ULSAN -- South Korea played Serbia to a 1-1 draw in their men's football friendly at home on Tuesday.Midfielder Koo Ja-cheol scored an equalizer on a penalty for the 62nd-ranked South Korea after Serbia, ranked 38th, opened the scoring in the second half at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, some 410 kilometers southeast of Seoul. (Yonhap)This was the last friendly match at home for South Korea this year. They have two wins, a draw and a loss against Serbia all-time.Coming off an encouraging 2-1 w

South Korea will host the final qualification event for short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics this week.　The fourth and final leg of the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating will come to Seoul’s Mokdong Ice Rink. The competition begins with heats on Thursday and Friday, and the finals will take place over Saturday and Sunday.　Choi Min-jeong (front) of South Korea competes in the women`s 3,000-meter relay at the International Skating Union World Cup Shor

South Korean baseball club KT Wiz said Tuesday they have signed American hitter Mel Rojas Jr. for a second season.The Korea Baseball Organization club said the new deal is worth $1 million.Rojas, 27, joined the Wiz in June on a $400,000 deal, replacing slumping Johnny Monell. In 83 games, Rojas batted .301 with 18 home runs, 56 RBIs and five steals. In this file photo taken Sept. 27, 2017, Mel Rojas Jr. of the KT Wiz picks up a base hit against the Doosan Bears in the bottom of the first inning

South Korea will host the final qualification event for short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics this week.The fourth and final leg of the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating will come to Seoul's Mokdong Ice Rink. The competition begins with heats on Thursday and Friday, and the finals will take place over Saturday and Sunday.This is the final qualifying event for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. A total of 110 Olympic spots, 55 each for men and wome

The UN General Assembly adopts a resolution asking all countries to observe a truce during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

ULSAN -- South Korea national football head coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday his side is ready to challenge physical Serbia in the upcoming friendly match.South Korea, No. 62 in the latest FIFA rankings, will face 38th-ranked Serbia at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, 410 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Tuesday. It is South Korea's last match at home this year.Both South Korea and Serbia have secured their spots at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and are coming off friendly victories last week. South K

Major League Baseball has checked on the availability of three South Korean players in the market this offseason, league officials here said Monday.The Korea Baseball Organization said MLB tendered status checks on Lotte Giants outfielder Son A-seop, Kia Tigers left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong and SK Wyverns outfielder Jung Eui-yoon on Sunday.The KBO responded on Monday that Son and Jung are both free agents and may sign with any club, but Yang, the reigning KBO MVP, remains under the Tigers' control

The United Nations General Assembly is to adopt the Olympic Truce for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday (local time) in a symbolic gesture to hope for a peaceful running of the games.Last Saturday, Culture Minister Do Jong-hwan left for New York to attend the meeting, with a 10-strong South Korean delegation that includes Lee Hee-beom, chief of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games and Kim Yu-na, a figure skating champion and Honorary Am

Fresh off his first career ATP Tour title, South Korean youngster Chung Hyeon said Monday he'll look to build on that success and become an even more complete player.Chung returned home after winning the inaugural Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan, Italy, on Saturday. In the season-ending event for players 21 or younger, Chung, then ranked No. 54, defeated 37th-ranked Andrey Rublev of Russia in the final.There were no ranking points in the event, and Chung actually dropped to No. 59 in the lat

Former San Francisco Giants infielder Hwang Jae-gyun has signed with a South Korean club, returning home after a cup of coffee in the majors this year.The KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization announced on Monday they've acquired Hwang on a four-year deal worth 8.8 billion won ($7.9 million), which includes a 4.4 billion won signing bonus.The 30-year-old had two stints with the Giants in his first major league season. He homered in his very first big league game on June 28, but ended up batt

Park Sung-hyun's reign at the top of women's golf has ended after just one week.Park fell a spot to No. 2 in the latest women's world rankings announced Monday, as Feng Shanshan of China jumped from third to first on the strength of back-to-back LPGA victories.Last week, Park became the first LPGA rookie ever to reach No. 1 in the world, when she dethroned fellow South Korean Ryu So-yeon. In this file photo taken Oct. 15, 2017, Park Sung-hyun of South Korea hits her second shot at the ninth hole

Sport climber Kim Ja-in was named South Korea's top female athlete of the year Monday.Kim, 29, will receive the highest honor at the 2017 Korea Woman Sports Awards, the organizers said. The award ceremony will take place in Seoul next Tuesday.Kim is one of the leading climbers in climbing and bouldering competitions. She has won 26 International Federation of Sport Climbing LEAD World Cups, most among female climbers.  In this file photo taken on Aug. 28, 2017, South Korean professional sport cl

South Korea picked up a bronze to wrap up the season-opening World Cup event in the Netherlands.The trio of Kim Min-sun, Kim Hyun-yung and Park Seung-hi teamed up for the third-place finish in the women's team sprint at the first International Skating Union World Cup Speed Skating of the season in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on Sunday (local time). At 1:28.111, South Korea lost to Norway by 0.001 second, while Russia took the gold in 1:26.62.The team sprint is contested over three laps, with each t

A Colombian TV show racially discriminated against Asians by imitating its national football player’s actions. Edwin Cardona, a Colombian football player, made a racist mocking gesture at Korean captain Ki Sung-yueng during a friendly match last Friday in Korea.  (YouTube)Ki later said, “(Dirty play on the field) sometimes happens. But racial discrimination can never be accepted.” The Colombian player later apologized through the Colombian Football Association “for causing misunderstandings.” Me

South Korean veteran Lee Seung-hoon has opened the new World Cup season with two gold medals.Lee won the men's mass start title at the first leg of the International Skating Union World Cup Speed Skating in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on Saturday (local time). Lee had won the team pursuit gold medal the previous day.In this Associated Press photo, Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea celebrates his victory at the men`s mass start in the opening leg of the International Skating Union World Cup Speed Skatin