Lee Dong-gook, the leading scorer of the top domestic soccer league this year, on Monday was named to the national team for two upcoming friendly matches.The Korea Football Association announced a list of eight players from the K League Classic who will represent South Korea versus Venezuela on Sept. 5 and then Uruguay on Sept. 8. Those eight will join 14 players based in foreign leagues who were named to the national squad last week.The match against Venezuela will be South Korea’s first intern

Team Korea pose after winning the final of Sunday`s Little League World Series championship game in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Yonhap)In the giddy moments after South Korea won the Little League World Series, outfielder Don Wan Sin realized how he wanted to celebrate.“I want to go to the Blue House -- the White House of Korea -- and meet the President,” Sin said, breaking up his teammates.Just maybe Sin, who scored twice and hit a solo homer, will indeed get his wish to meet Park

So Yeon Ryu of South Korea imitates a `selfie` as she celebrates her two stroke victory during the fourth round of the LPGA Canadian Pacific Women`s Open at the London Hunt and Country Club on Sunday in London, Ontario, Canada. (AFP)South Korean golfer Ryu So-yeon picked up her first LPGA Tour victory in two years on Sunday at the Canadian Pacific Women's Open.At the London Hunt and Country Club in London, Ontario, Ryu shot a 3-under 69 in the final round for a four-round total of 23-under, a to

Korea’s Jeon Jin-woo slides to score a run in the second inning against Japan on Saturday. (AP-Yonhap)SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania (AP) ― Sin Dong-wan’s three-run single helped South Korea defeat defending champion Japan 12-3 Saturday in the Little League World Series international championship.South Korea had a seven-run second inning on just two hits. Leadoff batter Choi Hae-chan also brought in two runs on a double during the inning. He finished 2 for 4 with three RBIs.Thanks to three wal

South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan won the men’s 400-meter freestyle race at the Pan Pacific Champions in Australia on Saturday. The 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist clocked in at 3 minutes, 43.15 seconds to finish the race ahead of Japan’s Kosuke Hagino. (AP-Yonhap)

LONDON (AP) ― Chelsea welcomed back club great Didier Drogba to Stamford Bridge on Saturday but it was another striker who maintained the team’s winning start to the Premier League season.Scoring for the second straight game, Diego Costa set Chelsea on its way to a 2-0 home victory over Leicester to join Swansea with back-to-back wins after two rounds.The Spanish league got underway with Malaga’s eventful win over Athletic Bilbao and the German league was treated to its quickest goal ever.Costa

LONDON, Ontario (AP) ― After dunking her ball in the water, Azahara Munoz later rebounded to shoot a 9-under 63 Saturday to vault into contention at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.She’s tied with Choi Na-yeon in second place, four strokes behind Ryu So-yeon, who leads at 20 under going into the final round.“The key of my round was on (hole No.) 4, I was going for it in two with a 4-iron and I hit in the water,” Munoz said. “But I kept it calm, I knew I could still make up and down for par, so

LONDON, Canada (AFP) ― South Korea’s Ryu So-yeon fired a bogey-free opening round of nine-under par 63 Thursday to seize a one-stroke lead over compatriot Choi Na-yeon at the LPGA Canadian Women’s Open.Ryu, the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open champion, hit all 14 fairways and needed only 25 putts, reaching 16 of 18 greens in regulation and chipping in with a sand save to stand atop the leaderboard.“I really feel great about that, especially because before I was going to tee off my warming up shots were r

Popular rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae sets sights on gold