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Olympics: IPark's Lee Bum-young the Hero vs. Britain 41 weeks 4 days ago LONDON, England -- Busan IPark keeper Lee Bum-young's save of Daniel Sturridge's penalty kick lifted Korea to a 2-1 upset over favored Great Britain. The 23-year-old was a mid-game substitute for keeper Jung Sung-ryong in the second half, who sustained an injury. Celtic's Ki Seung-yung netted his attempt after Lee's huge save to help Korea advance to a semifinal battle with Brazil, to be played at Old...
Swiss Footballer Expelled For Racist Korean Tweet 42 weeks 4 days ago LONDON, England -- Once again, Twitter has claimed another victim. Just three days into the London Olympics, Swiss footballer Michel Morganella has been expelled for a racist tweet directed at the South Korean football team after they...
Olympics: Korea Football Beat Swiss 42 weeks 5 days ago LONDON, England - Cardiff City winger Kim Bo-kyung's left-footed strike four minutes past the hour gave South Korea a much-needed three points as Korea edged Switzerland 2-1 in Group B action. Park Chu-young also netted for Korea in the 57th minute, though Switzerland's Innocent Emeghara's header proved the short term equalizer just three minutes later. Korea sit second in Group B with...
Kim Yuna to Compete in Sochi 46 weeks 4 days ago SEOUL, South Korea - 2010 Vancouver Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kim Yuna isn't quite ready to hang up her skates. The 21-year-old told a news conference yesterday in Seoul that she plans to compete for the gold at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. “I will retire after the Sochi Winter Olympics. Although the Vancouver Games were my final destination in my childhood, I have extended it to Sochi,” she said. ...
Three IPark Players Heading to London Olympics 47 weeks 22 hours ago BUSAN, South Korea - Three members of the Busan IPark have been selected to represent Korea at the London Olympics. Goalkeeper Lee Beom-young, defender Kim Chang-soo and midfielder Park Jong-woo were selected as part of the 18 man squad today that will lead Korea to try and capture their first medal in Olympic play. In a surprise move, Arsenal forward Park Chu-young was also selected after his earlier controversy over his delaying his military service. He recently apologized to fans...
Busan Drops Bid for 2020 Summer Olympics 1 year 45 weeks ago BUSAN (Kyodo) -- Busan is dropping its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics after Pyeongchang earlier this week won the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, Busan's mayor said Thursday, according to Yonhap News Agency. "We will abandon our bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics," Busan Mayor Hur Nam-sik was quoted as saying, adding that the southern port city might bid to host the Summer Olympics at some future time. Pyeongchang, an alpine city in Gangwon...
S. Korea Grouped with Middle East opponents in Olympic Football Qualifying 1 year 46 weeks ago SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been paired with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman in the final round of the Asian qualification for the 2012 London Olympics. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held the draw Thursday at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, and South Korea was placed in Group A with the three Middle East opponents. The final round kicks off on Sept. 21 and will go until...

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