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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Seoul city opens emergency care centers
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Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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[Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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[Herald Review] 'Gangnam B-Side' combines social realism with masterful suspense, performance
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Why S. Korean refiners are reluctant to import US oil despite Trump’s energy push
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The great escape
BARCELONA (AP) ― Hailed as perhaps soccer’s greatest team ever, Barcelona faced a challenge no club had overcome: advancing in the Champions League after a 2-0 first-leg loss on the road.Lionel Messi & Co. came through in spectacular fashion with another record-setting night.Messi started the revival with a pair of first-half goals, and Barcelona overwhelmed AC Milan 4-0 Tuesday to reach its sixth straight Champions League quarterfinal with a 4-2 aggregate win.“It had been a long time since we h
SoccerMarch 13, 2013
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Ronaldo tops soccer rankings
LONDON (AP) ― Cristiano Ronaldo surged to the top of the AP’s latest global soccer rankings on Tuesday, thanks to decisive goals for Real Madrid in La Liga and the Champions League.Ronaldo was awarded 153 points in the Associated Press survey of 16 global soccer journalists, comfortably beating Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, who earned 82 points, just six ahead of fellow Argentine Carlos Tevez of Manchester City.“Cristiano Ronaldo’s three goals in two games, one of them against Man United, earn
SoccerMarch 13, 2013
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Kim Yu-na returns to worlds
LONDON, Ontario (AP) ― Kim Yu-na’s performances in Vancouver were so majestic it seemed unlikely anyone could ever come that close to perfection again.“The Queen” sure wants to try.The Olympic gold medalist returns to major competition for the first time in two years at this week’s World Figure Skating Championships, and she looked so sharp in practices Monday and Tuesday it was as if she had never been away.“After I won the Olympics, like any other gold medalist out there, I did feel some empti
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Pro leagues to form council to deal with match-fixing
In light of the latest match-fixing scandal in local professional sports, the government said Wednesday it will form a new supervisory body, involving all major sports leagues, to handle further game-rigging schemes.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it convened an emergency meeting of senior officials from professional baseball, football, volleyball and basketball leagues to discuss their collective response to the match-fixing scandal in basketball.Earlier this week, Kang Dong-he
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Federer easily advances at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, California (AP) ― Defending champion Roger Federer beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3, 6-1 in a third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, with the Swiss star tweaking his back near the end of the match.Federer earned his 890th career ATP Tour victory, joining Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl and Guillermo Vilas as the only men to have won at least that many matches in the Open era. The second-ranked Federer is seeking his first tournament title of the year at an event where he has
More SportsMarch 12, 2013
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Spurs slow down Thunder
SAN ANTONIO (AP) ― The San Antonio Spurs rebounded from their worst loss of the season with a balanced performance against one of the NBA’s best teams.This was one satisfying victory.Tiago Splitter had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and San Antonio snapped Oklahoma City’s five-game winning streak with a 105-93 victory on Monday night.“I think everybody played well,” Splitter said. “I was one of them. You play well and you feel better. You want to play well against these kinds of teams, these playoff
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Family says Pistorius ‘not suicidal’
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, charged with the Valentine’s Day murder of his girlfriend, is not suicidal, his family announced Monday.Pistorius “is in deep mourning but despite the tragic circumstances he is certainly not suicidal,” said a statement issued by Pistorius’ uncle, Arnold Pistorius. He said Pistorius has support from his family.“From the moment we were first informed about the dreadful event of the early morning of 14 February 2013, we have worked hard to come
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Boldin, Harvin traded as NFL free agency nears
On the eve of NFL free agency, trades involving top receivers Anquan Boldin and Percy Harvin grabbed the headlines.In an odd twist Monday, Boldin went from the Ravens to the San Francisco 49ers, the team he helped Baltimore beat 34-31 in last month’s Super Bowl.Harvin, who expressed his discontent in Minnesota, was sent to Seattle, where he will join former Vikings teammate Sidney Rice.San Francisco acquired the 32-year-old Boldin for a sixth-round draft pick. Boldin, a star in Baltimore’s run t
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Yankees say they ‘would love’ Chipper
VIERA, Florida (AP) ― Chipper Jones putting on pinstripes?The banged-up New York Yankees would love to have him. General manager Brian Cashman even said so Monday, expressing interest in the retired Atlanta Braves star.“He’d be perfect,” Cashman said at Yankees’ camp in Tampa. “I’d take Larry in a heartbeat. I think everybody would.”The eight-time All-Star third baseman ― better known by his nickname than actual first name ― quickly ended such talk.“Enough with the rumors!” Jones tweeted. “While
BaseballMarch 12, 2013
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Top basketball league apologizes for match-fixing scandal
The nation's top men's professional basketball league on Tuesday apologized for a match-fixing scandal, a day after an active head coach was arrested under rigging suspicions.Han Sun-kyo, the commissioner of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), held a press conference to express his regrets for the controversy."We recognize this situation as the biggest crisis for professional basketball since the league was launched in 1997," Han said. "We're fully cooperating with prosecutors in their investiga
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Court issues arrest warrant for basketball coach over fixing charges
A local court on Monday granted prosecutors' request for an arrest warrant for a professional basketball head coach under match-fixing suspicions.The district court here in Euijeongbu in Gyeonggi Province, north of Seoul, issued the warrant to detain Kang Dong-hee, the head coach of the Dongbu Promy in the Korean Basketball League (KBL), on charges of violating laws governing national sports promotion. He is the first active coach of a South Korea pro sports team to face match-rigging allegation
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Chalmers leads Heat to 18th straight win
MIAMI (AP) ― Mario Chalmers scored 26 points, Chris Bosh added 24 and the Miami Heat won their 18th straight game, easily topping the Indiana Pacers 105-91 on Sunday night.The 18-game streak ties the seventh longest in NBA history, and is the league’s best since the Boston Celtics won 19 straight during the 2008-09 season. Miami will try for No. 19 when it hosts Atlanta on Tuesday night.The win also gave Miami (47-14) a victory against every NBA team this season. The Heat lost both previous meet
More SportsMarch 11, 2013
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Chelsea rallies for 2-2 draw
LONDON (AP) ― Eden Hazard and Ramires scored second-half goals as defending Chelsea rallied for a 2-2 tie at Manchester United and forced a replay to determine which team will play Manchester City in the semifinals.Coming off Champions League elimination against Real Madrid on Tuesday, Manchester United built a 2-0 lead on goals by Javier Hernandez in the fifth minute and Wayne Rooney in the 11th. Hazard began the comeback when he scored in the 59th minute, and Ramires tied it nine minutes later
SoccerMarch 11, 2013
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Djokovic, Sharapova earn victories at ...BNP Paribas Open
INDIAN WELLS, California (AP) ― Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 19 matches with a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Fabio Fognini in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.Djokovic, who lost to John Isner in the semifinals here a year ago, held serve for a 5-2 lead in the final set, then had a pair of match points after a crisp forehand to the corner.Fognini saved the first match point, but lost both his serve and the match when he hit a seemingly easy backhand into the net.An
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Tiger of old
DORAL, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods is hitting his stride on a march to the Masters. Woods had full control of his game Sunday and never let anyone get closer than three shots until he had locked up his 17th World Golf Championship title. With a conservative bogey that didn’t matter on the final hole, he closed with a 1-under 71 to win the Cadillac Championship.For the first time in five years, Woods has two wins before the Masters.It was one year ago at Doral that Woods withdrew after 11 holes in
GolfMarch 11, 2013
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Park succumbs to Pettersen
MISSION HILLS HAIKOU, CHINA ― World No. 4 Park In-bee succumbed to Suzann Pettersen of Norway in a nail-biting overall 17-under-par 270 to 18-under 271 finish in the second World Ladies Championship at Mission Hills Haikou resort on southern China’s tropical island of Hainan on Sunday.“It is tough medicine, but I just got to take the medicine and try to play better next week. I gave it my best shot in the last hole but it was a yard short to reach the green,” Park said. Park tried to recover an
GolfMarch 11, 2013
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Jeonbuk out for revenge against Chinese rival
The 2006 Asian champion Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will be out for revenge against its Chinese rival this week at the top club competition on the continent.Jeonbuk will be one of four South Korean K League Classic teams in action this week at the Asian Football Confederation Champions League. Along with Jeonbuk, FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Pohang Steelers will play their second group-stage matches.Two weeks ago, only FC Seoul emerged victorious to open the Champions League, while three oth
SoccerMarch 11, 2013
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S. Korean Lee Sang-hwa wins overall title at Speed Skating World Cup
South Korean speed skater Lee Sang-hwa on Sunday was crowned the women's overall champion in 500 meters at the Speed Skating World Cup.At the Speed Skating World Cup Final in Heerenveen, Netherlands, Lee won the 500ｍ race with a time of 37.77 seconds, edging out Wang Beixing of China by 0.01 of a second.The victory gave Lee 150 World Cup points for a season-total of 1,055, the best score among all 500ｍ female skaters this season.Lee is the first South Korean to win the World Cup overall title in
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Chelsea fights back to draw at United in FA Cup
Chelsea staged a second-half fightback at Manchester United to earn 2-2 draw in the FA Cup on Sunday and force a replay to determine who plays Manchester City in the semifinals.Javier Hernandez and Wayne Rooney put United ahead 2-0 after just 11 minutes, but substitute Eden Hazard began Chelsea's comeback in the 59th and Ramires equalized seven minutes later. United manager Alex Ferguson blamed the collapse on fatigue in the wake of Tuesday's Champions League loss at home to Real Madrid. Chelsea
SoccerMarch 11, 2013
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S. Korean Sin Da-woon wins overall title at short track world championships
South Korean Sin Da-woon was crowned the men's overall champion at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, on Sunday.Sin earned 89 total points by winning two races and finishing second in another one at the annual event. His compatriot Kim Yun-jae scored 55 points to finish second in the overall standings.Sin won the men's 1,000 meters on Sunday with a time of 1:30.374, beating out Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlands. This was Sin's second title of this year's world
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