More than 200 journalists from around the world gathered in Seoul Tuesday for the first day of an annual meeting of international sports reporters. The International Sports Press Association, or AIPS, is holding the 74th annual congress at the COEX convention center in central Seoul from Tuesday until Friday. The Korea Sports Press Union, which is organizing the five-day meeting, said so far more

Lee Yong-dae, South Korea’s reigning Olympic champion in mixed doubles badminton, will get a new partner in his title defense at the 2012 London Games, his coach said Tuesday.“We’ve concluded that Lee Yong-dae and Ha Jung-eun will be the optimal mixed doubles team,” coach Sung Han-kuk said. “We made the call after three European tournaments this month.”Lee, 22, won the Beijing Olympics gold medal

South Korea swept men’s and women’s titles at the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships in Warsaw, Poland, early Monday, Korean time.The men’s team earned 38 points to edge China and Canada, and the women’s team picked up 35 points, beating China and the United States.In the team championships, countries are awarded points for individual performances. In Warsaw, four skaters from each

With less than four months before the International Olympic Committee decides on the host for 2018 Winter Olympics, the bidding race is to heat up this week as all three candidate cities address their campaign at the annual gathering of international sports journalists in Seoul. The International Sport Press Association, or AIPS, is holding its annual congress at the COEX convention center in Seou

A long and a hard-fought season in the country’s top basketball league is nearing its final stage with the top six teams now heading into the playoffs, which start this week.The Korean Basketball League begins its playoffs Friday when the fourth-ranked Wonju Dongbu Promy faces fifth-placed Changwon LG Sakers in their best-of-three series. Starting Saturday, the third-ranked Jeonju KCC Egis meets t

Mindy Kim finishes four shots behind leaderPHOENIX (AP) ― The LPGA Founders Cup came down to a chipping contest.Karrie Webb saved par on the par-4 18th with a chip from the front fringe and a 3-foot putt. About 20 minutes later, Brittany Lincicome also ended up in the fringe short of the green. Her chip ran 10 feet past the hole and she missed the par putt.That gave Webb her second straight victor

South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na has taken her former agency to court to recover portions of her endorsement money. Kim Yu-naLee Kim & Partners, a Seoul-based law firm representing Kim, said Monday that the skater has filed a suit against IB Sports and that the first court appearance over their case was held last Wednesday.According to the law firm, Kim claims that IB Sports owes her 894 milli

South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na arrived home on Sunday, with the world championships initially scheduled for this week in quake-ravaged Japan in limbo, and said she will concentrate on other commitments during her stay."I had been prepared for the championships and it's disappointing that I didn't get the chance to show it," Kim said at a press conference at the Incheon International Airport

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Matt Howard made one free throw with 0.8 seconds left to cap a wild final sequence, and Butler added another amazing victory to its list of NCAA tournament upsets, eliminating top-seeded Pittsburgh 71-70 Saturday.Each team had a chance to win it from the foul line in the last 2 seconds. After Butler’s Shelvin Mack inexplicably fouled Gilbert Brown near midcourt with 1.4 seconds l

   Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco clinched victory in the 2011 Seoul International Marathon here on Sunday, the event's organizers said.   Goumri finished first with a record of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 11 seconds.   South Korea's Jeong Jin-hyuk came in second at 2 hours, 9 minutes and 28 seconds and Russia's Oleg Kulkov finished third in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 13 seconds, they said. (Yonhap News)  

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan could square off against American great Michael Phelps in a California meet this June, swimming officials here said Friday.The Korea Swimming Federation and the sports division of SK Telecom, which manages Park, said the 21-year-old is set to enter the Santa Clara International Grand Prix in California starting June 16. The event is the seventh and final leg of t

South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na will come home this weekend with the world championships initially scheduled for next week in Japan still in limbo, her agency here said Friday.In a statement, All That Sports said Kim will arrive home on Sunday to continue training and also to serve as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics bid for PyeongChang, an east coast alpine town. Kim is al