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Ryu improved to 7-1 for the season, striking out three and giving up no walks on 93 pitches, 66 for strikes. Ryu entered the game not having allowed a run in 31 straight innings, May 23, 2019 Olympic Games S. Korean Olympic chief nominated for IOC membership The head of South Korea's Olympic body has been nominated for membership of the International Olympic Committee, a major boost for Seoul's efforts to increase its influence in global sports.Korean Sport & Olympic Committee President Lee Kee-heung was one of 10 candidates proposed for the election by the IOC's Executive Board on Wednesday (local time) in Lausanne, Switzerland.The list was submitted to the IOC Session that will meet in June, also in Lausanne. The vote, usually a formality, is sche May 21, 2019 Soccer Jeonbuk wrap up AFC Champions League group stage with draw South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ended the group stage of the continent's top club football tournament with a draw on Tuesday.Jeonbuk were held to a scoreless tie by Buriram United in their final Group G match at the Asian Football Confederation Champions League on Tuesday at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul.The result meant nothing to Jeonbuk, who had already clinched the top seed in Group G with a victory two weeks ago. After posting 13 points on four w May 20, 2019 Baseball Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin extends scoreless streak to 31 innings, earns 6th win of '19 Scoring off Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin is the toughest thing for major league hitters these days.The South Korean left-hander improved to 6-1 for the season after shutting down the Cincinnati Reds over seven innings at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Sunday (local time). Ryu scattered five hits while striking out five and walking one, as the Dodgers prevailed 8-3.Ryu extended his scoreless streak to a career-best 31 innings and lowered his ERA from 1.72 to 1.52, currently the be May 14, 2019 Baseball Dodgers' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin earns top NL weekly honor Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been named the National League Player of the Week for the first time in his career.The left-hander earned the honor Monday (local time) after throwing 17 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts, one walk and five hits allowed over his last two starts. (AFP)He pulled off a four-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, marking his first shutout since May 28, 2013, against the Los Angeles Angels as a big league rookie.On Sunday, he picked up his fi May 13, 2019 Baseball Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns 5th win vs. Nationals Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers picked up his fifth win of the season after delivering eight scoreless innings against the Washington Nationals.The South Korean left-hander kept the Nationals to one hit in eight innings with nine strikeouts and one walk in his side's 6-0 win at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday (local time).He had a no-hitter through the seventh inning but allowed the National's only hit to Gerardo Parra in the eighth. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin May 10, 2019 More sports [Newsmaker] Two-time Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa announces retirement Two-time Olympic speed skating gold medalist Lee Sang-hwa announced her retirement Friday, putting an end to an illustrious career that includes a world record and multiple world championships.In a press release, Lee, 30, said she will have a formal retirement ceremony in Seoul next Thursday.Lee will go down as one of South Korea's greatest winter sport athletes ever and also among the very best speed skaters of her generation.Lee won the gold medal in the women's 500 meters at the 2010 Vancouve May 6, 2019 Golf S. Korea's Kim Sei-young earns 1st LPGA win of '19 in San Francisco Kim Sei-young has joined a growing list of South Korean champions on the LPGA Tour this season.Kim captured the LPGA Mediheal Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, California, on Sunday (local time) in a three-way playoff for her first title of 2019 and eighth of her career. (Yonhap)Kim beat out fellow South Korean Lee Jeong-eun and England's Bronte Law, after they all finished 72 holes at seven-under 281, and improved to 4-0 in career playoffs.Kim is the fifth South Korean to win Apr 27, 2019 Baseball Dodgers' Ryu prevails over Pirates' Kang in all-Korean pitcher-batter duel In their first head-to-head showdown in Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin came out on top against Pittsburgh Pirates' third baseman Kang Jung-ho in LA on Friday. Kang was 1-for-3 with a single and a strikeout against his friend at Dodger Stadium, as Ryu picked up his third win of 2019 in a 6-2 win. These two 32-year-olds were All-Stars in the Korea Baseball Organization before they took their talents to the United States. In December 2012, Ryu beca Apr 27, 2019 Soccer [Video] Bonghwangdang: Where you’ll meet Seoul’s biggest Liverpool fans The city’s one and only LFC pub owner shares thoughts amid a tight Premier League title race Apr 23, 2019 Soccer Ulsan blow late lead, fail to clinch knockout berth at AFC Champions League South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai FC squandered a late lead and fell just short of clinching a knockout spot in the top continental club football competition on Tuesday.Ulsan played Kawasaki Frontale to a 2-2 draw n Group H action at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Kawasaki, Japan.Ulsan blew a 2-1 lead in the 82nd minute when Kei Chinen scored the equalizer for Kawasaki. A victory would have given Ulsan 10 points on three wins and a draw, along Apr 19, 2019 More sports [Eye] A day in the life of a Kenyan-born Korean marathoner Naturalized runner lives in old hanok, eats ramen for lunch while training for Olympics Apr 18, 2019 Soccer Son Heung-min makes history as Tottenham reach Champions League semis Son Heung-min has made UEFA Champion League scoring history as he helped send Tottenham Hotspur into the semifinals of the top European club competition.Son grabbed a brace against Manchester City in the Spurs' thrilling 4-3 loss in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on Wednesday (local time). Tottenham, having taken the first leg 1-0 at home, still knocked off Man City on away goals and will go on to face Ajax in the semifinals.With 12 Apr 18, 2019 Soccer S. Korea drops joint bid proposal with N. Korea for Women’s World Cup South Korea has submitted a bid to be the sole host of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, dropping an earlier proposal to co-host the event with North Korea due to a lack of prior coordination.FIFA on Wednesday announced the list of a record nine member associations that have submitted formal bidding registrations.South Korea’s Korea Football Association was listed as a sole entry, though FIFA noted the KFA’s “expressing interest in a joint bid with” North Korea. (Yonhap)Also in the running are Ar Apr 10, 2019 Soccer Women's national football team to reassemble in May for World Cup prep After playing two friendly matches against Iceland, the South Korean women's national football team will reassemble in May to resume their preparations for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Korea Football Association said Wednesday that the women's team, led by head coach Yoon Duk-yeo, will gather at the National Football Center in Paju, north of Seoul, on May 7, a month before the opening of the Women's World Cup, where South Korea face Norway, Nigeria and hosts France in Group A. (Yonhap)S MORE 15 / 26156
