South Korean men's national football team will face the United States in a football friendly match in California next year, officials said Tuesday.U.S. Soccer, the American governing body of the sport, announced on its website that the match will take place at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, on Feb. 1 next year.It will be the first showdown between the countries since their 1-1 draw during the group stage at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which South Korea co-hosted with Japan. Both South Ko

SoccerDec. 3, 2013

Former Major League Baseball right-hander Kim Sun-woo on Monday signed with the LG Twins, a week after being released by the club’s crosstown rival in the Korea Baseball Organization.The Twins announced that they have inked the 36-year-old pitcher to a one-year deal worth 150 million won ($141,750). Last Monday, the Doosan Bears released Kim after back-to-back mediocre seasons.Both clubs are based in Seoul and share Jamsil Stadium in the southern part of the capital as their home.The Bears initi

BaseballDec. 2, 2013

Clasping the treasured broom she used to reach the Sochi Games, Shin Mi-sung smiles as she remembers the ridicule and embarrassment she has had to endure as part of South Korea’s Olympic curling team.“I used to take the subway holding this broom in my hand and people would think I was a window cleaner or a street sweeper,” Shin told Reuters.At 35, the eldest of Korea’s five-woman team headed to Sochi for the Feb. 7-23 Games, Shin recalls one moment when a dire lack of funding forced them to take

Olympic GamesDec. 2, 2013

Sangju Sangmu FC, the reigning champion of the country’s second division football league, will take on Gangwon FC from the top tier competition this week in the first-ever relegation playoff in Korean professional football.Sangju, the military club made up of players serving their mandatory time in the armed forces, earlier clinched the K League Challenge championship. Then last weekend, Gangwon FC finished 12th among 14 teams in the first-division K League Classic, avoiding automatic demotion t

SoccerDec. 2, 2013

The government on Monday laid out a five-year plan to develop the national sports industry, saying it will try to capitalize on the country’s advanced technologies to turn the industry into a growth engine for the future.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will look to expand the size of its sports business from the current 3.7 trillion won ($3.5 billion) to up to 5.3 trillion won by year 2018, combining elements of advanced information technology and other scientific technologie

More SportsDec. 2, 2013

SAO PAULO (AP) ― Even before a crane dramatically collapsed and killed two workers at the Sao Paulo stadium, it was clear World Cup organizers would have their hands full trying to deliver all 12 venues by FIFA’s end-of-December deadline.The giant crane buckled when hoisting a 500-ton metal structure that came crushing on top of the stadium, clipping part of the roof and cutting through a huge LED panel that runs across the venue’s outer facade.The ravaged crane was seen resting on the ground ou

SoccerDec. 1, 2013

Pohang Steelers captured the South Korean professional football championship with a nail-biting victory in the season finale on Sunday.Pohang defeated Ulsan Hyundai 1-0 with a last-second goal by Kim Won-il on the road at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, about 410 kilometers southeast of Seoul, to take the 2013 K League Classic title.With the riveting victory, Pohang ended the season with 74 points, one ahead of Ulsan, for their first K League championship since 2007.Ulsan entered the match in f

SoccerDec. 1, 2013

The top two ranked clubs in the nation’s first-division football league will duel for the championship in the year’s final match on Sunday, a historic occasion ripe with late-season drama.With the 2013 K League Classic crown on the line, the first-place Ulsan Hyundai will host the No. 2-ranked Pohang Steelers at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, about 410 kilometers southeast of Seoul.Ulsan leads the league with 73 points, and Pohang is right behind with 71 points. Ulsan can c

SoccerNov. 29, 2013

SYDNEY (AP) ― Adam Scott held a two-shot advantage over Rory McIlroy as the tournament’s star players moved to the top of the Australian Open leaderboard at Royal Sydney on Friday.Scott shot 2-under-par 70 for a two-round total of 12-under 132. McIlroy, playing in the morning and avoiding the rain and storms that later hit the course, had a 65.Scott and McIlroy will play together on Saturday in the third round.“It was always going to be a day where you just had to hang on,” Scott said of the tou

GolfNov. 29, 2013

The top two-ranked clubs in the nation's first-division football league will duel for the championship in the year's final match on Sunday, a historic occasion ripe with late-season drama.With the 2013 K League Classic crown on the line, the first-place Ulsan Hyundai will host the No. 2-ranked Pohang Steelers at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, about 410 kilometers southeast of Seoul.Ulsan leads the league with 73 points, and Pohang is right behind with 71 points. Ulsan can c

SoccerNov. 29, 2013

SYDNEY (AP) ― Adam Scott birdied his first six holes en route to a course-record 10-under 62 at Royal Sydney on Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Australian Open.Scott is attempting to join Robert Allenby as the only golfers to win all three Australian majors in the same year. Allenby won the Australian PGA, Australian Masters and Australian Open in 2005.Scott broke the previous Royal Sydney mark of 65 set by five players at the 2008 Australian Open. After Scott’s

GolfNov. 28, 2013