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    Korea rallies past Czechia 2-1 for opening victory

    ZAPOPAN, Mexico — Korea defeated Czechia 2-1 to open their 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico on Thursday, taking a big step toward a place in the knockout stage. Substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu netted the go-ahead goal in the 80th minute at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, near Guadalajara in western Mexico, after the teams had traded a goal apiece earlier in the second half following a goalless opening half. Ladislav Krejci headed in the match's first goal for Czechia in the 59th minute before Hwang In-beom scored the equalizer eight minutes later. Hwang then assisted Oh's goal, which came a couple of minutes after a would-be Czechia goal was disallowed on an offside. This was the fourth time that Korea won their first match of a World Cup, following 2002, 2006 and 2010. Korea progressed to the knockout phase in 2002 and 2010. Korea's next Group A match will be against Mexico, one of the tournament's three co-host countries, at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Estadio Guadalajara. It will be 10 a.m. next Friday in Korea. Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in Mexico City in the tournament opener earlier Thursda

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    Korea rallies past Czechia 2-1 for opening victory
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NFL 덴버, 캐롤라이나 꺾고 17년 만에 슈퍼볼 정상

덴버 브롱코스가 캐롤라이나 팬서스의 창단 첫 우승 꿈을 좌절시키고 1999년 이후 17년 만에 빈스 롬바르디 트로피를 되찾았다.    덴버는 8일(한국시간) 미국 캘리포니아주 산타클라라의 리바이스 스타디움에서 열린 미국프로풋볼(NFL) 챔피언 결정전인 제50회 슈퍼볼에서 라인배커 본 밀러가 이끄는 리그 최강의 수비를 앞세워 캐롤라이나를 24-10(10-0 3-7 3-0 8-3)으로 누르고 정상에 올랐다.    이로써 덴버는 2년 전 시애틀 시호크스에 막혀 준우승에 그친 아쉬움을 털어내고 1998년, 1999년에 이어 통산 3번째로 슈퍼볼 정상을 밟았다.    정규리그에서 12승 4패를 거두고 아메리칸풋볼콘퍼런스(AFC) 1번 시드로 플레이오프에 진출한 덴버는 피츠버그 스틸러스, 뉴잉글랜드 패트리어츠를 꺾고 슈퍼볼에 진출해 올 시즌 정규리그 최고 승률팀인 캐롤라이나(15승 1패)마저 넘어섰다.    덴버의 쿼터백 페이튼 매닝(40)은 자신의 고별전이 될지도 모르는 이번 슈퍼볼에서 전성기 기량에는 미치지 못했으나 노련한 경기 운영으로 인디애나폴리스 콜츠 시절이던 2007년에 이어 개인 통산 두 번째 우승 반지를 손에 넣었다.    정규리그에서 다섯 차례(2003·2004·2008·2009·2013시즌) 최우수선수(MVP)에 오르고도 슈퍼볼 MVP는 1회에 그칠 정도로 플레이오프에선 약한 모습을 보였던 매닝은 그 징크스마저 털어냈다.     반면 올 시즌 정규리그 MVP로 뽑힌 쿼터백 캠 뉴튼(24)을 정점으로 한 막강 공격력을 앞세워 2004년에 이어 두 번째 슈퍼볼에 진출해 첫 우승에 도전했던 캐롤라이나는 덴버의 질식 수비에 고전하며 우승 문턱에서 주저앉았다.    큰 경기에서는 수비가 강한 팀이 유리하다는 속설이 입증된 경기였다. 챔피언십에서 뉴잉글랜드의 스타 쿼터백 톰 브래디를 4차례나 색(쿼터백이 볼을 소유한 상황에서 태클을 당하는 것)하며 꼼짝 못하게 만들었던 덴버 수비진은 큰 경기 경험

Feb 8, 2016
NFL 덴버, 캐롤라이나 꺾고 17년 만에 슈퍼볼 정상
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Jeongseon course finishes showcase 'successfully'

Crowds cheer before a men’s World Cup downhill race, also a test event for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jeongseon, Korea, Saturday. / YonhapDebate over keeping new course after Olympics to spark By Nam Hyun-woonamhw@ktimes.com JEONGSEON, Gangwon Province -- The new downhill and Super-G course for the PyeongChang Olympics has finished its showcase event before the Winter Games to come in two years.After hosting the two-day Audi FIS (International Ski Federation) Ski World Cup this past weekend as the first of 28 Olympic and Paralympic tests, PyeongChang organizers are satisfied with the “success” of the first test event and with the course, which is 60 percent completed, a fact that has dogged them with the slow progress of the construction.After the first day’s downhill race, Gunilla Lindberg, the International Olympic Committee’s coordination commission chair, said, “I should give the event 100 points (out of 100 for the first day of competition).” Though her remark was deemed rhetorical,

Feb 7, 2016
Jeongseon course finishes showcase 'successfully'
  • Janka wins first-ever Super-G event in Korea
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Janka wins first-ever Super-G event in Korea

Switzerland’s Carlo Janka is airborne during a men’s World Cup super-G race, also a test event of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jeongseon, Korea, Sunday. / AP-YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooJEONGSEON, Gangwon Province -- Carlos Janka of Switzerland collected the gold medal at the 2016 Audi FIS (International Ski Federation) Ski World Cup Super-G race at Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, Sunday, becoming the first winner in the discipline at the new 2018 PyeongChang Olympic course.The event at Jeongseon Alpine Center, the venue for the Olympic alpine downhill, Super-G and combined, was the first of 28 Olympic and Paralympic tests for the PyeongChang Winter Games.The Swiss skier clocked the course in 1 minute 26.16 seconds to claim his first-ever World Cup win in Super-G, besting Christof Innerhofer of Italy with 1:26.98 and Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria who recorded 1:27.22 to come in third.From left, runner-up Christof Innerhofer of Italy, winner Carlo Janka of Switzerland and third-place finisher Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria pose for photos du

Feb 7, 2016
Janka wins first-ever Super-G event in Korea
  • Jeongseon course finishes showcase 'successfully'
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Jang Ha-na clinches first LPGA win at Coates Championship

Jang Ha-na wins the 2016 Coates Golf Championship with a -11 for the final round at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, Friday, Feb. 6, 2016, in Ocala, Fla. Jang sealed the win with a birdie on 18. It's her first LPGA win. / AP-YonhapJang Ha-na posted her first career LPGA Tour win at the Coates Golf Championship, holding off Brooke Henderson, Lydia Ko and Kim Sei-young.After praising the green a week ago when she made the first hole-in-one on a par-4 in LPGA Tour history, Jang finished at 11-under 277 to win on Saturday. She earned $225,000. Jang Ha-na kisses the trophy after she won the Coates Golf Championship LPGA tournament in Ocala, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. /AP-Yonhap Jang’s first career LPGA Tour win came after four runner-ups a year ago as a rookie. She is projected to move to 9th in the Rolex Rankings.  

Feb 7, 2016
Jang Ha-na clinches first LPGA win at Coates Championship
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Jansrud becomes first World Cup downhill champion in Korea

Winner Kjetil Jansrud of Norway waves as he is introduced at an award ceremony following a men's World Cup downhill rac at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jeongseon, Korea, Saturday. / AP-YonhapIOC gives perfect score for the first PyeongChang testBy Nam Hyun-wooJEONGSEON, Gangwon Province -- Kjetil Jansrud of Norway captured the gold medal at the 2016 Audi FIS (International Ski Federation) Ski World Cup in Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, Saturday.The event at Jeongseon Alpine Center, the venue for the Olympic alpine downhill, Super-G and combined, was the first of 28 Olympic and Paralympic tests for the PyeongChang Winter Games. In 2006, Yongpyong, Gangwon Province, hosted the men’s Giant Slalom race, but Saturday’s race was the first men’s World Cup downhill event ever held in Korea.The world No. 6 Norwegian clocked 1 minute 41.38 seconds at the 2,852 meter, 825 vertical meter course to collect his country’s sixth downhill victory this season, breaking the previous record of five wins in a season during the 1998-99 season.“Happy to be back winning,”

Feb 6, 2016
Jansrud becomes first World Cup downhill champion in Korea
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Honorary black belt

World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Choue Chung-won, left, presents an honorary taekwondo black belt and uniform to Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari at the presidential office in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, Thursday. In a meeting with Choue, President Bhandari said, “Taekwondo is not only a sport, but also education, which helps form a new well-disciplined generation.” The WTF officials were on a week-long visit as part of the WTF’s Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) pilot project seeking ways to help the Nepali earthquake victims. / Courtesy of WTF

Feb 5, 2016
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Mariners' Lee Dae-ho remains 'confident' ahead of preseason competition

He might not have signed the major league deal that he'd earlier envisioned, but South Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho, who recently joined the Seattle Mariners on a minor league contract, said Friday he's seeing the glass half full.The first baseman/designated hitter will have to battle for a big league job when the Mariners' position players report to spring training in three weeks. It may not be what the 2015 Japan Series MVP, who'd earlier won a regular season MVP in South Korea, had in mind when he first announced his intention to try out for the majors last November, but Lee said he will embrace his new challenge."I'll have to start fresh and get into the competition," he told reporters at Incheon International Airport. "When you're at the top, there's pressure to perform consistently at a high level. Now, I just have to do my best, and I can only go up from here. It's a new league and a new challenge. I am excited and confident."The Mariners announced this week they inked the 33-year-old to a one-year deal, reportedly worth up to $US4 million with incentives.Despite speculation that

Feb 5, 2016
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Lee Dae-ho inks minor league deal with Seattle Mariners

Lee Dae-hoBy Nam Hyun-woo The Seattle Mariners announced Thursday (KST) that it has signed a one-year minor league deal with Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho.According to Lee’s Korean agency, Montis Sports Management Group, the deal includes an invitation to big league spring training later this month. No financial terms were disclosed.The announcement came hours later after a number of reports here announced that the 33-year-old first baseman/designated hitter agreed to a one-year, $4 million incentive-laden deal, meaning he could earn up to $4 million in performance incentives if he makes the Major League Baseball (MLB) club.“Dae-ho gives us another potential right-handed power bat in the first-base competition,” the Mariners' general manager, Jerry Dipoto, told MLB.com. “He has performed at a very high level of production in both Korea and Japan, and we are excited to see how that translates to our team.”On Thursday, Lee was included in the 40-man roster of the Mariners.On Lee’s signing, American media reports that Lee, hitting right, is likely to

Feb 4, 2016
Lee Dae-ho inks minor league deal with Seattle Mariners
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Long, winding trip ahead for Vietnamese football club competing in S. Korea

Vietnamese football side Hanoi T&T must complete a long and winding trip this weekend to South Korea before they will face a local team for a spot at Asia's top club competition, officials here said Thursday.Hanoi T&T will meet Pohang Steelers of the K League Classic in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, next Tuesday in the final playoff for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League. The winner will make it to the group stage of the annual tournament.According to K League officials,Hanoi T&T on Wednesday had trouble finding plane tickets to South Korea, as the match fell during the Lunar New Year holiday for both countries. They only qualified for the match against Pohang by defeating Hong Kong club Kitchee 1-0 Tuesday.The Vietnamese club managed to finalize their itinerary on Thursday, and they will travel to Gimhae International Airport in Busan, a southern port city located about 120 kilometers south of Pohang, instead of Incheon International Airport, the country's main gateway, some 400 kilometers northwest of Pohang.After the match, they will leave thr

Feb 4, 2016
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S. Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho signs minor league deal with Seattle Mariners

After mashing dingers into the seats across South Korea and Japan for over a decade, slugger Lee Dae-ho will now try to win a major league job in the United States.The Seattle Mariners announced Wednesday (local time) they've signed the 33-year-old first baseman/designated hitter to a one-year minor league contract, which includes an invitation to the big league camp later this month.Financial terms were not disclosed, either by the Mariners or by Lee's Seoul-based agency, Montis Sports Management Group. A South Korean report earlier claimed that Lee's incentive-laden deal could be as much as US$4 million.Position players for the Mariners are to report to spring training by Feb. 24, and the first full workout is scheduled for the following day.Lee, who bats and throws right-handed, becomes the fourth South Korean to sign with a big league club this offseason, after first baseman Park Byung-ho (Minnesota Twins), outfielder Kim Hyun-soo (Baltimore Orioles) and right-hander Oh Seung-hwan (St. Louis Cardinals). Lee, who is scheduled to return to South Korea Friday, is the only one of the

Feb 4, 2016
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