National Politics Social Affairs Foreign Affairs Defense North Korea Science Diplomatic Circuit Education Business Economy Finance Industry Technology Automode Life&Style Culture Travel Fashion Food & Beverage Books People Expat Living Arts & Design Health Entertainment Film Television Music Theater World World News World Business Asia News Network Sports Soccer Baseball Golf More Sports Opinion Editorial Viewpoints English Café Podcast Powernote Go to Desktop Version Weekender Subscribe Readers Club Korean Mobile App Twitter Facebook Youtube RSS SPORTSMore Sports Today [Photo News] Queen Yu-na graces ice once more Figure skating champion Kim Yu-na made her first appearance in an ice show in four years on Sunday. She performed a special gala program at the “All That Skate 2018” ice show held at Seoul’s Mokdong Ice Rink. The world-class athlete performed to Jonny Greenwood’s “House of Woodcock,” part of the original soundtrack for the 2017 film “Phantom Thread.”No jumps were carried out but Kim mesmerized the audience during the three-minute show. Skating in a flowing white dress dotted with dainty flowers, May 9, 2018 LeBroom: James, Cavs sweep Raptors to make conference finals CLEVELAND -- Once the sweeping was done, LeBron James peeled off his jersey and headed toward the locker room. He stopped on the way to share a moment with his two sons, who held basketballs while patiently waiting to take some shots.James hugged his kids and rubbed their heads. He treated the Toronto Raptors the same way.Child’s play.James ended Toronto’s season for the third straight season with a second consecutive four-game sweep as Cavs advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the four May 8, 2018 S. Korean table tennis teams return home with world bronze medals INCHEON -- South Korean men's and women's table tennis teams returned home on Tuesday after picking up bronze medals at the world championships in Sweden.Though both teams had podium finishes, the women's side made far more headlines last week at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, where the South Koreans teamed up with North Koreans for their first ping pong joint squad in 27 years.The Koreas were set to square off in the quarterfinals last Thursday, but they decided May 4, 2018 Seoul sports leader to discuss joint Korean teams with Asian Olympic chief The head of South Korea's top sports body said Friday he will soon meet with the Asian Olympic chief over joint Korean teams at an upcoming continental multi-sport competition.Lee Kee-heung, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee , said he will sit down with Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, president of the Olympic Council of Asia, in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 13.The topics for discussion will include organizing a joint Korean march at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games a May 4, 2018 Ex-Olympic table tennis champion surprised with formation of joint Korean team A man who engineered the formation of a unified Korean team at the ongoing table tennis worlds still has to pinch himself.Ryu Seung-min, the 2004 Olympic men's singles table tennis champion, said at a press conference in Halmstad, Sweden, on Thursday (local time) that he never expected the two Koreas to come together during the World Team Table Tennis Championships.Now an International Olympic Committee member and vice president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, Ryu worked behind the scenes May 2, 2018 Seoul's table tennis body to begin discussions on joint Korean squad at Asian Games The South Korean national table tennis federation said Wednesday it will begin discussions on forming a joint team with North Korea at this year's Asian Games.The Korea Table Tennis Association will convene its performance improvement committee meeting in Halmstad, Sweden, sometime this week. The KTTA explained that most of its executives are currently in the Swedish city to attend the World Team Table Tennis Championships. They also participated in Tuesday's International Table Tennis Federatio Apr 30, 2018 Korean canoe body looking to team up with N. Koreans at Asian Games The South Korean canoe governing body said Monday it will look to team up with North Korea at this year's Asian Games in Indonesia.The Korean Canoe Federation said it will try to form a unified Korean team in the traditional boat race, commonly known as a dragon boat race, which will be one of three canoe disciplines at the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.The federation noted that both Koreas can start from scratch, since they don't have any full-time dragon boat Apr 24, 2018 Swimmer Park Tae-hwan returns home from Australian camp for nat'l team trials Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan returned home from his Australian training camp on Tuesday to compete for a spot on the national team.Park spent the past three months training in Sydney. He's back home for the national trials that start Friday in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul.The trials, Park's first competition of the season, will determine who will represent the country at the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.Park is scheduled to enter freestyle Apr 18, 2018 Natl. ski body considering punishing athletes over Olympic selection protest South Korea's ski body said Wednesday that athletes who publicly criticized its Olympic team selection earlier this year will be put on disciplinary review for their actions.The Korea Ski Association said the skiers who condemned the team selection for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will be investigated by its disciplinary committee to decide whether they are subject to punishment."Ahead of the PyeongChang Olympics, some athletes made untrue claims through media interviews and their social medi Apr 15, 2018 Pro baseball surpasses 1 mln in attendance The nation‘s top baseball league surpassed 1 million in attendance on Sunday, while enjoying a slight annual increase in the total number of fans. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said its 10 clubs have drawn 1,049,803 fans through 92 games as of Sunday, with an average of 11,411 fans per game. The total number represents a 4 percent increase after the same number of games in 2017. The KBO said 10 out of the first 92 games this year have sold out, compared to just three after 92 games last Apr 15, 2018 S. Korea finishes 2nd in women's hockey worlds South Korea has finished in second place at the women's world hockey championship in Italy, after a rout in its final round robin game.The 17th-ranked South Korea pounded on world No. 22 Poland 9-2 at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship Division I Group B tournament in Asiago, Italy, on Saturday (local time), with defender Marissa Brandt scoring four goals to lead the charge.After earning 11 points on three regulation wins and one overtime win, South Korea s Apr 10, 2018 Two-time Olympic short track champ returns to familiar surface Two-time Olympic short track speed skating champion Lee Jung-su has decided to return to the sport, after a brief sojourn in long track.According to the Korea Skating Union on Tuesday, Lee will enter the national team trials for the 2018-2019 season, which begin Wednesday at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. Short track speed skater Lee Jung-su (AFP-Yonhap)Lee, 28, captured two short track gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics but turned to speed skating before the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Apr 8, 2018 Korea taekwondo earns 5 spots at Youth Olympic Games Korea has secured five taekwondo quota places for this year's Youth Olympic Games.At the World Taekwondo's qualification tournament for the 2018 Youth Olympics, which ended in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Saturday (local time), Korea saw five athletes earning Youth Olympic spots. The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games will be held from Oct. 6 to 18 in Buenos Aires.Korea only sent one taekwondo practitioner to the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.At the Youth Olympic Games, there are five weight categ Apr 4, 2018 S. Korean volleyball star mulling options over future South Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung said Wednesday she is mulling over her future options, as her contract with a Chinese club expires next month. Kim returned home after helping Shanghai Guohua Life to finish runner-up in the Chinese volleyball league. The 30-year-old, considered one of the world's best attackers today, signed a one-year contract with Shanghai last year. (Yonhap)Kim said she has yet to decide her destination for the next season. Before going to China, Kim played with T Apr 2, 2018 Chung Hyeon cracks top 20 in ATP rankings for 1st time South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has cracked the top 20 in the men's world rankings for the first time.Chung climbed four spots to a new career-high No. 19 in the latest ATP Tour's singles rankings released on Monday. Chung Hyeon of South Korea hits a shot against John Isner of the United States during their quarterfinal match at the Miami Open on the ATP Tour in Miami, Florida, on March 28. (Yonhap)Chung is the fourth Asian man to rank among the top 20 in the world. The 21-year-old also b MORE 15 / 3574
