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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

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    South Korea back at work with Mexico on horizon
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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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    Impressive Korea starts World Cup with a bang

    2 MIN READBy John Duerden
    Impressive Korea starts World Cup with a bang
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Chief organizer for 2018 PyeongChang Olympics resigns

Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho resigned as the chief organizer of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Tuesday, citing the need to tend to his corporate responsibilities.Cho announced his resignation, effective immediately, in a statement released by the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG), which will lose its leader with less than two years left until the first Winter Games in South Korea.The committee explained that Cho wanted to handle "urgent matters" within his business group, including rescuing Hanjin Shipping, the nation's biggest container carrier struggling to cope with heavy operating losses.Cho took over the PyeongChang committee in August 2014 and was nearing the end of his two-year term."For the past two years, I have truly put forward my very best efforts to work with every member of the organizing committee to prepare a successful Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2018," Cho was quoted as saying in the committee's English-language statement. "I can proudly say that POCOG has become a strong team, and the

May 3, 2016
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Winter Olympics chief quits

Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho offered to resign as the chief organizer of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Tuesday, citing the need to tend to his corporate responsibilities.Cho announced his resignation in a statement released by the organizing committee, which will lose its leader with less than two years left until the first Winter Games in Korea.The committee explained that Cho wanted to handle "urgent matters" within his business group, including rescuing Hanjin Shipping, the nation's biggest container carrier which is struggling to cope with heavy operating losses.Cho took over the PyeongChang committee in August 2014 and was nearing the end of his two-year term."Everyone in the organizing committee has worked hard as a team to ensure a successful PyeongChang Winter Olympics," Cho said. "I'd like to thank the people and the government for taking a great interest in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and also express my gratitude for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC), among other relevant organizations."Cho is credited with

May 3, 2016
Winter Olympics chief quits
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An Byeong-hun comes up short in bid for 1st PGA Tour win

South Korean golfer An Byeong-hun came up short in a bid for his first PGA Tour win in Louisiana on Monday.An lost in the three-way playoff at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana, as the weather-interrupted tournament was forced into a Monday finish.The 24-year-old won the 2015 BMW PGA Championship on the European Tour en route to winning the circuit's Rookie of the Year, and was trying to add a victory on the U.S. Tour Monday before his short game deserted him in the final stretch.An finished the regulation of the shortened, 54-hole event at 15-under 201, tied with Brian Stuard and Jamie Lovemark. The three went back to the par-five 18th for the first playoff hole.An drove into the left rough off the tee, and his attempt to hit the green in two went way left. An left his third shot short and left of the green, and he hit a mediocre chip for his fourth shot, which landed on the fringe.An missed the par putt and settled for bogey to crash out of the playoff. Stuard and Lovemark parred the hole to make it a two-horse race for the title.Stuard then

May 3, 2016
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Nippert, Jimenez key players to teams' victories

Dustin Nippert of the Doosan Bears celebrates after striking out Park Jae-sang of the SK Wyverns during the Korea Baseball Organization League game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Tuesday.  / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulIt has been a month since the 10 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League teams began their 35th season on April 1, and as usual, imported players have been dominating the baseball league.Nippert props up the BearsFor the Doosan Bears fans, the presence of their starting pitcher Dustin Nippert is as big as a god. In keeping with his nickname “Ninunim” ― a compound word of his first name and “hananim” (the Lord in Korean), the 34-year-old, who has been playing for the Bears for six seasons, has been perfectly propping up the Seoul-based team, garnering six wins in six games.As the right hander is off to a great start, the defending champion Bears have led the league with 18 wins, one tie and six losses. At the Gwangju Kia Champions Field, the towering pitcher started the Sunday game against the ninth placed Kia Tigers and helped his t

May 2, 2016
Nippert, Jimenez key players to teams' victories
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Jenny Shin captures 1st LPGA win in Texas

South Korean golfer Jenny Shin captured her maiden LPGA Tour win in Texas on Sunday.Shin had a bogey-free final round of four-under 67 at the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout in Irving, Texas, for a four-round total of 14-under 270.Shin beat out two fellow South Koreans, Hur Mi-jung and Amy Yang, by two strokes to take home US$195,000 in the winner's check. Shin, who joined the tour in 2011, had gone winless in 135 starts before this one. She had posted 20 top-10 finishes before this breakthrough win.Shin is projected to rise from No. 38 to No. 24 in the next world rankings.Shin began the day trailing overnight leader Gerina Piller by four strokes at 10-under. The South Korean had a quick start with two birdies over her first three holes, and she added a third birdie at the par-four fifth.Shin made her final birdie of the day at the par-five 10th and parred the rest of the way to hold on for the win.Shin, whose Korean given name is Ji-eun, is the fourth South Korean to win on the LPGA Tour in 2016, joining Kim Hyo-joo, Jang Ha-na and Kim Sei-young.Shin told LPGA.com afterward the

May 2, 2016
Sports

Time of reckoning for Korean clubs in Asia

Suwon Samsung Bluewings’ Santos, left, scores a goal during a K-League Classic football match against FC Seoul at the Suwon World Cup Stadium, Saturday.  / YonhapBy John DuerdenBy the end of this week, South Korea could have three teams in the second round of the 2016 Asian Champions League, or there could be just one.One game remains in the first round of the continental competition where teams have to finish in the top two of their four-team groups to progress to round 16.FC Seoul is already there. The capital club strolled smoothly into the knockout stage and has already won the group. Seoul was perhaps the most impressive performer of the 32 teams and nobody will relish a trip to Sangam Stadium.Pohang Steelers are already out. The Gyeongnam Province team picked up four points from the first two games in the group but then lost three in a row. It is all over for Choi Jin-cheul’s men.It was not a happy few weeks for the team. It may be better for the team to be eliminated from the continental competition because Pohang is struggling in the K-League Classic. The ros

May 1, 2016
Time of reckoning for Korean clubs in Asia
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New E-sports complex to celebrate its opening on Saturday

A view of the Seoul OGN e-Stadium  / Courtesy of OGNBy Baek Byung-yeulThe newly built Seoul OGN e-Stadium, dedicated to e-Sports or competitive video gaming, will officially open Saturday.The Seoul Metropolitan City Government and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have invested 4.3 billion won ($3.8 million) for the world’s first competitive video gaming competitions-only complex, which occupies six floors of the S-Plex Center in Sangam, western Seoul. After going through seven years of construction, the complex has held test operations over the last two weeks.The Seoul OGN e-Stadium will be operated by local entertainment and media conglomerate CJ E&M’s video gaming cable channel OGN. Comprised of main and auxiliary floors, the complex has a seating capacity of 1,000.In comparison with the previous e-Sports complex in Yongsan, central Seoul, OGN said the new complex features bigger   LED screens and a better sound system. Also the environment for pro-gamers is much improved ― unlike at the Yongsan complex, players don’t need to wor

Apr 29, 2016
New E-sports complex to celebrate its opening on Saturday
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Chung aims for 2nd straight win in Busan

Chung Hyeon By Baek Byung-yeul Korean tennis star Chung Hyeon will compete for the Busan Open title for the second straight year this weekend.The Busan Open tennis tournament, which takes place at Geumjeong Sports Park in Busan, from Saturday through next Friday (May 8), is a part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour with total prize money of $100,000. For this year’s event, a total of 123 players from 32 countries will compete.The 19-year-old Chung won the hard court event last year after defeating Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-1. The world’s No. 84 was eliminated from the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open after losing to the fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-3, 6-4, Thursday.Besides Chung, the Busan Open also features another Korean rising star Lee Duck-hee (world No. 219).

Apr 29, 2016
Chung aims for 2nd straight win in Busan
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Bodybuilders top dope user list

/ Korea TimesBy Ko Dong-hwanBodybuilders abuse drugs most among Korean athletes, a national doping control agency says.The Korea Anti-Doping Agency (KADA) said Thursday that 80 percent of Korean athletes who failed doping tests in 2014 were bodybuilders, according to the Hankook Ilbo. The World Anti-Doping Agency released a report Wednesday showing the top 10 nations with drug-offending athletes in 2014. Korea ranked 10th with 43 athletes. Russia, Italy and India were the top three with 148, 123 and 96, respectively.KADA said more Korean bodybuilders were violating drug rules. It was 59 percent in 2011 and 2012, 56 percent in 2013, 84 percent in 2014 and 80 percent in 2015.The Korean Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation and KADA said bodybuilders’ rate of offending was high compared with other sports because bodybuilding was subjected to more doping tests.“The bodybuilding federation is almost ruthless in conducting its own doping test, from 400 to up to 900 times a year,” KADA said.Authorities want to cut the number of drug-offending athletes and say there should

Apr 29, 2016
Bodybuilders top dope user list
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IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

Straight wrist,  forearm: path to consistencyBy T.J. TomasiWhile some good players do not use the flat front wrist (Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Fred Couples and Paul Azinger, among others), I prefer that most of my students use it, especially when I'm building a swing from scratch. Here's why:When the front forearm and wrist are in line, it encourages the player to return the clubface to impact without undue manipulation. Consistency and the flat front wrist often travel together.When the front wrist is cupped with the knuckles bending away from the student'shead, the clubface opens, promoting a slice. When you do the opposite and bow the wrist, all things equal, you'll fight a hook.Intervention: You can use some tape or an Ace bandage to anchor a ruler or tongue depressor on your arm that keeps your wrist in line with the forearm. Hit five balls with non-full, half-power swings to give you the feel, then slip the ruler out and make normal swings. Keep alternating ruler in/rule

Apr 27, 2016
IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME
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