South Korean football club Gwangju FC said Tuesday they've signed the league's first Northern Irish player.The K League Classic outfit acquired forward Niall McGinn. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In this photo released by Gwangju FC on July 4, 2017, Northern Irish footballer Niall McGinn poses for a photo in front of the club emblem. (Yonhap)The 29-year-old started his career with the native side Dungannon Swifts in 2005 and went on to play for Derry City, Celtic, Brentford and Aberdeen.

PAJU -- Former South Korean under-20 football team boss Shin Tae-yong has been named as the new head coach of the senior national football team, officials here said Tuesday.The Korea Football Association's technical committee, led by Kim Ho-gon, said Shin will lead the team through the 2018 FIFA World Cup, should South Korea qualify for the tournament.Shin fills the vacancy at the football coaching position left by Uli Stielike, who was sacked last month after South Korea's 3-2 loss to Qatar in

Zack Cozart will be a winner at this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game, regardless of which team prevails. While he certainly would not say no to the $20,000 prize that is awarded to players on the victorious side, another prize is awaiting the veteran Cincinnati Reds shortstop and first-time All-Star. A donkey.One of Cozart’s teammates, first baseman and fellow All-Star selection Joey Votto, promised Cozart a donkey if he made the All-Star team. Cincinnati Reds' shortstop Zack Cozart (

The national football governing body appointed new members to its technical committee on Monday in order to search for a head coach for the men's national football team.The Korea Football Association said the eight-man technical committee was formed to find bench bosses for the senior national team and the under-23 squad. The new committee, led by Kim Ho-gon, will have its first meeting on Tuesday at the National Football Center in Paju, north of Seoul. In this file photo taken on June 26, 2017,

San Francisco Giants’ new third baseman Hwang Jae-gyun continued his case for a starting role by hitting two singles in the Giants’ 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. This was Hwang’s first major league multi-hit game. He also showed off his defensive ability, making a diving catch on a Gregory Polanco foul pop. in the sixth inning. Hwang finished the day with a 2-for-4 line.Hwang Jae-gyun celebrates after hitting his first major league home run on June 28. (Yonhap)Hwang has now reached base i

INCHEON -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach reaffirmed Monday that the top Olympic body will support North Korea's participation in the upcoming Winter Games in South Korea.Bach arrived in South Korea last Thursday to attend the closing ceremony of the World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, North Jeolla Province. Before leaving the country, Bach had a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in earlier Monday about North Korea's participation in the 2018 PyeongChang Wint

The organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games said Monday they have opened a website that provides environmental information, such as air and water quality, on competition venues. (Yonhap)The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games said its sustainability website will display on-site environmental data for the first time in the games history. The POCOG said people can find live charts on air quality and water quality for the competition venues, alon

The starting lineups for the All-Star Game in South Korean baseball were announced Monday, with a slugging outfielder from the Kia Tigers finishing as the top vote-getter.The Korea Baseball Organization unveiled the list of 12-man rosters for the Dream and Nanum All-Stars.The 10 clubs were divided into two sides: the Doosan Bears, the Samsung Lions, the SK Wyverns, the Lotte Giants and the KT Wiz for the Dream, and the NC Dinos, the Nexen Heroes, the Hanwha Eagles, the Kia Tigers and the LG Twin

South Korean women golfers have come up short of winning the season's second major tournament on the LPGA Tour although they dominated the leaderboard.Five South Koreans finished inside the top 10 at the KPMG Womens PGA Championship, but none of them were able to lift the trophy at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, on Sunday (local time).Danielle Kang earned her maiden professional tour win with a score of 13-under 271. The Korean-American golfer birdied on the final hole

MUJU -- South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan on Friday asked the International Olympic Committee for "continuous interest and support" in North Korea's participation in next year's Winter Games south of the border.Do made the remarks in his speech during the closing ceremony of the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul. IOC President Thomas Bach was also in attendance at T1 Arena. Do had earlier proposed a joint Korean women's hockey

MUJU -- The 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships drew to a conclusion on Friday with the host South Korea at the top of the medal standings.South Korea captured five gold medals to lead all participants, and its 10 medals overall also topped the standings. South Korea had one silver and four bronze medals to go along with its five titles.At the previous world championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia, two years ago, South Korea had four gold and one bronze.Sout

MUJU -- For South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Ah-reum, one of the biggest perks that comes with winning a world title is being in the limelight.The 25-year-old captured her first World Taekwondo Championships gold medal on Friday in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul. In the women's under-57kg final at T1 Arena, Lee got past Hatice Kubra Ilgun of Turkey 7-5.It was South Korea's competition-best fifth and final gold medal, as the signature event for the World Taekwondo Federation came to a

MUJU -- Demonstration performances by teams from the two Koreas put the finishing touch on the taekwondo world championships here Friday.Teams from the World Taekwondo Federation and the International Taekwondo Federation helped draw the curtain on the 23rd WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul.The ITF's team also performed here in the opening ceremony last Saturday, the first time an ITF demo team performed at a WTF event held in South Korea.After appearing in