Korea suffers worst performance in taekwondoSouth Korea has successfully hosted the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, drawing more than 1,000 athletes and officials from 149 countries. But the six-day competition, which ended Friday, also dealt a big blow to the host. Korea has dominated the competition since its establishment in 1973, but this year Iran to

LAS VEGAS (AP)—Manny Pacquiao caught Shane Mosley early, then chased him the rest of the night. Not much more he could do against an aging fighter who seemed only to want to survive.Pacquiao won a lopsided 12-round decision Saturday night, retaining his version of the welterweight title in a fight that was roundly booed over the late rounds because Mosley refused to trade punches. He won every rou

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― Of all the times Bill Haas has played Quail Hollow, he never had a round quite like this.Haas had stress-free birdies on all the par 5s and did little wrong on the rest of the holes Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship, matching the tournament record for lowest opening round with an 8-under 64 for a two-shot lead.“I’ve got good feelings around this place,” Haas

South Korean high schooler Kim So-hui won the country’s first gold medal at the ongoing World Taekwondo Championships on Thursday.In the final of the women’s 46-kilogram division here, about 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Kim defeated Li Zhaoyi of China 13-6. Kim, a six-time national champion, is the first South Korean high school student to win a world title in six years.Kim So-hui (Yonhap Ne

MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Manchester United earned a chance to avenge its demoralizing loss to Barcelona in the 2009 Champions League final after a makeshift side swept aside Schalke on Wednesday.A rare double from Anderson after goals from Antonio Valencia and Darron Gibson clinched a 4-1 victory to send United through to its third final in four years with a crushing 6-1 aggregate win.The May 28

(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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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