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Korea moves up 2 spots to 49th in FIFA rankings

SoccerAug 11, 2017

South Korea has re-entered the top 50 in the latest FIFA rankings after moving up two spots from last month.According to the August ranking unveiled by FIFA on Thursday, South Korea jumped two spots to No. 49 with 674 points. South Korea, however, still trails three Asian Football Confederation members in FIFA rankings: Iran (24th), Japan (44th) and Australia (45th).In July, South Korea moved out of the top 50 for the first time since June 2016 after the men's national team lost 3-2 to Qatar in
K League's Suwon mulling extension for head coach

SoccerAug 11, 2017

K League Classic football club Suwon Samsung Bluewings said Thursday they're mulling a contract extension for head coach Seo Jung-won, with the team poised for a strong finish after a sluggish start to the season.A senior official with Suwon said the club is considering offering Seo a second extension and will discuss the matter with the parent company, Cheil Worldwide.Seo, 46, has been at Suwon's helm since December 2012. He started out with a three-year contract and signed a three-year extensi
Korea names natl. baseball coaches for offseason tournament

BaseballAug 10, 2017

South Korea on Thursday announced the national baseball team coaches for an inaugural offseason tournament this fall.The Korea Baseball Organization brought six coaches on board for manager Sun Dong-yol at the Nov. 16-19 Asia Professional Baseball Championship in Tokyo. The tournament will feature pros from the KBO, Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan and the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Chinese Taipei.Lee Kang-chul, former KBO star pitcher currently managing Doosan Bears' minor lea
Korean footballers in Europe gear up for new season

SoccerAug 10, 2017

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min will once again try to lead the way for South Korean footballers in Europe as they gear up for the new season.Son will try to outdo himself in the 2017-2018 season after enjoying his most successful English Premier League stint since he signed with the Spurs in 2015. In the EPL, he bagged 14 goals, 13th best in the league, in addition to six assists. Overall, he netted 21 goals in all competitions during the 2016-2017 season to set a new single-season scoring re
LPGA star Park In-bee seeking to push herself for 1st win at home

GolfAug 10, 2017

JEJU -- In search of her first victory on home soil, LPGA Hall of Famer Park In-bee said Thursday she'll actually start putting some pressure on herself.Park will compete at Jeju Samdasoo Masters on the Korea LPGA Tour beginning Friday at Ora Country Club on the southern resort island of Jeju. This is Park's fourth consecutive appearance at the event, and she's still looking for her first win here.In fact, the 18-time LPGA Tour winner, who has seven major titles and an Olympic gold medal to her
PyeongChang Olympics economic boon for host Korea

More sportsAug 10, 2017

With less than 200 days remaining before the start of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, South Korea is going all-out to make the event a successful endeavor for the host country, with the economic benefits being at the forefront of things being keenly considered.Earlier, Lee Hee-beom, the chief of the country's organizing committee for the sports event, estimated that the economic impact of hosting the Winter Olympics is expected to top 32 trillion won ($28.2b) over the next decade by fuelin
Ex-Olympic short track champion switches to speed skating for 2nd time

More sportsAug 10, 2017

Former Olympic short track speed skating champion Lee Jung-su has switched to speed skating to keep his Winter Games dreams alive, a source close to the athlete said Wednesday.The source said Lee made the switch from short track to long oval for the second time in his career and that he's currently training with the national speed skating team in Salt Lake City, Utah. In April, Lee came up short in the short track national team trials for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Lee, 27, won two sho
Korea football coach to call up injured Ki Sung-yueng, Son Heung-min for World Cup qualifiers

SoccerAug 10, 2017

SUWON -- South Korea men's national football head coach Shin Tae-yong said Wednesday he will call up Ki Sung-yueng and Son Heung-min for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite their injuries.Shin, who took over the team last month after Uli Stielike's ouster, will announce his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Iran and Uzbekistan next Monday. In the final Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, South Korea are currently in second place in Group A with 13 points, sitting j
Korean U-20 midfielder to join Austrian club

SoccerAug 10, 2017

South Korean football club Pohang Steelers said Wednesday their youth academy product Lee Jin-hyun will join an Austrian club.Pohang, currently seventh in the top-flight K League Classic, said Lee will sign a contract with FK Austria Wien. The 19-year-old will depart for Austria on Thursday for a medical, the club added.Lee was pre-drafted by Pohang last year, but went to Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul under the club's consent. Pohang said they reached an agreement with Austria Wien over an ow
N. Korea unveils detailed plan for missile strikes near Guam

North KoreaAug 10, 2017

North Korea's military on Thursday unveiled its detailed plan on intermediate-range ballistic missile strikes around Guam, home to strategically important US air force and navy bases.The North's Strategic Force said that it is "seriously" examining an "enveloping strike" of Guam with four Hwasong-12 missiles and will finalize the plan by mid-August, according to the Korean Central News Agency.Just one day after the North outlined its strike plan, it unveiled details in a tit-for-tat bellicose rh
Slugger ruled out for 3 months with gruesome foot injury

BaseballAug 9, 2017

SK Wyverns' slugger Han Dong-min has been ruled out for three months with a torn ligament in his left foot, a gruesome injury that has cut short his breakthrough Korea Baseball Organization season.Han suffered the injury when he stole second base against the NC Dinos at Incheon SK Happy Dream Park in Incheon on Tuesday. He slid feet first into the bag, and his left foot was bent awkwardly underneath.An initial MRI showed a torn ligament, and a second round of tests on Wednesday revealed the same
Chinese table tennis coach for Korea says women's team lacks ace

More sportsAug 9, 2017

Zhong Jinyong, former Chinese national table tennis coach recently named to the South Korean women's coaching staff, said Wednesday he'll try to develop an ace for his new team.Zhong was appointed the South Korean women's national table tennis team coach last month by the Korea Table Tennis Association. He will coach the players through the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta alongside head coach An Jae-hyung.Zhong is the first Chinese to work with the South Korean women's team since 1998.Zhong said Sou
Doosan Bears roaring up KBO standings in 2nd half

BaseballAug 9, 2017

Don't look now. Here come the Bears.After months of mediocre play, the Doosan Bears are on the prowl for their third straight Korea Baseball Organization title, as they continue to roar up the standings in the second half of the season.On Tuesday, they extended their winning streak to a season-high eight games with an 8-1 victory over the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium in the nation's capital. The win pushed their second-half record to 16-2-1 (wins-losses-ties).The Bears, which entered last mon
Returning PGA golfer says military has made him stronger

GolfAug 9, 2017

Ahead of his discharge from the South Korean military, PGA Tour golfer Bae Sang-moon said Tuesday his time in the armed forces has made him stronger physically and mentally.The two-time PGA Tour winner will complete his mandatory service on Aug. 16. His agency, All That Sports, announced last week that Bae's first event will be the Shinhan Donghae Open on the Korean Tour starting on Sept. 14.In a statement released Tuesday by All That Sports, Bae said he is coming back to competitive golf a toug
Trump warns N. Korea will be met with fire and fury

Diplomatic CircuitAug 9, 2017

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that North Korea will be met with "fire and fury" if it continues to threaten his country, issuing a strong rebuke against a country that has reportedly succeeded in miniaturizing nuclear weapons."North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen," Trump told reporters at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, according to a pool report.(Yonhap)The warning c