Kenyan-born marathoner Wilson Loyanae Erupe has acquired Korean citizenship, capping off a journey that began more than three years ago.Oh Chang-seok, a former men's national marathon coach who now acts as an agent for Erupe, said the 29-year-old athlete was granted citizenship by the justice ministry on Tuesday. (Yonhap)He failed in his previous bid in April 2016. But he has been competing for a Korean municipal government since June 2015.According to Oh, Erupe will adopt a Korean name, Oh Joo-

Veteran South Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh said Monday he'll enter his fifth and likely last Asian Games next month with a renewed determination.The 38-year-old, one of the most decorated Olympians for South Korea, said it was a conscious decision on his part to keep telling himself that this year's Asiad, scheduled from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2 in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, will be his final one."Otherwise, I don't think I would have been pushing myself as hard," Jin said at a press conference i

Two South Korean PGA Tour players have come up short of a breakthrough win in Canada after being in contention for the first three rounds.An Byeong-hun and Kim Meen-whee were each looking for their first PGA title at the RBC Canadian at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, on Sunday (local time) but finished tied for second at 20-under 268, three strokes behind the champion, Dustin Johnson.This was the third career runner-up finish for both Kim and An. Dustin Johnson celebrates his winning

South Korea defended its world title in the men's team sabre fencing in China on Wednesday.The quartet of Kim Jung-hwan, Gu Bon-gil, Kim Jun-ho and Oh Sang-wuk defeated Italy 45-39 in the final held at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China.South Korea won its first men's sabre team title last year and has remained at the top of the game in 2018.Kim Jung-hwan, the senior member of the team at 34, became a double gold medalist, having earlier won the individual sabre gold medal. He is als

South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yueng has made his first appearance for his new Premier League club while wearing his old number.Newcastle United on Monday (local time) posted pictures of Ki in his familiar No. 4, in training with his new teammates.Ki signed a two-year deal with Newcastle on June 29, after a six-year stint with Swansea City. Ki wore No. 4 with his former club, too. In this photo captured from Newcastle United's website, South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yueng poses in the kit of h

South Korea has picked up gold and bronze medals in the men's individual sabre at the ongoing fencing world championships in China.Kim Jung-hwan defeated Eli Dershwitz of the United States 15-11 in the final at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi on Sunday.Fellow South Korean Kim Jun-ho took home bronze after losing to Dershwitz in the semifinals. Kim Jung-hwan celebrates his 15-11 victory over Eli Dershwitz of the United States in the final at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi on Sund

KOBE, Japan _ Andres Iniesta made his debut in Japan on Sunday for Vissel Kobe but his new team went down 3-0 at home to Shonan Bellmare.Keisuke Saka and Mitsuki Saito scored to give the visitors a 2-0 lead before Iniesta came on as a 59th-minute substitute. But Shunsuke Kikuchi added another in the 67th to put the result beyond doubt. Andres Iniesta (AP)The 34-year-old Iniesta had his first touch in the 62nd minute, as he received a pass inside his own area before dribbling to halfway and passi

South Korean table tennis player Jang Woo-jin had himself quite a weekend, grabbing three gold medals at an international tournament that wrapped up on home soil on Sunday.Jang defeated Liang Jingkun of China 4-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-3) in the men's singles final for his third gold medal at the International Table Tennis Federation World Tour Platinum Korea Open in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul. Jang Woo-jin of South Korea hits a shot during the men's doubles final at the International

A South Korean men's doubles ping pong team captured a gold medal at an international tournament on home soil on Sunday.The duo of Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon beat Ho Kwan Kit and Wong Chun Ting of Hong Kong 3-1 (11-8, 19-17, 9-11, 11-9) at the International Table Tennis Federation World Tour Platinum Korea Open in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul.(Yonhap)This was Jang's second gold medal of the competition. On Saturday, he teamed up with North Korea's Cha Hyo-sim to capture the mixed d

Choo Shin-soo's on-base streak for the Texas Rangers has come to an end at 52 games.The South Korean designated hitter went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts against the Cleveland Indians at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday (local time), as the longest on-base run by an active major leaguer ended. The Rangers were routed 16-3.Choo began his streak on May 13 against the Houston Astros. (Yonhap)During his run, Choo kept his streak alive in his final plate appearance on four occasions --

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South Korean figure skaters on Friday mourned the death of Denis Ten, a Kazakh star of Korean descent, taking to social media to express their condolences.Ten, the 2014 Olympic men's singles bronze medalist and a great-great-grandson of a Korean-born independence fighter Min Keung-ho, was stabbed to death in Almaty on Thursday at age 25.South Korean icon Kim Yu-na wrote on her Instagram page that she was "traumatized" by the news of Ten's death, while also posting a photo of herself and Ten toge

Denis Ten, a Kazakh figure skater of Korean descent, has been stabbed to death at 25, a Kazakhstan news agency reported Thursday.　Kazinform reported that Ten was stabbed by two unidentified men in Almaty at 3 p.m. Friday (local time) and was pronounced dead at a hospital.　The news agency added that Ten lost 3 liters of blood and was fighting for his life for nearly three hours before his passing. Denis Ten (Yonhap)　Kazinform also quoted the healthcare ministry spokesman Yernar Akimkulov as sayin

SHENZHEN, China -- South Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun said Thursday that Asian nations need to compete with each other to develop the sport as he eyes an expansion of his youth football project across the continent.　Cha will launch “Team Chaboom Plus Project” in Shenzhen, 2,000 kilometers south of Beijing, with the help of a sports organization under China‘s CITIC Group. The 65-year-old is familiar with the Chinese city as he managed Shenzhen Ping An in 1998 after he was sacked from the So

Korea is negotiating with Tottenham Hotspur over the release date of Son Heung-min for the upcoming Asian Games, a football official in Seoul said Thursday, hoping the star forward can join the national team as soon as possible.Son, 26, was named to Korea's 20-man football squad for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia as one of the three overage players. The Asiad is open to men's footballers aged 23 or under, but teams can field up to three players who are over the age limit.(Yonhap)Korea's under