Korea football coach to use Son in two-striker system with various attacking options open

INCHEON -- South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday he plans to use in-form Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min in a two striker system but will try to have various attacking options at the FIFA World Cup.Son is one of the 23 players that were selected for South Korea's upcoming World Cup tune-up matches in Europe. South Korea, ranked 59th in the latest FIFA rankings, will take on No. 24 Northern Ireland at Windsor Park in Belfast on Saturday and face No. 6 Poland three days lat

SoccerMarch 19, 2018

Korean Chung Hyeon becomes top-ranked Asian on ATP Tour

Korean Chung Hyeon became the top-ranked player on the ATP Tour on Monday.The 21-year-old rose three spots to reach a new career-high No. 23 in the latest men's tennis rankings unveiled Monday. Chung reached the quarterfinals at his most recent event, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, last week, for his fifth consecutive appearance in the final eight. He lost to world No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets. (AP-Yonhap)Still, Chung replaced Kei Nishikori of Japan as the highest-rank

More SportsMarch 19, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Korean delegation for Paralympics disbands with appreciation

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- The South Korean delegation for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games officially disbanded on Monday after finishing its 10-day action at home. The ceremony to mark the end of South Korean athletes' Paralympic campaign was held at PyeongChang Athletes' Village in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. Some 100 athletes, coaches and officials attended the ceremony, honoring their hard work and achievements at the 12th Winter Paralympics. "You all made history in the

Olympic GamesMarch 19, 2018

[Photo News] PyeongChang Winter Paralympics pass on baton to Beijing

The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics wrapped up Sunday, passing on the baton to Beijing, the next host city for 2022. The event in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, set a new record for a Winter Paralympics event with the participation of a total of 567 athletes from 49 countries. In the previous Winter Paralympics held 2014 in Sochi, Russia, a total of 547 athletes from 45 countries had taken part. In addition, North Korea, Georgia and Tajikistan made their Winter Paralympic debuts this year.So

Olympic GamesMarch 19, 2018

Korean Park In-bee captures 19th career LPGA title in Phoenix

South Korean golfer Park In-bee has captured her 19th career LPGA title in Phoenix.The LPGA Hall of Famer won the Bank of Hope Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday (local time). Park shot a five-under 67 in the final round for a four-day total of 19-under 269, beating three players by five strokes for her first victory since last March.Park also won in just her second start of the season. She skipped the first three to

GolfMarch 19, 2018

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin to open season as 5th starter

Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been confirmed as the team's fifth starter to begin the new season.Manager Dave Roberts said in Glendale, Arizona, site of the Dodgers' spring training, on Sunday (local time) that Ryu will follow starters Clayton Kershaw, Alex Wood, Kenta Maeda and Rich Hill during the first week of the season.Kershaw will be the Opening Day starter against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles on March 29.The Dodgers will start the season with four g

BaseballMarch 19, 2018

Korean Olympic champion claims 3rd world overall title in short track

Olympic double gold medalist Choi Min-jeong has claimed her third career overall title at the short track world championships in Canada.Choi was crowned the women's overall champion at the International Skating Union World Short Track Speed Skating Championships at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal on Sunday (local time). After winning gold medals in the 500 meters and 1,500 meters on Saturday, Choi earned her third victory in the 3,000m superfinal and finished fourth in the 1,000m for a total o

More SportsMarch 19, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Winter Paralympics end with celebration of breaking down barriers

PYEONGCHANG -- The 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Winter Games came to a close on Sunday with a celebration of disabled athletes who broke down barriers during the 10-day competition.The quadrennial event wrapped up with the host South Korea having grabbed its first-ever gold medal -- won by para Nordic skier Sin Eui-hyun in the men's 7.5-kilometer sitting cross-country skiing -- and finished 16th overall with a gold and two bronze medals.PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, along with t

Olympic GamesMarch 19, 2018

Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin suffers 1st spring training loss

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has suffered his first loss of spring training.Ryu allowed five runs on seven hits in just three innings against the Chicago White Sox in their spring training game at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday. The South Korean pitcher walked two and struck out two, while making 62 pitches.Ryu left the game with his team down 5-0. The Dodgers got two runs back in the top fourth but couldn’t generate more offense in a 5-2 loss.In his previous s

BaseballMarch 18, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Paralympics set record, leave lasting impression in PyeongChang

The PyeongChang Paralympics proved to be more than an encore for the Winter Games, as 10 days of festivities showed fierce competition as well as sportsmanship demonstrated by athletes from across the world.The biggest multinational parasport event in the world will hold its closing ceremony Sunday at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium in Gangwon Province, which hosted South Korea’s first Winter Games last month. The ceremony was to be held under the theme of “We Move the World,” following the mess

Olympic GamesMarch 18, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Gold medal-winning skier to carry S. Korean flag at PyeongChang Paralympics closing ceremony

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Para Nordic skier Sin Eui-hyun will carry the South Korean national flag at the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games on Sunday.The local organizing committee unveiled the list of all flagbearers for the closing ceremony for the 12th Winter Paralympics, set to start at 8 p.m. Sunday at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. The list showed Sin as the flagbearer for host South Korea that will enter the stadium last amon

Olympic GamesMarch 18, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Largest Winter Paralympics to close in PyeongChang

The 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Winter Games will close Sunday after a record-setting run over 10 days.Following the Feb. 9-25 Olympic Games, the 12th Winter Paralympic Games opened March 9 in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, along with the sub-host cities of Gangneung and Jeongseon. They hosted 567 athletes from 49 countries -- both records for Winter Paralympics. The athletes vied for 80 gold medals, also a record for the multi-winter sport event for the disabled. The United Sta

Olympic GamesMarch 18, 2018

S. Korean Olympic champion grabs 2 gold at short track worlds

Olympic double gold medalist Choi Min-jeong has captured two titles at the short track world championships.Choi won the women's 500-meter and 1,500-meter gold medals at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Montreal on Saturday (local time).Choi edged out her teammate Shim Suk-hee for the 1,500m title in 2:23.351. Another South Korean, Kim A-lang, finished fourth, as the country just missed out on a podium sweep.Choi won the 1,500m gold medal at t

SportsMarch 18, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea defeats Italy to take ice hockey bronze at PyeongChang Paralympics

South Korea won the men's ice sledge hockey bronze medal at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics after beating Italy 1-0 on Saturday. Jang Dong-shin scored the winner to beat Italy at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, and helped South Korea earn its first ever ice hockey medal at the Winter Paralympic Games. It's also South Korea's third medal at the PyeongChang Paralympics. South Korea reached the last four as the second top performer in Group B with two wins and one loss. T

Olympic GamesMarch 17, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Para Nordic skier Sin Eui-hyun becomes 1st S. Korean to win gold at Winter Paralympics

Para Nordic skier Sin Eui-hyun earned South Korea's first gold at a Winter Paralympic Games after winning the men's cross-country skiing event at PyeongChang 2018 on Saturday.Shin finished first among 34 contestants at Alpensia Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, with a time of 22 minutes, 28.40 seconds to take the gold medal in the men's 7.5-kilometer sitting cross-country skiing event. Sin Eui-hyun (Yonhap)This is the first time that South Korea took gold at the Winter Paralympic

Olympic GamesMarch 17, 2018

[Newsmaker] Korean Chung Hyeon suffers hard-fought loss to Federer in ATP Tour quarterfinals

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has suffered a hard-fought loss to world No. 1 Roger Federer in their latest meeting.Federer defeated the 26th-ranked Chung in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, on Thursday (local time). Chung gave Federer all he could handle in the opening set before running out of steam in the second set.Federer has only lost three sets this year and has matched his previous bes

More SportsMarch 16, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea's Sin Eui-hyun finishes 5th in 15km sitting biathlon at PyeongChang Paralympics

PYEONGCHANG -- Korea's Sin Eui-hyun finished fifth in the men's 15-kilometer sitting biathlon event at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games on Friday.Sin clocked 52 minutes, 20.7 seconds to finish fifth among 17 competitors at Alpensia Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang, some 180 km east of Seoul. Sin's compatriot Lee Jeong-min was seventh at 54:07.1.Sin was the interim leader until the 5.9km mark. He, however, missed two shots in his second prone shooting and slipped to 10th. The 37-year-old man

More SportsMarch 16, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] IPC to pay tribute to Stephen Hawking during PyeongChang Paralympics closing ceremony

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- International Paralympic Committee will pay tribute to late British scientist Stephen Hawking during the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, officials here said Thursday.IPC President Andrew Parsons will deliver a message paying tribute to Hawking, a theoretical physicist who died Wednesday at age 76, during the closing ceremony on Sunday, according to IPC communications director Craig Spence."Sometimes in society there is a wrong perception t

Olympic GamesMarch 15, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] K-pop performances to be held in PyeongChang

A slew of live performances will be taking place before the closing of the 2018 Winter Paralympics. K-pop performances featuring B1A4, BTOB, Samuel and others are to start Thursday at 5 p.m. at Gangneung-Wonju National University. On Saturday, the day before the closing of the Paralympic Games, an electronic dance music festival led by DJ Glory will be held at Yongpyong Resort for some 500 people. The festival will include chicken-and-beer parties. Poster of the Snow Festival in March (Photo cou

Olympic GamesMarch 15, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang ‘culture’ Paralympics extends beyond sport

Just like the well-received PyeongChang Olympics, South Korea has vowed to make the ongoing PyeongChang Paralympics a cultural event as much as it is a sporting event. True to the host nation’s pledge to make the events a “culture Olympics and Paralympics,” 600 culture-related programs have taken place or are slated to occur during the Paralympic Games in Gangwon Province, to end Sunday.South Korea boasts a rich culture embedded within its more than 4,000 year history, which PyeongChang is eager

Olympic GamesMarch 15, 2018