Korea was bounced from the 2010 FIFA World Cup this morning, falling 2-1 to Uruguay. Luis Suarez curled in a shot from the left corner of the box in […]
Author: Timothy Yoo
Korea Ties Nigeria, Advances to Round of 16
Korea’s 2-2 tie with Nigeria on Tuesday—coupled with Argentina’s 2-0 thumping of Greece—propelled the Red Devils into the knockout round of the World Cup for the first time on […]
Things Get Messi For Korea
The score sheet will show that Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain netted a hat trick in Argentina’s 4-1 shellacking of Korea in Johannesburg on Thursday. But the real man […]
International Man of Mystery
He was born and raised in Japan to a South Korean mother . As far as the Korean government is concerned, he is still a South Korean citizen. When […]
LA Koreans Celebrate Community Through World Cup Soccer
The crowd started gathering on the front lawn of Wilshire Park Place—i.e., the Radio Korea building—at around 2 a.m. local time on Saturday. As more members of the Los […]
Korea Drubs Greece 2-0 in World Cup Opener
The Korea national team opened its 2010 World Cup campaign on Saturday with a convincing 2-0 win against an outmatched Greek squad before a raucous pro-Korea crowd in Port […]
Cover Story: Se Ri Pak’s Long Drive
In 1998, Se Ri Pak, a 20-year-old rookie on the LPGA Tour, won four tournaments, including two majors. More than a decade later, now hailed as an icon who […]
Spain Edges Korea in Final World Cup Tune-Up
The South Korean national squad fell 1-0 this morning to Spain, the overall tournament favorite heading into the World Cup, in a fiercely-contested International Friendly at the Sportanlage Reichenau […]
Se Ri Pak Ends Three-Year LPGA Title Drought
“It’s Britney, B—-.” Perhaps Se Ri Pak, 32, can borrow the intro line from the American pop singer’s 2007 hit comeback single, Gimme More. Just don’t call this a […]
Korea’s Shin is World’s Top Golfer
Korean golf finally has its Edmund Hillary moment. On Monday, Shin Jiyai, 22, ascended to the top of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, becoming the first Korean golfer – […]
Kim, Choi Make Splash At 2010 Masters
On Sunday, Anthony Kim (24) capped off the best week of his burgeoning professional career by shooting a final-round 7-under 65 to finish third at the 2010 Masters Tournament. […]
Korea’s Golden Girl Soars to Victory, Immortality
By Timothy Yoo Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. Tiger Woods winning the 1997 Masters by 12 strokes. Roger Federer winning the 2007 Australian Open without […]
Gold Rush: Korean Speed Skaters Triple Up
By Timothy Yoo With apologies to short track double-gold winner, Lee Jung-Su, the real stars of the South Korean Olympic team after the first week in Vancouver have been […]
