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#OlympicsOlympic football hopefuls confident they can make final roster cut related article
PAJU, South Korea, June 23 (Yonhap) -- When Song Min-kyu spent time with the men's senior national football team for World Cup qualifiers earlier this month, the 21-year-old forward had the privile... 17:55 Jun. 23 -
#KBOKBO's Heroes release slumping hitter Freitas related article
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes have cut ties with their struggling American hitter David Freitas. The Heroes announced Wednesday they've asked the Korea Baseball Orga... 17:21 Jun. 23 -
#MLBPadres' Kim Ha-seong homers off Kershaw in victory
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The man they call "King" in San Diego has gone deep against a future Hall of Famer from a hated rival. The Padres' South Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong de... 14:33 Jun. 23 -
#OlympicsTokyo-bound LPGA stars appreciate opportunity to compete at Olympics
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Park In-bee has accomplished a lot in her LPGA Hall of Fame career, but the gold medal from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics occupies a special place in her... 09:27 Jun. 23 -
#baseballOlympic-bound outfielder demoted to minors, no timetable for return
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Park Kun-woo, an Olympic-bound outfielder for the Doosan Bears, has been sent down to the minor league for what his manager hinted on Tuesday were disciplinary reasons. ... 17:45 Jun. 22 -
#Olympics(LEAD) Olympic men's football team opens last training camp before finalizing Tokyo roster related article
(ATTN: ADDS 2 photos, comments in paras 6-9) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The decision time is looming for Kim Hak-bum, as he opened the final training camp for the South Korean men's O... 17:06 Jun. 22 -
#footballOlympic football coach demands sacrifice from players related article
PAJU, South Korea, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Having put his players through a two-week camp and two friendly matches this month, Kim Hak-bum, head coach of the South Korean men's Olympic football team, b... 17:01 Jun. 22 -
#OlympicsKBO club declines to release American pitcher for Tokyo Olympics
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club LG Twins have rejected a request to make their American starter Andrew Suarez available for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, Yonha... 12:29 Jun. 22 -
#Tokyo OlympicsCulture minister implies no boycott of Tokyo Olympics amid Dokdo spat related article
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's culture minister said sports should be separated from politics regarding calls for a boycott of the Tokyo Olympics amid a renewed territorial spat over the ... 11:32 Jun. 22 -
#OlympicsS. Korean table tennis chief eager to see how far teen phenom can go at Tokyo Olympics
MUNGYEONG, South Korea, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Seung-min, the men's singles table tennis champion at the 2004 Athens Olympics, remains the last Olympic ping pong gold medalist from South Korea. ... 10:54 Jun. 22 -
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Olympic men's football team opens last training camp before finalizing Tokyo roster related article
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The decision time is looming for Kim Hak-bum, as he opened the final training camp for the South Korean men's Olympic football team on Tuesday, eight days b... 10:13 Jun. 22 -
#OlympicsIm Sung-jae, Kim Si-woo qualify for Olympic men's golf tournament
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Im Sung-jae and three-time winner Kim Si-woo have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. On the latest world rankings annou... 14:01 Jun. 21 -
#MLB(LEAD) Blue Jays' Ryu, Cardinals' Kim again miss out on chance to win on same day
(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout, photos) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- One pitcher held up his end of the bargain. The other failed to join him in the win column. For the thi... 11:47 Jun. 21 -
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Blue Jays' Ryu, Cardinals' Kim again miss out on chance to win on same day
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- One pitcher held up his end of the bargain. The other failed to join him in the win column. For the third time in 2021, the two South Korean left-handers... 11:03 Jun. 21 -
#MLBCardinals' Kim Kwang-hyun takes hard-luck loss vs. Braves
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Kim Kwang-hyun was the hard-luck loser for the St. Louis Cardinals in Atlanta, getting zero run support while allowing just one run in four innings against ... 10:21 Jun. 21 -
#OlympicsS. Korean Olympic chief clinging to hope for N. Korean participation in Tokyo 2020 related article
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top Olympic official is holding on to hope that North Korea will change its mind and participate in the Tokyo Summer Games after all -- however slim those c... 09:28 Jun. 21 -
#OlympicsWith Tokyo Olympics one month out, S. Korean athletes look to extend successful run
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- With each passing day, the push by the local organizers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to stage the Tokyo Olympic Summer Games seems to be pi... 09:27 Jun. 21 -
#MLBDespite long-awaited win, Ryu Hyun-jin still trying to get a grip on changeup
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hyun-jin had been so unhappy with his changeup command that the Toronto Blue Jays' starter even threw a rare in-between-starts bullpen session to try to... 07:46 Jun. 21 -
#MLBBlue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin beats Orioles for 1st win of June
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- After overcoming some early trouble, Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays finally got his first win of June. The South Korean left-hander held the Balti... 07:31 Jun. 21
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