FC Seoul and Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea’s K-League advanced to the quarterfinals of an ongoing Asian club football competition Wednesday.In the round of 16 action at the Asian Football Confederation Champions League, FC Seoul defeated Kashima Antlers of Japan 3-0 at Seoul World Cup Stadium. In Suwon, about 46 kilometers south of Seoul, the Bluewings blanked Nagoya Grampus, also of Japa

MANCHESTER, England (AFP) ― Sir Alex Ferguson said Manchester United would solve the problem of how to deal with Lionel Messi here Tuesday ahead of his Champions League final showdown with Barcelona.Messi stole the show for Barcelona two years ago, when the Spanish giants outclassed favorites United to win the 2009 final in Rome.Since then, the diminutive Argentinian has gone from strength to stre

A groundbreaking ceremony to mark the construction of a new world-class rowing venue took place Tuesday in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. Tangeum Lake in Chungju, located some 120 kilometers southeast of Seoul, is now being turned into a 133,500 square meter-large rowing competition venue, includi ng a grand stand and a finish tower with a 62.1 billion won in investment by 2012 for the champ

It’s been just over nine months since Cho Kwang-rae took over the national team, but the manager has acknowledged that he is having a tough time. Cho said Monday that he was having a difficult time cooperating with the Korea Football Association, saying there is too much intrusion by the governing body.National team manager Cho Kwang-rae (Yonhap News)The former Gyeongnam FC manger blamed Lee Hoi-t

Korean professional golfer Choi Kyung-ju will host his own tournament on his native land this fall, the country’s top PGA Tour player said this week.Better known as K.J. Choi in the U.S., the 41-year-old golfer said the tournament has been tentatively named the “KJ Choi Invitational” and will be held from Oct. 20 to 23 at the Ocean Course of the Sky 72 Golf Club in Incheon, about 40 kilometers wes

Kim Yu-na (Yonhap News)Figure champion Kim Yu-na debuted as an MC at her own figure-skating show on Sunday. ‘Kiss and Cry,’ the show featuring Kim as the new MC, is the first figure-skating variety show aired in Korea. On the show, 10 celebrities pair up with professional skaters to compete and to be judged by Kim Yu-na on their figure-skating performance. The first episode was aired Sunday, May 2

Korea famously had four teams in the last eight of the Asian Champions League in 2010 but that is not going to happen in 2011. Already, Jeju United has fallen by the wayside. Three other K-League clubs survived the group stage and have their round of 16 games this week. It is not a foregone conclusion that Jeonbuk Motors, FC Seoul and Suwon Bluewings will make the quarterfinal as they all have dif

The organizer of the Daegu World Championships said Monday that they are “confident” of hosting a successful athletics event this summer. More than 2,000 athletes, including thee-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, will be competing at Korea’s first ever IAAF World Championships in Daegu, some 300 km southeast of Seoul.“We’re striving to make it one of the greatest athletics games in history,”

Blackpool's Jason Puncheon, left, vies for the ball with Manchester United's Ji-Sung Park, right, during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)MANCHESTER, England (AP) _ Blackpool's adventure in the Premier League came to a heartbreaking end on Sunday as Ian Holloway's side was relegated after a 4-2 loss at champion Ma

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ― Charlie Wi took advantage of playing partner David Tom’s third-round collapse Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Colonial.Wi, seven strokes behind Toms at the start of the round, shot a 4-under 66 to reach 13 under. After opening with bogey-free 62s to tie the PGA Tour record for the first 36 holes, Toms had a 74 to fall to second.Wi took the le

Ki Sung-yueng finds net as Celtic capture cupBARCELONA (AP) ― Cristiano Ronaldo broke the 60-year-old Spanish league scoring record, getting his 39th and 40th goals of the season in Real Madrid’s season-ending 8-1 rout of Almeria.In the fourth minute, Ronaldo beat goalkeeper Esteban Suarez in the 77th. The previous record of 38 league goals was set by Athletic Bilbao’s Telmo Zarra in 1950-51 and m

GLADSTONE, New Jersey (AFP) ― Top seed Choi Na-yeon advanced to the second round of the $1.5 million LPGA Match Play Championship by beating Scotland’s Catriona Matthew 3 and 2 but second seed Shin Jiyai was eliminated.South Korea’s Choi, claiming the top seed by virtue of leading last year’s LPGA money list, was level with her European rival until a birdie at the par-4 15th and a bogey by Matthew

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Choi Kyung-ju is giving $200,000 from his win at The Players Championship to help victims of the tornados that ravaged the southeastern United States.Choi says that while winning The Players was a defining point in his career, those affected by the tornados are going through a low point. He wants the victims to know that their troubles are not being ignored.Choi K

LAUSANNE ― PyeongChang’s hosting of the 2018 Winter Olympics would be a crucial opportunity to promote winter sports and the spirit of the Games in Asia, its bidding committee said Wednesday. In a news conference after its presentation before the International Olympic Committee members in Lausanne, Switzerland, committee officials also emphasized its compact, athlete-friendly venue and pledged the