All posts tagged "Sports"

  • golf open
    Best friends shoot 7-under to lead 37th Baek Sang Korea Open

    By Brian Han Over 100 golfers came out to compete on Thursday at the 37th annual Baek Sang Korea Open hosted by the Korea Times. The tournament, dubbed a “Masters of Korean community,” is being held at Los...

    • Posted June 19, 2015
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  • One hundred athletes and staff from the Los Angeles branch of the Korea Sports Association will attend the 18th Korean American National Sports Festival in Washington, D.C., June 19 to 21. (Korea Times)
    Korean American National Sports Festival in DC to draw 3,000

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff The Korea Sports Association of USA will open its 18th Korean American National Sports Festival in Washington, D.C., June 19 to 21. The festival is expected to attract about 3,000...

    • Posted June 12, 2015
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  • Lily Zhang in "Top Spin" (Photo courtesy of "Top Spin")
    Filmmakers break through with ping-pong documentary ‘Top Spin’

    By Tae Hong Are there similarities between documentary filmmaking and winning an Olympic medal in ping-pong? Ask Mina Son, one of the talents behind the new table tennis-centric documentary “Top Spin,” and she’d tell you that, yes,...

    • Posted May 27, 2015
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  • Park Tae-hwan speaks to his coaching staff at a pool in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Sept. 19, 2014, while practicing for the 17th Incheon Asian Games, which open later in the day. (Yonhap)
    Suspended swimmer Park Tae-hwan to resume training

    SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) — Park Tae-hwan, Olympic swimming champ currently on a doping suspension, will resume training at a public pool in Seoul, officials said Wednesday. Park will train with his old coach Roh Min-sang at...

    • Posted May 27, 2015
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  • Ki Sung-yeung (AP Photo/David Davies)
    Ki Sung-yeung proud of ‘most impressive season’ of career

    INCHEON, May 22 (Yonhap) — Fresh off what he called “the most impressive season” of his football career, Ki Sung-yueng of Swansea City made a triumphant return home Friday. Ki scored eight goals for Swansea City to...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Dodgers’ Ryu undergoes successful surgery, will return in 2016

    By Brian Han Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin underwent a successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder according to the Los Angeles Times. Doctors were unsure about the extent of the...

    • Posted May 21, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu looks at the ball against the Detroit Tigers in the second inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
    Ryu Hyun-Jin likely to have season-ending shoulder surgery

    By Brian Han Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has elected to undergo a season ending shoulder surgery after experiencing recurring injuries in the area according to a Naver Sports report. The lefty experienced a setback...

    • Posted May 19, 2015
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