[Graphic News] Ryu Hyun-jin named best pitcher for May

　Los Angeles Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin is lately showing off outstanding performances in each and every measure. He has capped it off by winning the National League Pitcher of the Month for May.　Ryu is the second Korean, after then-Dodger Park Chan-ho. Park was the NL’s top pitcher in July 1998, when he was 4-0 in six starts with a 1.05 ERA.

BaseballJune 6, 2019

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin collects 9th win in another scoreless start

This is getting to sound like a broken record: Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin has thrown another scoreless gem.The Arizona Diamondbacks were the victims this time, as the South Korean left-hander held them to three hits over seven shutout innings in the Dodgers' 9-0 rout at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tuesday (local time).Ryu improved to 9-1 and lowered his major league-best ERA from 1.48 to 1.35. He struck out two and walked none while retiring a dozen straight batters in one stretch. This was

BaseballJune 5, 2019

Rangers' Choo Shin-soo hits 200th homer

Texas Rangers' Choo Shin-soo has belted his 200th homer of his career to become the first Asian MLB player to achieve the feat.Batting leadoff, the South Korean left fielder smacked a solo home run in his first plate appearance of the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday (US time). It is his 11th homer of the season and the 200th of his 15-year career in the Major League Baseball.Also Choo, 36, became the first Asian player to hit 200 homers in th

BaseballJune 5, 2019

[Newsmaker] Haney boasts prediction of Lee’s victory -- while misspelling her name

Golf professional and former coach of Tiger Woods, Hank Haney defended his earlier controversial remark on Korean golfers, saying Lee Jeong-eun’s LPGA victory proved his earlier prediction, which he described as “based on statistics and facts.”In tweets that have drawn wide coverage in Korea, Haney referred to Lee, who captured the US Women’s Open for her maiden LPGA victory Sunday, as proof that his comments were not entirely sarcastic.  “My prediction that a

GolfJune 3, 2019

S. Korean Lee Jeong-eun wins US Women's Open for 1st LPGA title

South Korean rookie Lee Jeong-eun has captured the US Women's Open for her maiden LPGA victory.Lee rallied to take the oldest major championship in women's golf on Sunday at Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, becoming the 19th player in history to win her first LPGA title at the American national tournament. Lee finished at six-under 278 to beat three golfers, including fellow South Korean Ryu So-yeon, by two strokes and took home US$1 million, the largest winner's check i

GolfJune 3, 2019

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin shuts down Mets for 8th win, cements NL Pitcher of Month case

Los Angeles Dodgers' starter Ryu Hyun-jin has wrapped up an outstanding May in style, picking up his eighth win of the season with a gem against the New York Mets at home.Ryu tossed 7 2/3 shutout innings in the Dodgers' 2-0 victory at Dodger Stadium on Thursday (local time). Ryu held the Mets to just four hits, while striking out seven and walking one. Ryu improved to 8-1 with a major league-best 1.48 ERA. The left-hander remains the only qualified starter in baseball with a sub-2.00 ERA this ye

BaseballMay 31, 2019

S. Korea to begin training on Monday for Olympic football qualifiers

South Korea will start preparing for the Olympic men's football qualifying tournament early next week, officials announced Tuesday.The Korea Football Association said head coach Kim Hak-bum on Monday will call up 26 players for the first training camp ahead of the 2020 Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship, scheduled for Jan. 8-26 next year in Thailand.That competition will also serve as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The top three teams in Thailand will pu

SoccerMay 28, 2019

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin wins 7th game of '19, has scoreless streak snapped at 32 innings

Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin has won his fifth straight game despite having his scoreless streak snapped and giving up a season-high 10 hits.Ryu labored through six innings, working around those 10 hits to limit the Pittsburgh Pirates to two runs in a 7-2 victory at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Saturday (local time). Ryu improved to 7-1 for the season, striking out three and giving up no walks on 93 pitches, 66 for strikes. Ryu entered the game not having allowed a run in 31 straight innings,

BaseballMay 26, 2019

S. Korean Olympic chief nominated for IOC membership

The head of South Korea's Olympic body has been nominated for membership of the International Olympic Committee, a major boost for Seoul's efforts to increase its influence in global sports.Korean Sport & Olympic Committee President Lee Kee-heung was one of 10 candidates proposed for the election by the IOC's Executive Board on Wednesday (local time) in Lausanne, Switzerland.The list was submitted to the IOC Session that will meet in June, also in Lausanne. The vote, usually a formality, is

Olympic GamesMay 23, 2019

Jeonbuk wrap up AFC Champions League group stage with draw

South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ended the group stage of the continent's top club football tournament with a draw on Tuesday.Jeonbuk were held to a scoreless tie by Buriram United in their final Group G match at the Asian Football Confederation Champions League on Tuesday at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul.The result meant nothing to Jeonbuk, who had already clinched the top seed in Group G with a victory two weeks ago. After posting 13 points on four w

SoccerMay 21, 2019

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin extends scoreless streak to 31 innings, earns 6th win of '19

Scoring off Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin is the toughest thing for major league hitters these days. The South Korean left-hander improved to 6-1 for the season after shutting down the Cincinnati Reds over seven innings at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Sunday (local time). Ryu scattered five hits while striking out five and walking one, as the Dodgers prevailed 8-3. Ryu extended his scoreless streak to a career-best 31 innings and lowered his ERA from 1.72 to 1.52, cu

BaseballMay 20, 2019

Dodgers' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin earns top NL weekly honor

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been named the National League Player of the Week for the first time in his career.The left-hander earned the honor Monday (local time) after throwing 17 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts, one walk and five hits allowed over his last two starts. (AFP)He pulled off a four-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, marking his first shutout since May 28, 2013, against the Los Angeles Angels as a big league rookie.On Sunday, he picked up his fi

BaseballMay 14, 2019

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns 5th win vs. Nationals

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers picked up his fifth win of the season after delivering eight scoreless innings against the Washington Nationals.The South Korean left-hander kept the Nationals to one hit in eight innings with nine strikeouts and one walk in his side's 6-0 win at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday (local time).He had a no-hitter through the seventh inning but allowed the National's only hit to Gerardo Parra in the eighth. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin

BaseballMay 13, 2019

[Newsmaker] Two-time Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa announces retirement

Two-time Olympic speed skating gold medalist Lee Sang-hwa announced her retirement Friday, putting an end to an illustrious career that includes a world record and multiple world championships.In a press release, Lee, 30, said she will have a formal retirement ceremony in Seoul next Thursday.Lee will go down as one of South Korea's greatest winter sport athletes ever and also among the very best speed skaters of her generation.Lee won the gold medal in the women's 500 meters at the 2010 Vancouve

More SportsMay 10, 2019

S. Korea's Kim Sei-young earns 1st LPGA win of '19 in San Francisco

Kim Sei-young has joined a growing list of South Korean champions on the LPGA Tour this season.Kim captured the LPGA Mediheal Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, California, on Sunday (local time) in a three-way playoff for her first title of 2019 and eighth of her career. (Yonhap)Kim beat out fellow South Korean Lee Jeong-eun and England's Bronte Law, after they all finished 72 holes at seven-under 281, and improved to 4-0 in career playoffs.Kim is the fifth South Korean to win

GolfMay 6, 2019

Dodgers' Ryu prevails over Pirates' Kang in all-Korean pitcher-batter duel

In their first head-to-head showdown in Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin came out on top against Pittsburgh Pirates' third baseman Kang Jung-ho in LA on Friday.   Kang was 1-for-3 with a single and a strikeout against his friend at Dodger Stadium, as Ryu picked up his third win of 2019 in a 6-2 win.   These two 32-year-olds were All-Stars in the Korea Baseball Organization before they took their talents to the United States. In December 2012, Ryu beca

BaseballApril 27, 2019

[Video] Bonghwangdang: Where you’ll meet Seoul’s biggest Liverpool fans

In Seoul’s bustling college district of Hongdae, there is a pub by the name of Bonghwangdang, or the Phoenix Hall. With the neon Liverpool Football Club emblem and the liver bird sign, it makes a conspicuous statement as an LFC supporters’ pub.Bonghwangdang, which opened its doors in 2016, is where you will meet the city’s biggest Liverpool fans. On game nights, the underground pub is crowded with soccer fans looking to catch the game with drinks. Videos shot and edited by Kim Arin/The Korea Her

SoccerApril 26, 2019

Ulsan blow late lead, fail to clinch knockout berth at AFC Champions League

South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai FC squandered a late lead and fell just short of clinching a knockout spot in the top continental club football competition on Tuesday.Ulsan played Kawasaki Frontale to a 2-2 draw n Group H action at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Kawasaki, Japan.Ulsan blew a 2-1 lead in the 82nd minute when Kei Chinen scored the equalizer for Kawasaki. A victory would have given Ulsan 10 points on three wins and a draw, along

SoccerApril 23, 2019

[Eye] A day in the life of a Kenyan-born Korean marathoner

CHEONGYANG, South Chungcheong Province -- Deep in the countryside in Cheongyang County, best known for its ultra-spicy chili peppers, an aspiring Olympic marathoner lives in an old hanok residence. Born in Kenya as Wilson Loyanae Erupe and naturalized in South Korea as Oh Joo-han, he runs several kilometers along a branch of the Geum River every morning, aiming for a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. “I like (it) here,” said the 31-year-old athlete, standing in his front yard where clothes

More SportsApril 19, 2019

Son Heung-min makes history as Tottenham reach Champions League semis

Son Heung-min has made UEFA Champion League scoring history as he helped send Tottenham Hotspur into the semifinals of the top European club competition.Son grabbed a brace against Manchester City in the Spurs' thrilling 4-3 loss in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on Wednesday (local time). Tottenham, having taken the first leg 1-0 at home, still knocked off Man City on away goals and will go on to face Ajax in the semifinals.With 12

SoccerApril 18, 2019