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Sun, September 15, 2019 | 14:47

Nurmagomedov beats Poirier, stays unbeaten at UFC 242

Khabib Nurmagomedov stopped Dustin Poirier by submission in the third round Saturday night at UFC 242, retaining his lightweight title and unbeaten record. After dominating Poirier with wrestling and grappling throughout the bout at Yas Island, Nurmagomedov (28-0) landed a rear naked choke and forced Poirier to tap midway through the third.

2019-09-08 19:33

Figure skating prodigy

Lee Hae-in, the winner of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Riga Cup in Riga, Latvia, smiles during a photo session at Incheon International Airport, Sunday, after returning home. She won the gold medal in the Junior Ladies' contest. /Yonhap

2019-09-08 16:50

[INTERVIEW] Taekwondo embraces 'exciting' changes for Tokyo Olympics

Ever since it became an official Olympic medal sport at the 2000 Sydney Games, taekwondo has evolved steadily with new ideas and technologies. Notably, at the 2012 London Olympics, World Taekwondo (WT), a global governing body for the sport, adopted an electronic scoring system and an instant replay policy to make scoring fairer. At the 2016 Rio Games, it introduced a smaller...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-09-04 15:26

Pro basketball player Chung Jae-hong dies of heart attack

Chung fainted with signs of cardiac arrest in his hospital room after having dinner. Medical staff performed CPR for nearly three hours but could not revive him. He was declared dead at 10:40 p.m.

Park Si-soo | 2019-09-04 13:38

Korea knocked out of group stage at basketball worlds after 2nd straight loss

South Korea fell to Russia 87-73 for its second consecutive loss at the men's basketball world championship on Monday, suffering an early elimination in the group phase. The 32nd-ranked South Korea put in some concerted defensive efforts against No. 10 Russia in Group B action at the FIBA Basketball World Cup at Wuhan Sports Centre in Wuhan, China, only to be done in by turno...

2019-09-03 09:49

DMZ International Marathon wishes for Korea unification

The 16th DMZ International Peace Marathon was held Sunday in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, with more than 6,000 participants, including 444 foreigners, taking part. Kenyan Joel Kimaru Keiyo, 37, won the full course section for the second consecutive year, while Hong Seo-rin, 41, won the women's event. British Ambassador to Korea Simon Smith and Australian ambassador James Choi ...

Jung Hae-myoung | 2019-09-01 16:05

Chung Hyeon stages huge comeback to win 2nd round match at U.S. Open

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has completed a big comeback to reach the third round at the U.S. Open.

2019-08-30 17:11

Veteran coach returns for 2nd stint at women's nat'l football helm

Veteran football coach Choi In-cheol has taken over the women's national for his second tour of duty.

2019-08-29 16:17

Chung Hyeon rallies to take 1st round match at U.S. Open

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has rallied to win his first round match at the season's final Grand Slam tournament.

2019-08-28 16:31

Want Tokyo Olympic tickets? No problem if you have $60,000

_ Having trouble getting tickets for next year's Tokyo Olympics? That's no problem if you have $60,000 to spare. Tokyo Olympic organizers are offering high-end hospitality packages to Japan residents with prices soaring to 6.35 million yen _ about $60,000. This is good for the opening and closing ceremony, nine days of track and field with luxury seating and sumptuous dining....

2019-08-22 16:34

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