Olympic figure skating gold, silver medalists visit S. Korea for ice show

Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva, who clinched gold and silver medals, respectively, in the women's singles figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, arrived in South Korea on Wednesday to perform at an ice show later this week.Zagitova, 15, and Medvedeva, 18, landed at Incheon International Airport in Incheon to perform at an ice show named "LG ThinQ Ice Fantasia" that will be staged at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul between Friday and Sunday.  Russia`s Olympic figure skating champion Alina Za

SportsApril 18, 2018

Natl. ski body considering punishing athletes over Olympic selection protest

South Korea's ski body said Wednesday that athletes who publicly criticized its Olympic team selection earlier this year will be put on disciplinary review for their actions.The Korea Ski Association said the skiers who condemned the team selection for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will be investigated by its disciplinary committee to decide whether they are subject to punishment."Ahead of the PyeongChang Olympics, some athletes made untrue claims through media interviews and their social medi

More SportsApril 18, 2018

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin wins 2nd consecutive start

Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin has won his second consecutive start, while setting a new season high in strikeouts.Ryu held the San Diego Padres to two runs on three hits over six innings at Petco Park in San Diego on Monday (local time), striking out nine without issuing a walk. Ryu improved to 2-0, though his ERA rose slightly from 2.79 to 2.87. Ryu was relieved by Tony Cingrani to begin the seventh with the Dodgers ahead 6-2. Yasmani Grandal's grand slam in the top of

BaseballApril 17, 2018

Korean Park In-bee inches closer to No. 1 in women's golf rankings

South Korean LPGA star Park In-bee has inched closer to the No. 1 ranking in women's golf.Park remained in third place in the latest women's world rankings announced Tuesday, trailing Feng Shanshan and Lexi Thompson.But Park now sits just 0.38 point behind Feng. The South Korean improved from 6.33 points to 6.67 points, while Feng went up from 6.89 points to 7.05 points. Park In-bee of South Korea reacts to her birdie at the fourth hole during the final round of the Lotte Championship on the LPG

GolfApril 17, 2018

Baseball's perennial doormat sits in unfamiliar position

The Hanwha Eagles, a perennial doormat in the Korea Baseball Organization, find themselves in an unfamiliar position in the 2018 season: third place in the standings.With 10 wins and eight losses, the Eagles are alone in third, two games back of the SK Wyverns and four behind the league-leading Doosan Bears.Here are some facts that illustrate how bad they have been in recent years. By opening the season at 10-8, the Eagles have reached 10 victories before suffering 10 losses for the first time s

BaseballApril 16, 2018

S. Korean Kim Si-woo loses PGA tournament in playoff

South Korean Kim Si-woo has let a PGA Tour win slip through his grasp in South Carolina, blowing a lead late before losing in a playoff.Kim lost to Satoshi Kodaira of Japan on the third playoff hole at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on Sunday (local time). After squandering a two-stroke lead late in the final round, Kim missed his birdie attempt at the third playoff hole, where Kodaira made a birdie.The two players were tied at 12-under 272 after regu

GolfApril 16, 2018

Football club CEO faces discipline after charging into referees' locker room

A second-division football club CEO is facing discipline after charging into a referees' locker room following a loss over the weekend.According to the K League, the operator of domestic professional football competitions, Kim Ho, CEO of Daejeon Citizen in the second-tier K League 2, entered the referees' room to complain about officiating during Daejeon's 2-1 loss to Asan Mugunghwa FC on Saturday. The match took place at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul.L

SoccerApril 16, 2018

Pro baseball surpasses 1 mln in attendance

The nation‘s top baseball league surpassed 1 million in attendance on Sunday, while enjoying a slight annual increase in the total number of fans.　The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said its 10 clubs have drawn 1,049,803 fans through 92 games as of Sunday, with an average of 11,411 fans per game. The total number represents a 4 percent increase after the same number of games in 2017.　The KBO said 10 out of the first 92 games this year have sold out, compared to just three after 92 games last

More SportsApril 15, 2018

S. Korea finishes 2nd in women's hockey worlds

South Korea has finished in second place at the women's world hockey championship in Italy, after a rout in its final round robin game.The 17th-ranked South Korea pounded on world No. 22 Poland 9-2 at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship Division I Group B tournament in Asiago, Italy, on Saturday (local time), with defender Marissa Brandt scoring four goals to lead the charge.After earning 11 points on three regulation wins and one overtime win, South Korea s

More SportsApril 15, 2018

No sophomore slump for teen sensation in S. Korean baseball

South Korean baseball's teen sensation Lee Jung-hoo has proven immune to the dreaded sophomore slump so far in 2018, as he's putting together yet another productive season following a historic rookie campaign.Through Thursday's action in the Korea Baseball Organization, the Nexen Heroes outfielder and the reigning Rookie of the Year was leading the league with 24 hits in 16 games. He also ranked ninth with a .369 batting average, sixth with six doubles and tied for 14th with four other players a

BaseballApril 13, 2018

Blue Jays' Oh Seung-hwan tosses scoreless inning in relief vs. O's

Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean reliever Oh Seung-hwan has tossed a scoreless inning against the Baltimore Orioles. Oh kept the O's off the board in one inning of relief work at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Wednesday (local time). The right-hander entered the game in the seventh inning with the Jays trailing 5-3, replacing Johan Axford.Oh first struck out Adam Jones on a four-seam fast ball. He then allowed a double to Pedro Alvarez and surrendered a single to Chris Davis, which g

BaseballApril 12, 2018

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin picks up 1st win of '18

The Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin has picked up his first win of the season with six shutout innings against the Oakland Athletics.The left-hander held the Athletics to just one hit at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday (local time), while striking out eight and walking one. He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the sixth inning with the Dodgers leading 4-0, and the Dodgers went on to win by the same score.This was Ryu's second start of the season, and

BaseballApril 11, 2018

Korea women's football coach satisfied with draw vs. Japan at Asian Cup

South Korea women's football coach Yoon Duk-yeo said Wednesday he is satisfied with the result against Japan at the Asian Football Confederation Women's Asian Cup. Yoon's side played to a scoreless draw with defending champions Japan in their Group B match at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday (local time). "We didn't earn a bad result against a good team like Japan," Yoon said. "Although we collected a draw, I think it provided us an opportunity to grow." South Korea women

SoccerApril 11, 2018

Two-time Olympic short track champ returns to familiar surface

Two-time Olympic short track speed skating champion Lee Jung-su has decided to return to the sport, after a brief sojourn in long track.According to the Korea Skating Union on Tuesday, Lee will enter the national team trials for the 2018-2019 season, which begin Wednesday at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. Short track speed skater Lee Jung-su (AFP-Yonhap)Lee, 28, captured two short track gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics but turned to speed skating before the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.

More SportsApril 10, 2018

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin has start pushed up due to teammate's illness

Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has had his start pushed up by a day due to a teammate's illness.The Dodgers announced Sunday (local time) that Ryu and Alex Wood would swap their starts for the upcoming two-game series against the Oakland Athletics.Ryu had been scheduled to start Wednesday, a day after Wood. But Ryu will take the mound Tuesday instead, after Wood came down with food poisoning and missed a scheduled bullpen session Sunday. Manager Dave Roberts said Wood wou

BaseballApril 9, 2018

Korea taekwondo earns 5 spots at Youth Olympic Games

Korea has secured five taekwondo quota places for this year's Youth Olympic Games.At the World Taekwondo's qualification tournament for the 2018 Youth Olympics, which ended in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Saturday (local time), Korea saw five athletes earning Youth Olympic spots. The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games will be held from Oct. 6 to 18 in Buenos Aires.Korea only sent one taekwondo practitioner to the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.At the Youth Olympic Games, there are five weight categ

More SportsApril 8, 2018

Korea open Women's Asian Cup with 0-0 draw vs. Australia

The South Korea women's national football team has opened its first match against Australia at the continental tournament with a draw. South Korea, 16th in the latest FIFA rankings, played to a scoreless draw with world's sixth-ranked Australia at King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday (local time) in their Group B opening match at the Asian Football Confederation Women's Asian Cup. The 2019 AFC Women's Asian Cup doubles as the final Asian qualification for the 2019 World Cup in

SoccerApril 8, 2018

Blue Jays' Oh Seung-hwan tosses scoreless inning in relief

Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean reliever Oh Seung-hwan has added a scoreless inning to his 2018 resume.Oh held the Chicago White Sox off the board in one inning of relief work at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Wednesday (local time). The right-hander entered the game in the seventh inning with the score tied at 3-3. It was Oh's third appearance of the season in four days.He got Tim Anderson to ground out to shortstop Gift Ngoepe for the first out. Adam Engel then lined a single over Ngoepe, but he

BaseballApril 5, 2018

Next start uncertain for Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin amid days off, rainfall forecast

Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin made his first start of the season on Monday (local time) in Arizona. Just when and where he will make his next appearance remains up in the air.The left-hander had been initially scheduled to start Sunday against the San Francisco Giants on the road, following a five-day rest.But manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday in Arizona that Clayton Kershaw, the No. 1 starter, will take the mound Sunday instead, so that he could stay on his regular, f

BaseballApril 5, 2018

Ulsan, Jeonbuk secure AFC Champions League knockout berths

South Korean football clubs Ulsan Hyundai FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors secured their knockout stage places in the Asian Football Confederation Champions League on Wednesday. Ulsan confirmed their round of 16 presence by beating Melbourne Victory 6-2, while Jeonbuk earned the pass following their 2-0 win over Kashiwa Reysol. Ulsan Hyundai FC players celebrate after scoring their sixth goal against Melbourne Victory in their AFC Champions League Group F match at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on

SoccerApril 4, 2018