All posts tagged "australia"

  • Australia AFC Asian Cup Soccer
    S. Korea looking to end half-century Asian Cup drought vs. Australia

    SYDNEY (Yonhap) — The undefeated South Korean squad will look to cap off an improbable run at the AFC Asian Cup with a victory over the host Australia in the championship final on Saturday. The kickoff at...

    • Posted January 29, 2015
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  • South Korea's Lee Jeong-hyeop reacts after scoring his country's first goal during the AFC Asia Cup soccer match between Australia and South Korea in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
    The Rematch Down Under

    S. Korea to face Australia in Asian Cup soccer final NEWCASTLE (Yonhap) — South Korea will face Australia in the final of the AFC Asian Cup, after the host nation knocked out the United Arab Emirates 2-0...

    • Posted January 27, 2015
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  • Ki Sung-yeung (from left) and Lee Keun-ho celebrate after Lee Jeong-hyeop (18) scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal. (Yonhap)
    The Wizard of Oz: S. Korea stuns Australia 1-0

    BRISBANE (Yonhap) — South Korea defeated Australia 1-0 to claim the top seed in Group A at the AFC Asian Cup here on Saturday. Forward Lee Jeong-hyeop, in his first international start, scored the winner in the...

    • Posted January 17, 2015
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  • South Korea's Lee Jeong-hyeop reacts after scoring his country's first goal during the AFC Asia Cup soccer match between Australia and South Korea in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
    Korea strikes first

    Coach Uli Stielike’s decision to insert little-known forward Lee Jeong-hyeop was right on the money. Lee, 22, making just his fourth international appearance and his first start at Brisbane Stadium against Australia in their final Group A match of the...

    • Posted January 17, 2015
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  • Son Heung-min will be back on the field after recovering from a foot injury. (Yonhap)
    Asian Cup: South Korea to go all-out vs. Australia

    BRISBANE (Yonhap) — South Korea has already clinched a spot in the quarterfinals at the AFC Asian Cup, but head coach Uli Stielike said Friday his team won’t be satisfied with merely reaching the knockout stage. With...

    • Posted January 16, 2015
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  • In this photo released by the PNC Father/Son Challenge, the Father/Son Challenge Golf winners Bernhard Langer, right, and son Jason, 14, pose with their first-place trophies in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/ PNC Father/Son Challenge, Geoff Bolte)
    Pro golf, week in review

    GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Adam Scott three-putted for bogey on the seventh hole of a playoff Sunday to hand the Australian PGA Championship to fellow Australian Greg Chalmers. Chalmers closed with an 8-under 64 to match...

    • Posted December 15, 2014
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  • A hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. New South Wales state police would not say what was happening inside the cafe or whether hostages were being held. But television footage shot through the cafe's windows showed several people with their arms in the air. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
    Police end Sydney hostage siege after 16 hours

    SYDNEY (AP) — A swarm of heavily armed police stormed a cafe in the heart of Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege by an Iranian-born gunman who had held an unknown number of hostages for more than...

    • Posted December 15, 2014
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