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• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  S. Korea inches past Kuwait 1-0, undefeated in World Cup qualifiers

  KUWAIT CITY (Yonhap) — South Korea defeated Kuwait 1-0 here Thursday for their fourth consecutive victory in the Asian qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, inching closer to their ninth straight appearance in the quadrennial tournament....

  • Posted October 8, 2015
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  FIFA bans Chung Mong-Joon for six years

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Football’s world governing body said Thursday it has banned South Korean FIFA presidential hopeful Chung Mong-joon for six years, a move that could cast a pall on his campaign. “The former FIFA Vice-President Chung...

  • Posted October 8, 2015
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  S. Korean Bae Sang-moon to make Presidents Cup debut Friday

  INCHEON (Yonhap) — Bae Sang-moon, the only South Korean player at the Presidents Cup this week, will make his debut at the match play competition Friday in the four-ball session. Bae was paired with Danny Lee of...

  • Posted October 8, 2015
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  US dominates first day of Presidents Cup

  INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — The Presidents Cup wasn’t an hour old when Nick Price looked at the scoreboard and had that sinking feeling. It was filled with American red. And there wasn’t much Price or the...

  • Posted October 8, 2015
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  Starbucks tops list as S. Korean’s favorite coffee: report

  Koreans’ most-beloved coffee chain is Starbucks, according to a survey. In polling agency Realmeter’s survey, Starbucks topped the list, earning 16.5 percent of votes. Next were Ediya (9.4 percent), Caffe Bene (7.6 percent), Angel-in-us (7 percent) and...

  • Posted October 7, 2015
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  Lone S. Korean to sit out opening foursomes session at Presidents Cup

  INCHEON (Yonhap) — Bae Sang-moon, the lone South Korean at this year’s Presidents Cup, will sit out the opening foursomes session Thursday. The United States and the International Teams on Wednesday announced their pairings for the five...

  • Posted October 7, 2015
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  S. Korea’s ‘Veteran’ exceeds $1 mln at N. American box office

  LOS ANGELES (Yonhap) – The Korean action film “Veteran” has earned over US$1 million in combined sales at the North American box office since it opened last month, the film’s local distributor said Tuesday. “Veteran made about...

  • Posted October 7, 2015
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