A North Korean football player and team coach have been suspended from six to 12 months for their misconduct during an Asian Games match in South Korea, according to the Web site of the Asian football governing body on Sunday.The disciplinary committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided at their November meeting to penalize North Korean team's head coach Yun Jong-su with a 12-month suspension, barring him from all AFC competitions. He is still allowed to register as a team officia

South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles announced Friday they’ve acquired two veteran American pitchers with prior playing experience in the top domestic competition.The Korea Baseball Organization team said they’ve signed left-hander Shane Youman and right-hander Mitch Talbot.Youman will make $375,000, along with a $100,000 signing bonus. Talbot has signed for a $390,000 salary with a signing bonus of $210,000. Foreign players may only sign one-year deals in the KBO.Youman, 35, pitched the pas

South Korean baseball club NC Dinos announced Thursday they have re-signed infielder Eric Thames and starting pitcher Charlie Shirek for next season.The Korea Baseball Organization club said each player has signed for $1 million.Shirek, who will return for his third KBO season, made $300,000 in 2014. Thames, who joined the Dinos before the 2014 season, earned $250,000.Shirek in June became the first foreign pitcher to toss a no-hitter in league history. (Yonhap)

The organizers of South Korea’s suspended F1 event all but ruled out a return to the 2015 Grand Prix calendar Thursday, despite Korea’s surprise inclusion by the sport’s governing body.The appearance of South Korea ― albeit with a “to be confirmed” tag ― in the 21-race calendar announced on Wednesday was a “unilateral” move by the FIA, an organizing committee official told AFP.“We were given no prior notice. The FIA just announced it, although we’ve already conveyed our position about the diffic

Shin Moon-sun, president of the football club Seongnam FC, said Thursday it is “wrong” for the country’s top football league to seek punishment for his beleaguered owner for his public criticism of officiating.At a press conference in Seongnam, south of Seoul, Shin urged the K League to scrap its plan to hold a disciplinary hearing on Friday for team owner Lee Jae-myung.Lee is also the mayor of Seongnam. The local government owns the football club.Lee is facing potential penalties after writing

WINDERMERE, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods is making his latest comeback in golf with an eye to the past.Equipped with a new teacher and a stronger body, Woods said Tuesday he is working on a swing that incorporates previous moves that date as far back as his amateur days. He referred to it as “new, but old,” and the 14-time major champion will start testing it this week against an 18-man field of elite players at the Hero World Challenge.How old were some of those videotapes he watched of his previ

Park Kyung-hoon, head coach of the South Korean football club Jeju United, stepped down on Wednesday with one year left in his contract, citing personal reasons.The K League Classic club announced that Park informed the team president, Jang Seok-soo, on Monday that he wanted to leave the bench because of health concerns. According to Jeju United, Park also said he wanted to return to teaching at Jeonju University in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, about 240 kilometers south of Seoul.Park, 53, too

The Nexen Heroes announced on Wednesday they’ve signed former Major League Baseball left-hander Ryan Feierabend to a one-year deal.The Seoul-based Korea Baseball Organization club said the 29-year-old American has signed for $270,000 in annual salary, along with $30,000 in signing bonus and $80,000 in options.Feierabend has 31 big league games under his belt. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2003 and made his major league debut with the M’s in 2006. Most recently, the left-hander pitche