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Korean short trackers win overall titles at worlds

More sportsMar 14, 2011

South Korea’s Noh Jin-kyu and Cho Ha-ri grabbed the men’s and women’s overall titles at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships that concluded in Sheffield, England, early Monday, Korean time.Noh, 18, took three titles at this year’s championships. On the final day of competition, he won the men’s 1,000-meter race in 1 minute, 28.552 seconds, beating Charles Hamelin of Canada by 0.111 se
Park struggles to adapt

BaseballMar 14, 2011

It must have been a touchy week for Park Chan-ho, who is preparing for his debut season in the top Japanese baseball league. The veteran pitcher seems out of form, struggling to adapt to his new circumstances. The former major leaguer now plays in Japan after signing a one-year deal with the Orix Buffaloes of the Japanese Pacific League. Park is among the most highly paid players on the team, and
Lee sends Bolton into FA Cup semis

SoccerMar 13, 2011

Korean midfielder heads winner in 90th minuteLONDON (AFP) ― Lee Chung-yong fired Bolton into the FA Cup last four as the South Korean’s late goal clinched a 3-2 win over Birmingham in the quarterfinals at St. Andrew’s on Saturday.Owen Coyle’s side looked to have been denied a place in the last four when Kevin Phillips hit a late equalizer for Birmingham, but Bolton midfielder Lee headed the winner
Lockout, lawsuit put NFL on hold

More sportsMar 13, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― All along, the NFL said it was certain the union would dissolve itself and players would head to court for antitrust lawsuits.All along, the union insisted the league’s owners were planning to lock out the players.And that’s exactly what happened.Unable to decide how to divvy up $9 billion a year, NFL owners and players put the country’s most popular sport in limbo by breaking of
Japanese players try to get news

More sportsMar 13, 2011

Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka tried to get in touch with his grandmother. Oakland slugger Hideki Matsui prayed for the victims. Mets reliever Ryota Igarashi stayed up all night to see the devastation.All across spring training, Japanese ballplayers worried Friday about those at home. Hundreds of people were killed or missing after Japan was struck by its biggest recorded earthquake and a massiv
Federer primed for another run at top spot

More sportsMar 11, 2011

INDIAN WELLS, California (AFP) ― Roger Federer says his priority in the coming months is to reclaim the No. 1 ranking, but before he can achieve that the Swiss star knows he has to start winning Grand Slam titles again.“I have really been playing well the last six months and that is what I look at, not that I didn’t make it to the final of the last four Grand Slams,” Federer said.Second-seeded Fed
Tiger’s schedule limited with kids

GolfMar 10, 2011

Cadillac Championship to be only 10th competitive round of yearDORAL, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods is hitting some of his best shots when no one is watching.That’s typically the case when Woods tries to build a new golf swing, and his third major swing change is no exception. Put him on the practice range at home in Isleworth and he says he goes through long stretches of hitting the ball how he want
Resolute Tottenham

SoccerMar 10, 2011

Spurs survive Milan to roar into Champions League quartersLONDON (AP) ― Tottenham kept up its impressive debut in the Champions League by ousting AC Milan on Wednesday, while Felix Magath’s future as Schalke coach remains uncertain despite the German side reaching the quarterfinals with a victory over Valencia.Tottenham protected its 1-0 first-leg lead over seven-time European champion Milan by ho
IOC to mediate financial dispute

More sportsMar 10, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― The IOC agreed Wednesday to step in to settle a financial dispute between two British Olympic bodies responsible for delivering the 2012 London Games.The British Olympic Association claims it deserves to receive millions of dollars more from its joint marketing agreement with the London 2012 organizing committee, known as LOCOG.The BOA says it faces a budget shortfall of up to $16 mi
Taekwondo governing body to hold art contest

More sportsMar 10, 2011

The World Taekwondo Federation will hold an international art contest for students, aged between 10 and 12, as a part of its “World Peace through Taekwondo” projects. With the theme “Peace and Taekwondo,” the 192 member nations of the organization will each hold their respective art contests to select their best works before making submissions at the World Championships, slated for May 1-6 in Gyeo
Messi, Barca maul Arsenal 3-1

SoccerMar 9, 2011

Shakhtar join Spanish giants in quarterfinalsLONDON (AP) ― Barcelona overwhelmed Arsenal with a 3-1 victory following Lionel Messi’s double and Shakhtar Donetsk reached the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time after beating AS Roma 3-0 on Tuesday.While Barcelona outclassed Arsenal for the second successive season, the match turned in the Spanish champions’ favor in a three-minute spel
Officials agree to provide extra players

BaseballMar 9, 2011

The eight existing teams in the top-division South Korean professional baseball league decided on Tuesday to supply an expansion team with extra rookies and foreign players to help smooth its entry into the league.During their six-hour meeting over the future of the new club, to be run by local online game company NCsoft, the eight team presidents of the Korea Baseball Organization agreed that the
Fairness discussed in assessing Korean sports federations

More sportsMar 9, 2011

The South Korean government’s positive evaluation of two local sports federations has come under fire for its oversight of some recent wrongdoings by those bodies.The Korea Volleyball Association and the Korea Wrestling Federation each scored high marks in the recent evaluation by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and have received extra grants for training, according to sources.The vol
Korean baseball teams set sights on record crowds

BaseballMar 9, 2011

With about a month left until the start of the new season, teams in South Korea’s first-division professional baseball league said Wednesday they are hoping to draw a record number of fans in 2011.According to the Korea Baseball Organization, the combined number of fans that the eight teams hope to attract this season amounts to 6.63 million, surpassing the single-season record of 5.92 million set
On the fast track

More sportsMar 8, 2011

Korean adoptee dreams of F1 debutChoi Myung-gil, 25, is at ease now in Seoul. He has not always been comfortable in this crowded city; adopted as an infant by a Dutch family, Choi in fact says he often finds it difficult to live here.“People expect me to be 100 percent Korean, but I grew up in a different country and I think differently,” says Choi.He grew up as Recardo Bruins in the small village