South Korea is expected to be missing two key attackers when it faces Jordan in the first of its two football friendlies in the Middle East on Friday.   After Bayer Leverkusen winger Son Heung-min was ruled out with right quadriceps fatigue, El Jaish forward Lee Keun-ho joined him in the infirmary with back spasms Thursday.   Lee sat out the team's final practice at King Abdullah Stadium in the Jordan capital, the venue of the two countries' contest set to kickoff at 4:30 p.m. Friday, local time

NEW YORK (AP) ― Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a unanimous choice for his third National League Cy Young pitching award, and Cleveland’s Corey Kluber edged Seattle’s Felix Hernandez to win the American League honor for the first time.Kershaw led the majors in victories and ERA and threw a no-hitter, going 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA for the NL West champions. Now, the big question: Is he the Most Valuable Player, too?The 26-year-old lefty with a wicked curveball will find out Thursday if h

New appointees of the Lotte Giants, the troubled South Korean baseball club, vowed Thursday to get the team off to a fresh start, apologizing for a series of unsavory incidents centered on the previous regime and players.Lee Chang-won has been named the new president of the Busan-based Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club, while former Lotte player Lee Jong-woon has been appointed the new manager.They're taking over a team mired in trouble on and off the field.Lee Chang-won succeeds Choi Ha-ji

Park Ji-sung, the recently retired football star from South Korea, said Thursday he is looking forward to taking on new responsibilities as an ambassador for his former English club, Manchester United, as they look to expand their presence in Asia.Park, who was appointed the English Premier League club's sixth ambassador last month, made his first appearance in South Korea in that capacity Thursday. At a media conference in Seoul, Park said it was "an honor" to begin his official duties as the c

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a unanimous choice for his third National League Cy Young pitching award, and Cleveland's Corey Kluber edged Seattle's Felix Hernandez to win the American League honor for the first time. Kershaw led the majors in victories and ERA and threw a no-hitter, going 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA for the NL West champions. Now, the big question: Is he the Most Valuable Player, too? The 26-year-old lefty with a wicked curveball will find out Thursday if he's the first

The South Korean men's national football team will seek to end its final road trip of the year on a winning note, when it faces Jordan in Amman on Friday.The kickoff will be 4:30 p.m. local time, or 11:30 p.m. Korean time, at King Abdulla Stadium in Jordan's capital.South Korea is ranked 66th in the world, eight spots above Jordan, and holds an edge in all-time meetings with two wins and two draws.After Jordan, South Korea, coached by former German international Uli Stielike since last month, wi

The South Korean baseball club SK Wyverns announced Wednesday they have accepted a $2 million bid for their posted left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun.Yonhap learned earlier in the day that the San Diego Padres had won the bidding war for the pitcher in a silent auction among Major League Baseball clubs, after the Wyverns posted him for interested big league teams earlier this month.With the Wyverns’ decision, the Padres have 30 days in which to negotiate a contract with the 26-year-old pitcher.If the tw