The Korea Herald

Nadal humbled at Wimbledon

LONDON (AFP) ― Rafael Nadal suffered Wimbledon humiliation at the hands of Belgian world number 135 Steve Darcis on Monday, a shock first-round defeat which cleared the title paths of Andy Murray and Roger Federer.Journeyman Darcis clinched a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (8), 6-4 win to condemn the fifth-seed Spanish superstar to a first ever loss in the opening round of a major.It also came just two weeks after 12-time Grand Slam title winner Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 Wimbledon champion, had celebrated a record

More SportsJune 25, 2013

Hawks win Stanley Cup

BOSTON (AP) ― An NHL-record unbeaten streak to start the lockout-shortened season.Three straight victories to clinch the title.From beginning to end, the Chicago Blackhawks skated away from the rest of the league.Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland scored 17 seconds apart in the final 1:16 and the Blackhawks struck quickly to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final 3-2 on Monday night for their second NHL championship in four seasons.“I still can’t believe that finish. Oh my God, we never quit,” said goa

More SportsJune 25, 2013

Hong vows to give his all for team

Freshly minted as head coach of South Korean men’s football team, Hong Myung-bo said Tuesday he will give everything he has to lead the squad.At his first news conference as the national team head coach on Tuesday, Hong said he will not be deterred by the “challenging circumstances” he faces.“I will use all of my football experience, knowledge and wisdom,” Hong said at the National Football Center in Paju, north of Seoul. “I will dedicate my body and soul for South Korean football.”Hong was name

More SportsJune 25, 2013

Pitcher Lim makes first U.S. appearance in minor league

South Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong, who signed with the Chicago Cubs last year, made his first appearance for the team’s minor league affiliate on Monday in Arizona.Lim gave up two runs on three hits in one inning of work as a starter for the Cubs’ Arizona League affiliate against the Los Angeles Angels’ Arizona League counterparts. Lim had been rehabbing from his elbow reconstructive operation from last July, commonly known as Tommy John surgery, and had hoped to return to live pitching by mid

More SportsJune 25, 2013

Injuries prompt change to outfield walls at baseball stadiums

The government and the top professional baseball league said Monday they will work to replace the concrete outfield walls at stadiums throughout the country amid increased injuries and growing calls for change.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said in a statement that it will devise a plan in July to change the outfield walls of eight stadiums with cooperation from the nine Korea Baseball Organization clubs and regional authorities that manage the ballparks.The ministry noted that hard

More SportsJune 25, 2013

Injuries prompt change to outfield walls at baseball stadiums

Yasiel Puig leads Dodgers to 3-1 win over Giants

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Rookie sensation Yasiel Puig hit his seventh home run in 20 major league games and added a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning against Madison Bumgarner, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.Nick Punto, who replaced third baseman Juan Uribe in a double switch, led off the eighth with an opposite-field double down the right-field line. Mark Ellis sacrificed Punto to third and reached safely when Bumgarner threw high

More SportsJune 25, 2013

Yasiel Puig leads Dodgers to 3-1 win over Giants

[Newsmaker] Park on way to golf milestone

Park In-bee is poised to write a new chapter in South Korean golf history on the LPGA Tour. On Sunday, she defeated fellow South Korean Ryu So-yeon in the first playoff hole at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas. It was her fifth LPGA Tour victory of the season. With the victory, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer tied the record for most wins by a South Korean LPGA professional in a season. Of the 14 tournaments held so far this year, she has taken fi

GolfJune 24, 2013

[Newsmaker] Park on way to golf milestone

Williams, Sharapova trade volleys

LONDON (AP) ― As her agent nodded along approvingly from a front-row seat, Serena Williams sounded contrite and composed. Well-rehearsed, too.Williams even managed to crack herself up with a couple of jokes during her news conference at Wimbledon as the defending champion, where the primary topic was hardly her 31-match winning streak or her bid for a sixth title at the All England Club or her injured sister Venus’ absence from the field.Instead, more than half the questions at Sunday’s session

More SportsJune 24, 2013

Bolt skips Golden Spike meet in Czech Republic

PRAGUE (AP) ― Usain Bolt says he will skip next week’s Golden Spike meet in the Czech city of Ostrava. In a message to organizers, Bolt said Sunday that “I will stay in Jamaica with my coach for an extra week to focus on training before coming to Europe.” The Olympic champion was scheduled to anchor the sprint relay at the Czech meet. Bolt was in Jamaica to run at the national championships, winning the 100 meters on Friday in 9.94 seconds and is getting ready for European meets before the seaso

SoccerJune 24, 2013

Clippers land new coach in Doc Rivers

BOSTON (AP) ― Doc Rivers will be the next coach of the Los Angeles Clippers if the NBA approves the rare but not unprecedented trade of an active coach, a Boston Celtics official told the Associated Press on Sunday night.The deal would bring Boston a first-round draft pick in 2015, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is pending a trade call with the NBA office. Rivers, who had three years and $21 million left on his contract with the Celtics, must also r

More SportsJune 24, 2013

Duke, 44, bags 1st PGA Tour win in playoff

CROMWELL, Connecticut (AP) ― Journeyman Ken Duke made a 2 1/2-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat Chris Stroud at the Travelers Championship and earn his first PGA Tour victory.Stroud had chipped in from 51 feet on the 18th hole to force the playoff.But the 44-year-old Duke made the better approach shot on the second extra hole, bouncing his ball in front of the flag and rolling it close.“I’ve knocked on the door a lot and here we are,” said Duke, who turned pro in 1994.He

GolfJune 24, 2013

Ernie Els wins 28th European Tour title

MUNICH (AP) ― Ernie Els of South Africa won the BMW International Open by one shot Sunday for his 28th European Tour title.He closed with a third straight 3-under 69 to finish at 18-under 270 on the Eichenried Golf Club course. Els was in front after the first and second rounds and entered the last day as part of a three-way lead.Thomas Bjorn of Denmark shot a 69 and finished a stroke back. Alexander Levy of France had a 71 and was another stroke off the pace for his best result.Els is a two-tim

SoccerJune 24, 2013

Officials mum over probe linked to Pats’ Hernandez

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) ― Authorities continue to investigate, but not talk about, the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.A spokeswoman for the Bristol County district attorney’s office said Sunday that officials are not releasing details. Spokeswoman Yasmina Serdarevic said officials also are not talking about the cause of death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, whose body was found on Monday. His death w

GolfJune 24, 2013

Choo goes deep in win

PHOENIX (AP) ― Mat Latos matched his career high with 13 strikeouts and the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the finale of their three-game series in Arizona with a 4-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.Choo Shin-soo hit a leadoff home run and Brandon Phillips added a two-run shot in the first inning off Randall Delgado (0-1).That was plenty of offense for Latos (7-1), who allowed a run on six hits with one walk in 7 2/3 innings.Latos, coming off his first loss in 21 starts, didn’t strike anyone o

BaseballJune 24, 2013

Hong Myung-bo named men's national football team head coach

South Korean football legend Hong Myung-bo was named the new men's national team head coach on Monday.The Korea Football Association (KFA), the national governing body of the sport, tasked the 44-year-old with guiding South Korea at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The KFA had earlieridentified Hong as "the strongest candidate" among four coaches in the running.South Korea qualified for its eighth straight World Cup last Tuesday, and Choi Kang-hee immediately resigned as the head coach. When h

SoccerJune 24, 2013

Hong Myung-bo named men's national football team head coach

Spain, Uruguay reach Confed Cup semi-finals

World Cup winners Spain defeated Nigeria 3-0 with two goals from Jordi Alba and another from Fernando Torres on Sunday to set up a semifinal showdown with Italy in the Confederations Cup.Although the final score was emphatic, it could have been much closer if Nigeria had accepted some of their many clear chances in the first half. At times Spain looked vulnerable to the African champions' fast breaks.Thursday's rematch in Fortaleza will be a chance for Italy to get even for a humiliating 4-0 los

SoccerJune 24, 2013

Spain, Uruguay reach Confed Cup semi-finals

Park In-bee triumphs on LPGA Tour, ties S. Korean wins record

Park In-bee earned her fifth LPGA Tour victory of the season on Sunday in Arkansas, tying the record for most wins by a South Korean LPGA pro in a season.Park, the world's No. 1-ranked female golfer, defeated fellow South Korean Ryu So-yeon with a birdie on the first playoff hole at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Arkansas. The tournament was a three-round affair.Park's fifth win of 2013 pulled her into a tie with Pak Se-ri for most LPGA wins in a season by a Sou

GolfJune 24, 2013

Park In-bee triumphs on LPGA Tour, ties S. Korean wins record

Hawks put Bruins to the brink

CHICAGO (AP) ― Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks have that look again, and another Stanley Cup is within reach.Kane scored two goals, Corey Crawford made 24 saves and the Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead in the finals.Kane had a terrific postseason when Chicago won it all in 2010, including the winning score in a 4-3 overtime victory in Philadelphia that secured the title. Now he’s picking up steam as the Blackhawks move closer to another champions

More SportsJune 23, 2013

Sharapova launches verbal shot at Serena

LONDON (AP) ― Maria Sharapova took quite a shot at Serena Williams ― and it was nowhere near a tennis court.At her pre-Wimbledon news conference Saturday, Sharapova was asked about a recent Rolling Stone article where the author surmised that critical comments directed at an unnamed player by Williams were referring to Sharapova.“At the end of the day, we have a tremendous amount of respect for what we do on the court. I just think she should be talking about her accomplishments, her achievement

More SportsJune 23, 2013

Sharapova launches verbal shot at Serena

Police again search home of Patriots’ Hernandez

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (AP) ― State police officers and dogs searched the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez again Saturday as they continue to investigate the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found about a mile away.The search of Hernandez’s sprawling home and vehicle in North Attleboro began in the afternoon and lasted for more than three hours. Locksmiths and several officers were involved, including one with a crowbar.Detectives and uniformed o

More SportsJune 23, 2013