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[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Jason Day, former world No. 1 in men's golf, likes playing in South Korea so much that he made sure he'd start his 2018-2019 PGA Tour season here this week. Day is back at the PGA Tour's CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges for the second straight year. He finished tied for 11th at the Club at Nine Bridges on the southern island of Jeju, and went on to win twice in his bounce-back season after a winless 2016-2017 campaign. "If I can try to improve
Lee Han-saem (L) of Asan Mugunghwa FC gets a reward from K League Commissioner Kwon Oh-ga at Kwon's office. [Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Lee Han-saem, a defender of Asan Mugunghwa FC, a second-tier professional football league team, received a big cash reward for rejecting an offer to fix games. In a ceremony Wednesday, the 29-year-old received 70 million won ($62,330) from K League Commissioner Kwon Oh-gap. He refused to accept a pre-game offer from Jang Hak-yong, a former f
[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- South Korea were half successful with their new lineup against Panama on Tuesday, a match that highlighted the team's need to improve the pace of their game. South Korea blew a two-goal lead against Panama at Cheonan Stadium in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, and settled for a 2-2 draw. For the match against Panama, South Korea made five changes from their starting lineup used in the match against Uruguay on Friday. It was by far the most cha
[Courtesy of KLPGA] SEOUL -- You may see the smiling face of Chun In-gee on her Instagram page, but the South Korean LPGA golfer will tell you those pictures only show a small part of her life story -- a story that includes her struggles to break a cycle of negative thoughts.s Chun went a little over two years without an LPGA title until ending that drought Sunday on home soil. She won the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocean Course, near Incheon Internat
[Yonhap Photo] INCHEON -- World No. 1 Park Sung-hyun grabbed a share of the second round lead at an LPGA tournament on home soil on Friday. Park reached eight-under after shooting her second straight round of four-under 68 at the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocean Course, adjacent to Incheon International Airport. Park had six birdies against two bogeys at the par-72 course, which played at 6,251 yards Friday. Park is joined at the top by three compe
