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    Son Heung-min ready to 'give everything and more' in every match

    ZAPOPAN, Mexico — With Korea about to embark on their journey at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, captain Son Heung-min said Wednesday he and his teammates will be ready to give their everything and more in all the matches. Son will lead Korea against Czechia in the teams' first Group A match at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, at 8 p.m. Thursday (local time), or 11 a.m. Friday (Korean time). "The guys are so fired up for this match, and I actually have to calm them down," Son said at the prematch presser at the match venue. "I hope our hard work will bear fruit, and I think we absolutely deserve it. The vibe is tremendous, and I can feel it from the eyes of my teammates. Every World Cup match is so important that we'd be willing to stake our lives on it. Tomorrow, we will give everything we've got and more." In the twilight of his career at 33, Son is at his fourth and possibly final World Cup, having evolved into a transcendent superstar and a national icon. He was one of the team's few bright spots in 2014, netting his first career World Cup goal at 21 as Korea took a quick

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    Son Heung-min ready to 'give everything and more' in every match
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    'Gold medal or nothing': nat'l baseball manager sets sight on top prize at Asian Games

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    Ex-KBO MVP Kim Do-yeong headlines Asian Games baseball roster

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    Where does Korea sit in 2026 FIFA World Cup kit design rankings?

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    New Twins pitcher Rios eager to build on strong KBO debut

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Eric Thames voted MVP in S. Korean baseball

Eric Thames / YonhapFormer major leaguer Eric Thames was voted the MVP of South Korean baseball on Tuesday.Thames, the slugging first baseman of the NC Dinos, became just the third foreign player to win the top individual award in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Tyrone Woods of the OB Bears in 1998 and Danie Rios of the Doosan Bears in 2007 are the two other non-Koreans who've won the MVP.Thames earned 50 votes from the media to edge out Park Byung-ho, also a premier slugger for the Nexen Heroes, with 44.Thames, 29, became the first KBO player ever to enjoy a 40-40 season in 2015, after hitting 47 home runs and stealing 40 bases. He also won the batting title with a .381 average, while leading the league with a .497 on-base percentage and a .790 slugging percentage.Thames was also first in the league with 130 runs scored, 94 extra-base hits and 42 doubles.Park, the MVP in 2012 and 2013, finished second in the voting for the second straight year, despite leading the KBO with 53 home runs and 146 RBIs, a new single-season record. Park is also the first player to hit 50 or more h

Nov 24, 2015
Eric Thames voted MVP in S. Korean baseball
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MLB dream fizzles for Giants outfielder

Lotte Giants' Son Ah-seop / YonhapLotte Giants outfielder Son Ah-seop’s quest for a Major League Baseball debut has fizzled after league clubs rebuffed his posting offer.The Korean Baseball Organization said Tuesday the MLB office recently told the organization no team has bid for Son.Son’s batting average, above 0.3 for six years in a row since 2010, is No. 1 among current KBO rosters. He recorded 13 homeruns, 54 RBI and 11 steals this season.  Son’s failed deal comes after Nexen Heroes shortstop Kang Jung-ho landed at the Pittsburg Pirates in January and the league’s Minnesota Twins proposed Park Byung-ho from the Heroes in a posting deal for $12.8 million.Media reports Tuesday speculated that the MLB’s lack of interest was due to doubts about Son’s potential and skills as an outfielder and his physique.The Giants are looking to negotiate infielder Hwang Jae-gyun as the next posting bid for the MLB.

Nov 24, 2015
MLB dream fizzles for Giants outfielder
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Kabaddi player receives Tivoli

Korean kabaddi player Lee Jang-kun poses before a Ssangyong Tivoli, which was donated by Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra during the 6th Korea University Indoor Kabaddi Championship at Dong-Eui University in Busan, Monday. Lee, who won a bronze medal at the Incheon Asian Games kabaddi, plays for Kolkata-based Bengal Warriors in the Pro Kabaddi League in India. Lee garnered attention by clinching five MVP titles in a single competition and was recognized by Mahindra, who also is a co-founder of the League. “Cultural ties between India and Korea are being strengthened by young stars like Lee Jang-kun who is building bridges betweenIndia and Korea through his passion for Kabaddi,” said Mahindra in a statement. Dilip Sundaram, president of Mahindra Korea, presented the vehicle on behalf of Mahindra. / Courtesy of Mahindra Group

Nov 23, 2015
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Jeonbuk record top K-League attendance

By Nam Hyun-woo The 2015 K-League Classic champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC are at the top of the league in drawing supporters, posting the highest attendance this season.The K-League organizers said that 28,460 people attended the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in North Jeolla Province, Saturday, when the champions hosted Seongnam FC in round 37 of the K-League Classic. They tied 1-1.With the attendance, the aggregated number of spectators who visited the stadium over 19 games hosted by Jeonbuk this season was 330,858 (17,413 per game), the largest among the 23 K-League Classic and Challenge teams.This is the first time that the K-League titan topped the crowd tally and the first time in 12 years that a club outside of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province drew the largest home crowd in a season. In 2003, Daejeon Citizen drew the most home supporters at 418,794 (19,082 per game).Jeonbuk, who won their second consecutive K-League Classic before taking on Seongnam, hoisted the trophy after Saturday’s match.On Sunday, Suwon Samsung Bluewings rallied past Pohang Steelers 2-1 to retake runn

Nov 23, 2015
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Park In-bee qualifies for LPGA Hall of Fame

Lydia Ko claims player of the year By Kwon Ji-younPark In-beeLydia KoPark In-bee won this season’s lowest scoring average title Sunday to book a ticket into the LPGA Hall of Fame.World No. 2 Park carded a final round of three-under 69 and a total 12-under 276 to finish alone in sixth at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship over the weekend.World No. 1 Lydia Ko was Player of the Year and winner of the season-long points chase.Park took home the Vare Trophy awarded to the player with the lowest stroke average, which earned her the 27th point she needed to make the Hall of Fame.To be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame, players must have been an active LPGA Tour member for 10 years; have won an LPGA major championship, the Vare Trophy or Player of the Year honors; and have accumulated 27 winner’s points.“I said the Hall of Fame will be my last goal, but it really came early and I have achieved pretty much everything I set so far in my career,” said Park, who completed her career grand slam in August. “There are plenty of other go

Nov 23, 2015
Park In-bee qualifies for LPGA Hall of Fame
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Korea blanks US, wins Premier 12 title

The Korean national baseball team players toss their captain, Jeong Keun-woo, into air after winning the inaugural Premier 12 international baseball tournament by defeating the United States 8-0 at the TokyoDome in Japan, Saturday. / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulThe Korean national baseball team captured the inaugural Premier 12 international baseball tournament title after defeating the United States 8-0 in Tokyo, Saturday.In the Tokyo Dome, left fielder Kim Hyun-soo knocked in three runs and first baseman Park Byung-ho blasted a three-run home run in the fourth for the victory. This is first-ever title in a senior-level baseball championship for Korea since their historic gold medal campaign in the 2008 Summer Olympics.Korea, who advanced to the final after the 4-3 comeback win against Japan, Thursday, started quickly against the U.S. starter Zack Segovia as center fielder Lee Yong-kyu hit a double to score second baseman and leadoff Jeong Keun-woo who was on the second base after hitting a single and stealing second in the top of the first. Segovia left the mound in the third after all

Nov 22, 2015
Korea blanks US, wins Premier 12 title
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North Chungcheong Province team defends 61st Unification Relay Marathon title

Hankook Ilbo President Lee Jong-seoung, fourth from left, poses with the North Chungcheong Province team after the 61st Korean Peninsula Unification Relay Marathon at Gunnae Elementary School in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Saturday. / Korea Times photo by Koh Young-kwonBy Baek Byung-yeulThe North Chungcheong Province marathon team has won the 61st Korean Peninsula Unification Marathon, Saturday, for the 10th consecutive year.Hosted by the Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, and sponsored by Dongwha Group, the last runner of the North Chungcheong Province team crossed the finish line first at Tongilchon, also known as Unification Village, in Paju, Gyeonggi Province for a total time 13 hours 44 minutes and 31 seconds.As well as being the 10th consecutive win for the team, it was their 20th overall since winning in 1963. The runner-up was the Gyeonggi Province team, who recorded 13 hours 46 minutes and 37seconds while the Seoul team came in third.In the five-day-long race, which some 200 participants run for 259 kilometers in stretches from Jeju to Paju,

Nov 22, 2015
North Chungcheong Province team defends 61st Unification Relay Marathon title
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Lee Chun-soo to end up-and-down career

Lee Chun-sooBy John DuerdenThings will never be the same again. Lee Chun-soo is hanging up his cleats, calling it a day or whatever cliche that fits when a football player announces his retirement. And so ends one of the most up-and-down careers that any athlete ― Korean or not ― has ever had.Lee had the talent to be one of the best players in the modern history of Asian football and off the pitch too, he had other gifts. He will be missed though by different people and for different reasons.Lee is talking of following fellow 2002 and 2006 World Cup teammates Ahn Jung-hwan and Lee Young-pyo into the commentary box. Turn on the television soon and you could see the controversial figure on the screen. If so, producers will be hoping that he provokes a similar reaction in the media as he did on and off the field during his career ― love him or not, he can't be ignored.“I want to follow the examples set by Lee Young-pyo and Ahn Jung-hwan,” said the winger. “I want the public to understand football more easily with my commentating. At the moment, baseball

Nov 22, 2015
Lee Chun-soo to end up-and-down career
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S. Korea pounds US 8-0 for championship

Park Byung-ho rejoices after hitting a crucial three-run home run in the fourth inning of the final game of Premier 12 baseball tournament held at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Saturday. / YonhapSouth Korea became the inaugural champion of the Premier 12 baseball tournament in Tokyo on Saturday.With its offense clicking from the start, South Korea pounded the United States 8-0 in the final at Tokyo Dome to take the championship. A would-be major leaguer Park Byung-ho blasted a three-run home run in the five-run fourth inning, and starter Kim Kwang-hyun threw five shutout innings for the breezy victory.South Korea opened the scoring in the top first. Leadoff Jeong Keun-woo hit a single to start the game and stole second, before coming home on a double by Lee Yong-kyu to right-center.In the top third, Lee Yong-kyu drew a leadoff walk, and Kim Hyun-soo sent a double to deep right-center to double the South Korean lead to 2-0, chasing shaky U.S. starter Zack Segovia from the game after just two-plus innings.Brooks Pounders, the second American pitcher, got into plenty of trouble in the fo

Nov 21, 2015
S. Korea pounds US 8-0 for championship
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Breaking South Korea wins Premier12 world baseball tournament

[Breaking] South Korea wins Premier12 world baseball tournament

Nov 21, 2015
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