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S. Korea departs for Canberra ahead of first Asian Cup match

SoccerJan 6, 2015

The South Korean men's national football team on Tuesday left Sydney for Canberra, the site of its first two matches of the upcoming AFC Asian Cup.Coached by Uli Stielike, the 23-man team will be trying to win South Korea's first Asian Cup title since 1960.The country has been paired with Australia, Oman and Kuwait in Group A. The first match for South Korea will be against Oman at the 25,000-seat Canberra Stadium on Saturday.South Korea, ranked 69th in the world, will stay in Canberra to face K
Real’s 22-match win streak snapped

More sportsJan 5, 2015

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (right) and Valencia’s Nicolas Otamnedi vie for the ball on Sunday. (AFP-Yonhap)LONDON (AP) ― After a perfect end to 2014, Real Madrid opened the new year with its first loss since September.Madrid slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Valencia to end a 22-game winning streak in all competitions. However, Barcelona failed to take advantage as it also lost at Real Sociedad to remain behind leader Madrid in the Spanish league.In England, Manchester United and Manchester City w
Unfinished business

SoccerJan 5, 2015

Korea’s goalkeeper job still up for grabs
Cards crumble in Carolina

More sportsJan 4, 2015

Newton, defense lead Panthers in 27-16 win
Pedro Martinez waits for call from Hall of Fame

BaseballJan 4, 2015

BOSTON (AP) ― As a Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster, Nomar Garciaparra watched Clayton Kershaw become the dominant pitcher in the National League, winning three of the last four NL Cy Young Awards ― the last one unanimously.But when fans ask if he’s ever witnessed anyone as good as the L.A. left-hander, Garciaparra stops them cold.“Hang on,” he says, “I got to play with Pedro Martinez.”The former Red Sox shortstop was already in Boston when the reigning NL Cy Young winner arrived from the Montrea
Gerrard headed to MLS after season ends

SoccerJan 4, 2015

LONDON (AP) ― Steven Gerrard wants to win a trophy and lead Liverpool to a top-four finish in the English Premier League before he leaves his childhood club for Major League Soccer at the end of the season.A day after Gerrard announced he will leave the club and play abroad, the long-time captain confirmed on Saturday he will go to Major League Soccer, though he has yet to sign a deal with an MLS side.“I’ll be going to play in America,” Gerrard said on Liverpool’s in-house TV channel. “I’m not o
S. Korea beats Saudi Arabia 2-0 in last tune-up for Asian Cup tourney

SoccerJan 4, 2015

South Korea benefited from an own goal to defeat Saudi Arabia 2-0 on Sunday in its final tune-up match ahead of the AFC Asian Cup, a result that masked some underlying problems for the team with the continent's largest football tourney on the horizon.Saudi Arabian defender Osama Hawsawi deflected a South Korean free kick into his own net in the 67th minute and unheralded forward Lee Jeong-hyeop scored his first international goal in his debut in injury time, as South Korea blanked its long-time
Spurs inflict Chelsea’s 2nd loss of season

SoccerJan 2, 2015

LONDON (AP) ― Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham overwhelmed Chelsea 5-3 in an electrifying London derby on Thursday to enhance its top-four credentials while ensuring its neighbor’s English Premier League lead was wiped out.The New Year’s Day capitulation was only Chelsea’s second loss of the season and the first time that a Jose Mourinho Chelsea side had conceded so many times in the league, including his 2004-07 reign.Such was the frenzied nature of the game, the most significant result of
LeBron to miss 2 weeks with knee, back injuries

More sportsJan 2, 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) ― LeBron James’ homecoming season has hit a hurdle.The Cavaliers superstar is expected to miss at least the next two weeks with injuries to his left knee and back. The timing of the injuries are another blow to the Cavaliers, who have been jarred by a rash of medical issues and failed to live up to the enormous expectations triggered by James re-signing as a free agent with Cleveland last summer.The team said Thursday that James has been diagnosed with knee and back strains. He’ll
Korea to take on Saudi Arabia

SoccerJan 2, 2015

Match final tune-up for Asian Cup
Second-half rally pushes Pacers past Heat

More sportsJan 1, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ― C.J. Miles wants to see the same sort of fight that Indiana showed in the third period be a part of its game in every quarter.Miles scored 25 points, George Hill added 20 and the Pacers rallied to beat the Miami Heat 106-95 on Wednesday. Miles and C.J. Watson combined for 10 of Indiana’s 17 points in a decisive third-quarter spurt.“It shouldn’t take us to get hit to bounce back,” Miles said. “It’s just about us going out there with a focus from the jump every day.”The Pacers
Lampard stays at Man City to end of season

More sportsJan 1, 2015

MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Frank Lampard will carry on playing for Manchester City throughout the Premier League season, the English champion announced Wednesday night.“Manchester City can confirm that it has extended Frank Lampard’s contract up to the end of Manchester City’s season, enabling his continued participation in both domestic and European campaigns,” the club said in a statement on its website.Lampard will now be available to face Sunderland in a league match at the Etihad Stadium on
Russia fails to resolve Capello payment issue

More sportsJan 1, 2015

MOSCOW (AP) ― The Russian Football Union has failed to achieve its goal of paying national team coach Fabio Capello his unpaid wages by the end of the year.Capello has not received any of his reported $11 million-a-year salary since June amid financial problems at the RFU.The organization’s president Nikolai Tolstykh said Monday he planned to resolve the issue by the end of 2014, but told local media Wednesday that was now impossible.With Russia gearing up for almost two weeks of public holidays
Georgia Tech beats Mississippi State in Orange Bowl

More sportsJan 1, 2015

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― Georgia Tech players hopped happily, hugged each other and danced in place. The clock had just struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, so they had two things to celebrate.Minutes earlier, the Yellow Jackets had completed a 49-34 victory over Mississippi State in the Orange Bowl.Quarterback Justin Thomas was chosen the game’s outstanding player Wednesday night after he directed an offense that totaled an Orange Bowl-record 452 yards rushing. He ran for 121 yards and three
Seahawks end where expected as best in NFC

More sportsDec 31, 2014

RENTON, Washington (AP) ― Even when the Seattle Seahawks were slogging along at 3-3 and 6-4 around the midpoint of the season, finishing on top of the NFC still remained the goalThat’s exactly where the Seahawks ended up after closing the season on a dominant six-game win streak. And now they get their reward: A needed week of rest and a guarantee that they will not have to leave the Pacific Northwest throughout the NFC playoffs.“The rest is important but we’re playing fast at the end of the yea