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    Injured defender recovering quickly, available in group stage

    ZAPOPAN, Mexico — On the heels of their opening victory at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, South Korea received some encouraging news on the injury front on Friday. Defender Kim Tae-hyeon, dealing with an ankle injury that some feared could keep him out of the group stage, will be available as early as next Thursday for South Korea's second Group A match against Mexico. Kim picked up the injury during a training session Tuesday at Chivas Verde Valle in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, and a national team official told reporters the next day that the left-footed center back may miss the entire group stage -- which ends on June 24 for South Korea. However, Song Jun-seob, the senior team doctor, said Friday that Kim's injury wasn't serious as once feared. "The initial MRI confirmed a ligament tear but the picture wasn't clear enough for us to determine the exact degree," Song said. "We checked his swelling 24 hours later and determined that it was an average sprain. So we told the coaching staff that he should be able to play at the World Cup." Kim is one of just two left-footed center backs on the

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    Injured defender recovering quickly, available in group stage
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    World Cup opener sees Son Heung-min fever sweep Mexico stadium

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    World Cup opener sees Son Heung-min fever sweep Mexico stadium
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    Tigers unable to come to terms with injury replacement player Rodriguez

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    Tigers unable to come to terms with injury replacement player Rodriguez
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    KT Wiz sign Allen as injury replacement for ace Boushley

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    KT Wiz sign Allen as injury replacement for ace Boushley
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    Daytime World Cup fever grips Seoul for 1st time in 24 years

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IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

Keep pace during the raceTo hit good golf shots, you have to pay attention not only to the "what" (swing mechanics), but also to the "when" ― how fast you move the what. There's no question that you're in a race from the top of your swing to impact. The key is to balance your arm and body speeds so that the back elbow "catches up" with the back hip just before impact.In the left-hand photo, tour player Brian Davis is in the correct position coming to impact, with his left arm parallel to the ground. Davis drops his arms before he uncoils his shoulders, creating an on-plane position where the right elbow sits below the left arm. Note how the butt of the club shaft points at the ball ― a perfect shaft angle to keep on pace in the race to the ball.From here, his shoulders release toward the target, allowing his right elbow to catch up with his right hip in the right-hand photo. If his right elbow was the same height as his left, the club would be much too vertical ― a common mistake that causes slices and pulls. If you wish to draw the ball, your trail elbow must be under your lead elbo

Feb 17, 2016
IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME
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Simple shot-making

By Kim Jeong-kyooKorea Times Golf Columnist It is fun to hit a slice, hook, high shot or low shot on purpose. You can hit different shots if you adjust your grip, stance, clubface, ball position, spine angle, release and finish properly.You will hit slices if you leave your clubface open when you hit your ball. A great way to hit a slice is to adopt a weak grip. Keep your hands turned to the left on the handle of your club when you grip your club. You will naturally curve your ball from left to right. Your clubface will return to your ball “open” if you place your hands on your club in a weak position--turned too far to the left.To hit a draw, you need to adopt a strong grip. Toward this end, you need to rotate your hands to the right on the handle of your club. Turn your left hand so you can position your thumb to the right of the top-center of your handle. Doing this correctly, you’ll see three knuckles on your left hand. The V formed by your thumb and forefinger will point to your right shoulder or slightly below it. You also need to rotate your right hand t

Feb 17, 2016
Simple shot-making
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KBO clubs warm up for new season in Okinawa

SK Wyverns infielder Yoo Seo-jun hits a homerun during a practice match with the Samsung Lions in Okinawa, Japan on Monday. / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulIt has been a tradition for Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) clubs to set up overseas training camps before the season begins, escaping the bitter winter of their homeland.Six out of 10 KBO clubs gathered in Japan’s southern island Okinawa, known for its warm winter climate, and have started warm-up games for the season on Tuesday.The so-called “Okinawa League” includes Japan’s top professional clubs as well as six KBO clubs ― the Samsung Lions, Nexen Heroes, SK Wyverns, Hanwha Eagles, Kia Tigers and LG Twins.The teams joining the Okinawa league will train until March 2 at various spots around Okinawa. Other than the Heroes, set to arrive on the island Thursday, the rest of the teams have already started the training games. The games will be aired live on local cable networks.The first training match was held in between the Lions and the Wyverns on Monday. With veteran slugger Lee Seung-yuop’s three-r

Feb 17, 2016
KBO clubs warm up for new season in Okinawa
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Photo Up, up and away!

A skier soars into the air while practicing before the international ski championship hosted by the International Ski Federation (ISF) at Pheonix Park ski resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Tuesday. / Yonhap    A skier races downhill while practicing for the international ski championship hosted by the International Ski Federation (ISF) at Phoenix Park ski resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Tuesday. / Yonhap

Feb 17, 2016
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Kim Hyo-joo jumps to sixth in world ranking

Kim Hyo-jooBy Park Jin-haiGolfer Kim Hyo-joo is now ranked sixth in world with 5.29 points, beating fellow Korean Ryu So-yeon by 0.01 points.The International Golf Federation’s professional world golf ranking for women released Tuesday showed Park In-bee ranked second, and another Korean Kim Sei-young placing fifth. Kim was the third Korean golfer to make the list, followed by Ryu.Other Korean golfers in the top 10 include Jang Ha-na (ninth) and Chun In-gee (10th).Only the top four women players with the highest points according to the International Golf Federation’s global rankings, to be released on July 11, can compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.The 18-year-old Korean New Zealander Lydia Ko sealed off the top spot in the world rankings with 11.31 points, further distancing herself from second-ranked Park In-bee by 1.41 points, up from last week’s 1.09 point gap.

Feb 16, 2016
Kim Hyo-joo jumps to sixth in world ranking
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Lee takes world speed skating title

By Baek Byung-yeulSpeed skater Lee Seung-hoon took his first world speed skating title at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna, Russia, on Sunday (KST).The title granted the 27-year-old Olympic medalist a strong candidacy for another gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Finishing the race in 7 minutes, 18.27 seconds to beat defending champion Arjan Stroetinga of the Netherlands by 0.06 seconds, Lee became the first Korean skater to win a world title in a race other than the 500 meter.Alexis Contin of France finished third with a time of 7 minutes, 18.41 seconds.The mass-start race puts 24 skaters on the track for 16 laps, all at once. It will be held as an official Olympic event at the 2018 Winter Games, which will take place in PyeongChang County, Gangwon Province.In the race, Lee remained in fourth place until the last lap. But in the final lap the short track skater-turned-speed skater sprinted past the competition, crossing the finish line in first place.Lee has been focusing on team pursuit and mass-sta

Feb 15, 2016
Lee takes world speed skating title
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Son Heung-min in action

Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany, right, fights for the ball against Tottenham’s Son Heung-min during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday. Tottenham beat Manchester City 2-1. / AP-Yonhap

Feb 15, 2016
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S. Korea's Lee Seung-hoon takes world speed skating title in mass start

South Korea's Lee Seung-hoon captured his first world speed skating title in mass start with a late burst in Russia on Sunday.Lee won the men's mass start at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna, Russia, in 7 minutes, 18.26 seconds. Lee beat the defending champ, Arjan Stroetinga of the Netherlands, by 0.06 second, to become the first South Korean, male or female, to win a world title in a race other than 500m.Alexis Contin of France finished third in 7:18.41.In mass start, 24 skaters race around the oval, all at the same time, for 16 laps, with some physical contact allowed. Lee, a converted short tracker, has thrived in mass start in recent years, after winning a surprising Olympic gold in 10,000m in 2010. Lee was the overall ISU World Cup champion in mass start in the 2014-2015 season.Mass start will be contested at the Winter Olympics for the first time in 2018, when South Korea's PyeongChang will serve as the host. Lee began the race well back of the pack, biding his time until there were two laps remaining. In a

Feb 15, 2016
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Youth Olympic Games

Former figure skater Kim Yu-na, left, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach strike a pose ahead of the men’s singles figure skating competition of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) underway in Lillehammer, Norway, Sunday. Kim is an ambassador of the Lillehammer YOG. / Yonhap

Feb 14, 2016
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Overcoming Chinese riches key in Asian Champions League

By John DuerdenIn December 2015, four South Korean clubs sent representatives to Kuala Lumpur to attend the draw for the 2016 Asian Champions League. If a K-League team does not win this year then that will be four tournaments without a triumph, the longest dry run since the early ‘90s.Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, 2006 winner and finalist five years later, is the Korean champion and the most likely to have success this season in Asia after bringing in famous stars such as Kim Bo-kyung and Kim Shin-wook.And the draw seemed quite favorable. So much so that when it was over, representatives from the club called coach Choi Kang-hee back in Jeonju. When they told the tactician that the Group E opposition would be a mid-table team from China in Jiangsu Suning, Vietnamese outsiders Binh Duong and ― assuming it won its playoff as it did ― FC Tokyo, the boss was delighted.On paper it is the easiest group in the eastern half of the draw ― 32 teams are split into eight groups of four (half in west Asia and half in the east) with two from each progressing to the knockout stage ―&

Feb 14, 2016
Overcoming Chinese riches key in Asian Champions League
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