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  S. Korea to host LPGA legends in exhibition match in September: Yonhap South Korean golf star Pak Se-ri speaks about the Seolhaeone Legends Match at a press conference in Seoul on July 3. SEOUL -- An east coast golf resort in South Korea will host some of the biggest names in women's golf from the past and present in an exhibition match in September. Seolhaeone Resort in Yangyang, about 215 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, will provide the stage for the Seolhaeone Legends Match from Sept. 21-22. South Korean sta 2019-07-03
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  Ronaldo to visit S. Korea for exhibition match in July for first time in 12 years SEOUL -- Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will visit Seoul to play against the all-star team of South Korea's major football league in July. The Korea Professional Football League said in a statement Friday that "Team K League", an all-star team comprised of best players from K-league, will hold a friendly match with Juventus, an Italian professional football team, at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on July 26. The South Korean 2019-06-21
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  Lee Jeong-eun responds to insensitive remarks with major title: Yonhap CHARLESTON, United States -- Ahead of her biggest tournament as an LPGA rookie this week, South Korean golfer Lee Jeong-eun unwittingly found herself a target of some flippant, insensitive remarks by a renowned golf instructor. But Lee blocked out that noise en route to capturing the U.S. Women's Open in Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday, letting her performance at the Country Club of Charleston do the talking. Hank Haney, speaking with his co-host S 2019-06-03
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  Two-time speedskating Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa announces retirement SEOUL -- Lee Sang-hwa, a two-time speed-skating Olympic champion in 500 meters, announced her retirement, 15 months after she won a silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in front of her home crowd. The 30-year-old, who first competed internationally aged 14 in Canada, will hold a ceremony at a hotel in central Seoul on May 16 to end her career. Specializing in the sprint distances, she is a two-time Olympic champion in 500 meters (2010 and 2014). 2019-05-10