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Park Tae-hwan eyes 2012 success
Korean looks to ride 400-meter freestyle gold into OlympicsSo far so good. Olympic gold medalist Park Tae-hwan has ended his 2011 World Championship campaign on a high note, successfully retaining his 400-meter freestyle title and raising expectations for the 2012 Olympics.Having had a bitter experience at the previous worlds in Rome, where he failed to advance into finals in any race, Park was de
More Sports July 28, 2011
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Park, Man U rip MLS All-Stars
HARRISON, New Jersey (AP) ― Wayne Rooney set up two goals and Park Ji-sung danced around a defender for another as Manchester United put on another show during its tour of the United States with a 4-0 victory over the MLS All-Stars on Wednesday.Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov and Danny Welbeck also scored for the reigning English Premier League champions, who have outscored their opponents 18-2 to win
Soccer July 28, 2011
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KDB’s H1 earnings more than double
South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said Wednesday its first-half earnings more than doubled from a year earlier on commission income from its investment banking business.Net income came to 1.02 trillion won ($972.7 million) in the January-June period, up 148.6 percent from the previous year, said the bank, an affiliate of KDB Financial Group Inc. Its operating profit jumped 106.3
Industry July 27, 2011
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GS Engineering wins W402b order
GS Engineering & Construction Corp., South Korea’s third-largest builder, said Wednesday that it has won a 402 billion won ($383 million) contract to build subway sections in downtown Singapore.Under the deal with Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, GS Engineering will complete the project by the end of 2016, after starting work next month.GS Engineering said that it expects to post 74.5 billion
Industry July 27, 2011
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NFL players return to work
A big green and white sign greeted Mark Sanchez as he drove up to the New York Jets’ training facility for the first time in months.And, boy, was it a pleasant sight.“Welcome Back!” it blared in block letters, followed by “Here Come The Jets.”“It was wonderful,” Sanchez said with a big smile Tuesday. “Now we’re back and we can start playing, so it’s good.”The gates were up, facilities were open al
More Sports July 27, 2011
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Ji Dong-won impresses Sunderland manager
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce says Korean striker Ji Dong-won has done his chances of earning a first-team spot for the start of the new Premier League term no harm after an impressive preseason.The 20-year-old Korea international joined the Black Cats from K-League club Chunnam Dragons during the offseason after interest from PSV Eindhoven, Schalke and Newcastle.Sunderland’s Ji Dong-won (Yonhap New
Soccer July 27, 2011
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Call of the Games
London ready to mark one-year countdown for OlympicsLONDON (AP) ― With most of the venues already completed, tickets nearly sold out and a massive security operation in the works, London is preparing to mark the one-year countdown to the biggest sports show on earth.Exactly one year from Wednesday, London will be staging the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. Using the backdrop of one of the w
More Sports July 27, 2011
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LG Chem reels in $10m battery order
LG Chem, South Korea’s leading chemical maker, said Tuesday that it has clinched a $10 million contract to develop a lithium ion battery for U.S. automakers.Under the deal with U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium, LG Chem will develop a high-powered, high-capacity lithium-ion battery for plug-in electric vehicles by 2013, the company said.The consortium is composed of the U.S. Department of Energy an
Industry July 26, 2011
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Players approve deal to end NFL lockout
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Now it can be said with certainty: Get ready for some football!NFL players voted to OK a final deal Monday, days after the owners approved a tentative agreement, and the sides finally managed to put an end to the 4 1/2-month lockout, the longest work stoppage in league history. “This is a long time coming, and football’s back,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said, “and that’s the
More Sports July 26, 2011
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KOC chief vows successful Games
Park Yong-sung rules out possibility of co-hosting Olympics with N.K.He was relaxing for the first time in several months. Sitting in his office in Seoul on Monday morning, Park Yong-sung, the president of Korean Olympic Committee, said he was taking a short break from the sports world.Until last week, Park had kept a grueling schedule, travelling around the world, participating in numerous intern
More Sports July 26, 2011
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Renault Samsung starts new SM7 production
Renault Samsung Motor Co., the South Korean unit of French automaker Renault SA, said Monday that it started mass production of its completely new SM7 luxury sedan.The carmaker said the flagship luxury car is being manufactured at its Busan plant 453 kilometers southeast of Seoul with the vehicles to reach consumers in mid August. Renault Samsung Motor Co. executives and workers applaud at a cerem
Industry July 25, 2011
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Looking for more
Park Tae-hwan aims to add to medal collection in 200 metersIt was a much-anticipated victory, but Park Tae-hwan could not hide his disappointment after winning the 400-meter freestyle crown at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai on Sunday.There were no pumped fists or cheers. Instead, the South Korean swimming star just stared at the record board for a while after touching the pad first. “I w
More Sports July 25, 2011
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Daegu tries to create buzz with worlds only a month away
The southeastern metropolitan of Daegu is more than ready to host the world’s finest athletes this summer at the World Championships in Athletics, which will kick off in about a month’s time, organizers said Monday.Run by the International Association of Athletic Federations, the championships, set for Aug. 27-Sept. 4, will come to South Korea for the first time. The inaugural event was held in He
July 25, 2011
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Ki helps Celtic make strong start
GLASGOW (AP) ― Celtic opened its attempt to end Rangers’ run of three straight Scottish Premier League titles with a 2-0 win at Hibernian on Sunday.Former Hibernian striker Anthony Stokes put Celtic ahead from close range in the 14th minute after goalkeeper Graham Stack spilled a free kick at the back post and South Korea international Ki Sung-yueng made it 2-0 in the 63rd with a shot low from the
Soccer July 25, 2011
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Miyazato beats Lewis by 2 shots at Evian
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) ― Ai Miyazato clinched her first title of the year at the Evian Masters on Sunday and pledged to share her prize money with the people still suffering in the aftermath of the disasters back home in Japan.Miyazato shot a 2-under 70 to protect her two-shot lead and hold off a surge from Stacy Lewis of the United States, the Kraft Nabisco winner who missed a golden chance
Golf July 25, 2011
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