All posts tagged "World Cup"

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    Top three searches of 2014 worldwide on Google: Robin Williams, World Cup, Ebola

    What happened to Robin Williams? Who won the World Cup, and what are the chances we’ll all catch Ebola? These are the three topics that dominated Google search worldwide this year, according to the tech giant’s list...

    • Posted December 17, 2014
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  • From left, Fan Kexin of China, Park Seung-hi of South Korea and Shim Suk-Hee of South Korea compete in the women's 1000m short track speedskating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
    Seoul hosts Short Track Speed Skating World Cup this week

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Seoul will host the fourth leg of the International Skating Union Short Track Speed Skating World Cup this week. The three-day competition will open with heats Friday at Mokdong Ice Rink. There will be...

    • Posted December 17, 2014
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    S. Korea, China score at short-track World Cup

    SHANGHAI (AP) — South Korea’s Sin Da-woon and China’s Fan Kexin won races Saturday at the ISU short-track speedskating World Cup. Sin was timed in the men’s 1,500 meters in 2 minutes, 16.943 seconds and was followed...

    • Posted December 15, 2014
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    Lee Sang-hwa wins 500m sprints at World Cup meet

    BERLIN (AP) — Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea won the women’s 500-meter sprint at a World Cup speedskating meet on Friday in Berlin, Germany. Lee clocked 37.87 to beat Heather Richardson of the United States by 0.34...

    • Posted December 5, 2014
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  • Teenage short-track sensation
Shim Suk-hee
    S. Korean skaters dominate World Cup

    By Kwon Ji-youn Triple Olympic medalist Shim Suk-hee, 17, won gold in the 1000m event at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short-track World Cup, Monday, adding to her Salt Lake City medal haul. Shim crossed the finish...

    • Posted November 17, 2014
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    Korea to meet Venezuela in first A match after World Cup disappointment

    South Korea’s national football team is expected to take on Venezuela in its first A match since its early shutout in the Brazil FIFA World Cup, the country’s governing body for the popular sport said Saturday. According...

    • Posted July 19, 2014
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  • Korea coach Hong Myung-bo embraces a sobbing Son Heung-min after Korea's 1-0 loss to Belgium in their Group H match in Sao Paulo. The loss eliminated Korea from the World Cup. (Yonhap)
    10 Memorable Stories of 2014 World Cup

    The World Cup  is over. It has been a fun ride filled with surprises, disappointments, wonder goals, stupid mistakes, and also a biting incident and a failed L’Oreal deal. Here are 10 of the most memorable moments so far...

    • Posted July 14, 2014
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