spot on the 40-man roster, before the non-waiver trade deadline on Monday. The 60-day DL is not included in the 40-man roster, while the 15-day DL is.Because of Ryu’s move, the Dodgers have acquired right-hander Josh Field from the Houston Astros’ Triple-A

Aug 2, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin moved to 60-day DL
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PyeongChang promotes 2018 Winter Games in Rio

Lee Hee-beom, second from right, president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games (POCOG) speaks during the International Olympic Committee meeting in Rio, Brazil, Monday (local time).  / Courtesy of POCOGBy Choi Ha-youngLee Hee-beom, president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games (POCOG), arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Monday (local time), to meet the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials and promote Korea’s first-ever Winter Games.During the meeting with the IOC officials, the six POCOG officials, including Lee, Executive Vice President of International Relations Kim Jae-youl and Secretary General Yeo Hyung-koo, discussed future use of Olympic facilities and human resources following the PyeongChang Games.POCOG said it is scheduled to report on the ongoing preparations for the next Winter Olympics during the IOC’s 129th session Wednesday and it will have meetings with reporters from all around the world to promote the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Th

Aug 2, 2016
PyeongChang promotes 2018 Winter Games in Rio
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Trouble-plagued Rio Olympics stumbles toward opening

/Courtesy of Twitter By Lee Han-sooThe Rio Olympic Games seem to be falling apart before the event begins on Saturday.While the spotlight recently shone on unfinished construction at the athletes’ village, this seems to be the least of the worries.Major security and health problems have put Olympic teams on high alert.On July 31, a private security guard was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a female firefighter near Olympic Park. The man was arrested after allegedly groping the woman’s breasts while she slept.  In the latest incident, authorities used a controlled explosion to destroy a suspicious package inside Maracana stadium on Sunday -- where the opening ceremony will take place.Vandalism and theft are also prevalent at the athletes’ village. A laptop and clothing were stolen from the Australian team during a fire evacuation on July 30.On the health front, the water at some Olympic aquatic venues recorded 1.7 million times more bacteria than allowed by U.S. and European standards. This is enough to make athletes suffer stomach aches, respira

Aug 2, 2016
Trouble-plagued Rio Olympics stumbles toward opening
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N. Korean athletes absent from welcome ceremony

Representatives of the North Korean delegation attend their Welcome Ceremony at the Olympic Villagein Rio de Janeiro, Sunday (local time). / AFP-YonhapBy Park Jae-hyukNorth Korean athletes participating in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics missed the welcoming ceremony at the athletes’ village, Sunday (local time), leaving only the country’s officials to attend it.The delegations from North Korea and Uganda entered the athletes’ quarters for the Summer Games Sunday and the village held an arrival ceremony for them.However, none of the 31 athletes from North Korea attended the occasion. Yun Song-bom, head of the North’s delegation, and 15 other officials were the only North Korean attendees of the ceremony. They arrived in the Brazilian city on July 28, a week ahead of the opening on Aug. 5.The Pyongyang delegation indifferently looked on performances of Brazilians and they were also expressionless during the North Korean flag raising ceremony after the performances. On the contrary, Ugandan athletes enjoyed the ceremony, dancing with the performers.“The a

Aug 1, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
N. Korean athletes absent from welcome ceremony
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Golfer An seeks Olympic medal like his father

An Byeong-hun looks on from the 16th hole during the first round of the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., on July 28. / AFP-YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooIt is not that hard to come across an inspiring story of father and son both standing as sports stars. You can name many fathers and sons in sports -- Dell and Stephen Curry in basketball; Bobby and Barry Bonds in baseball; and footballers Cha Bum-keun and Du-ri to name a Korean duo.Though these father and son stories have become all too familiar to the fans, being the offspring of an accomplished father requires something more than it seems, with the son being forced to fight the pressure of comparison with his father.So it is for An Jae-hyung and Byeong-hun, a father and son making steps into the upcoming Rio Olympics. Father Jae-hyung will coach Korean table tennis players, while son Byeong-hun will play golf as the sport returns to the Olympics after a 112-year absence.Though their sports are different, the Summer Games are putting pressure on the son, whose parents were Olympic medalists in table tennis

Aug 1, 2016
Golfer An seeks Olympic medal like his father
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S. Korean football should not underestimate Fiji in Rio

South Korean Olympic football team’s head coach Shin Tae-yong, left, arrives at Salvador-Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport in Brazil, Sunday. The Korean Under-23 team led by Shin will have group matches against Fiji and Germany at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador on Aug. 4 and 7, respectively. / YonhapBy John DuerdenThe next few days marks one of the most important periods in the South Korean football calendar with the Under-23 team about to start its quest for a medal at the upcoming Rio Olympics.In 2012, the young Taegeuk Warriors took bronze at the London games to return home as heroes. This time the target is the same ― to get on that podium.Coach Shin Tae-yong has to negotiate a group containing Germany, Mexico and opening game opponents Fiji on Aug. 4 (in the morning of Aug. 5, KST) to get into the last eight and then strike out for the semifinals.Shin knows that his team needs to take all three points against the South Pacific islanders or getting out of the group is going to be very tough indeed.Fiji should not be underestimated as this is the

Jul 31, 2016
S. Korean football should not underestimate Fiji in Rio
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Korean media misreports call for Rio terror attack

/Courtesy of FlickrBy Park Jae-hyukKorean media have massively misreported Islamic terrorists’ order to attack the Rio 2016 Olympic Games because the outlets misunderstood English.The problem arose after SITE Intelligence Group (SITE), a for-profit U.S. based company that tracks jihadist organizations’ online activity, posted an article on Friday with the headline “Telegram Channel Calls for Crossbow Attacks amid Ongoing Incitements against Rio Olympics.”The lead paragraph says, “A jihadi Telegram channel posted a call to attack Rio 2016 Olympics attendees with ongoing calls for violence at the upcoming event.”But Korean media translated the phrase “attendees with crossbows” into “Olympic archers.”The media reported on Saturday that jihadists were preparing an attack on the archery range.Some media also posted pictures of Brazilian police guarding a stadium and wrote that security was “becoming tighter on the archery range.”Moon Hyung-chul, general manager of the South Korean national archery team, has reportedly

Jul 31, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
Korean media misreports call for Rio terror attack
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S. Korean men miss cut at final PGA stop before Rio

An Byeong-hunBoth of the South Korean male Olympic golfers missed the cut at their final PGA Tour event before the Rio Games.An Byeong-hun and Wang Jeung-hun missed on the weekend action at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. An had six bogeys against four birdies in the second round of the season's final major on Friday (local time) for a 72 at the par-70 layout, and missed the cut by two at four-over 144.Wang carded a 75 in the second round and walked away with an eight-over 148 after two days.Their coach, eight-time PGA Tour winner Choi Kyoung-ju, shot an even 70 on Friday and is sitting at two-under 138, tied for 22nd.The Olympics will kick off next Friday, and the men's golf tournament will open on Aug. 11.An, the 2015 European Tour Rookie of the Year, is the top-ranked South Korean in the world at No. 31. A Japanese tour veteran Kim Kyung-tae is next on the world rankings and would have qualified for Rio, but he withdrew citing concerns over the Zika virus.Wang, the two-time European Tour winner this year, was the first alternate.The top-15 p

Jul 30, 2016
S. Korean men miss cut at final PGA stop before Rio
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