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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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Sentinel announces new gym in Gwanghwamun

Thor Limited, the parent company of CrossFit gym franchise, Reebok CrossFit Sentinel, announced Tuesday it will relocate its core branch in Euljiro to Gwanghwamun.In a statement released by the company, the branch called “Downtown Box,” was established in November 2012 as the second gym of Sentinel and has served a key role in the franchise’s growth for the past three years.After the brand made inroads into Korea in January 2012, it has established five gyms in Hannam, Euljiro, Yeouido, Samsung-dong in Seoul and Pangyo in Gyeonggi Province. The current Downtown Box in Euljiro will close in November and will reopen in Gwanghwamun six months later, according to the company.Also the headquarters of the company will move to Gwanghwamun, the statement said.The company said it will extend its exclusive Boot Camp program, a combination of intensive full-body workouts, not only those in their 20s to 30s but also 30s to 40s.

Nov 17, 2015
Sentinel announces new gym in Gwanghwamun
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Bae starts military service

Korea’s PGA star Bae Sang-moon poses before entering a military camp in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, Tuesday. After finishing his two-year mandatory military service, the 29-year-old golfer will return to the PGA tour in 2017. / Yonhap

Nov 17, 2015
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Korea seeks revenge over Japan in semifinal showdown

The Korean team competing in the Premier 12 baseball tournament celebrates its 7-2 victory over Cuba in the quarterfinal game at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taiwan, Monday. They will face Japan in the semifinals at the Tokyo Dome, Thursday. / YonhapKoreans rally past Cubans 7-2 to face Shohei Otani againBy Nam Hyun-wooSouth Korea’s thrilling campaign in the inaugural Premier 12 baseball tournament continues and it will face arch-rival Japan again in the semifinal showdown at the Tokyo Dome, Thursday. The host’s ace Shohei Otani, who silenced the Koreans in the tournament opener, is scheduled to hurl another batch of fireballs.In the quarterfinals game at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taiwan, Monday, Korea beat Cuba 7-2, boosted by a five-RBI hitting rampage in the second inning and Yang Eui-ji’s runaway solo home run in the eighth. At the same time, Japan’s Kenta Maeda pitched seven shutout innings to lead his side to defeat Puerto Rico 9-3, extending their winning streak in the tournament to six games.Korea opened the to

Nov 17, 2015
Korea seeks revenge over Japan in semifinal showdown
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Oh Seung-hwan, 'Final Boss,' seeks new opponents in MLB

Oh Seung-hwanBy Patrick BourgoSAITAMA, Japan ― Hanshin Tigers’ Oh Seung-hwan has just added his name to the increasing list of Korean players looking to make the jump to Major League Baseball (MLB) this offseason, though he is the only pitcher thus far.Oh has already garnered attention on social media due to his nickname, “Final Boss,” though those familiar with Korean or Japanese baseball, know him for the amazing numbers he’s put up over his eleven year career as a closer in the Korea Baseball Organization League (KBO) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).The Korea Times spoke with Oh before a game against the Seibu Lions earlier this past season about his career, and time in Japan.Oh has a 1.69 career ERA to go along with 277 saves in the KBO, and spent the past two years in Japan plying his trade for the Hanshin Tigers, where he saved 80 games.With all his success, Oh credits many with helping him along the way. According to Oh, “There are many. In Korea, manager Sun Dong-yeol, and also, Ochiai Eiji, who is now the pitching coach for the Chiba

Nov 17, 2015
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S. Korea beats Cuba 7-2 to reach semifinals vs. Japan

South Korea defeated Cuba 7-2 to reach the semifinals of the Premier 12 baseball tournament on Monday, setting up a rematch against the archrival Japan in Tokyo.South Korea did most of its damage in the bottom of the second, scoring five runs on six hits at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, some 130 kilometers south of Taipei. After Cuba scored twice in the bottom fifth, Yang Eui-ji hit a solo home run and Kim Hyun-soo came through with an RBI single for insurance runs in the top eighth.South Korea will meet Japan at Tokyo Dome on Thursday. Japan shut out South Korea 5-0 in the tournament opener on Nov. 8 at Sapporo Dome. Japan was a perfect 5-0 in Group B play and defeated Venezuela 9-3 in the quarterfinals Monday.The United States and Mexico will meet in the other semifinals contest on Friday, also at Tokyo Dome.The third-place game and the final will both be played at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.South Korea batted around and tagged on five runs in the second inning. Park Byung-ho hit a triple off the left-center wall to start the rally, and Min Byung-hun drove him

Nov 17, 2015
S. Korea beats Cuba 7-2 to reach semifinals vs. Japan
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Gold in mass start

Speed skater Kim Bo-reum competes in the women’s mass start event at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary, Canada, Monday (KST). She finished first in eight minutes and 36.04 seconds. Mass start refers to a starting format in sporting events in which a large number of competitors are subject to the same environmental conditions, start at the same time and at the same place and proceed along the same course./ Courtesy of the Korea Skating Union

Nov 16, 2015
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Lee Sang-hwa wins silver

South Korea’s Lee Sang-hwa skates to second place eventual winner Zhang Hong of China in tow during the women’s 500-meters at the World Cup speedskating event in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday. Lee won the silver./ AP-Yonhap

Nov 16, 2015
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Lotte Giants' Son Ah-seop posted for MLB

Son Ah-seopBy Nam Hyun-wooLotte Giants’ Son Ah-seop took his first step toward the Major League, Monday, after his team asked the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to post the 27-year-old outfielder.Along with Son, the Giants’ Hwang Jae-gyun announced his wish to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). As the KBO is not permitting the team to post both Hwang and Son simultaneously, the club decided to give Son, who recorded more solid numbers this year, the first chance at being posted, and will decide on Hwang depending on the result of Son’s posting.The Giants will be offered a blind bid on Son on Nov. 21 and will be given five days to accept it. Then the MLB club concerned and Son will have 30 days to negotiate a contract.Son, who was exempted from Korea’s mandatory military service by winning the 2014 Incheon Asian Games gold medal, will be conscripted for four weeks of basic military training on Nov. 23.Amid Son’s posting, American media is also paying attention to Son, who recorded a .317 batting average with a .406 on-base percentage and .472 sluggin

Nov 16, 2015
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World No. 2 Park In-bee earns 5th LPGA win of 2015

Park In-bee kisses the trophy after winning the LPGA Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico City, Sunday. / AP-Yonhap South Korean Park In-bee captured her fifth LPGA Tour win of the season in Mexico on Sunday, putting herself in the thick of the race for a major season-ending individual award.Park, world No. 2, claimed the Lorena Ochoa Invitational at 18-under 270, following a bogey-free final round of eight-under 64 at Club de Golf Mexico in Mexico City. It was her 17th career victory.Park fended off a red-hot Carlota Ciganda, who came up three shots behind despite a blistering final round of 63.With the victory, Park moved to 270 points in the Player of the Year points race, only three back of world No. 1 Lydia Ko with one tournament remaining, the CME Group Tour Championship that starts Thursday in Naples, Florida.A victory is worth 30 points and a runner-up finish is worth 12 points, and so forth. Points are doubled at the Tour Championship.Ko sat out the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, citing fatigue.Park also moved ahead of Ko in the scoring average, 69.433 strokes to 69.449

Nov 16, 2015
World No. 2 Park In-bee earns 5th LPGA win of 2015
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S. Korea falls to United States 3-2, to face Cuba in quarters

South Korea fell to the United States 3-2 in extra innings to finish third in Group B at the Premier 12 baseball tournament on Sunday, setting up a quarterfinals date against Cuba.Bret Eibner delivered a go-ahead single for the Americans in the top of the 10th at Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei to snap South Korea's winning streak at three.Japan won Group B with a 5-0 record. Both South Korea and the United States ended the group stage at 3-2, but the United States got the second seed by prevailing in their head-to-head meeting.South Korea, which had already clinched a quarterfinals berth Saturday, will face Cuba, No. 2 seed from Group A, in the quarters on Monday.The United States broke the scoreless deadlock with a pair of runs in the top fifth. South Korean starter Kim Kwang-hyun was perfect through three and worked out of a minor jam in the fourth, before the Americans finally got to him in the fifth.Matt McBride doubled to start the inning and Joe Scalafani drew a walk. Tyler Pastornicky then drove in the game's first run with a single to center. And Dan Rohlfing follwed up wi

Nov 15, 2015
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