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Man City wins League Cup title

LONDON (AP) ― Manchester City staged a second-half comeback to beat Sunderland 3-1 in the League Cup final on Sunday, with exquisite goals from Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri inside two minutes sparking the recovery.Returning to the stadium where Roberto Mancini’s City career ended in an FA Cup final loss last May, further Wembley misery appeared to be beckoning when Fabio Borini put Premier League struggler Sunderland in front after 10 minutes.Instead, City, which has now scored 121 goals this seas

SoccerMarch 3, 2014

Henley wins playoff at Honda Classic

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― Russell Henley made good on his second chance at the 18th hole Sunday and won the Honda Classic after a wild day that began with Tiger Woods walking off the course with a back injury and ended with a four-man playoff.The closing hour at PGA National was a series of blunders by the contenders ― and even the winner.Henley was in a three-way tie for the lead, 40 yards left of the flag on the par-5 18th in regulation, when he chunked a chip so badly that it only go

GolfMarch 3, 2014

National soccer team prepares for Greece clash

ATHENS (Yonhap) ― Members of the South Korean men’s national soccer team arrived Sunday in Athens, the site of their upcoming friendly match against Greece, as players braced themselves for competition within the squad.South Korea is scheduled to take on Greece at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Greek capital, or 2 a.m. on Thursday in South Korea.Head coach Hong Myung-bo arrived from South Korea with eight players from the domestic and Asian leagues, while several others playing in Europe and the Mid

SoccerMarch 3, 2014

National soccer team prepares for Greece clash

Korea to host LPGA qualifying tournament

South Korea will stage its first-ever qualifying tournament for the U.S. Women’s Open, one of five majors in women’s golf, officials announced Monday.The Korea Golf Association said it has reached an agreement with the United States Golf Association to hold the 36-hole qualifying event on May 19 at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, about 90 kilometers south of Seoul. (Yonhap)

GolfMarch 3, 2014

K League set to kick off season

The top South Korean professional soccer league will kick off its new season at the weekend with some of the usual suspects ready to battle for supremacy once again.The 12-team K League Classic will open its 2014 season on Saturday with three matches, including the rematch of last season’s dramatic finale between the champs Pohang Steelers and the runner-up Ulsan Hyundai.Ulsan held a two-point lead on Pohang heading into that match and needed only a draw to clinch their first championship in eig

SoccerMarch 3, 2014

Nat'l football team lands in Greece as players brace for competition

Members of the South Korean men's national football team arrived Sunday in Athens, the site of their upcoming friendly match against Greece, as players braced themselves for competition within the squad.South Korea is scheduled to take on Greece at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Greek capital, or 2 a.m. on Thursday in South Korea.Head coach Hong Myung-bo arrived from South Korea with eight players from the domestic and Asian leagues, while several others playing in Europe and Middle East traveled se

SoccerMarch 3, 2014

McIlroy ups lead going into last round

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― Rory McIlroy is 18 holes away from his first PGA Tour victory in 18 months, a chance to show the world he is back on his game.That’s not the way McIlroy views the final round at the Honda Classic.McIlroy started strong, avoided a big number with a brilliant bogey in the middle and took on the wind and water on the 16th hole for one final birdie Saturday that gave him a 1-under 69 in the toughest conditions and a two-shot lead over Russell Henley at PGA National

GolfMarch 2, 2014

Creamer’s long putt seals HSBC

SINGAPORE (AP) ― Paula Creamer sank a 75-foot eagle on the second playoff hole against Azahara Munoz to win the HSBC Women’s Champions on Sunday for her first LPGA title since the 2010 Women’s Open.Creamer’s putt curled across the green and then rolled slowly down the slope into the hole. She ran across the green, then fell to her knees and put her head on the ground, laughing and pounding the grass. Creamer and Munoz finished 72 holes tied at 10-under 278, setting up a playoff after Karrie Webb

More SportsMarch 2, 2014

Federer wins 6th Dubai Championships title

DUBAI (AP) ― Roger Federer won a record sixth Dubai Championships ― and 78th career title ― by beating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final on Saturday.Federer, who maintains a home in Dubai, delighted a packed stadium of fans who seemed biased for the Swiss in back-to-back wins over Novak Djokovic in the semifinals and Berdych.“Things definitely went my way out here tonight,” Federer said. “I’ve had a lot of tough matches in the last year and a half so it was nice to get a lucky break again

More SportsMarch 2, 2014

Chelsea builds lead in EPL

LONDON (AP) ― As the tightest English Premier League title race in years is playing out, the Bundesliga is witnessing its most one-sided.Although Chelsea moved four points clear at the top of the English standings with a 3-1 victory at Fulham on Saturday, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City remain in close reach. In Germany, though, Bayern Munich powered a Bundesliga record 20-points clear after 23 games by beating Schalke 5-1.Chelsea recovered from a sluggish first-half performance to see of

SoccerMarch 2, 2014

Hiddink may take helm of Netherlands

AMSTERDAM (AP) ― Guus Hiddink says he is pulling together a team to assist him as the next Netherlands coach.Louis van Gaal has already announced he will step down after the World Cup in Brazil, but the Netherlands Football Association has not yet confirmed Hiddink’s appointment.The Dutch FA said Saturday it had no comment.“I am busy with the KNVB putting together the whole team I want,” Hiddink said in a Friday night radio interview. “That’s going to take a few days or weeks.” Van Gaal has rebu

SoccerMarch 2, 2014

Korea to gather ahead of pre-World Cup friendly

The South Korean men’s national soccer team will gather on the weekend in preparation for an upcoming pre-World Cup friendly match against Greece.The 22-man squad, coached by Hong Myung-bo, will report to the National Football Center in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, north of Seoul, on Saturday. The team will then depart for Athens the following day. The match is scheduled for Wednesday.Hong has called up players based in European leagues for this game. In three earlier matches held between late Janua

SoccerFeb. 28, 2014

Upward momentum

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― On the course where Rory McIlroy first rose to No. 1, he looked as if he might be headed in that direction again.McIlroy swung freely and walked briskly on his way to a 7-under 63 on Thursday, with birdies on the last two holes at PGA National giving him a one-shot lead over Russell Henley after the first round of the Honda Classic.If nothing else, it was big improvement from the last official round he played on PGA National.McIlroy was 7 over through eight hol

GolfFeb. 28, 2014

Speed skater Lee receives top national sports award

Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa on Friday received the top national sports award on the strength of her monumental, record-breaking season, recently capped off with her second straight Olympic gold medal.The 25-year-old was the recipient of the grand prize at the 60th annual Korean Olympic Committee Awards. Earlier this month at the Sochi Winter Olympics, Lee successfully defended her gold medal in the women’s 500 meters.In January last year, Lee set her first world record in the sprint event, improvi

Olympic GamesFeb. 28, 2014

Speed skater Lee receives top national sports award

Tottenham moves on in Europa

LONDON (AP) ― After a gloomy start to 2014 for English Premier League teams in Europe, Tottenham achieved what five rivals failed to do ― win.Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City all opened the Champions League knockout phase with first-leg losses, while Chelsea drew. But on Thursday, hours after Swansea was knocked out of the Europa League, Tottenham overturned a 1-0 deficit against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to win 3-1 at White Hart Lane and advance to the round of 16.Roman Zozulya headed

SoccerFeb. 28, 2014

Sotnikova has no interest in judging controversy

Adelina Sotnikova of Russia, the controversial gold medalist at the Sochi Olympics, said that she had no interest in Koreans’ furious reactions toward her over “home-cooked judging.”“I don’t know since when everything started to be messed up. I was so shocked about Koreans’ reactions,” the Olympic champion told Sovsport.ru.Since she won gold in the ladies’ figure skating competition, Sotnikova’s official Facebook page has been plastered with angry comments from fans of South Korean skater Kim Yu

SportsFeb. 28, 2014

Sotnikova has no interest in judging controversy

Boston Marathon bans bags

BOSTON (AP) -- This year‘s Boston Marathon will have a “no bags” policy as part of stepped-up security following last year’s deadly bombing, the Boston Athletic Association announced Wednesday.Marathon runners typically are allowed to bring bags or backpacks to keep personal items. Those bags are bused between the starting line in Hopkinton and the finish line in Boston.But this year, runners will not be allowed to bring backpacks or bags, which will also not be allowed in certain areas near the

More SportsFeb. 27, 2014

Rangers lineup has global flair

SURPRISE, Arizona (AP) ― When Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington fills out his lineup card on opening day, he will likely write down the names of players from seven different countries, plus Puerto Rico.Baseball is clearly universal at Texas.“When we’re out there on the field, we’re all from the same country. We all represent the Texas Rangers,” said Elvis Andrus, the shortstop from Venezuela. “Where you come from, or your nationality, actually don’t matter. When we’re all together, we’re fami

BaseballFeb. 27, 2014

Real thumps Schalke

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) ― With an overwhelming offensive display, Real Madrid became the first road team to score six goals in a knockout-stage game of the Champions League and put itself in position for its fourth straight trip to the quarterfinals.Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema scored two goals each Wednesday night in a 6-1 rout of Schalke in the first leg of its second-round matchup.“We played a very, very good match,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “We got well into

SoccerFeb. 27, 2014

Prosecution raids KBO over corruption allegations

Prosecutors on Thursday raided the head office of the nation’s professional baseball governing body as part of their investigation into allegations that several employees embezzled its funds. The employees of the Korea Baseball Organization, including a former secretary general whose identity has been withheld, are under suspicion of siphoning off the government funds worth 713 million won ($667,000) by cooking the books, prosecutors said.A team of prosecutors and investigators at the Seoul Cent

BaseballFeb. 27, 2014