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Park to compete in 100m at world championships

More sportsJun 21, 2011

Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan will enter the men’s 100-meter freestyle at next month’s world championships, his management company said Tuesday.The sports division at SK Telecom said Park has added the 100m to his usual repertoire of the 200m and 400m freestyle events for the world championships in Shanghai, China, next month.It will be Park’s third world championships. Park has never competed in t
Lee Dong-gook and Jeonbuk Motors set sights on league title

SoccerJun 21, 2011

It has been a topsy-turvy season in the K-League so far. Asian champion Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma has been kept off the bottom of the standings only thanks to the dreadful form of Gangwon FC. Suwon Bluewings finds itself in one of its annual slumps while in-form champion FC Seoul has improved since earlier in the season but still can’t quite break free of the middle level.One team though has been head
Ryu wins racing event

More sportsJun 20, 2011

Korean actor-singer Ryu Si-won won an auto racing event in China over the weekend, his racing team here said Monday.Ryu finished first at the Ferrari Challenge Race in Zhuhai, a southern Chinese city, EXR Team 106 said.Korean actor and racing driver Ryu Si-won (center) poses after winning the Ferrari Challenge Race in Zhuhai, China, Sunday. (Team 106)The local importer of Ferrari, Forza Motors Kor
Park Ji-sung linked to Spanish clubs

SoccerJun 20, 2011

Will he stay or will he go? A recent transfer rumor tips Korean international Park Ji-sung to leave Manchester United to join a Spanish La Liga club.The reigning Premier League champion is undergoing a makeover in a bid to rebuild its squad this summer. Despite claiming a record 19th league title this season, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has revealed his disappointment after losing to F
Yang settles for third

GolfJun 20, 2011

South Korea’s Yang Yong-eun tied for third at the U.S. Open golf championship, which ended Sunday just outside Washington.At the year’s second major tournament held at the Congressional Country Club, Yang finished at 6-under, 10 strokes behind the champion Rory McIlroy. Yang began the day in second place, eight behind McIlroy, but shot an even-par round of 71 to drop into a three-way tie for third
Park wins three titles at Santa Clara Grand Prix

More sportsJun 19, 2011

South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan has notched three victories at the Santa Clara Grand Prix, showing his best form ahead of the World Championships in July.Park finished first in the men’s 200-meter freestyle final on Sunday at the Santa Clara Swim Club in California, beating Australian Ryan Napoleon with a new meet record of 1 minute 45:92 seconds. Korea’s Park Tae-hwan (right) and Michael
McIlroy carries 8-shot lead into final day

GolfJun 19, 2011

BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) ― Rory McIlroy kept punishing the golf course and the record book Saturday, setting himself up with an eight-shot lead at the U.S. Open with 18 holes left between him and his first major championship.In a third round that felt more like a regular day on tour than the toughest test in golf, McIlroy shot 3-under-par 68 to finish at 14-under 199, breaking Jim Furyk’s record fo
Korea defeats Jordan 3-1 in Asian qualifier

SoccerJun 19, 2011

Korean Under-23 team came back from behind to claim 3-1 victory over Jordan at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Sunday.Yoon Bit-garam scored a penalty after Kim Tae-hwan had equalized in the second half, and substitute Kim Dong-sub added one to win the first leg of the play-offs against Jordan. The host dominated the game completely in the first half, taking chance after chance against the lackluster Jo
Spanish clubs keen on Park Ji-sung

SoccerJun 19, 2011

Spanish clubs are looking for chances to bring South Korean football star Park Ji-sung to their league, according to Mirror Football.Mirror Football reported that the Manchester United star Park is “attracting interest from Spanish outfits Atletico Madrid and Sevilla.”“Atletico have money to spend with Manchester United-bound David De Gea and Sergio Aguero and Jose Reyes all on their way out of th
Park wins 200 m at Santa Clara International Grand Prix

More sportsJun 19, 2011

South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan notched up three victories at the Santa Clara Grand Prix, winning the men’s 200 m freestyle on Sunday.Park finished first in the 200 m freestyle at the Santa Clara Swim Club in California with a season best record of 1 minute 45.92 seconds. Earlier at the competition, the 21-year-old won the 100 m freestyle in 48.92 sec, ahead of 14-time Olympic gold medal
S. Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan secures first win over Phelps

More sportsJun 18, 2011

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan beat American great Michael Phelps for the first time in a California meet on Saturday. Park finished first in the men's 100-meter freestyle final ofthe Santa Clara International Grand Prix in California with arecord time of 48.92 seconds. The 21-year-old defeated Phelps who touched in 49.61 seconds.Graeme Moore of the United States came in third at 49.70 sec
McIlroy takes 3-shot lead at U.S. Open

GolfJun 17, 2011

BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) ― If he keeps playing like this, Rory McIlroy’s next chance to close out a major should come very soon.McIlroy, who blew a four-shot lead in the final round of the Masters, is on top at the U.S. Open, shooting a 6-under-par 65 on Thursday to take a three-stroke lead over Yang Yong-eun and the man who wound up taking the green jacket, Charl Schwartzel.There’s still a lot of
National marathon coach probed for doping athletes

More sportsJun 17, 2011

CHUNCHEON (Yonhap News) ― The national marathon team head coach is being probed for allegedly doping his athletes, including an Asian Games gold medalist, local police said Friday.Jeong Man-hwa has allegedly made his marathoners inject themselves with illegal substances that increase red blood cells since April, said a spokesman for the police here, about 85 kilometers east of Seoul, adding these
National marathon coach under investigation for doping athletes

More sportsJun 17, 2011

CHUNCHEON (Yonhap News) -- The national marathon team head coach is being probed for allegedly doping his athletes, including an Asian Games gold medalist, local police said Friday.Jeong Man-hwa has allegedly made his marathoners inject themselves with illegal substances that increase red blood cells since April, said a spokesman for the police here, about 85 kilometers east of Seoul, adding these
Tribe ride big 4th inning to win

BaseballJun 16, 2011

DETROIT (AP) ― Trailing by three runs and in danger of falling another game off the pace in the AL Central, Orlando Cabrera and the Cleveland Indians broke through with a big rally.Cabrera had three hits and the Indians came back to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday night. After scoring two runs in its previous four games, Cleveland scored four in the fourth inning. Cabrera then added an RB