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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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    South Korea coaching hoping team will go beyond semifinals

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S. Korea defeat Sweden 3-2 in final football tune-up

South Korea's Hwang Hee-chan dribbles ahead of Swedish players in the final men's football tune-up match at Pacaembu Stadium in Sao Paulo ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. / YonhapSouth Korea defeated Sweden 3-2 on Friday in the final men's football tune-up match ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics.Midfielder Moon Chang-jin scored twice at Pacaembu Stadium in Sao Paulo, as South Korea enter the Olympics on a high note.The Olympics opening ceremony is next Friday, but the men's football tournament will begin early with group play. South Korea, making their eighth consecutive Summer Games appearance, will face Fiji on Thursday in Salvador to open Group C action, followed by Germany in Salvador on Aug. 7 and Mexico on Aug. 10.South Korea had lost to Iraq 1-0 in the first pre-Olympic contest last weekend in Sao Paulo.Sweden, paired with Colombia, Nigeria and Japan in Group B, are potential semifinals opponents for South Korea should both nations go that deep at the Olympics.Ken Sema opened the scoring on Friday in the 26th minute, before Moon single-handedly turned the

Jul 30, 2016
S. Korea defeat Sweden 3-2 in final football tune-up
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Park Byung-ho belts 3 homers in minors

South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho is putting together quite a campaign to get his major league job back.Park belted three home runs in a minor league game for the Minnesota Twins' Triple-A affiliate, Rochester Red Wings, against the Pawtucket Red Sox on Thursday (local time) in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.Batting fifth as the designated hitter, Park went 3-for-5 with five RBIs. He is batting .286 with nine home runs and 16 RBIs in 21 games in Triple-A, along with an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 1.043.He batted just .190 with no extra-base hits in his first six games in the minors, after getting demoted on July 1. He has turned things around dramatically with eight long balls in his last 10.With Park going deep in his last three at-bats in a row, Rochester defeated Pawtucket 13-5.Park left the big league Twins with a .191 batting average and a .684 OPS. He did have 12 home runs in 62 games, but half of them came in April. He hit his last home run on June 18.The two-time South Korean league MVP joined the Twins before this season. Though he's swinging a hot bat in Triple-A, t

Jul 29, 2016
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Cardinals' Oh picks up save for 3rd straight day

St. Louis Cardinals’ Oh Seung-hwan winds up during the ninth inning of a baseball gameagainst the Miami Marlins in Miami, Thursday.  / AP-YonhapThe St. Louis Cardinals' South Korean closer Oh Seung-hwan is on a nice little roll.The closer picked up a save for the third straight day on Thursday (local time) against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park in Miami, preserving the Cards' 5-4 victory with a scoreless ninth inning. The right-hander now has seven saves in his first big league season.With the Cardinals nursing a one-run lead, Oh took over from Kevin Siegrist in the bottom of the ninth.He retired cleanup Giancarlo Stanton on a grounder to second. Marcell Ozuna got an infield single off Oh's body, but the pitcher stayed in the game and got J.T. Realmuto to hit into a game-ending, 4-6-3 double play.Oh lowered his ERA to 1.69. He leads all National League pitchers with 53 appearances. He has struck out 69 and walked 14 in 53 1/3 innings.Elsewhere, Kim Hyun-soo of the Baltimore Orioles went 1-for-3 with a walk against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, and

Jul 29, 2016
Cardinals' Oh picks up save for 3rd straight day
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Can S. Korean golfers win gold in Rio?

Kim Sei-young watches her drive on the first day of the Women's British Open Golf Championships at Woburn Golf Club in central England, Thursday. /  AFP-YonhapBy Kim Jeong-kyooGolf returns to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. The 2016 Summer Olympics will be the first time you will be able to watch golf played at the games since the 1904 Summer Olympics.The 2016 Summer Olympics features two events, one for men and one for women. Each event is a 72-hole individual stroke play tournament under the official rules of golf. If players tie for a medal, a three-hole playoff decides the winner.Golf at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, takes place at the New Olympic Golf course. The male golfers tee off on August 11, while female big names starting on August 17.South Korea sends four top-class golfers to the Olympics. Representing the country are Park In-bee, 28; Yang Hee-young, 27; Kim Sei-young, 23; and Chun In-gee, 22. They will battle with strenuous efforts to take the gold medal home. South Korea is the only country sending four woman golfers to the Rio Olympics. They are

Jul 29, 2016
Can S. Korean golfers win gold in Rio?
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South Korean delegation arrives in Rio

South Korea’s handball player Oh Young-ran carries her nation's flag as the Olympic team arrives to Rio de Janeiro InternationalAirport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday. The first contingent of South Korea’s 331-member Olympic squad, consisting of 97athletes and 23 sports officials, arrived in Rio de Janeiro after 24 hours and 35 minutes of flight. The delegation was welcomed by some 90 South Korean residents in Brazil. The South Korean delegation is led by Chung Mong-gyu, who is president of the Korea Football Association. / AP-Yonhap

Jul 28, 2016
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Moon Dae-sung's IOC membership suspended

By Baek Byung-yeulMoon Dae-sungThe International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) executive board has suspendedMoon Dae-sung, 39, of all activities as an IOC member and IOC Athletes’ Commission member.According to the IOC’s webpage showing a list of 90 IOC members, Moon’s name is marked with three asterisks as of Wednesday, which means “suspended.”The IOC said the decision “follows a recommendation from the IOC Ethics Commission, further to the decision by Kookmin University to withdraw Mr. Moon’s degree on the ground of plagiarism.”“The Ethics Commission acknowledged the seriousness of the damage to the reputation of the Olympic Movement and the need to take the provisional measure to suspend all the rights, prerogatives and functions linked to Mr. Moon Dae-sung’s IOC membership until the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea has pronounced a final verdict,” the IOC said in a statement.Moon, a taekwondo gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, was granted a doctoral degree at Seoul’s Kookmin University in 2007

Jul 28, 2016
Moon Dae-sung's IOC membership suspended
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IOC suspends Moon Dae-sung's membership over plagiarism

Moon Dae-sung. /Korea Times fileBy Park Jae-hyukThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended former taekwondo gold medalist Moon Dae-sung’s membership of the IOC Athlete’s Commission, Thursday, over alleged plagiarism of his doctorate thesis.The IOC made the decision at an urgent meeting on July 24.It means South Korea will participate in the Rio Olympics without an IOC member. Another member, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has been in hospital since a heart attack in 2014.Moon was elected to the commission in 2008. His term ends in August after the Rio Olympics.According to a Korea Times exclusive report, Moon was accused of plagiarizing his doctorate thesis at Kookmin University in April 2012. The school found evidence of plagiarism and withdrew his degree in March 2014.Moon filed a suit against the university but lost at the first and second trials. He is awaiting a final verdict from the Supreme Court.

Jul 28, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
IOC suspends Moon Dae-sung's membership over plagiarism
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Coach Pak Se-ri eyes podium sweep in Rio

Pak Se-ri speaks during a press conference in Seoul, Wednesday. / YonhapSouth Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri, tabbed to coach the women's national team at next month's Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, on Wednesday said she's hoping for a podium sweep."I think the best case scenario would be the same for everyone: to win the gold, silver and bronze medals," Pak said at a press conference in Seoul. "It means a lot to our players to wear the national flag, and they're doing the best they can to represent the country."The top-15 players on the world rankings as of July 11 automatically qualified for the Rio Olympics, where golf will be contested for the first time in 112 years. South Korea will field a maximum four players: No. 3 Park In-bee, No. 5 Kim Sei-young, No. 7 Amy Yang and No. 9 Chun In-gee.All four players are LPGA winners, with Park, former world No. 1, leading the way with 17 wins and seven majors. The Olympics opens on Aug. 5, and the women's competition, a 72-hole stroke play, will start on Aug. 17.Pak, who will retire after the season, is the all-time South Korean leader

Jul 27, 2016
Coach Pak Se-ri eyes podium sweep in Rio
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Taekwondo for refugees

World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Choue Chung-won, left, poses with Global Civic Sharing chairman Park Myung-kwang at the headquarters of the WTF in downtown Seoul, Wednesday, after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote taekwondo for children at refugee camps around the world. The WTF established the TaekwondoHumanitarian Foundation (THF) in April to teach taekwondo and other related programs to refugees around the world. The foundation also opened the official website thfaid.org last month for online donations. / Courtesy of WTF

Jul 27, 2016
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Three must-make moves for long, straight shots

By Kim Jeong-kyoo Adopt a slightly strong grip to promote soft draws. Keep your weight evenly balanced on your feet, with your weight placed on the balls of your feet. Put roughly 55 percent of your weight on your left foot when you hit short and middle irons.  Squat just a little as you address your ball. This helps you preserve your address height during your swing. Keeping your address height constant allows you to swing your club on the proper plane, going back and coming down. You’ll enjoy solid contact on the sweet spot of your clubface.At address, make sure you let the toe of your club stay slightly off the turf. That helps you hit your ball straight or curve your ball from right to left. That also allows you to tilt your spine properly forward toward your ball every time you address it.Overall, address your ball in a bent posture. To this end, just picture that you are ready to hit the ball with a baseball bat.To swing your club fluidly, you need to start your swing as a reflex of a move. Beginning your swing from a static position, you’ll rarely take yo

Jul 27, 2016
Three must-make moves for long, straight shots
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