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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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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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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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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
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UN talks on plastic pollution treaty begin with grim outlook
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Korea opens training camp for EA Cup
PAJU (Yonhap News) ― South Korean men’s soccer players reported to the national training camp ahead of a continental tournament to be held here later this month, vowing to win back the fan base frustrated by the country’s subpar performances of late.Sixteen of the 23 players named to the squad for the East Asian Cup entered the National Football Center here in Paju, north of Seoul, to begin preparations for the July 20-28 tournament. The round-robin event will pit South Korea against Australia,
SoccerJuly 17, 2013
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PSG signs Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani
PARIS (AP) ― Paris Saint-Germain broke the French league transfer record Tuesday by signing Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani to a five-year contract for a reported fee of $84 million.Monaco held the previous record, recently paying Atletico Madrid an estimated $79 million for Colombia striker Radamel Falcao.It is the fifth most expensive transfer in history, behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s move from Manchester United to Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane’s switch from Juventus to Real Madrid, Zlatan Ibrahimo
GolfJuly 17, 2013
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Rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae takes silver in ball at Universiade
South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae took the silver medal in the ball discipline at the ongoing Summer Universiade here on Tuesday.Son is the first South Korean to claim an individual medal in rhythmic gymnastics at the multi-sport competition for university athletes. She earned 18.000 points, finishing 0.233 of a point behind the gold medalist, Alexandra Merkulova of Russia.On Monday, Son had finished sixth in the all-around individual final, coming up short in her first bid to win an in
More SportsJuly 17, 2013
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Ryu Seung-woo denies report of move
South Korean teenage footballer Ryu Seung-woo on Tuesday denied a media report that he is about to join Borussia Dortmund in the top German league.In a phone interview with Yonhap News Agency, Ryu said that no deal has been signed.“I haven’t made up my mind,” Ryu said. “Nothing has been determined. I will let my agent take care of any transaction, and I will just focus on football.”The online edition of Kicker, a German sports magazine, reported earlier Tuesday, Korean time, that the 19-year-old
More SportsJuly 16, 2013
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New Orioles’ pitcher hopes to model self after Ryu Hyun-jin
Yoon Jung-hyun, a former South Korean college pitcher who recently signed with the Baltimore Orioles, said Tuesday he will try to model himself after a fellowKorean hurler who has had an early success in Major League Baseball.The Orioles announced the signing of the 20-year-old left-hander earlier this month. It was a surprise acquisition of an unheralded player who was mid-round draft pick in the domestic Korea Baseball Organization out of high school, and droppedout of a Seoul-based university
More SportsJuly 16, 2013
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Cespedes wins Home Run Derby
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Home Run Derby champion didn’t even make the All-Star team.Yoenis Cespedes won baseball’s power-hitting competition with a dazzling display Monday night, becoming the first player left out of the All-Star game to take home the crown. The Oakland Athletics slugger beat Bryce Harper 9-8 in the final round at reconfigured Citi Field, hitting the decisive drive with five swings to spare.In his second major league season, the outfielder from Cuba dropped his bat and raised his arm
More SportsJuly 16, 2013
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S. Korean footballer Ryu Seung-woo to join Dortmund in Germany: report
South Korean teenage footballer Ryu Seung-woo will join Borussia Dortmund in the top German league, a German report claimed.The online edition of Kicker, a German sports magazine, reported Monday that the 19-year-old will be the latest summer signing by the Bundesliga side. The report noted that Borussia Dortmund has yet to give an official confirmation of the move.Ryu recently represented South Korea at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, where the country reached the quarterfinals.In group stage, the win
SoccerJuly 16, 2013
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Sprinters Powell, Gay test positive for banned substances
The list reads like a Who’s Who among the world’s best sprinters:Jamaican Asafa Powell, the former world-record holder at 100 meters.American champion Tyson Gay, who went out of his way to promote himself as an anti-drug athlete.Jamaican Sherone Simpson, who has a gold and two silver Olympic medals to her credit.Word came Sunday that all three had failed drug tests. “A sad day,” one former track official called it ― and certainly a day that punctured the myth that the oft-troubled sport has clea
More SportsJuly 15, 2013
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Mahut beats Hewitt for Hall of Fame title
NEWPORT, Rhode Island (AFP) ― French wild card Nicolas Mahut rallied from a set down to defeat Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt Sunday in the final at the Hall of Fame Championships.Mahut battled back from a first set loss to take a 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 victory over the 2012 runner-up Hewitt on center court.Mahut breezed past American Michael Russell 6-2, 6-2 in the semis earlier Sunday to reach the final and became the first Frenchman to claim the Newport title since Fabrice Santoro five years ago.The 31-ye
More SportsJuly 15, 2013
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Choo keeps hitting as Reds roll
ATLANTA (AP) ― Jay Bruce says the Reds have had an impressive first half, even if they are in third place in the NL Central.A big showing by the Reds’ offense provided the perfect confidence boost before the All-Star break.Bruce hit a two-run homer in Cincinnati’s four-run third inning, Choo Shin-soo also homered, and the Reds beat Julio Teheran and the Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Sunday. Bruce led the Reds with three hits. Brandon Phillips had a two-run double in the ninth, and Choo had two hits and
More SportsJuly 15, 2013
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Park wins Manulife in playoff
WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ― South Korea’s Park Hee-young beat American Angela Stanford on the third playoff hole to win the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Sunday.Park reached the green on the par-5, 471-yard deciding hole in two shots and two-putted for her second career LPGA victory. Stanford needed three shots to get on the back fringe and her long birdie putt ended up a few feet short.Both players birdied the final hole of regulation at Grey Silo Golf Course to sit tied at 26-under 258. Stan
More SportsJuly 15, 2013
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Sprint stars Gay, Powell fail drug tests
Less than a month away from the World Championships in Moscow, sprinting has succumbed once again to the shame of doping as American Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa Powell were caught out.The 30-year-old Gay insisted he made a mistake in erroneously trusting someone he shouldn't have.Powell confirmed he too had failed a dope test, one of five Jamaicans reportedly to have done so at their country's national trials.The 2007 world champion Gay would have gone into the worlds not as favorite, but as cl
More SportsJuly 15, 2013
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Park Hee-young claims second LPGA win in Canada
South Korean golfer Park Hee-young claimed her second career LPGA Tour win in Canada on Sunday, defeating Angela Stanford of the United States in a sudden death playoff.Park captured the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic at Grey Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. She beat Stanford with a birdie on the third playoff hole. The two played the par-5 18th three times in the playoff. They both birdied the hole on their first two trips, but Stanford blinked first by missing the fairway off th
GolfJuly 15, 2013
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Choue Chung-won earns fourth term as global taekwondo chief
South Korean sports administrator Choue Chung-won on Sunday earned a fourth term as the international taekwondo chief.At its general assembly here in Mexico, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) retained Choue as its president for another four-year term. No election was held as Choue was the sole candidate for the position.The 65-year-old first took over as the WTF head in 2004, when then president Kim Un-yong stepped down with one year left on his term. Choue was re-elected in 2005 and again in
More SportsJuly 15, 2013
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Man United’s Moyes era begins with shock loss
BANGKOK (AFP) ― David Moyes’s reign at Manchester United began with an embarrassing upset as the Premier League champions slumped to a 1-0 defeat against Thailand’s Singha All-Star XI in Bangkok on Saturday.The new manager sat grim-faced on the bench as the highly paid visitors, who have been given a hero’s welcome in Thailand, failed to recover after falling behind early in the second half.United were missing Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Nani and captain Nemanja Vidic among others, but they
More SportsJuly 14, 2013
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France beats Uruguay on penalties to win U20 title
ISTANBUL (AP) ― France won the Under-20 World Cup for the first time after drawing with Uruguay 0-0 after extra time and winning the penalty shootout 4-1 on Saturday.France goalkeeper Alphonse Areola saved Uruguay’s first two penalties ― from Emiliano Valazquez and Giorgian De Arrascatea ―before Dimitri Foulquier converted the fourth for France, giving the Europeans an insurmountable lead.The French celebrated for minutes on the field with rhythmic dance moves, singing and waving to fans, before
More SportsJuly 14, 2013
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Park Hee-young leads at Manulife LPGA
WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ― The course was dry yet the greens remained soft at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Saturday. Players aimed straight at the pins for a third straight day and the scoreboard was loaded with low numbers as a result.South Korea’s Park Hee-young shot a career-low 61 to move into sole possession of the lead at Grey Silo Golf Course. Her 20-under 193 total left her one shot up on American Angela Stanford and two strokes ahead of Scotland’s Catriona Matthew.With 21 player
More SportsJuly 14, 2013
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Lincecum no-hits Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) ― The Freak is back.Tim Lincecum tossed aside his recent struggles and pitched his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder Hunter Pence in the San Francisco Giants’ 9-0 win over last-place San Diego on Saturday night.Lincecum has won two Cy Young Awards and two World Series rings. Now he has something really remarkable ― a no-hitter in which he threw a whopping career-high 148 pitches.“Right now I t
More SportsJuly 14, 2013
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Park shoots 61 to take lead at Manulife LPGA
South Korea's Hee Young Park shot a career-best 61 to move into the lead after the third round at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Saturday.Park was 10 under for the round and 20-under 193 overall, one stroke better than American Angela Stanford and two shots ahead of Scotland's Catriona Matthew.Park nearly chipped in on the 18th hole for an eagle before tapping in a short putt for her sixth birdie on the back nine.``I finished really well, finished (with) the birdie, so it's going to be f
GolfJuly 14, 2013
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Park In-bee sits two shots back
WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ― Angela Stanford and Catriona Matthew shot eight-under 63s to share the first-round lead at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Thursday, two strokes ahead of top-ranked Park In-bee.Park is trying to become the first golfer to win four straight LPGA Tour events since Lorena Ochoa in 2008.Park was joined by American Irene Cho, Spain’s Belen Mozo and South Korea’s Park Hee-young and Lee Mee-na at 65. American Ryann O’Toole and South Koreans Jenny Shin, Amy Yang and Oh Ji
GolfJuly 12, 2013
