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Yuh Myung-woo to work with Pacquiao

Yuh Myung-woo, a two-time world boxing champ from South Korea, will join hands with multi-division world champion Manny Pacquiao for projects related to their sport, boxing sources said Thursday.Yuh is scheduled to visit Pacquiao in the latter’s home country, the Philippines, to finalize discussions on their partnership. They said Yuh and Pacquiao have agreed on their big picture and will complete more specific execution plans in their upcoming meeting. (Yonhap News)

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Safe passage secured

Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain protected their leads from the first legs to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Wednesday.Juventus avoided any slip-ups against Celtic, finishing off the Scottish team with a 2-0 win to advance 5-0 on aggregate. PSG faced a tougher challenge against Valencia, but Ezequiel Lavezzi equalized in the second half for a 1-1 tie that was enough to put the French team into the quarterfinals for the first time since 1995. PSG had won the away leg of the ro

SoccerMarch 7, 2013

Teen posts best Korean finish at freestyle worlds

South Korean teenager Choi Jae-woo ranked fifth in men’s moguls at the Freestyle World Ski Championships for the country’s best-ever performance in the biennial event.Choi, 19, earned 23.94 points in the final held in Voss-Myrkdalen, Norway. Mikael Kingsbury of Canada took the gold medal with 27.59 points.Choi represents the best Olympic medal hope for South Korea, which has never reached an Olympic podium in snow events, such as skiing and snowboarding.“I am so pleased to have done so well at t

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Teen posts best Korean finish at freestyle worlds

Europeans dominate on first day

MISSION HILLS HAIKOU, CHINA ― Europeans dominated the first day of individual play at the second World Ladies Championship, Thursday, at Mission Hills Haikou resort on the tropical island of Hainan, southern China.Gwladys Nocera of France, Sophie Walker of England and Linda Wessberg of Sweden led the pack after the first day of individual play with 5 under par apiece carrying with them a flock of birdies in tow. Korea’s Suh Bo-mi and rising star Kim Hyo-ju finished nipping at their heels with 4

GolfMarch 7, 2013

Masterson outpitches Ryu

GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) ― Jason Giambi thought he would be a manager this season. Instead, he’s still playing.Giambi drove in two runs and Justin Masterson outpitched Ryu Hyun-jin on Wednesday, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.After interviewing for the Colorado Rockies’ managerial opening ― which went to Walt Weiss ― the 42-year-old Giambi signed a minor league deal with Cleveland just ahead of the start of spring training with hopes of playing one more sea

GolfMarch 7, 2013

Prosecutors to seek arrest warrant for coach Kang over match-fixing charges

Prosecutors investigating a match-fixing scandal in professional basketball said Thursday they plan to seek an arrest warrant for an active head coach for his role in rigging games.Prosecutors in Euijeongbu, north of Seoul, said they have confirmed star coach Kang Dong-hee's involvement in match fixing and can file for a warrant later Thursday.According to prosecutors, Kang allegedly took cash from two gambling brokers on four occasions during the playoffs in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) i

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Golfer Park In-bee, defending champ Feng Shanshan face off in world championship

World No. 4 Park In-bee is to face off against China’s defending champion Feng Shanshan at the second World Ladies Championship to tee off on Wednesday at Mission Hills Haikou resort in Hainan, southern China. The tournament at Sandbelt Trails Course continues through March 10. Mission Hills, located in Haikou city on the tropical island, is the fourth stop on the Ladies European Tour’s international schedule for 2013. With prizes totaling $600,000, the tournament gathers 108 of the best female

GolfMarch 6, 2013

Golfer Park In-bee, defending champ Feng Shanshan face off in world championship

Kicks for defense and attack

Practicing kicks is a powerful way to defend yourself because your legs are three times stronger than your arms.In the first picture, the opponent is approaching from the front. In this case, bend and unfold your leg in a snapping motion to hit the opponent’s head or torso with the ball of your foot. This kick is called a front kick. It is an easy and quick kick for beginners to use.Make sure that the toes of your foot are unbent and point upwards to avoid hurting yourself at contact. In cases w

More SportsMarch 6, 2013

Gun comments split family of Oscar Pistorius

JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― A remarkably public feud erupted Tuesday within the family of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian charged with murdering his girlfriend, as the runner and his relatives distanced themselves from comments his father reportedly made about guns and crime in South Africa.South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, also waded into the family dispute. A spokesman for the party accused Henke Pistorius, the runner’s father, of racism for his observations repo

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MLB examining expanded replay for 2014 season

GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) ― Major League Baseball intends to expand the use of instant replay for the 2014 season and will be studying over the course of this year which calls to review and how to do it.Joe Torre, an MLB executive vice president, said Tuesday that league officials plan to visit Miami during the World Baseball Classic and various spring training sites to examine camera angles and other factors that will help them develop a plan.“We’re going to increase replay next year. We just don’

BaseballMarch 6, 2013

MLB examining expanded replay for 2014 season

McIlroy: Leaving course a mistake

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― Rory McIlroy says he should have finished his second round at the Honda Classic, telling Sports Illustrated magazine that “it was not the right thing to do” to walk out after eight holes of his second round.McIlroy was 7-over for the round and headed toward another missed cut when he hit his second shot into the water on the 18th and abruptly withdrew without finishing the hole. On his way to the parking lot, he reporters that his head was not in the right plac

GolfMarch 6, 2013

FIFA hints Maracana is biggest concern

SAO PAULO (AP) ― The pace of progress at Maracana is apparently worrying FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke, who began a tour to check on Brazil’s preparations for the Confederations Cup on Tuesday.Three months ahead of the tournament, Valcke began a three-day visit to inspect host cities and noted his biggest concern was related to the famed stadium in Rio de Janeiro, which will host the final June 30.“The city which I will be visiting in two days is the one that worries me the most,” Valcke

SoccerMarch 6, 2013

Thunder roll past Lakers

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ― Russell Westbrook had 37 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin Durant scored 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder held off a second-half charge to beat the improving Los Angeles Lakers 122-105 on Tuesday night.The Thunder led from start to finish, but had their 18-point lead whittled down to five midway through the fourth quarter. Serge Ibaka, who dodged a suspension after delivering a low blow against Blake Griffin in Oklahoma City’s previous game, hit a 3-pointer and Westbrook had a t

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Korea crashes out with stagnant offense and sloppy fielding

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Yonhap News) ― Leading up to the World Baseball Classic, South Korean players and coaches talked the talk. The country was third at the inaugural WBC in 2006 and then was second in 2009. Brimming with confidence, they said they were bound to win it all in their third try.In Taiwan, though, they couldn’t walk the walk.Despite making seven roster changes before the tournament and losing the country’s only two major leaguers ― Cincinnati outfielder Choo Shin-soo and Dodgers pitche

BaseballMarch 6, 2013

Korea crashes out with stagnant offense and sloppy fielding

Real Madrid eliminates United in Champions League

Cristiano Ronaldo sent Real Madrid into the Champions League quarterfinals at the expense of his former club Manchester United by hitting his 40th goal of the season to clinch a 2-1 victory on Tuesday.The forward completed Madrid‘s comeback in the 69th minute to secure a 3-2 aggregate win after the Spanish champions took advantage of United being reduced to 10 men.“(United) were very aggressive, they were very well organized tactically and the match was very difficult for us,” Madrid manager Jos

SoccerMarch 6, 2013

Real Madrid eliminates United in Champions League

S. Korea eliminated from WBC despite win over Taiwan

South Korea was knocked out of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Tuesday, despite a 3-2 win over Taiwan.In the first-round Pool B meeting on Tuesday at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Kang Jung-ho hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the three-run eighth inning, but it wasn't enough to give South Korea the necessary margin of victory to advance in the tournament.South Korea needed to beat Taiwan by at least six runs to qualify for the next round outright, or win by five for a chance

BaseballMarch 6, 2013

S. Korea eliminated from WBC despite win over Taiwan

Hingis to enter Tennis Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) ― Five-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina Hingis leads the 2013 class for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.The other new members of the Hall announced Monday are Cliff Drysdale, Charlie Pasarell and Ion Tiriac. Australian player Thelma Coyne Long’s election was announced earlier.Hingis won 15 major titles, including nine in women’s doubles and one in mixed. The first came at Wimbledon in women’s doubles in 1996 at 15 years, 9 months, making her the youngest Grand Slam ch

More SportsMarch 5, 2013

Gonzaga No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time

SPOKANE, Washington (AP) ― The to-do list for the Gonzaga basketball team got shorter Monday: For the first time, the Zags were ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.Sweet, but it may get bumpier from there.Next: Avoiding the potholes that have stopped every other No. 1 this season, then finding a way to the Final Four.“We don’t believe there is any jinx,” assistant coach Tommy Lloyd said, subbing for coach Mark Few, who was said to be fly fishing and unavailable for comment. “Obvious

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Heat roll to 15th-straight win

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― Alonzo Mourning never did it. Shaquille O’Neal didn’t, either. Even Dwyane Wade had never won 15 games in a row as a member of the Miami Heat.The Heat have had their fair share of stars come through South Beach over the last 25 years, none of them as bright as LeBron James.Wade had 32 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, James shrugged off a sore left knee to score 20 points and grab 10 rebounds, and the Heat earned their franchise-record 15th straight victory with a 97-81 w

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KBL, team investigate game-fixing allegations

South Korea’s top professional basketball league said Tuesday it has launched its own investigation into allegations that an active head coach was involved in a match-fixing scheme.The Korean Basketball League said it will ask the coach’s team to verify facts surrounding the fixing allegations.On Monday, state prosecutors said they had already arrested a gambling broker on match-rigging charges and that they plan to summon the coach for questioning in the future.Prosecutors declined to release n

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