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Wed, June 26, 2019 | 08:48

Cho wins 5th career title at Hankyung Ladies Cup 2019

Cho Jeong-min has rallied to win the BC Card Hankyung Ladies Cup 2019, Sunday, edging out Cho A-yean by a single stroke. She turned her seven-shot final-round deficit into a one-shot victory. She surmounted the final day pressure, coming out on top from a two-way tie for sixth place. In a riveting free-for-all, the 24-year-old fired a 5-under 67 for an overall score of 12-und...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-06-23 19:50

K League title race in full swing

Cristiano Ronaldo will be in South Korea on July 26 when the Italian giant Juventus visits the Land of the Morning Calm for an exhibition match against the K League All Stars - but there is plenty of talent for fans to keep an eye on as the domestic tournament approaches halfway.

2019-06-23 16:38

Ronaldo to play against Korean All-Stars in July

International football icon Cristiano Ronaldo will play against Korea's K Leaguers in Seoul next month, the league said Wednesday.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-06-19 13:46

Change needed after Women's World Cup failure

At least South Korea scored a goal at the Women's World Cup and it came 12 minutes from the end against Norway in the French city of Reims. It could not stop the Taegeuk Nangja slipping to a 2-1 defeat however and slipping out of the tournament with three losses in three games.

2019-06-18 17:16

Lack of discipline, finishing touch cost Korea in group stage

On the eve of South Korea's final group match against Norway at the FIFA Women's World Cup, head coach Yoon Duk-yeo said the game may well determine the future course of women's football in the country. And after South Korea bowed out of the tournament with three straight losses, the last being a 2-1 defeat to Norway that sealed their fate on Monday, the message is clear.

2019-06-18 09:22

U-20s team become Korea's first World finalists

In the early hours of Wednesday morning in East Asia, South Korea's men, for they are indisputably men given their performances in recent weeks, became the first from their country to reach a world final. On Saturday evening local time these young Taegeuk Warriors will face Ukraine in Lodz in the final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. It is a game and a trophy that is well wit...

2019-06-17 21:12

Heroic return of 'the boyz'

South Korean players and coaches got a rousing welcome home Monday after their runner-up finish at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland over the weekend. Coached by Chung Jung-yong, the young Taeguk Warriors recorded the country's best finish at any FIFA men's tournament. No South Korean men's team had reached the final at any FIFA competition before last Saturday, when Chung's ...

2019-06-17 10:09

Brave Korea fall just short

It was so close yet so far for South Korea at the U-20 World Cup as the team lost 3-1 to Ukraine in the final in the Polish city of Lodz on Saturday local time. The youngsters took an early lead but were unable to hold on to it to become the first Asian men's team to win a world trophy.It was still a fine effort from all involved just to get to that stage. But in the end Ukra...

2019-06-16 17:41

Heroic return of 'the boyz'

Lee Kang-in follows in Messi's footsteps

A certain Lionel Messi is just one of several people named most valuable player at FIFA U-20 World Cup tournaments, along with Paul Pogba and Sergio Aguero. If Lee Kang-in, winner of the 2019 individual prize, can have a career half as successful as those three, then it will be something special indeed.It was quite a consolation for Lee as his team lost the final of the World...

2019-06-16 17:41

Heroic return of 'the boyz'

Korea loses to Ukraine 1-3 in FIFA U-20 World Cup final

South Korea finished in second place at the FIFA U-20 World Cup following a 3-1 loss to Ukraine in the final at Lodz Stadium in Lodz on Saturday. Lee Kang-in converted a penalty in the fifth minute to give South Korea an early lead, but Ukraine scored three unanswered goals for their first title. Vladyslav Supriaha scored twice and Heorhii Tsitaishvili scored a late dagger fo...

2019-06-16 09:30

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