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    South Korea back at work with Mexico on horizon

    ZAPOPAN, Mexico — After enjoying a day off, South Korea returned to training Sunday to prepare for their next group stage match of the FIFA World Cup against Mexico. Both South Korea and Mexico won their first matches of Group A last week, with the former beating Czechia 2-1 and the latter blanking South Africa 2-0. South Korea and Mexico will square off at 7 p.m. Thursday at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, western Mexico, or 10 a.m. Friday (South Korean time). The winner will be in a prime position to progress to the knockout phase as the group winner. South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo ran his players through light recovery work Friday, the day after the opening win, and gave them a full day off Saturday. Sunday's session started with some conditioning work, followed by passing and shooting drills. A national team official said tactical work got under way in earnest Monday. Two players working their way back from ankle injuries, defender Kim Tae-hyeon and midfielder Bae Jun-ho, rode stationary bikes on the sidelines and didn't participate in the full session. Both players may be available

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    South Korea back at work with Mexico on horizon
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    Gwanghwamun turns into stadium as Jongno hosts epic World Cup gatherings

    2 MIN READBy Lee Kyung-min
    Gwanghwamun turns into stadium as Jongno hosts epic World Cup gatherings
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    KBO's best team in June set for duels against title contenders

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    KBO's best team in June set for duels against title contenders
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    Lee Jung-hoo collects 2 hits, flashes leather for SF Giants

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    Lee Jung-hoo collects 2 hits, flashes leather for SF Giants
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    Korean duo finishes 2nd at LPGA team event

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    Korean duo finishes 2nd at LPGA team event
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Cardinals' Oh throws perfect inning

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Oh Seung-hwan pitches against the Chicago Cubs in the seventh inning of a baseball game in St. Louis, Monday. The Cardinals defeated the Cubs 4-3. /  AP-YonhapTexas Rangers’ Choo Shin-soo on disabled list againBy Baek Byung-yeulTexas Rangers Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo, 33, has been placed on the disabled list again due to a strained hamstring after playing only one game, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team announced Monday (local time).Choo returned from the disabled list Friday after missing 35 games with a strained right calf muscle, but left Friday’s game against the Houston Astros after the third inning as he felt tightness in his hamstring. The Rangers placed Choo on the 15-day disabled list and called up Jared Hoying from the minor leagues to replace him.“It’s not easy to take this,” Choo was quoted as saying by the Star-Telegram. “I’m frustrated with myself but there are still a lot of games left. I’m staying positive and taking care of my hamstring and getting some extra time for my

May 24, 2016
Cardinals' Oh throws perfect inning
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FIFA fires acting secretary general over secret bonuses

/Courtesy of TwitterBy Lee Han-sooActing FIFA Secretary General Markus Kattner has been sacked after paying himself millions of euros in bonuses.Kattner was appointed to the FIFA role after his predecessor, Jerome Vackle, was sacked over ticket allegations. Kattner had been deputy secretary general since 2007.It is believed that former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and right-hand man Vackle knew of the bonuses. The amount has not been revealed.Kattner is the latest high-level FIFA executive sacked after corruption allegations.FIFA will now likely open a formal ethics investigation against Kattner“Kattner has been dismissed from his position, effective immediately,” FIFA said on Monday. “FIFA’s internal investigation uncovered breaches of his fiduciary responsibilities in connection with his employment contract.”No other FIFA directors are known to be involved in the case.FIFA has appointed United Nations official Fatma Samoura of Senegal as secretary general.Samoura, 54, is due to start her role next month. 

May 24, 2016
FIFA fires acting secretary general over secret bonuses
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Lee Chung-yong out of nat'l squad for friendly

Members of the Korean men’s national football team practice at the National Football Center in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. / YonhapKorean men’s national football team’s head coach Uli Stielike speaks during a press conferenceat the National Football Center in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. / YonhapBy John DuerdenPAJU ― South Korea coach Uli Stielike named a roster of 20 for two June friendly games against Spain and the Czech Republic with a couple of surprises, Monday.A couple of good results against prestigious European opposition (who are preparing for the upcoming European championships) would increase the confidence of the Taeguk Warriors ahead of Sept. 1 when qualification for the final round of the 2018 World Cup starts against China.It is quite possible that the team's unbeaten run, which stretches back to January 2015, will come to an end against Spain in the Austrian city of Salzburg on June 1 but that is not an issue. It is all about preparation.In comes Yoon Bitgaram, a midfielder now playing in China, for a first game since 2012. Yu

May 23, 2016
Lee Chung-yong out of nat'l squad for friendly
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Year of the sluggers this KBO season

Wilin Rosario of the Hanwha Eagles runs to first base after hitting a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning during his team’s game against the KT Wiz at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park, Friday. / YonhapKim Jae-hwan of the Doosan Bears hits a homerun in the bottom of the fourth inning in a game against the Kia Tigers at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Tuesday. Kim leads the league in homeruns with 14. / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeul The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League no longer features major leaguer Park Byung-ho or Yamaico Navarro, who led the KBO League in home runs last year with 53 and 48 respectively, but “the Year of Hitters” is still the keyword this year in the country’s top baseball league.On Sunday, 22 home runs were produced in five games ― fans  witnessed a whopping eight home runs in a game between the Hanwha Eagles and the KT Wiz; and seven long balls in a game between the Samsung Lions and the NC Dinos.Before the season’s start, many expected that the number of home runs would decrease with the

May 23, 2016
Year of the sluggers this KBO season
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The 457th Turtle Marathon

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) and the Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, co-hosted the 457th Turtle Marathon at Baekbeom Square in Namsan Park, central Seoul, Saturday. Participants including MFDS Minister Sohn Mun-gi, eighth from the left; president of Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations Kim Jai-ok, ninth from left; and Hankook Ilbo President Lee Jun-hee, 10th from left, clench their fists in a show of spirit before the start of the marathon. / Korea Times photo by Shin Sang-soon

May 22, 2016
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Big summer for Korea's European stars

Ki Sung-yeung of Swansea City and Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur train with the national team at Paju National Football Center in Gyeonggi Province in March last year. / Korea Times file  By John DuerdenAnother European season is over, bar the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. There is no Korean connection with those two Spanish clubs meaning that Koreans can stop thinking about European football for a while.Except they cannot. They may not be any league football for the next three months ― although the European Championships will a big deal ― but there are still plenty of issues.Most conversations will revolve around Lee Chung-yong at Crystal Palace and Ki Sung-yeung at Swansea City in the English Premier League.Part of the discussion will be about the national team. South Korea coach Uli Stielike said recently that only those who played regularly would be chosen to represent their country in the final round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup.The German may or may not be serious. Plenty of his predecessors have said som

May 22, 2016
Big summer for Korea's European stars
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Lee vows successful Winter Games

Lee Hee-beom, president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, left, shakes hands with Gunilla Lindberg, head of the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission for the PyeongChang Games during a press conference held at the Press Center in central Seoul, Friday./ YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulLee Hee-beom, the newly elected chief organizer for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, has vowed to make sure Korea successfully hosts its first Winter Olympic Games.Lee held his first official press meeting, Friday, since being named president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) last week. The press conference was in the Korea Press Center in central Seoul.He replaced Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho, who abruptly announced his departure from the committee earlier this month to concentrate on urgent management issues at his company.Lee, 67, served as minister of commerce, industry and energy from 2003 to 2006 and worked as head of the Korea Productivity Center and c

May 20, 2016
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Rio athletes to get 450,000 free condoms

/Courtesy of TwitterBy Lee Han-sooNearly half a million condoms will be distributed free during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.“We will be distributing 450,000 condoms to the 10,500 athletes who will be participating in the Olympics,” Lucas Dantas, a spokesman for the Rio 2016 Committee, told AFP Thursday. “The distribution will begin when the Olympic village opens on July 24.”Of the total, 350,000 will be male condoms and 100,000 female condoms, he said.  It works out to about 42 condoms for each athlete.At the 2012 London Olympics, 150,000 condoms were handed out.“Brazil really encourages safe sex and athletes set an example to the general population,” Dantas said. “They can play an important role in the fight against AIDS.”But with the World Health Organization saying the mosquito-borne Zika virus can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, it seems the condom distribution is a precaution against spreading the virus in the Olympic community.Australia recently said it will distribute its own Zika-proof condoms to the national tea

May 20, 2016
Rio athletes to get 450,000 free condoms
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Taekwondo demonstration at UN

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) demonstration team performs at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), Wednesday. During the event, WTF President Choue Chung-won awarded UNOG Director-General Michael Muller an honorary black belt./ Courtesy of World Taekwondo Federation

May 19, 2016
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IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

What a good grip can do for you The purpose of the grip is to guarantee control of the club without squeezing it to death. A good golf grip activates the correct muscles of the upper hand and forearm. But since there are no muscles in the fingers (just tendons that clench/unclench the hand), when you attempt to control the club with your fingers, the squeeze is on via the muscles of the forearm. It's the heel pad of your target hand that anchors the club, relieving you of the need to apply a death grip.You should take your grip in the following manner: Extend your arms and hold the club at a 45-degree angle in front of you with the heel pad of your lead hand on top of the handle. This places the club across the top joints of the fingers (where the fingers meet the hand). Golfers who sole the club behind the ball and then take their grip, run the risk of positioning the club too much in the palm of the hand. Use a medium-long thumb to promote the setting of your wrists and close your left hand (opposite for lefties) around the club handle. You should find that your left

May 18, 2016
IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME
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