Penalty specialists Sevilla beat Benfica 4-2 in a shootout to win the Europa League after a 0-0 draw on Wednesday, claiming another international title for Spanish soccer.Beto saved two spot kicks from Benfica forwards Oscar Cardozo and Rodrigo, whose stutter-step approaches to the ball didn’t fool the goalkeeper.Substitute Kevin Gameiro stepped up to score the decisive kick at the end of the stadium where Sevilla fans stood and cheered. They have seen this story before. Sevilla players celebrat

Choi Kyung-ju (Yonhap)INCHEON (Yonhap) ― PGA Tour veteran Choi Kyung-ju on Wednesday was named a goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Asian Games to be held in the South Korean city of Incheon.“It’s a great personal honor to be named an honorary ambassador for the Asian Games at home,” Choi said at Sky72 Golf and Resort in Incheon, where he is scheduled to play at the SK Telecom Open, co-sanctioned by the Korea PGA and OneAsia Tour, starting Thursday.“I hope to play well at the upcoming tourname

SUWON, Gyeonggi Province (Yonhap) ― Park Ji-sung, one of South Korea’s biggest soccer icons, retired from the sport on Wednesday at age 33, citing debilitating pain in his surgically repaired right knee.Park, former national team captain and the first South Korean to play in the English Premier League, was the picture of composure, flashing an occasional smile as he wrapped up an illustrious career that included joining South Korea’s historic run to the semifinals at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.“I’v

Park Ji-sung, one of South Korea's biggest football icons, retired from the sport on Wednesday at age 33, citing debilitating pain in his surgically repaired right knee.Park made the announcement at JS Football Center, named after his initials in Suwon, about 45 kilometers south of Seoul. He grew up in the city, where he also has a street named after him.Park played his last official match on May 3 with the Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and ended his second tour of duty with the Dutch club with a 2-0

BEIJING (AFP) ― Chinese swimming star Sun Yang returned to the pool in style by winning a national title after a six month ban for his latest run-in with authorities, sparking online debate Tuesday.Sports officials suspended the double Olympic champion from competition, national team training and commercial activities last November after he was given seven days’ detention for driving a Porsche without a license.He won the 200m freestyle title on his comeback at the Chinese National Swimming Cham

NEW YORK (AP) ― LeBron James tied his playoff career high with 49 points, Chris Bosh made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 57 seconds left, and the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-96 on Monday night for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.James carried the Heat nearly the entire way until Bosh hit the shot that put Miami ahead for good. Ray Allen followed with four free throws and James finished it off with one more, putting the Heat in position to wrap it up at home Wednesday in

Texas Rangers’ Choo Shin-soo prepares to bat against the Houston Astros on Monday. ( AP-Yonhap)HOUSTON (AP) ― Rougned Odor has had a rough start to his Major League career. Things quickly turned around for him on Monday night.The rookie second baseman collected his first home run and drove in his first two runs as Colby Lewis threw 5 2-3 shutout innings, and Adrian Beltre also homered to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-0 win over the Houston Astros.Odor, who entered Monday just 2 for 12, had two h

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Martin Kaymer produced one of the most unlikely pars on the 17th green at the TPC Sawgrass without ever going in the water. It carried him to a one-shot victory Sunday in The Players Championship that was emotional in so many ways.Kaymer nearly blew a three-shot lead after a 90-minute rain delay until he holed a 30-foot par putt on the famous island green. He got up-and-down with his putter from short of the 18th green for one last par and a 1-under 71. Martin K

As South Korea opened its training camp Monday ahead of this year’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil, those who have experienced the big tournament said their green teammates should bear down and put in even more work than before.On the 23-man roster for this year’s tournament, five played at the previous World Cup in South Africa four years ago. Goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong was the No. 1 custodian then. Midfielders Ki Sung-yueng and Lee Chung-yong were integral pieces in South Korea’s run to the round of