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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

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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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No. 2-ranked Park In-bee withdraws from LPGA tourney in China; season-end titles unlikely

World No. 2 Park In-bee withdrew from an LPGA Tour event in China on Friday, likely taking herself out of the running for season-end honors.Park pulled out of the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan Island, China, on Friday, citing a left middle finger injury. She struggled to a three-over 75 in the first round on Thursday, and it's not yet clear when she will be able to return.Park began the week trailing Lydia Ko of New Zealand for the top spot in the world rankings, the LPGA money list and the Player of the Year points race. Park trailed Ko by 30 points for the Player of the Year honors, 273 to 243, and would have tied the teenage phenom with a win in China as long as Ko finished outside the top-10. A tour victory is worth 30 points, while a second-place finish is good for 12 points, and so forth.There are three events remaining in the LPGA Tour season, and Park wasn't originally scheduled to play next week's event, the Toto Japan Classic. Park's next scheduled appearance will be in Mexico at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, followed by CME Group Tour Championship, the season finale.Ko, who was

Oct 30, 2015
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Taekwondo to offer aid to quake-hit Nepal

World Taekwondo Federation President Choue Chung-won, left, poses with Nepalese Taekwondo Association Secretary General Deep Raj Gurung during the latter’s visit to the federation’s headquarters in central Seoul, Tuesday. / Courtesy of World Taekwondo FederationBy Nam Hyun-wooThe World Taekwondo Federation’s (WTF) initiative for refugees around the world will take its first step as early as January, its president said Friday.During Nepalese Taekwondo Association (NTA) Secretary General Deep Raj Gurung’s visit to the federation’s headquarters in Seoul, Tuesday, WTF President Choue Chung-won said the federation will dispatch instructors and doctors to Nepal as part of a pilot program of the federation’s nascent Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation. The teams will arrive and operate as early as January or February, according to the federation.The foundation, which Choue officially announced at the United Nations headquarters in New York last month, is an organization designed to teach taekwondo and related skills to refugees and displaced peopl

Oct 30, 2015
Taekwondo to offer aid to quake-hit Nepal
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Lee Dae-ho wins MVP in Japan Series

Lee Dae-hoBy Baek Byung-yeulKorean slugger Lee Dae-ho of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks received the MVP award in the Japan Series of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league for his outstanding performance in leading his team to its second consecutive title Thursday.With a two-run home run in the fourth inning, the slugger, 33, helped the Hawks to a 5-0 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows at the Jingu Stadium in Tokyo and lifted the Hawks to a 4-1 series win. It marked the seventh Japan Series title win for the Fukuoka-based team.The two-run shot Lee blasted off Swallows starter Masanori Ishikawa was a decisive one, giving the Hawks an early 2-0 lead. The Hawks added two more runs in the top of the fifth and another in the ninth.During the series, Lee collected eight hits in 16 at-bats, including two home runs and eight RBIs.“I am very pleased to win the series two consecutive years,” Lee was quoted as saying after the game by Japanese media. “Now, I can sleep in peace.”Lee attributed his MVP honor to his teammates, saying, “The hitters in front of me d

Oct 30, 2015
Lee Dae-ho wins MVP in Japan Series
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Bears take Korean Series lead over Lions

The Doosan Bears starter Jang Won-jun throws a pitch during the top of the fifth inning against the Samsung Lions during Game 3 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Thursday. The Bears won 5-1, taking a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-seven matchup. / YonhapThe Doosan Bears got past the Samsung Lions 5-1 at home to take a 2-1 Korean Series lead on Thursday.The Bears erased a 1-0 deficit with a broken-bat single in the fourth at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, while capitalizing on wobbly pitching and shaky defense on a cold and damp night. They're chasing their first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) championship since 2001, and trying to end the Lions' string of four consecutive titles.Starter Jang Won-jun retired 11 straight batters in one stretch and scattered six hits over 7 2/3 innings to pick up his first Korean Series victory.Game 4 will be back at Jamsil at 6:30 p.m. Friday.After getting blanked for seven innings by Doosan starter Dustin Nippert in 6-1 loss in Tuesday's Game 2, the Lions got to Game 3 starter Jang in the opening frame. Rookie Koo Ja-wook, making

Oct 29, 2015
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Korea exits from FIFA U-17 World Cup

South Korea’s Lee Seung-woo, right, and Lee Sang-min leave the ground after suffering a 2-0 defeat against Belgium at the FIFA U-17 World Championship’s round of 16 match at the La Portada stadium in La Serena, Chile, Wednesday. / Yonhap S. Korea defeated by Belgium 0-2 By Nam Hyun-wooSouth Korea was eliminated from the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup after suffering a 0-2 loss to Belgium in a round of 16 match, Thursday.At Estadio La Portada in La Serena, Chile, Belgium’s Jorn Vancamp and Matthias Verreth scored to give the young Taeguk Warriors their sole defeat in their Chile campaign, frustrating South Korea’s bid to make it into quarterfinals for the third time.Expectations were high as the young South Koreans advanced to the knockout stage after displaying an unprecedented group stage result of beating Brazil and Guinea and tying with England without allowing a goal.During the match, South Korea displayed pacey, aggressive and controlling football, but that was not sharp enough to tear apart Belgium’s solid defense. The biggest chance

Oct 29, 2015
Korea exits from FIFA U-17 World Cup
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S. Korea is out of U-17 World Cup

Coach Choi Jin-cheol embraces Lee Seung-woo of South Korea's Under-17 Team after losing 2-0 to Belgium, Wednesday in Chile. / YonhapSouth Korea’s Under-17 team is out of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile after losing 2-0 to Belgium on Wednesday.The Korean footballers conceded a goal in each half in the round of 16 showdown at Estadio La Portada in La Serena Chile.Belgium’s Jorn Vancamp and Matthias Verreth scored for the Belgium team. Vancamp scored 11 minutes into the first half, while Verreth struck in the 67th minute. South Korea had chances, including Lee Seung-woo missing a penalty attempt.The South Korean team ended the competition with two goals scored and two allowed in four matches. But the U-17 team had raised expectations back home, as the last time that South Korea reached the quarterfinals of the U-17 World Cup was in 2009. 

Oct 29, 2015
S. Korea is out of U-17 World Cup
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19-point advice for releasing the club properly (1)

By Kim Jeong-kyooKorea TimesGolf ColumnistTo square your clubface to the ball, you need to release your club properly. With a faulty release, your shot will go astray. More importantly, failing to release fully, you will have trouble hitting your ball as far as you want.The simple thoughts chosen here will help you release your club properly and hit your ball further and straighter. 1. Set up in a half-sitting posture, finishing low and around To release your club properly, you need to set up correctly and finish properly. Stand over your ball in a half-sitting posture to ensure good balance and an on-plane swing. Swing your club back with your mind’s eye fixed on the target. Make sure your club is toe-up when your club shaft is parallel to the target line. Toward this end, you need to rotate your left forearm subtly as you swing your club back.Complete your backswing so your right-hand palm faces the sky. That way you will naturally create a good top-of-the-backswing position, swing your club down from inside, and release properly.However, to ensure solid, powerful s

Oct 28, 2015
19-point advice for releasing the club properly (1)
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With 3 key pitchers out, Lions trapped in deep hole

Doosan Bears pitcher Dustin Nippert applauds during game 2 of the South Korean baseball championship finals against the Samsung Lions at Daegu Stadium in Daegu, Tuesday. The Bears defeated Lions 6-1 to tie the best-of-7 series at one game a piece. / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulIt was all predictable. With three key pitchers missing the playoffs for allegedly being involved in illegal gambling overseas, the Samsung Lions have had serious pitching problems during the first two games of the championship final series of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).Against the Doosan Bears at Daegu Baseball Stadium, the Lions split the first games of the Korean Series one apiece, defeating the Bears 9-8 in Monday’s game 1 and losing 6-1 in Game 2, Tuesday. Given that the Lions had, on average, allowed 2.96 runs per game while claiming the title for four consecutive years from 2011 to 2014, fans seem to be unfamiliar with all the runs they have seen scored against Samsung.The absence of starter Yun Sung-hwan, set-up man An Ji-man and closer Lim Chang-yong left a big hole in the Lions&rsquo

Oct 28, 2015
With 3 key pitchers out, Lions trapped in deep hole
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Doosan beat Samsung to even Korean Series at one apiece

Doosan Bears’ starter Dustin Nippert reacts after Samsung Lions’ Park Han-yi hits a ground-out in the sixth inning of their Korean Series Game 2 at Daegu Baseball Stadium, Tuesday. The Bears leveled the best-of-seven series 1-1 after beating the Lions 6-1. / YonhapThe Doosan Bears defeated the Samsung Lions 6-1 to even the South Korean baseball championship final at one game apiece on Tuesday.Right-hander Dustin Nippert tossed seven shutout innings to extend his scoreless streak this postseason to 24 innings, as the Bears went out in front and stayed there in Game 2 of the Korean Series on the road at Daegu Stadium in Daegu, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul.The series will move to the Bears' home, Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, for three games starting Thursday.The Bears blew a 5-0 lead to lose Game 1 by 9-8, but there was no such squandering this time, with Nippert giving up only three hits and striking out five, and No. 3 hitter Min Byung-hun knocking in three runs.The game shaped up to be a pitching duel between Nippert and Samsung's lefty starter Jang Won-sam, who mat

Oct 27, 2015
Doosan beat Samsung to even Korean Series at one apiece
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Chung drops bid for FIFA presidency

Chung Mong-joon By Nam Hyun-wooFormer FIFA Vice President Chung Mong-joon dropped his bid for the FIFA presidency Monday.Chung made the announcement via his blog in a post dubbed “As I withdraw my candidacy.”Monday was the deadline for filing for the Feb. 26 FIFA election to replace outgoing President Sepp Blatter.After being slapped with a six-year ban on Oct. 8 by FIFA’s Ethics Committee, Chung struggled to maintain his candidacy by filing a petition with a Swiss court to lift the ban temporarily so he could meet the deadline, but the court rejected his appeal, ruling out his chance of running.On the blog, Chung said: “Because of the Ethics Committee’s unjust sanctions, I will have to miss the Oct. 26 deadline to file my candidacy.”Still, he pledged to fight for changes in the football body.“As someone who loves football, I will continue to speak out frankly about FIFA’s problems and will continue to work with all those who love football to bring about legitimate changes from within FIFA,” he said.In the posting, Chung most

Oct 27, 2015
Chung drops bid for FIFA presidency
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