15 en South Korea defeated Japan 1-0 in its final group match for the Asian Football Confederation(AFC) U-23 Asian Cup, which doubles as the regional qualifying event for the Paris Olympics. Team Korea, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, won its third match in Group B on Monday at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:13:34 +0900 Sports South Korea defeated China 2-0 in its second group match for the Asian Football Confederation(AFC) U-23 Asian Cup, which doubles as the regional qualifying event for the Paris Olympics. Team Korea, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, won its second match in Group B on Friday at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 20 Apr 2024 12:34:46 +0900 Sports San Francisco Giants' rookie center fielder Lee Jung-hoo has become the third South Korean player to produce hits in ten consecutive Major League Baseball(MLB) games in their debut season. In the leadoff spot, Lee went two-for-four, including an infield single in the bottom of the first inning against the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:03:11 +0900 Sports South Korea defeated the United Arab Emirates 1-0 in its opening group match for the Asian Football Confederation(AFC) U-23 Asian Cup, which doubles as the regional qualifying event for the Paris Olympics. Team Korea led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong won its first match in Group B on Tuesday at Abdullah bin ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:40:43 +0900 Sports South Korea's under-23 men's national football team, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, are looking to qualify for their 10th straight Summer Olympic Games.   The U-23 team will play in Group B at the Asian Football Confederation(AFC) U-23 Asian Cup, where the tournament doubles as the AFC qualifiers for the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:57:26 +0900 Sports Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min registered his ninth assist of the season in the club’s Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest on Sunday. In the match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, the club captain set up Micky van de Ven’s goal in the second half, breaking the 1-1 ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:38:34 +0900 Sports The women's national football team crushed the Philippines during the year's first friendly match on home field on Friday. The national team, led by head coach Colin Bell, defeated the Filipino squad three-nil during the friendly at Gyeonggi Province's Icheon Sports Complex. Following ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 06 Apr 2024 15:04:21 +0900 Sports The under-23 men's national football team have their eyes set on winning the Asian Football Confederation(AFC) U23 Asian Cup in Qatar in the hope of securing a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics, which would be the team’s tenth consecutive Olympic entry. The team, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, departed ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:08:26 +0900 Sports The Korea Football Association(KFA) has created a short list of eleven candidates for the position of head coach of the men’s national football team. Chung Hae-sung, head of the association's national team committee tasked with finding the new head coach, announced on Tuesday that four South Korean ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:32:02 +0900 Sports Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min scored a crucial late winner for his team in the Premier League clash with Luton Town on Saturday. The club captain found the net in the 41st minute in the second half of the match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, breaking the 1-1 draw to help his team secure ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:24:21 +0900 Sports Lee Jung-hoo, the rookie center fielder for the San Francisco Giants, logged his first multi-hit performance during the second game since his Major Leagues Baseball(MLB) debut. The 25-year-old South Korean was in the starting lineup for the Giants against their second away match against the San Diego ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:07:25 +0900 Sports South Korea defeated Thailand 3-0 in a World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday. The Korean national team, led by interim coach Hwang Sun-hong, won its fourth Group C match in the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualifiers at Rajamangala Stadium in Thailand.  Lee Jae-sung scored an opener in ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:51:52 +0900 Sports The South Korean men's national football team led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong will face Thailand again Tuesday night, in their second 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier match after finishing with a one-one draw in Seoul last Thursday. While the Taegeuk Warriors currently stand atop Group C with two wins ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:16:54 +0900 Sports South Korean football player Son Jun-ho, who was detained in China for about ten months over bribery allegations, was released recently and returned home Monday. The foreign ministry announced Son’s return on Monday, saying that it has requested cooperation through various channels with Chinese ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:00:44 +0900 Sports Figure skater Kim Chae-yeon won the bronze medal in women's single category at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2024. The 17-year-old earned 72-point-81 points for technical element and 63-point-87 points in program component for a total of 136-point-68 points in the women's free ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 23 Mar 2024 15:42:53 +0900 Sports The Korea Baseball Organization's(KBO) 2024 regular season kicked off on Saturday with the league's ten teams seeing sold-out stadiums for all five opening games. The match between reigning champions LG Twins against the Hanwha Eagles, which recently signed former Major League Baseball(MLB) ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 23 Mar 2024 15:34:06 +0900 Sports The second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between North Korea and Japan will be held in a third country instead of Pyongyang. Speaking to AFP on Friday, Asian Football Confederation(AFC) General Secretary Dato' Windsor John said the North Korea-Japan match will be held on neutral territory ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:49:17 +0900 Sports North Korea reportedly told Japan that it cannot host the World Cup qualifier scheduled for next Tuesday in Pyongyang.  Japan’s Kyodo News issued the report on Thursday quoting an official from the Japan Football Association, adding that North Korea appears to be canceling the match due to concerns about ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:14:13 +0900 Sports South Korea were held to a one-one draw by Thailand in a World Cup qualifying match on Thursday. The Korean national team, led by interim coach Hwang Sun-hong, failed to win the Group C match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualifiers.  Captain Son ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:33:59 +0900 Sports Police are tracking down a suspect after a report was filed about an email threatening to carry out a bomb terror at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome ahead of the 2024 Major League Baseball(MLB) regular season opener that starts on Wednesday. The Seoul Guro Police Station said the report on the email threatening ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:59:39 +0900 Sports The North Korean men’s national football team arrived in Japan on Tuesday for the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The arrival came roughly a month after the North Korean women’s team entered Japan to compete in the final round of the Asian qualifiers for the Paris Olympics.  Japan’s ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:30:52 +0900 Sports Newly signed Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani arrived in South Korea with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, to prepare for Major League Baseball's(MLB) opening series in Seoul. Before heading for South Korea, Ohtani revealed his wife for the first time following his surprise wedding announcement ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:10:50 +0900 Sports The San Diego Padres arrived in South Korea on Friday to open the 2024 Major League Baseball(MLB) season in the country for the first time in MLB history. The Padres landed at Incheon International Airport at around 1:30 a.m. Friday and were greeted by fans and reporters.  Star players such as Manny ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:33:14 +0900 Sports South Korean national football team interim head coach Hwang Sun-hong on Monday announced his 23-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches. Among the 23 that made the cut is Paris Saint-Germain(PSG) midfielder Lee Kang-in, who was mired in a scuffle with captain Son Heung-min during the recent ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:23:11 +0900 Sports Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min scored a goal and set up two others in the club's Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Sunday. The club captain found the net in extra time against Aston Villa in Birmingham, England, with his goal helping the team secure a resounding 4-0 victory. It was ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:13:02 +0900 Sports Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League(KBL) defeated another Korean professional club Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters to advance to the final round of the East Asia Super League(EASL) for the second consecutive year. The Knights declared victory against the Red Boosters 94-to-79 during a ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:59:39 +0900 Sports Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min scored a goal in the club's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace on Saturday. The club captain found the net in the 43rd minute of the second half against Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, with his goal helping his team secure a 3-to-1 ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:22:23 +0900 Sports Teen figure skater Seo Min-kyu has won the men's title at the 2024 International Skating Union Junior World Figure Skating Championships. The 15-year-old earned a technical score of 73-point-45 points and an artistic score of 76-point-72 points for a total score of 150-point-17 points at the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:12:31 +0900 Sports Figure skater Shin Ji-a finished second in the free skating event at the 2024 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships, bagging the silver medal in the contest for the third consecutive year. The 15-year-old earned 73-point-93 points in the technical element score and 65-point-02 points in the program ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 02 Mar 2024 14:31:53 +0900 Sports The Korea Football Association(KFA) has picked Hwang Sun-hong, who heads the national under-23 football team, as the interim head manager of the national team.  The KFA’s National Team Committee unveiled the selection on Tuesday.  Hwang will guide the team in the second round of the FIFA World Cup ...

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