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(Olympics) Fans of volleyball icon Kim Yeon-koung launch tree donation drive for Turkey beset by wildfires

TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Fans of Kim Yeon-koung, captain of the South Korean women's Olympic volleyball team, have launched a drive to donate tree saplings to Turkey, which is currently battling severe wildfires, following the team's hard-fo
(Olympics) schedule-Day 15

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TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following is the list of events for South Korean athletes Saturday at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. All starting times are local.- Athletics (Sapporo Odori Park)Women's marathon (7 a.m.-10:15 a.m.)- Baseball (Yokohama B
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(Olympics) Baseball team in battle for bronze Saturday

By Yoo Jee-hoTOKYO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has failed to defend its baseball gold medal from 13 years ago, but it will still have a chance to salvage bronze at the Tokyo Olympics Saturday, the penultimate day of competition.South Korea will p
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재정 규정에 막힌 메시-바르사, 21년 동행 마침표…PSG 움직이나

(서울=연합뉴스) 장보인 기자 = 스페인 프로축구 프리메라리가(라리가) 재정 규정에 발목이 잡힌 FC 바르셀로나가 결국 '슈퍼스타' 리오넬 메시(34)를 붙잡지 못했다.바르셀로나는 5일(현지시간) 성명을 내고 "구단과 메시가 새 계약에 합의해 오늘 계약서에 서명할 의사가 분명했음에도 불구하고, 재무적·구조적 장애 탓에 계약은 이뤄지
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미컬슨, WGC 1라운드서 '팔뚝 고정' 퍼트 시도 눈길

(서울=연합뉴스) 권훈 기자 = 6일(한국시간) 테네시주 멤피스 근교 TPC사우스윈드(파70)에서 열린 월드골프챔피언십(WGC) 페덱스 세이트 주드 인비테이셔널 1라운드에서 필 미컬슨(미국)의 퍼트가 눈길을 끌었다.미컬슨은 이날 팔뚝에 퍼터 그립을 댄 채 퍼트하는 이른바 '암록(Arm lock)' 자세로 경기를 치렀다.'암록'은 몸과 퍼터의 접촉을 유지해 퍼터 헤드가 흔들리는 것을 막아준다고 알려졌다.'필드의
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이경훈, WGC 첫날 2언더파…잉글리시, 8언더파 선두

(서울=연합뉴스) 권훈 기자 = 이경훈(30)이 '별들의 경연장' 월드골프챔피언십(WGC) 페덱스 세이트 주드 인비테이셔널(총상금 1천50만 달러) 첫날에 상위권 진입의 발판을 마련했다.이경훈은 6일(한국시간) 미국 테네시주 멤피스 근교 TPC사우스윈드(파70)에서 열린 대회 1라운드에서 버디 3개와 보기 1개를 묶어 2언더파 68타를 쳤다.이경훈은 출전 선수 66명 가운데 공동 26위에 올랐다.이 대회는 세계랭킹 50위 이내와
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 6.Korean-language dailies-- Song Doo-hwan tapped as National Human Rights Commission chief, Koh Seung-beom as Financial Services Commission head (Kyunghyang
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(Olympics) Dejected slugger hoping to salvage one last win in baseball

By Yoo Jee-hoYOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Following South Korea's 7-2 loss to the United States in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament on Thursday, young slugger Kang Baek-ho was at a loss for words."I don't r
(Olympics) medal standings

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TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries and South Korea at the Tokyo Olympics as of Thursday.┌────┬────────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┐│Rank│Country│Gold│Silver│Bronze│Total│├────┼────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────
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(Olympics) No title defense for baseball; modern pentathlete well-positioned for medal

By Yoo Jee-hoTOKYO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- On the third consecutive day that South Korea didn't produce a medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, its baseball team suffered a huge letdown on Thursday by losing in the semifinals to the United States.With a 7-
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-올림픽- 야구, 미국에 져 동메달전으로…여자골프 2연패도 가물가물

(도쿄=연합뉴스) 특별취재단 = 한국 야구의 올림픽 2회 연속 우승 꿈이 산산이 깨졌다.김경문 감독이 이끄는 한국 야구대표팀은 5일 일본 가나가와현 요코하마 스타디움에서 열린 2020 도쿄올림픽 야구 패자 준결승전에서 미국에 2-7로 패했다. 이로써 한국은 마지막 결승 진출의 기회마저 살리지 못하고 7일 정오 도미니카공화국과 동메달 결정전을 치르게 됐다.2008년 베이징 대회에서 무패 우승을 일군 우리나라는 야구가 13년 만에 올림픽 정식종목으
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(LEAD) (Olympics) S. Korea falls to bronze medal game in baseball after loss to U.S.

(ATTN: ADDS details, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoYOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will not get to defend its baseball gold medal after wasting its second opportunity to reach the final on Thursday.South Korea lost to the United States 7-2 in t
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(Olympics) Lineup changes fail, bullpen breaks down for S. Korea in crushing baseball loss to U.S.

By Yoo Jee-hoYOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- New faces, same old problems.Before South Korea faced the United States for a ticket to the gold medal game in the Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament on Thursday, manager Kim Kyung-moon made a slew of l
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(Olympics) S. Korea falls to bronze medal game in baseball after loss to U.S.

By Yoo Jee-hoYOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will not get to defend its baseball gold medal after wasting its second opportunity to reach the final on Thursday.South Korea lost to the United States 7-2 in the semifinals of the Tokyo O
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(LEAD) (Olympics) Nothing to lose, everything to gain, as S. Korea takes on Brazil in volleyball semis

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 9-12)By Yoo Jee-hoTOKYO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will try to write a new chapter in its underdog story, as it takes on world No. 2 Brazil in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympic women's volleyball tournament Fr
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(LEAD) (Olympics) Kim Se-hee in 2nd after fencing in modern pentathlon

(ATTN: ADDS men's results at bottom, photos)TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Se-hee is in second place after the fencing ranking round of the modern pentathlon event at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.Kim went 24-11 in her 35 fencing bou
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(Olympics) 'This is the moment': how modern pentathlete kept her focus on 1st day of competition

TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Hand-written on the right glove of the South Korean modern pentathlete Kim Se-hee are these words: "This moment will never come again."And the 25-year-old lived in the moment on Thursday as the modern pentathlon
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(Olympics) Defending champion in women's golf rues missed opportunities

SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- With the tees moved up for Thursday, Kasumigaseki Country Club was there for the taking in Round 2 of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament.Park In-bee, the defending champion, couldn't take advantage.&
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(Olympics) Kim Se-hee in 2nd after fencing in modern pentathlon

TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Se-hee is in second place after the fencing ranking round of the modern pentathlon event at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.Kim went 24-11 in her 35 fencing bouts to earn 244 points in the early fencing porti