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SK Wyverns name ex-head of player development their new manager

Having missed the playoffs the past two seasons in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the SK Wyverns on Tuesday appointed Kim Hong-hee, their ex-head of player development, as new manager.The Incheon-based club announced that they named Kim to succeed Lee Man-soo, who had taken over the Wyverns in the middle of the 2011 season, on the bench. Kim has signed for two years for 300 million won (US$284,700) per season, along with 300 million won in signing bonus."We felt we needed to undergo majo

BaseballOct. 21, 2014

Liverpool wins a thriller

LONDON (AP) ― Liverpool beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 on an own goal in the fifth minute of injury time Sunday in the Premier League.Liverpool pulled out the road victory thanks to the mistake by Steven Caulker ― QPR’s second own goal of the day.Four goals were scored in a pulsating final eight minutes ― the last unwittingly netted by Caulker, who redirected the ball past his own goalkeeper.A madcap finale began in the 67th minute when defender Richard Dunne put Liverpool 1-0 ahead with his recor

SoccerOct. 20, 2014

Royals dependent on three-headed bullpen monster

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― Buck Showalter knew he was in trouble when the seventh inning rolled around and his Orioles were trailing the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series.Three innings later, Baltimore’s season was over.In each game of the series, the three-headed monster of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and All-Star closer Greg Holland had slammed the door on the Orioles. They did it again in the clincher, a 2-1 victory that propelled Kansas City into the World Series af

BaseballOct. 20, 2014

Royals dependent on three-headed bullpen monster

Baek Kyu-jung draws inspiration from close friend

INCHEON (Yonhap) ― South Korean teen golfer Baek Kyu-jung, who became the latest winner on the LPGA Tour on Sunday at home, said she draws inspiration from a close friend who has always been a step ahead of her in their burgeoning careers.Baek, 19, captured the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship in Incheon in a sudden death playoff over Brittany Lincicome of the United States and fellow South Korean Chun In-gee for her maiden LPGA title in her first appearance on the tour.Korean teen golfer Baek Kyu

GolfOct. 20, 2014

Baek Kyu-jung draws inspiration from close friend

2018 International Crown in Korea

The LPGA Tour announced Monday the International Crown, its biennial international competition inaugurated this year, will be held in South Korea in 2018.At a press conference held at a Seoul hotel, the tour said South Korea will be the first venue of the International Crown outside the United States. The first edition of the biennial event, which features eight countries with their four highest-ranked players in match play, was held at Cave Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, a suburb of Baltimore

GolfOct. 20, 2014

Manning surpasses Favre for TDs

DENVER (AP) ― Peyton Manning’s receivers played keep-away with his milestone memento and the NFL’s new leader in career touchdown passes toyed with the San Francisco 49ers in the Denver Broncos’ 42-17 victory Sunday night.Manning went into the showdown two TDs shy of Brett Favre’s record of 508, and threw four touchdown passes to reach 510.“It’s special because of the way our team played,” said Manning, who surpassed Favre’s mark with an 8-yard strike to Demaryius Thomas late in the second quart

More SportsOct. 20, 2014

Ben Martin wins 1st PGA Tour title

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Ben Martin made a 45-foot eagle putt to regain the lead and finished with a 20-foot birdie putt for a 3-under 68 and his first PGA Tour victory Sunday in the Shriners Hospital for Children Open.Martin played his final four holes at the TPC Summerlin in 4-under par, though no shot was more important than the eagle.Kevin Streelman ran off five birdies in a six-hole stretch to overtake Martin for the lead, and Streelman hit a wedge into 5 feet on the 18th hole. Martin, who led by a

GolfOct. 20, 2014

Ronaldo breaks record, Southampton soars 8-0

LONDON (AP) ― Cristiano Ronaldo rewrote the record books with another two goals in Real Madrid’s latest big victory in the Spanish league.Southampton crushed Sunderland 8-0 in England while Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero scored four goals and Premier League leader Chelsea escaped with a gritty victory.Ronaldo netted his 14th and 15th goals to set a record scoring start in a Spanish league season as Real Madrid eased to a 5-0 win at Levante, while Lionel Messi scored to move one goal from the co

SoccerOct. 19, 2014

Ronaldo breaks record, Southampton soars 8-0

Cream of the crop

Nexen’s Park Byung-ho led the KBO with 52 home runs and 124 RBIs. ( Yonhap)Four teammates of the Nexen Heroes, plus a pitcher from the Samsung Lions, will vie for the top individual award in South Korean pro baseball this season.The Korea Baseball Organization announced five candidates for the annual MVP award on Saturday. Headlining the list is the Heroes’ first baseman Park Byung-ho, who won the MVP in 2012 and 2013.Park led the KBO with 52 home runs and 124 RBIs, and it’s the third straight s

BaseballOct. 19, 2014

Baek takes LPGA title in Korea

INCHEON (Yonhap) ― South Korean Baek Kyu-jung claimed the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship in a playoff on Sunday for her maiden LPGA victory in her first appearance on the tour.The 19-year-old defeated compatriot Chun In-gee and American Brittany Lincicome with a birdie on the first sudden death playoff hole on the par-72, 6,364-yard Ocean Course at Sky72 Golf and Resort here in Incheon, west of Seoul.Baek, a member of the Korean LPGA Tour, took home $300,000 in the winner’s purse.Baek is the eig

GolfOct. 19, 2014

Baek Kyu-jung takes LPGA title in S. Korea

South Korean Baek Kyu-jung claimed the LPGA KEB•HanaBank Championship in a playoff on Sunday for her maiden LPGA victory in her first appearance on the tour.The 19-year-old defeated compatriot Chun In-gee and American Brittany Lincicome with a birdie on the first sudden death playoff hole on the par-72, 6,364-yard Ocean Course at Sky72 Golf and Resort here in Incheon, west of Seoul.Baek, a member of the Korean LPGA Tour, took home US$300,000 in the winner's purse.Baek is the eighth South Korean

GolfOct. 19, 2014

Ishikawa homer sends Giants to WS

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― San Francisco’s Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Giants to the World Series with a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. The Giants clinched the NL Championship Series 4-1 and now will face the Kansas City Royals in a World Series between two teams that began the playoffs in sudden-death wild-card games. San Francisco, which won the 2010 and 2012 World Series, will be on the road for this year’s opener on Tuesda

BaseballOct. 17, 2014

Messi eyes record on anniversary of debut for Barcelona

MADRID (AFP) ― In the week that he marked the 10th anniversary of his competitive debut for Barcelona, Lionel Messi could become the all-time top scorer in the history of La Liga.The Argentine made his bow as a 17-year-old in a 1-0 win at city rivals Espanyol on Oct. 16, 2004. Now he is preparing to face Eibar at the Camp Nou on Saturday needing just two goals to equal Telmo Zarra’s all-time Spanish top-flight record of 251, set in the 1950s.Messi, who told fans he was “constantly trying to impr

SoccerOct. 17, 2014

Murray, Ferrer reach quarters in Vienna

VIENNA (AP) ― Andy Murray reached the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open after a hard-fought 6-4, 6-4 win over Vasek Pospisil of Canada on Thursday. The second-seeded Murray, who had a bye in the first round, dropped serve while leading 3-2 in the second set but held off five more break chances for Pospisil. “Hopefully I can improve for my next game,” the Scot said after his 470th career win. He joined Fabrice Santoro in 50th place on the Open era win list. Pospisil had 27 aces in his first-ro

More SportsOct. 17, 2014

Icher claims 2nd round lead at KEB-HanaBank

INCHEON (Yonhap) ― Karine Icher claimed the second round lead at the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship with a 4-under 68 on Friday.Icher had five birdies against one bogey to move to 5-under for the tournament on the par-72, 6,364-yard Ocean Course at the Sky72 Golf and Resort club in Incheon. The $2 million event is the only LPGA Tour stop in South Korea each year.The Frenchwoman started the day at 1-under, tied for 15th, but picked up her first birdie on the opening hole. She then closed the roun

GolfOct. 17, 2014

Icher claims 2nd round lead at KEB-HanaBank

Royal October

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― Crown these Royals the American League champions.After nearly three decades spent trying to return to the playoffs, Kansas City is taking its perfect postseason ride all the way to the World Series.With more dominant defense, an opportunistic offense that plated two runs in the first inning, and a bullpen that shut down the Baltimore Orioles once again, Greg Holland and the wild-card Royals wrapped up a sweep of the AL Championship Series with a 2-1 victory on Wednes

BaseballOct. 16, 2014

Kang Hae-ji takes early lead at KEB-HanaBank

INCHEON (Yonhap) ― A surprising name shot to the top of the leaderboard after the opening round at the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship here in Incheon on a gusty Thursday.South Korea’s Kang Hae-ji battled strong winds all day to mix in six birdies with a bogey for a 67 on the par-72, 6,364-yard Ocean Course at the Sky72 Golf and Resort, adjacent to Incheon International Airport.Kang, who made her LPGA debut in 2009, is seeking her first victory.Lurking behind the leader is the defending champ Amy

GolfOct. 16, 2014

Kang Hae-ji takes early lead at KEB-HanaBank

Kaymer wins Slam in playoff

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) ― Martin Kaymer is making a habit of beating Bubba Watson in head-to-head situations, even at an exhibition of major champions in Bermuda. Kaymer won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf on Wednesday by surviving a wild day of lead changes. The U.S. Open champion won on the first playoff hole at Port Royal by making a 10-foot birdie and then watching Watson miss his birdie putt from 4 feet.

GolfOct. 16, 2014

Ceremonies to be held in PyeongChang

PyeongChang organizers have scrapped plans to stage the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympics outside the host city.Lee Jong-deok, South Korea’s minister for culture, sports and tourism, provincial Mayor Choi Moon-soon and 2018 Olympic organizing committee president Cho Yang-ho met this week to decide whether or not to renovate an existing sports stadium in nearby Gangneung to stage the ceremonies or build a new facility in PyeongChang.The culture ministry later released a

More SportsOct. 16, 2014

Kia’s Yang hoping to test foreign markets

Left-handed pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong of the Kia Tigers is hoping to sign a contract with a foreign club for next season, as long as his team grants him his wish to leave home, officials for the Korea Baseball Organization club said Thursday.After the end of the ongoing KBO season this week, Yang will have completed seven full seasons here and will be a restricted free agent. This means he can be posted for interested Major League Baseball clubs or enter negotiations with Japanese teams, if the Ti

BaseballOct. 16, 2014