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Fri, July 21, 2017 | 13:29

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Correct backswing is critical to solid, powerful shots

How you finish your backswing is critical to solid, powerful shots. To remove slices, you need to get your club shaft parallel with your target line at the top. Leaving your club laid-off, or pointing left of your target, you will come down from outside the target line.

Golf | 2017-07-19 16:37

Park Sung-hyun wins US Women's Open

Korean golfer Park Sung-hyun claimed her first LPGA Tour win at U.S. Women’s Open Championship, Sunday. At Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Park carded a five-under 67 in the final round to finish 72 holes with a score of 11-under 277 and earned the richest first prize in women’s golf of $900,000.

Golf | 2017-07-17 08:36

Trump congratulates Korean golfer's US championship win

Park Sung-hyun likely to win LPGA's top rookie award

Thanks to her first LPGA major title at the U.S. Women's Open, South Korean Park Sung-hyun is a virtual lock to win the tour's top rookie honors this year. Park shot an 11-under 277 to win the oldest women's major championship by two strokes on Sunday (local time) in New Jersey. The 23-year-old shot back-to-back rounds of 67s over the weekend to get past South Korean amateur Choi Hye-jin.

Golf | 2017-07-17 14:25

Trump congratulates Korean golfer's US championship win

Lions fans jeer at their once-favorite player

A festive mood of the All-Star Game suddenly disappeared in the first inning at the Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday as Kia Tigers slugger Choi Hyoung-woo appeared at bat. Lions fans near the third base burst into jeering at Choi, who had played for the Daegu-based baseball club for nine years between 2008 and 2016. They booed whenever the Tigers outfielder stood at bat f...

Baseball | 2017-07-17 12:31

What All-Star Game means for two sluggers

Samsung Lions designated hitter Lee Seung-yuop heads to the dugout after he was outplayed in the ninth inning during the All-Star Game at the Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday. The Saturday event was his last All-Star Game as the 11-time All-Star is to retire this year after the season. / YonhapBy Kang Hyun-kyungTo become an All-Star is a lifetime honor for baseball player...

Baseball | 2017-07-16 16:18

K-League increasingly cosmopolitan

There was a time, not long ago, when the thoughts of South Korean club coaches turned to Brazil every time there was an opportunity to sign a foreign player. The agent network was in place to ferry strikers from South America to Seoul and few fans or media complained about the prospect of another potential star coming from the land of samba soccer. Throw in a sprinkling of im...

Football | 2017-07-16 16:35

Kim Ja-in earns silver at Climbing World Cup

Korea’s top female climber Kim Ja-in claimed her first medal of the season when she finished second at the International Federation of Sports Climbing World Cup in Chamonix, France, Thursday.

Other Sports | 2017-07-14 16:58

Sports minister vows full support for retired athletes

Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan promised Thursday to bolster efforts to expand welfare and job retraining programs for retired athletes. In a meeting with sports authority leaders, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do said he plans to enact a welfare law for retired athletes and open a job support center for athletes.

Other Sports | 2017-07-13 15:58

Two brokers indicted for fight fixing attempts at UFC event in Seoul

South Korean prosecutors said Thursday they've indicted two brokers for attempting to fix a bout at an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event in 2015. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the two, only identified by their last names Kim and Yang, were indicted on charges of bribing South Korean UFC fighter Bang Tae-hyun to deliberately throw a fight at the UFC Fight Night 79 in 2015, the first UFC event held in South Korea.

Other Sports | 2017-07-13 16:27

Park's impeachment