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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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    World Cup opener sees Son Heung-min fever sweep Mexico stadium

    2 MIN READBy Hankookilbo
    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

    2 MIN READBy Jung Da-hyun
    Daytime World Cup fever grips Seoul for 1st time in 24 years
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PyeongChang Olympics will create once-in-a-lifetime memories

POCOG President Cho Yang-ho, right, pushes a bobsled during an event marking the three-year countdown to the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang on Feb. 9, 2015. From left are Gangwon Province Gov.Choi Moon-soon, Korean Olympic Committee President Kim Jung-haeng and Culture, Sports and Tourism Second Vice Minister Kim Jong. / YonhapBy Cho Yang-ho President of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter GamesI can still vividly recall the steps we took to win the right to host the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games as if it were yesterday. After three attempts, we finally achieved the “miracle of PyeongChang.” I cannot forget our excitement as the world took notice.Hosting the PyeongChang Olympic Games has a special significance for Korea. It will have been 30 years since the country last hosted the world’s greatest sporting event ― the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The 1988 games highlighted Korea’s growth, and the PyeongChang Games would be another priceless opportunity for the country to promote its achievements to the

Nov 2, 2015
PyeongChang Olympics will create once-in-a-lifetime memories
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Korea's sports diplomacy: rise and fall

This compiled image shows, from left, Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na, former International Olympic Committee Vice President Kim Un-yong and former FIFA Vice President Chung Mong-joon. The images were processed with application Enlight. / Yonhap, Korea Times fileBy Nam Hyun-wooSince South Korea took part in the 1948 Olympics, its sportsmen have been fulfilling their mission to successfully take the country to the center of the international sports community.In the 2012 London Olympics, the national team finished in fifth place, after clinching 13 golds, eight silvers and seven bronze medals.But the country’s sports diplomacy has not garnered attention as much as athletes’ sportsmanship until recent years.From the beginning of the 1988 Seoul Olympics to former FIFA Vice President Chung Mong-joon’s recent botched presidential bid, The Korea Times takes a brief look back at the history of Korea’s sports diplomacy. Beginning Experts agree that South Korea achieved its first diplomatic success in sport by winning the right to

Nov 2, 2015
Korea's sports diplomacy: rise and fall
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Nexen Heroes ask league to post slugger Park Byung-ho

Baseball club Nexen Heroes on Monday asked the league office to post that Park Byung-ho is available for purchase by major league teams.Accordingly, the Korea Baseball Organization will inform Major League Baseball of Park’s status. The 29-year-old slugging first baseman will then be put for silent auction with the MLB.The MLB clubs will have four business days in which to submit their bids. 

Nov 2, 2015
Nexen Heroes ask league to post slugger Park Byung-ho
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Chung Hyeon jumps to world No. 52 in 2015

Chung Hyeon hits a return to James Duckworth of Australia during their match on the second day of the 2015 U.S. Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Sept. 1. / EPA-YonhapBy Kwon Ji-younA somewhat newer name made it into top sports headlines this year to write history in Korean tennis. Teen sensation Chung Hyeon went from 173rd to 52nd in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings, with four ATP Challenger trophies and a valuable main-draw win at the Wimbledon Championships.“It has been an awesome year,” Chung said in a recent interview with The Korea Times. “I played well and the results that followed definitely exceeded my expectations.”Chung is currently enjoying a respite from his exhausting 2015 season, which went into the books with the Shanghai Rolex Masters last month. Looking back, Chung’s milestones may have been more personal than professional, but all the same he faced off against household names in tennis on some of the world’s most famous courts, adding confidence to his al

Nov 1, 2015
Chung Hyeon jumps to world No. 52 in 2015
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Football never stops, it is time to look forward

The 2015 U-17 World Cup ends in disappointment, but youth tournaments are not just about winningBy John Duerden The contrast between South Korea at the 2014 World Cup and the 2015 Under-17 World Cup could not have been greater until last week. The two tournaments ended the same way with a disappointing loss to Belgium.In June last year, the senior team needed to defeat the Red Devils to have a chance of progressing to the knockout stage only to lose 1-0. On Thursday, the youngsters had already reached the second round but lost 2-0 to the Europeans.The youngsters will look back on events in South America with much more satisfaction than the elders -- eventually. In the short-term however, the defeat ― which came after goals in each half from Jorn Vancamp and Matthias Verreth ― will be looked upon with frustration and a feeling of what might have been.There was a sense that this could happen. Korea had been perfect in the group stage, defeating Brazil ― a win that will live long in the memory ― Guinea and then drawing with England. All this was achieved without

Nov 1, 2015
Football never stops, it is time to look forward
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Players' absences too huge for Lions to win 5th championship

The Doosan Bears players celebrate after winning the Korea Baseball Organizations’ Korea Series, Saturday. / YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooThe Doosan Bears toppled the Samsung Lions from its dominance in the Korea Baseball Organization’s Korea Series, Saturday, after the Lions failed to overcome the absences of key pitchers, who are under suspicion of illegal gambling.During the best-of-seven series, the Bears won a surprise victory, clinching four games straight after losing the opener. As the Bears pounded the Lions 13-2 in game five on Saturday, they claimed their first championship in 14 years and the fourth in their history.Before the series began, the Lions suspended three pitchers from its pitching rotation, in the wake of an Oct. 15 report that the three are under investigation for illegal gambling overseas. Five days after the report, the club said “it would not send those who are under suspicion to the Korean Series” and ruled out starter Yun Sung-hwan, closer Lim Chang-yong and middle reliever An Ji-man from rotation in the series.Though the club refused to

Nov 1, 2015
Players' absences too huge for Lions to win 5th championship
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Doosan beat Samsung to win 2015 Korean Series

The Doosan Bears /YonhapThe Doosan Bears are the 2015 champions of Korean professional baseball.The Bears convincingly beat the Samsung Lions 13-2 to capture the best-of-seven Korean Series in five games on Saturday. It is the first Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) championship in 14 years for the Bears, and their fourth overall.The Lions fell short in their bid to win an unprecedented fifth straight title, as three of their strongest pitchers, alleged to have been involved in illegal gambling overseas, were not in the pitching rotation for the series.The victory at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul must be sweet for the Bears, who blew a 3-games-to-1 Korean Series lead over the Lions two years ago, losing that series in seven games.Doosan manager Kim Tae-hyung became just the fourth rookie skipper to win the Korean Series.The Bears pounded out 17 hits and put a runner on in every inning, scoring their first seven runs in the first three innings. Starting pitcher for the Bears Yu Hui-kwan held the Lions to two runs on five hits in six-plus innings.Designated batter Jung Soo-bin, whose finger

Oct 31, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
Doosan beat Samsung to win 2015 Korean Series
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Breaking Doosan Bears win Korean Series

The Doosan Bears clinched their first South Korean professional baseball championship in 14 years, as they beat the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium, Saturday, by the lopsided score of 13-2.The Bears achieved this feat after losing the first game on Monday but then grabbed four consecutive wins to take the Korean Series convincingly. 

Oct 31, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
[Breaking]Doosan Bears win Korean Series
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Breaking Doosan Bears win first South Korean professional baseball championship in 14 years

[Breaking] Doosan Bears win first South Korean professional baseball championship in 14 years

Oct 31, 2015
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Bears move to brink of Korean Series title

The Doosan Bears Min Byung-hun gestures after hitting a RBI double against the Samsung Lions reliever Cha Woo-chan to make 4-3 lead in the bottom fifth during Game 4 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Friday. The Bears won 4-3, taking a 3-1 series lead in the best-of-seven matchup. / YonhapThe Doosan Bears squeezed past the Samsung Lions 4-3 at home on Friday to reach the verge of their first South Korean professional baseball championship in 14 years.Right-hander Non Kyung-eun pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings for the victory out of the bullpen at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, and the offense eked out just enough runs for the Bears to claim a commanding 3-1 series lead in the best-of-seven Korean Series.For the second straight night, the Lions couldn't score with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, and their quest for an unprecedented fifth straight championship is in jeopardy.Game 5 will be back at Jamsil at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Bears can clinch their first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) title since 2001. The 2013 Lions remain the only KBO club to overcome a 3-1

Oct 31, 2015
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