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FC Seoul qualify for second round in Asian Championss League

More sportsMay 5, 2011

FC Seoul on Wednesday qualified for the next round at an ongoing continental club competition with a victory at home.At the Seoul World Cup Stadium, FC Seoul blanked Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates 3-0 in Group F action of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League. Striker Dejan Damjanovic scored twice as Seoul became the third K-League club to reach the next stage this year.The victory
Video shows Choo Shin-soo caught for drunk driving

BaseballMay 5, 2011

(Fox News)A video clip showing South Korean Major Leaguer Choo Shin-soo being caught by an officer for drunk driving was revealed by Fox 8 News on Thursday. In the video, Choo is pulled over by a police officer and given sobriety tests. He is seen unable to balance during a heel-to-toe walking test, and gets confused when asked to grab his nose with his right hand. (Fox News)Choo is then ordered t
Kim to perform in Seoul this weekend

More sportsMay 4, 2011

South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na has said she is still recovering from her ankle injury, but insisted she would be fully ready before the opening of her ice show this weekend. “I still have some pain in my ankle, and I’m a little bit worried. But hopefully I’ll be fully ready before the ice show,” she said. Kim had aimed for claiming her second world title last week at the World Figure S
Choo caught drunk driving

BaseballMay 4, 2011

Korean Major Leaguer Choo Shin-soo was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk near his home, police said Monday.The Cleveland Indians outfielder was arrested at 2:25 a.m. on Monday after failing a sobriety test, according to the police statement.A breathalyzer test showed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.201 percent, above Ohio’s legal limit of 0.08 percent, the statement added.According to polic
Choo Shin-soo arrested on suspicion of drunk driving

BaseballMay 4, 2011

Korean Major Leaguer Choo Shin-soo was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk near his home, police said Monday.The Cleveland Indians outfielder was arrested at 2:25 a.m. on Monday after failing a field sobriety test, according to the police statement.A breathalyzer test showed that he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.201 percent, above Ohio’s legal limit of 0.08 percent, the statement added.Clevela
Cho to call up young guns in June

SoccerMay 3, 2011

South Korean national team manager Cho Kwang-rae has announced that he will call up his best players, including some of the country’s rising young stars, for two friendly games in June, much to the dismay of U23 team manager Hong Myong-bo.Cho said earlier that he would take the strongest available squad for the home friendly against Serbia on June 3 and also Ghana on June 7 in preparation for 2014
Park Ji-sung sets sights on final

SoccerMay 3, 2011

It is becoming almost commonplace but fans in South Korea shouldn’t take it for granted. Park Ji-sung is currently playing in his fourth set of UEFA Champions League semifinals. His two successes should become three with Wednesday’s second leg (3:45 a.m. Thursday Korean time) between Manchester United and Schalke 04 of Germany.The English Premier League team won the first leg 2-0 in Gelsenkirchen
Jung nets French debut goal

SoccerMay 2, 2011

Auxerre’s forward Jung Jo-gook scored his debut goal in the French top-division league just six minutes after coming on as a late substitute as the team drew 1-1 on Sunday with Marseille.Jung, who joined the French side earlier this year, had started only one game this season, and failed to score a goal in his 10 appearances.Jung Jo-gook celebrates his goal. (AP-Yonhap News)But on Sunday, the Kore
Kim Yu-na returns home

More sportsMay 2, 2011

South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na returned home Monday after finishing second in last week’s world championships in Moscow, saying she did her best although she was not fully satisfied with the results.“I competed in an official contest for the first time in 13 months. Although I did not show 100 percent of what I had accomplished in training, I did my best,” Kim said upon her arrival at Incheo
Kim donates prize money

More sportsMay 1, 2011

Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na will donate her prize money from the World Figure Skating Championships under way in Moscow to Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims, her agent said Sunday.Kim Yu-na carries the national flag after performing her free-skate program. (Yonhap News)All That Sports, the management company for the reigning Olympic gold medalist, said that Kim has decided to use her silv
Kim Yu-na finishes 2nd at world figure championships

More sportsMay 1, 2011

South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na finished second at the world championships Saturday, with costly jump mistakes in free skating in the final day.At the World Figure Skating Championships at Megasport Arena in Moscow, Kim earned 128.59 points in free skating for 194.50 points overall. Miki Ando of Japan took the championship with 195.79.Kim Yu-na performs at the World Figure Skating Championshi
S. Korean Kim Yu-na tops short program at world figure championships

More sportsApr 29, 2011

MOSCOW (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na ranked first in the ladies' short program with 65.91 points at the ongoing world championships here Friday. After performing to music from the ballet "Giselle" at Megasport Arena, Kim took a slim 0.33-point lead over Miki Ando of Japan before free skating scheduled for Saturday. The champion will be determined on combined scores.South Kore
Gold for Chan, German pair at worlds

More sportsApr 29, 2011

MOSCOW (AFP) ― Canada’s Patrick Chan claimed his first world title as German pair Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy took their third gold on a record-breaking day at the world figure skating championships on Thursday.The 20-year-old Chan finally stood on top of the podium after being runner-up for the past two years landing two quadruple jumps on his way to world records in the free skate and ov
K.J. Choi opens Zurich Classic with 68s

GolfApr 29, 2011

AVONDALE, Louisiana (AP) ― Australia’s Matt Jones chipped in from 57 feet on his final hole for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead with Bubba Watson on Thursday in the Zurich Classic.Watson, the winner at Torrey Pines in late January, two-putted from 32 feet for eagle on the par-5 11th and had six birdies and two bogeys at TPC Louisiana.He entered the tournament as a favor to his mot
Grace Park, Song-hee Kim lead Avnet Classic

GolfApr 29, 2011

MOBILE, Alabama (AP) ― Grace Park and Song-Hee Kim shot 5-under 67s in windy conditions Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Avnet LPGA Classic, the tour’s only event in a six-week stretch.Park eagled the par-5 13th and had had five birdies and two bogeys on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove complex. She won the last of her six LPGA Tour titles in