Reigning South Korean pro football MVP Lee Jae-sung will headline the men's national team for an upcoming regional tournament.Lee, midfielder for K League Classic champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, was one of 24 players named to the national team for the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championship in Tokyo. South Korea will face Japan, China and North Korea from Dec. 9 to 16.The E-1 Football Championship isn't on the official FIFA international calendar, and European clubs, who will

South Korea will take a mix of veterans and youngsters to an upcoming regional women's football tournament.Head coach Yoon Duk-yeo on Tuesday announced a 23-player roster for the the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championship in Chiba, Japan. South Korea will take on Japan, China and North Korea from Dec. 8 to 15.Eight of the 23 players weren't on the squad for South Korea's October friendlies against the United States. The E-1 Football Championship isn't on the official FIFA inter

　32 countries have booked their place for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, after Peru beat New Zealand last week to guarantee the final spot.

The International Olympic Committee will pay its final technical visit to PyeongChang this week ahead of the start of the 2018 Winter Olympics in the South Korean host city, South Korean organizers said Monday.The organizing committee for the Olympics said the IOC will conduct its ninth and final Project Review on PyeongChang over two days starting Tuesday.The organizers said IOC officials will review PyeongChang's preparations for the first Winter Olympics in South Korea, checking on venues, ti

South Korean football coach Kim Jong-boo said Monday his goal for next season is to help his club Gyeongnam FC survive in the top flight K League Classic following their promotion.Kim led Gyeongnam to the league championship in the second division K League Challenge, and they earned a promotion to the top division for the 2018 season. With his achievement, the 52-year-old was named the best coach for the 2017 Challenge season at the K League Awards on Monday.Gyeongnam will return to the Classic

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors midfielder Lee Jae-sung was voted the MVP of the top South Korean professional football league Monday.The 25-year-old garnered 69 out of 133 votes to claim the top individual award in the first-division K League Classic, beating out Suwon Samsung Bluewings striker Johnathan Aparecido da Silva by 20 votes. Gangwon FC attacker Lee Keun-ho finished third with 15 votes.Lee was pivotal in Jeonbuk winning their fifth league title. He scored eight goals and provided 10 assists in

South Korean national baseball team returned home from Tokyo on Monday, after the young squad finished runner-up to Japan at a new regional tournament.South Korea lost to Japan 7-0 to end in second place at the inaugural Asia Professional Baseball Championship at Tokyo Dome on Sunday. The competition was open to professional players from South Korea, Japan and Chinese Taipei under 24 years of age -- born on or after Jan. 1, 1993 -- or those with less than three years of professional experience.S

What does artificial intelligence have to do with the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics? This very question might come to the minds of many people when they watch a new promotional video for the upcoming competition.In the 5-minute video titled "The Last A.I (Join in PyeongChang, Join in Peace)," what claims to be the only robot with artificial intelligence left on the planet in 2045 starts a journey to find out why they've lost a 10-year-long battle against human beings.As the female humanoid ro

South Korean golfer Ko Ji-young, the 2016 Korea LPGA Player of the Year, will take her talent to the LPGA Tour next year, her agency, Galaxia SM, said Monday.The 22-year-old earned her eligibility by winning the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship on home soil last month."I've been dreaming of reaching the LPGA Tour ever since I started playing golf," Ko said in a statement. "I've decided to take on this challenge to realize an even bigger dream. I'll try my best to win a tournament and earn the Roo

South Korean golfers combined for a record-tying 15 wins in the 2017 LPGA Tour season, sweeping up nearly half of the tournaments to reaffirm their dominance in women's golf.In all, 11 South Koreans won 15 out of 33 tournaments this year, including three of the five majors. It ties the record for most LPGA wins by the South Korean contingent in one season, matching the mark set in 2015, when there were 31 tournaments.Kim In-kyung led the way with three tour wins, including her first major title

TOKYO -- South Korea lost to Japan 7-0 to finish in second place at the inaugural Asia Professional Baseball Championship here on Sunday.South Korea had no answer against crafty left-hander Kazuto Taguchi, who held the opponents to three hits in seven shutout innings at Tokyo Dome, as Japan claimed the first APBC title with an undefeated 3-0 record.Ryoma Nishikawa hit a solo shot as part of his three-RBI day at the plate. Hotaka Yamakawa and Shuta Tonosaki chipped in two RBIs apiece.The two coun

They've been neck and neck during the 2017 LPGA Tour season. And perhaps it's only fitting that Ryu So-yeon and Park Sung-hyun are the co-winners of the tour's Player of the Year honors.The two South Korean stars finished tied atop the Player of the Year points race at 162 apiece, following the conclusion of the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida, on Sunday (local time).This marks the first time that the award has been shared by two players since its inception in 1966.

LPGA rookie sensation Park Sung-hyun has clinched the tour's money title to cap off a splendid season, while also sharing the top player honors with fellow South Korean star Ryu So-yeon.Park finished tied for sixth at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, on Sunday (local time), at 12-under 276, three back of the champion, Ariya Jutanugarn. But that was more than enough to make Park just the third rookie to lead the tour in money.Park, who'd alrea

Host South Korea picked up two more gold medals to wrap up the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating on Sunday.Choi was crowned the women's 1,000 meters champion at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul on the last day of the competition. Then in the men's 5,000m relay, South Korea edged out the Netherlands for its first World Cup relay gold of the season.Also on Sunday, Hwang Dae-heon won silver in the men's 1,000m, and the women's 3,000m relay team took home bronze.Overall,

Like other tough-as-nails athletes, South Korean short track speed skater Kim A-lang wears her battle scar proudly.And that scar isn't in a place you'd expect to see on a speed skater, such as the knees, ankles or back.It is actually on her left cheek, just below the eye. She sustained a severe cut in that area in a potentially traumatic incident during the National Winter Sports Festival in January this year when her face was slashed by the blade of another skater during a race.Kim A-lang of So