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Sept 23, 2017 Olympic Games

France reaffirms participation in PyeongChang 2018

France has reaffirmed its plan to participate in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics following news reports that the country is considering skipping the event due to rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea's nuclear test and missile launches, the South Korean sports ministry said Saturday. French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (Yonhap)"To speak our formal position, France will go to PyeongChang with its national team of players and has never me

David Beckham visits Seoul to promote healthy living

English soccer star David Beckham came to Seoul on Wednesday to participate in a 30th anniversary event hosted by AIA Korea.　As the group’s global ambassador, Beckham joined a campaign “What’s Your Why” and shared his thoughts on healthy living. During the one-hour event, Beckham gave out nutritious lunches to children in Korea and held a football training session for the kids. David Beckham holds a football training session (Park Ju-young / The Korea Herald)David Beckham talks about a healthy l

Sept 23, 2017
Soccer
Korean pro footballers association officially set for operation

South Korea's professional football players' association will officially begin operating after earning the government's approval to become a legal entity, officials here said Friday.FIFPro Korea said it is now officially an incorporated association following the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's authorization, which allows the organization to register assets and manage its operations systemically."As an organization that represents South Korea's pro footballers, we will work closely with

Sept 22, 2017
Soccer
Security remains 'top priority' for PyeongChang 2018 amid French boycott talks

Safety for all participants remains "a top priority" for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the event's organizers said Friday, on the heels of talks that France may skip the competition under security threats."Safety and security is one of the most important aspects of Games preparations," PyeongChang's organizing committee said in a statement. "It remains a top priority and we are continuing to communicate with all stakeholders, including the National Olympic Committees, on this matter. We

Sept 22, 2017
Olympic Games
Park In-bee to sit out rest of LPGA season with back injury

World No. 10 Park In-bee will bow out of the rest of the 2017 LPGA season in order to rest her ailing back, a source close to the player said Thursday.Park had been scheduled to wrap up her season at the Alisports LPGA in Beijing starting Oct. 5, but the tournament was abruptly canceled earlier this month. Park will sit out the rest of the LPGA's annual Asian tour, which includes a stop in South Korea in mid October, and will also skip the season finale, the CME Group Tour Championship, in Novem

Sept 21, 2017
Golf
[Advertorial] South Korean horse racing: the wacky and the wonderful

With an annual turnover of $6 billion, South Korea is becoming a major player in thoroughbred horse racing. The Korea Racing Authority (KRA) have a plan to turn the Korea Cup and Korea Sprint from international grade three races to grade one races.Light show scene at night with illuminated horses and heart installations with lit up trees in backgroundInternationalization is already happening, with Korean horses taking part in races abroad. But internationalization of Korean horse racing is not a

Sept 20, 2017
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Natl. football federation likely to discuss Hiddink issue next week

South Korea's football governing body is likely to discuss Guus Hiddink's role for the men's national team next week, an official said Wednesday, after the Dutch tactician expressed his intention to help the Taeguk Warriors.The official with the Korea Football Association said its technical committee will hold a meeting next week. Although the committee has set up the meeting ostensibly to go over the national team's last two World Cup qualifying matches against Iran and Uzbekistan, Hiddink's po

Sept 20, 2017
Soccer
Swansea City's Ki Sung-yueng set for comeback

South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yueng is set to make his comeback in the near future after completing his rehabilitation process, a source close to the player said Wednesday.The source in Seoul said Ki is likely to make his return for Swansea City next week as he is now able to fully join the English Premier League club's training. The development raises hope for the national team preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup."Ki has completed his rehab and has been participating in full training starti

Sept 20, 2017
Soccer
Schedules announced for baseball postseason

Schedules for South Korean baseball's postseason were announced on Wednesday.The wild card game between the fourth- and fifth-ranked teams at 2 p.m. on Oct. 5 will launch the postseason play, the Korea Baseball Organization said. The 144-game regular season is scheduled to finish on Oct. 3.The fourth seed will be the host, and it can advance to the first round of the playoffs either with a victory or a tie in the first game. If the fifth seed wins the first wild card game, then there will be a s

Sept 20, 2017
Baseball
Beckham says Korean natl. team will improve

David Beckham said Wednesday he thinks the South Korean national football team will overcome difficult situations and become a better team, emphasizing that all teams and players go through adversity.The 42-year-old retired football star from Britain visited South Korea as a global ambassador for AIA, the pan-Asian insurance group, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in the country, to talk about healthy lifestyle and promote the company's new campaign "What's Your Why?"During a press conf

Sept 20, 2017
Soccer
Latest PGA playoff winner to compete in Korea next month

The latest FedEx Cup playoff winner will compete in the first PGA Tour event in South Korea next month, the organizers said Wednesday.Marc Leishman, who captured last week's BMW Championship, has committed to the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges, which will be played from Oct. 19-22 at the Club at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island.CJ Group said it will be Leishman's first appearance in South Korea since competing for the International Team at the 2015 Presidents Cup in Incheon. This promotional poster of the CJ

Sept 20, 2017
Golf
In absence, Pirates' Kang Jung-ho misses camaraderie with teammates

GWANGJU -- On the Pittsburgh Pirates' roster this season, South Korean third baseman Kang Jung-ho has been conspicuous by his absence.The 30-year-old hasn't been able to secure his US work permit this year after his drunk driving conviction. He had his third impaired driving arrest in South Korea last December, and got an eight-month jail term, suspended for two years, in March. He lost his appeal two months later and his big league career remains in limbo sans visa.Sitting out the entire seaso

Sept 20, 2017
Baseball
Korean midfielder set to join UAE's Al Ahli

South Korean midfielder Kim Young-wook is set to sign with United Arab Emirates football club Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, officials from his current club said Tuesday. K League Classic team Jeonnam Dragons said they're pushing for Kim's move to Al Ahli, and the player will soon fly to Dubai for a medical. The Arabian Gulf League, the UAE's top league, started its new season last weekend, and the player registration deadline is the second week of October. In this file photo taken Feb. 23, 2017, Jeonna

Sept 19, 2017
Soccer
Korean short trackers to focus on process in Olympic season

Entering the Olympic season in a few days, South Korean short track speed skaters said Monday they'll focus more on the process than the end results.The national team skaters will compete at the 2017-2018 International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating season starting Sept. 28 in Budapest, Hungary. Three more World Cups will take place in Dordrecht in the Netherlands, Shanghai and Seoul through mid-November, collectively serving as a prelude to the PyeongChang Winter Games next F

Sept 18, 2017
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Young short tracker 'nervous' before intl. debut

Days from his senior international debut, South Korean short track speed skater Lim Hyo-jun said Monday he's got butterflies in his stomach.In April, the 21-year-old stunned former Olympic gold medalists and world champions to earn a spot on the national team for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In tune-ups for the Olympics on home ice, Lim will compete in the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating season.The first leg will open in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 28. So

Sept 18, 2017
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