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[Courtesy of SEMA Sports Marketing] SEOUL -- Buoyed by an "unbelievable" sponsorship deal, Park Sung-hyun, a South Korean LPGA star player, spelled out her lifelong goal of achieving the Career Grand Slam, saying she targets five wins including a major championship in the new season and probably the first place in the world's rankings. "I can't believe I am a player who can be treated like this," Park told reporters Thursday after signing a two-year spon
[Photo by Namkung Jinwoong = timeid@ajunews.com] SEOUL -- Seoul will submit a joint bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week with a proposal to hold opening and closing ceremonies simultaneously with Pyongyang by using 5G technology. The proposal will be presented on Friday when delegates from the two Koreas meet with IOC officials in Lausanne, Switzerland, five months after South and North Korean leaders agreed in their summit in Pyon
[Park Sung-hyun's Instagram] SEOUL -- Park Sung-hyun, a South Korean LPGA star player, copied down an unforgettable moment with Tiger Woods, a living golf legend, in her Instagram pictures, saying she has achieved her lifelong dream. "Thank you TaylorMade for making my dream come true," Park said in an Instagram post. She uploaded pictures that showed herself and Woods filming for an advertisement together at the Medalist Golf Club in Florida. "I don't think
[Courtesy of KLPGA] SEOUL -- LPGA star player Park Sung-hyun agreed to wear the logo of Solaire Resort & Casino, based in Manila, under a two-year sponsorship deal that would fetch a record annual payment as a female Korean golfer, according to her agency, Sema Sports. Sema said Thursday that the 25-year-old would participate in a signing ceremony with Solaire on February 14. Without disclosing financial terms, the agency said Park's payment would be the highest as a female
[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yueng announced his retirement from international football, ending his 11-year career with the national team. In a letter sent to the Korea Football Association (KFA), Ki made it official that he will no longer play for South Korea. "With the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup being my last event, I'm laying down the big honor and responsibility of the national team," Ki said in his letter to
