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Park In-bee cracks top 10

GolfMar 8, 2011

South Korea has a new member inside the top 10 in the latest women’s world golf rankings.Park In-bee jumped from 13th to ninth in this week’s rankings, announced by the LPGA Tour, thanks to her victory at the first Japan LPGA Tour event of the season on Sunday. Following that win, Park had said her goal was to be among the top 10 golfers in the world this year.There was no change among the eight g
Tiger to visit Korea next month

GolfMar 8, 2011

Tiger Woods, the former No. 1 golfer in the world, is scheduled to visit South Korea next month for a youth golf camp, his corporate sponsor announced Tuesday.Nike Golf Korea said Woods will come to South Korea on April 14 as part of the company’s “Make It Matter” youth clinic series covering Asia. Woods will first go to China in early April, after the April 7-10 Masters, and then make a stop here
Ognenovski sets bigger goals

SoccerMar 8, 2011

Last year was one to remember for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. The team from just south of Seoul not only won the Asian Champions League but went on to finish in third place at the FIFA Club World Cup after meeting European champion Inter Milan.It was even better for Sasa Ognenovski, a man looking forward to his third K-League season. The Australian was the man handed the trophy in Tokyo in November. He
Tiger Woods to visit S. Korea next month for youth clinic

GolfMar 8, 2011

Tiger Woods, former No. 1 golfer in the world, is scheduled to visit South Korea next month for a youth golf camp, his corporate sponsor announced Tuesday.Tiger Woods at the AT&T National golf tournament.(AP)Nike Golf Korea said Woods will come to South Korea on April 14 as part of the company's "Make It Matter" youth clinic series covering Asia. Woods will first go to China in early April, after
S. Korean women's gymnastics team hires Chinese coach

More sportsMar 8, 2011

The South Korean female artistic gymnastics squad has hired a Chinese coach to prepare for next year's Summer Olympics, South Korean officials said Tuesday. Chen Shijing will join South Korean gymnasts at the National Training Center in Taeneung, northern Seoul, later Tuesday, according to the Korea Gymnastics Association. Chen had been a coach at a Chinese national training center built by Li N
Park In-bee aims for high LPGA ranking

GolfMar 7, 2011

Fresh off her first victory of the 2011 season, South Korean female golfer Park In-bee said she has her sight on a bigger goal.“This year, I would like to be among the top 10 players of the world,” Park said after winning the Daichi Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament in Okinawa over the weekend. It was the first event of the 2011 Japan LPGA Tour, and Park overcame a three-stroke deficit to win by three
Money not biggest issue in NFL talks?

More sportsMar 7, 2011

With five more days and nights ― at least ― to reach an agreement, the NFL and the players’ union might find money off the top is not the bottom line.The owners’ request that about $2 billion of total revenues be deducted before they split the rest with the players has been a sticking point ever since 2008. That’s when the owners opted out of the current collective bargaining agreement, which woul
S. Korean golfer aims for top-10 ranking after win in Japan

GolfMar 7, 2011

Fresh off her first victory of the 2011 season, South Korean female golfer Park In-bee said she has her sight on a bigger goal. "This year, I would like to be among the top 10 players of the world," Park said after winning the Daichi Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament in Okinawa over the weekend. It was the first event of the 2011 Japan LPGA Tour, and Park overcame a three-stroke deficit to win by th
Sabbatini roars into Honda Classic lead

More sportsMar 6, 2011

Yang Yong-eun stays in second, seeks first title since 2009 PGA Championship PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AFP) ― South African Rory Sabbatini fired a four-under par 66 on Saturday to seize a five-stroke lead after the third round of the $5.7 million U.S. PGA Honda Classic.Sabbatini, who began the day one stroke behind American Kyle Stanley, made five birdies against a lone bogey to stand on nine-u
K-League rivals meet in season opener

More sportsMar 4, 2011

Now that the winter is over and spring is setting in, the football season is back. This season a new team in Gwangju brings the K-League line-up to 16 teams. After a three-month break, the 29-year-old league resumes this weekend with four matches slated for Saturday and Sunday. The excitement has already begun as the league’s two arch rivals FC Seoul and Suwon Samsung meet in Seoul on Sunday.With
S. Korean short track coach claims innocence after being suspended for abuse allegations

More sportsMar 4, 2011

Kim Dong-sung, front, of South Korea, and Apolo Anton Ohno, of the United States, battle for position in the men's 1000-meter short track speedskating preliminary race in the Winter Olympics at the Salt Lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002.(AP-Yonhap)A South Korean Olympic short track speed skating champion who has been suspended from coaching in the United States for allega
Muju Taekwondo Park to be a martial arts hub

More sportsMar 3, 2011

Work to build a grand scale taekwondo theme park in Muju, North Jeolla Province, is well underway, according to the head of the sport’s promotional body.The construction of Taekwondo Park, covering a total area of around 2 million square meters with $540 million in investment began last year and is expected to be completed in 2013, said Lee Dai-soon, head of Taekwondo Promotion Foundation. Lee, wh
K-League clubs off to mixed starts at AFC Champions League

More sportsMar 3, 2011

Four teams from South Korea’s K-League got off to mixed starts at the ongoing Asian Football Confederations Champions League this week.Jeju United, making its debut at the continent’s top club competition, opened its Group E campaign with a 1-0 loss to Tianjin Teda of China at home on Tuesday. The following day, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, the 2006 Champions League winner, edged Shandong Luneng FC of
S. Korean cycling recruits help of retired French racer

More sportsMar 3, 2011

Chasing their first Olympic medal on tracks, South Korean cyclists have recruited help of a former world champion French cyclist. The Korea Cycling Federation announced Thursday that Frederic Magne will visit South Korea next Wednesday to discuss training regimens with local officials. Magne will also give a lecture in Seoul on the state of today's world cycling. "Magne will provide strong supp
Mungyeong hopes to host 2015 Military World Games

More sportsMar 2, 2011

For most South Korean people, Mungyeong in North Gyeongsang Province is associated with “Mungyeong Saejae,” a mountain trail that helped Koreans in the Joseon era living in the southeastern peninsula pass over the Sobaek Mountains to get to Seoul.This week Mungyeong is busy welcoming the evaluation committee that will assess the city’s bid to host the 2015 Military World Games. The committee arri