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Korea loses to England but it may not matter

Korea was pushed off the top of Group A on Friday after a 1-0 loss to England at Suwon World Cup Stadium but still progresses to the knockout stage of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup as runner-up. Instead of playing in Jeonju on Wednesday, the host will be in Cheonan on Tuesday though it remains to be seen which nation it faces. It was a slightly disappointing end to what had bee...

Football | 2017-05-26 22:31

Eagles suffer post-Kim fallout

The Hanwha Eagles have lost six straight games since last week, seemingly the fallout of manager Kim Sung-keun’s abrupt resignation hours before the game against the Kia Tigers on Tuesday. Kim’s resignation drew the ire of some Eagles fans. They alleged general manager (GM) Park Jong-hoon flexed his muscles behind the scenes. Kim and Park reportedly had clashed often regardin...

Baseball | 2017-05-26 16:59

Firing veteran manager, Eagles seek new take-off

The Hanwha Eagles officially announced Tuesday that the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League club accepted its manager Kim Sung-keun’s offer to resign. The 74-year-old manager took the helm of the Daejeon-based team at the beginning of the 2015 season as the team had been at the bottom of the league standings for years.

Baseball | 2017-05-24 17:02

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

In 1957, Ben Hogan wrote what would become the most influential golf instruction book ever: "Five Lessons." Three keys to the Hogan swing were (1) keeping the elbows pointing down to the ground; (2) keeping them the same distance apart during the swing; and (3) keeping the top of the arms in contact with the chest so they move with it and not independent of it. It's a swing p...

Golf | 2017-05-24 16:55

Purge your swing of the nasty over-the-top move (2)

An over-the-top move forces you to throw your club mistakenly outside the target line, inflicting pulls and pull-slices on the ball. Here are four faulty moves causing the over-the-top swing.

Golf | 2017-05-24 16:58

Jeju United beat Urawa 2-0 to open AFC Champions League round of 16

South Korean outfit Jeju United defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 2-0 to open their round of 16 series at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League on Wednesday. Marcelo Toscano opened the scoring in the seventh minute, and substitute Jin Seong-uk rounded out the scoring in the dying moments of the opening match in the round of 16 showdown at Jeju Stadium on the south...

Football | 2017-05-24 18:58

Son Heung-min enjoys Korea visit

Tottenham Hotspur players said Wednesday they were excited to see how popular their teammate Son Heung-min is in his homeland as they met with South Korean fans. Kyle Walker, Kevin Wimmer and Ben Davies arrived in South Korea with Son on Tuesday for fan events organized by Tottenham's main sponsor AIA. In Seoul, they had a football clinic with patients from Seoul Rehabilitati...

Football | 2017-05-24 18:47

Korean major leaguers in talk

Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin, left, and St. Louis Cardinals’ Oh Seung-hwan talk prior to a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday. / AP-Yonhap

Photo News | 2017-05-24 17:04

Jang Ha-na to leave LPGA to be with family

Korean golfer Jang Ha-na said Tuesday she has given up her membership of the U.S. LPGA Tour as she needs more time with her family. The 25-year-old, who already announced a move to the Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour through her agency Monday, held a press conference in Seoul, Tuesday, and said she wanted to have more time with her aging parents. “There was a void that couldn’t be fi...

Golf | 2017-05-23 18:21

Park's impeachment