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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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    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

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Doosan knocks off NC to reach S. Korean baseball final

The Doosan Bears advanced to their second championship final in three seasons in South Korean baseball on Saturday.Powered by a five-run fifth, the Bears came from behind to defeat the NC Dinos 6-4 on the road at Masan Stadium in Changwon, South Korea, taking their best-of-five Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) playoff series 3-2.They will go on to face the Samsung Lions in the Korean Series in a rematch of the 2013 showdown. The Lions earned the bye to the Korean Series after finishing with the best record in the regular season.The Korean Series will start at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Daegu Stadium in Daegu, the Lions' home some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul.In 2013, the Bears held a 3-1 series lead before the Lions roared back to win three straight games and capture their third straight championship.The Dinos scored first in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Lee Ho-jun. With two outs in the frame, Na Sung-bum and Eric Thames reached on back-to-back singles, and Lee got the third hit in a row off Doosan starter Jang Won-jun for the game's first run.The Dinos went up 2-0 in t

Oct 24, 2015
Doosan knocks off NC to reach S. Korean baseball final
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S. Korea win group at U-17 World Cup after draw with England

Yoo Seung-min of South Korean Under-17 team / YonhapSouth Korea won Group B at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile on Friday after a scoreless draw with England.South Korea completed their undefeated group phase at Estadio Francisco Sanchez Rumoroso in Coquimbo, Chile. Coached by Choi Jin-cheul, South Korea had already secured a spot in the round of 16 following two straight 1-0 victories over Brazil and Guinea.South Korea finished with seven points, one better than Brazil.There are 24 teams in action at the youth tournament, paired into six groups of four. The top two nations in each group will be joined by the four best runners-up in the knockout stage. As the Group B winner, South Korea will face one of the No. 3 seeds.Needing only a draw to win the group, coach Choi inserted five new faces into the starting lineup. England took advantage of some shoddy defense before the South Koreans settled down.In the 26th minute, Park Sang-hyeok for South Korea hit the side netting with a shot from the left flank. Minutes later, Park headed a corner taken by Lee Sang-heon right into the arm

Oct 24, 2015
S. Korea win group at U-17 World Cup after draw with England
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ISC, WTF team up for 'Sport for Better World'

A taekwondo demonstration is staged at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games on Oct. 4. / Korea TimesBy Nam Hyun-wooThe World Taekwondo Federation and the International Sport Cooperation Center of Korea (ISC) will hold an international conference where sports figures will discuss sports’ role and developmental potential under the theme of “Sport for a Better World,” the federation said Friday.The conference, dubbed the International Sport Cooperation Conference 2015, is slated for Oct. 26 at The Plaza hotel in central Seoul and will have some 250 attendees from the sports and academic fields, including World Taekwondo Federation President Choue Chung-won, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Korea Representative Dirk Hebecker and Olympafrica Executive Director Thierno Alassane Diack.During the conference, participants will discuss about how a sport can contribute for the sustainable peace at a time when the migration crisis is one of the thorny issues that the world struggles with. According to the UNHCR, one in every 122 people is a

Oct 23, 2015
ISC, WTF team up for 'Sport for Better World'
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Doosan beats NC to stay alive in S. Korean baseball postseason

The Doosan Bears will live to see another day of South Korean postseason baseball.The Bears defeated the NC Dinos 7-0 at home, Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, behind another strong start by right-hander Dustin Nippert, forcing a deciding Game 5 in their second round playoff series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).The final game of the best-of-five series will move back to the Dinos' home in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, at 2 p.m. Saturday. The winner will advance to the Korean Series, where they will meet the four-time defending champion Samsung Lions.Nippert, pitching on three days' rest, continued his mastery of the Dinos, with seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball. On Sunday, Nippert had thrown his first postseason complete game shutout, giving up just three hits.The Bears ended the string of zeros with three runs in the bottom of the sixth, on a two-run single by Oh Jae-won and an RBI hit by Ko Young-min. They added another in the seventh and three more in the eighth to round out the scoring. The Bears had 13 hits Thursday, after managing just three hits each in Games 2

Oct 23, 2015
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Turtle Marathon set for Oct. 24

Participants in the 453rd Turtle Marathon on Mt. Nam Saturday will get to enjoy colorful autumn foliage and crisp mountain air.The event, co-hosted by the Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, the Korea Native Chicken Association and the Korea Poultry Board, will start at 9 a.m. at Baekbeom Square, in Namsan Park's Hoehyeon area. Kim Keun-ho, chairman of the Korea Native Chicken Association, will lead the event. The marathon has drawn more than 1.2 million people since 1978.A cheerleading team from Kolex Sports Entertainment will stage stretching exercises and a three-man band, Maensami, will provide a lively performance. A sample tasting event presenting native Korean chicken dishes is also scheduled.The six-kilometer course will head from Baekbeom Square towards the National Theater of Korea, and then back to the square along the Mt. Nam walking trail.At the walk’s end, emcee Moon Jin-ok will host a draw for prizes that include tickets to the percussion show "Drum Cat: The Festival" and ISOI cosmetics, among others.Students who participate in the cleanup will recei

Oct 22, 2015
Turtle Marathon set for Oct. 24
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Fitness director says 'be own hero'

Reebok Korea Brand Director Chad Wittman speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at the brand’s 2015 Fitfest event at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 11. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukFive years after embracing tough fitness, sportswear brand shows confidence in future growth By Nam Hyun-wooFive years ago, global sportswear brand Reebok made a huge change to its image, shifting its focus from elite athletes to ordinary people.That seemed a desperate choice for Reebok, which was in fierce competition with Nike, and it found itself lost without its own identity after it ceded partnerships with major professional sports leagues or teams to other competitors, including parent company Adidas.After Reebok set its path to tough fitness, represented by its close partnership with Crossfit, the company is now making efforts to inspire ordinary people, not just stars.In recent years, Reebok Korea has established a significant reputation by releasing products that cater to so-called fitness enthusiasts and bid a successful farewell to its old image of being s

Oct 22, 2015
Fitness director says 'be own hero'
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NC Dinos one win away from reaching S. Korean baseball final

NC Dinos players celebrate Wednesday, after moving a win away from reaching the championship final in South Korean baseball. /  YonhapPowered by an opportunistic offense, the NC Dinos moved to a win away from reaching the championship final in South Korean baseball on Wednesday.The Dinos hammered the Doosan Bears 16-2 on the road at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, and outhit the Bears 19-3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five playoff series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).Game 4 is back at Jamsil at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. A victory will send the Dinos, in their third KBO season, to the Korean Series for the first time.The Samsung Lions, which have won the Korean Series in each of the past four years, will be waiting, after their fifth straight pennant gave them the bye to the final.NC's starter Son Min-han, at 40 years, nine months and 19 days, became the oldest starter to win a KBO playoff game, after limiting the Bears to a pair of runs -- one of them unearned -- on three hits in five innings. He left the game after making two pitches in the sixth inning with a blister on his

Oct 22, 2015
NC Dinos one win away from reaching S. Korean baseball final
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It's good for your game

Low punch works in high wind The high, spinning wedge that stops on a dime is a good shot to have in your repertoire, but there’s an equally useful and more dependable shot you can play with your short irons when it’s windy ― the punch shot. This name is deceptive because you want to “caress” the ball to keep it down, not punch it.If you get high shots when you try to punch the ball, you’re probably beating down on the ball with a swing that’s too hard. To prevent a rising ball with a lot of backspin, you need to modify your setup and your swing.With the ball in the center of your stance, reduce the effective loft on the club by angling the shaft toward the target until the grip is even with your left thigh. Be careful that you don’t allow the clubface to open when the club tilts toward the target. That would produce a launch angle that’s too high. Next, arrange your weight so that 60 percent is on your front foot and 40 percent on your back foot. By maintaining this ratio throughout the swing, you will never “get behind

Oct 21, 2015
It's good for your game
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About leaving your club 'laid off' at the top

By Kim Jeong-kyooYou’ve got your club ‘laid-off’ if your club is behind your hands at any point during your swing. When this happens, you’ll leave your club pointing left of your target at the top. From the laid-off position, you’ll usually swing your club outside the target line. That forces you to cut across your ball, inflicting slices, pulls or pull-hooks on you.If you are an advanced player, however, you’ll incur nasty pushes. Also, you’ll hit a duck hook if you cross over your hands with an excessive jerk through your ball.You may believe you can correct the laid-off problem by turning your shoulders more. That way you can leave your club shaft resting parallel to your target line at the top of your backswing. However, you cannot fix your laid-off problem by rotating your shoulders more. Even when you do so, your club will remain laid off.To correct this fault, you need to let your clubhead work on plane. The laid-off problem has nothing to do with your shoulders, hips, knees or feet. You need to use your wrists and hands right so your

Oct 21, 2015
About leaving your club 'laid off' at the top
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S. Korea advances to U-17 World Cup round of 16

Lee Seung-woo, right, vies for the ball with Mohamed Camara of Guinea during their FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 football match in La Serena, Chile, Tuesday.  / AFP-YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulThe South Korean team continued with its campaign Wednesday at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, securing a ticket to the round of 16 after a 1-0 win over Guinea.In their second Group B match at Estadio La Portada Stadium in the Chilean city of La Serena, substitute Oh Se-hun’s winning goal in injury time helped the Koreans secure at least second place in the group.The two sides seemed destined to finish their match goalless after more than 90 minutes of a neck-and-neck battle as the Guinean team displayed plenty of energy and the South Korean team showed solid defense and swift counter attacking.Two minutes minute into injury time, however, Oh, who had just replaced FC Barcelona’s Lee Seung-woo, produced a stunning play, lashing the ball into the net after being set up by You Ju-an.Oh Se-hun, left, celebrates his goal against Guinea with a teammate during their FIFA U-17 World&nb

Oct 21, 2015
S. Korea advances to U-17 World Cup round of 16
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