South Korea baseball team manager Ryu Joong-il said Sunday his batters struggled to adjust to very slow pitches of Hong Kong players, which they have never experienced in their domestic professional baseball league, at their Asian Games opener.”In the…
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(Asiad) S. Korea men’s football coach pleased with depth of talent
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Lee Kang-in, the most famous South Korean football player at this year’s Asian Games, began the team’s quarterfinals match against China on Sunday on the bench. And head coach Hwang Sun-hong said it was all by design — …
Read More(Asiad) S. Korean football players silence raucous, partisan crowd in win over China
Playing against the host country in a hostile environment Sunday, the South Korean men’s football team at the ongoing Asian Games silenced the boisterous home crowd the best possible way: with goals.The huge crowd at Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium in…
Read More(Asiad) S. Korea ends drought in badminton, men’s golf; 2nd straight gold in roller sports
South Korea ended long Asian Games gold medal droughts in badminton and golf team events Sunday, while earning its second straight gold medal in roller skating.South Korea defeated host China 3-0 to claim the women’s team gold medal in badminton Sunda…
Read More(Asiad) S. Korea blank China to reach men’s football semifinals
Two-time defending champions South Korea defeated the host country China 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the men’s football tournament at the Asian Games on Sunday.Hong Hyun-seok and Song Min-kyu had a goal apiece in the first half of South Korea’s clean …
Read More(Asiad) S. Korea hammers Hong Kong in its Asian Games opener
Three-time defending champion South Korea hammered Hong Kong 10-0 to open its gold medal defense at the 19th Asian Games on Sunday.In the first Group A match at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Centre in Shaoxing, southeast of the main host city,…
Read More(Asiad) S. Korea picks up 2 medals in table tennis as gold drought continues
South Korea collected two more medals in table tennis at the Asian Games in China on Sunday, though its ping pong gold medal drought continued for another day.Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon lost to Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin of China 4-0 (11-6, 11-8…
Read More(2nd LD) (Asiad) S. Koreans win gold, silver in men’s roller skating
South Korean Choi Gwang-ho won the gold medal over compatriot Jung Cheol-won in a brand new roller skating race at the Asian Games on Sunday.Choi finished first in the men’s 1,000-meter sprint event with a time of 1:29.497 to edge out Jung, who grabbe…
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