LONDON, Canada (AFP) ― New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, a 17-year-old seeking her third consecutive LPGA Canadian Women’s Open title, tees off Thursday trying to join Meg Mallon and Pat Bradley as three-time winners.The South Korean-born prodigy was an amateur when she won in 2012 at age 15 and last year when she took the title in Edmonton.But world No. 3 Ko has already won twice this year on the LPGA Tour in her first professional season, taking the Swinging Skirts Classic and Marathon Classic.“The firs

INCHEON (Yonhap) ― South Korea will take on Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Laos in the group stage of the men’s soccer tournament at the upcoming Asian Games at home.At the draw held in the Asiad host city of Incheon, just west of Seoul, Thursday, South Korea ended up in Group A with the three countries.The men’s competition features 29 nations. There will be five groups of four nations and three groups of three teams.South Korea is seeking its first Asiad gold in men’s football since 1986. It finis

LONDON (AP) ― Arsenal held on with 10 men to draw 0-0 at Besiktas in the Champions League playoff round Tuesday, while Bayer Leverkusen is better placed to advance after winning 3-2 at FC Copenhagen.Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey was sent off with 10 minutes left in the first leg match in Istanbul after being shown a second yellow card for tugging Oguzhan Ozyakup’s shirt.“For me it’s unbelievable to get the second yellow card when you see the kind of fouls they have made today it’s not serious,

The gymnast they call the “God of Vault” will be going after his second straight Asian Games gold when the continental competition opens next month in Incheon.Yang Hak-seon, the reigning Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion in the men’s vault, first shot to fame by winning the vault title at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.It was Yang’s first gold medal at a major international competition at the senior level. He went on to win his first world title in Tokyo the following y

With the start of the Asian Games on their home soil a month away, South Korean athletes vowed Wednesday to put on excellent performances for their people toiling under the impact of the sluggish economy and a major man-made maritime accident more than four months ago.At their joint press conference held at the National Training Center in Seoul, the nation’s largest training ground for amateur athletes, athletes from 20 sports who took the stage all had one thing on their mind: delivering a mess

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Clippers owner Steve Ballmer reacts after being introduced on Monday. (AFP-Yonhap)LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Sweating, clapping and shouting until he was nearly hoarse, Steve Ballmer introduced himself to Los Angeles Clippers fans at a rally on Monday celebrating his new ownership of the NBA team.The former Microsoft CEO made his way through the crowd inside Staples Center to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” exchanging high-fives and chest-bumping as he took the stage in front of 4,500 fans.Ballmer paid a reco

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