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Asian Games: Jyothi takes pole, powers India to top-spot in women's compound team and mixed qualifiers

HANGZHOU: Seasoned Jyothi Surekha Vennam led the charge as Indian compound archers lived up to their reputation, topping the qualification and also grabbed No. 1 seeding in women's and mixed pair team events at the Asian Games here on Sunday.

The Times of India

Asian Games: India, South Korea play out 1-1 draw in women's hockey

NEW DELHI: The Indian women's hockey team was on Sunday held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea in their the Asian Games pool A in Hangzhou. Despite the draw, Savita Punia and co. maintained their undefeated run in the competition and continued to lead their pool.

The Times of India

Asian Games: Indian archers off to an outstanding start at Hangzhou

NEW DELHI: Seasoned archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam claimed the top spot in the women's compound archery qualification, narrowly outperforming her South Korean counterparts. World champion Aditi Swami also secured her place, landing in fourth position and contributing to India's ascent to the top seeding in the women's compound archery event.

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Celtic's Yang inspired by Manchester United hero ahead of Lazio showdown

Yang Hyun-jun dreamt of playing in the Champions League after watching some of his South Korean heroes.

The National (Scotland)

After hard times during Covid, archer Mrinal Chauhan aims to soar high in Hangzhou

As the archery events of Asian Games begin in Hangzhou on Sunday, there will be a lot of hope from the Indians to fare well and give the South Koreans a fight to the podium.

The Times of India

Asian Games boxing | Preeti, Lovlina enter semis, assuring India of two medals

Preeti Pawar & Lovlina Borgohain secure Olympic quotas in Asian Games. Preeti defeated Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova 4-1 in 54kg qtr-final, Lovlina beat South Korea's Seong Suyeon 5-0 in 75kg. Nikhat Zareen 1st Indian to win Olympic quota. Semifinalists in 50-60kg, finalists in 66-75kg qualify for Paris Olympics.

The Hindu

Hannah Green fires to second at LPGA's Arkansas champs

A six-under-par 65 has left Australia's Hannah Green in a tie for second behind South Korea's Hae Ran Ryu at the LPGA Tour's Arkansas Championship.

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Qin, Zhang star as China send Olympic warning in Asian Games blitz

China's swimmers sent a final warning shot from the Asian Games, claiming four titles on the final day. Qin Haiyang completed the breaststroke treble and Zhang Yufei won six golds. Multiple Games and Asian bests were set, incl. Pan Zhanle's 47 sec. 100m freestyle, Wang Shun's 7th fastest 200m medley,…

The Hindu

Aditi stays T-2, women's team third; Lahiri ninth in men’s section at Asian Games

Aditi Ashok is one shot behind leader at T-2 in Asian Games, keeping India in medal contention. Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth also in Top-15. Anirban Lahiri T-9, Shubhankar Sharma T-21 in men's event. India women 3rd, men 6th in team standings. Taichi Kho leads men's individual event by 6…

The Hindu

China wins bronze in League of Legends but all eyes on South Korea in gold-medal match

China’s League of Legends team hung on to take bronze in the Asian Games esports event by overcoming a strong challenge from Vietnam

The Independent UK

Lee Kang-in targets a prize greater than glory in the Asian Games

Military exemption is as big a prize as the gold medal up for grabs for Paris Saint-Germain’s South Korean star

The Guardian - UK

‘Korea is hiding our past’: the adoptees searching for their families – and the truth

Amid allegations of a corrupt adoption system in Seoul that falsified children’s records, those sent to Denmark as youngsters are desperate to find out their real stories

The Guardian - UK

The best London restaurants to celebrate Chuseok, from Olle to Imone

The harvest festival of Korean Thanksgiving takes place on September 28-30 this year. Celebrate in one of the capital’s finest Korean restaurants

Evening Standard

Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled to North Korea. Now he’s back in US custody

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

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US took custody of Travis King following ‘intense diplomacy’ with North Korea, officials say

After months of silence, the US soldier Travis King has been taken back into US custody after he entered the country ‘illegally’

WEKU

Travis King, U.S. soldier who ran to North Korea, is headed to Texas

U.S. officials thanked Sweden and China for help securing the release of the 23-year-old Army private, who went to North Korea in July.

France 24

American soldier Travis King in US custody after expulsion from N. Korea

North Korea has decided to expel US soldier Travis King, who was detained after crossing the border from the South in July, Pyongyang’s state news agency said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Travis King: US soldier who fled to North Korea in US custody after expulsion

He reportedly said he fled from South Korea due to ‘racial discrimination’ he experienced in the US Army

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Al Jazeera

UN warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in growing nuclear arms race

Guterres says world is plunging into a new nuclear arms race as North Korea says US is pushing it to the brink of war.

InsideEVs

Hyundai, Kia EV Price Cuts Coming To Korea, Ioniq 5 $3,000 Cheaper

From October, Hyundai will introduce significant price cuts for the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and Kona EV, with Kia doing the same for the EV6, Niro EV, and Niro Plus.

The Independent UK

South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations

A South Korean judge has denied an arrest warrant for the country’s opposition leader on broad corruption allegations, saying there wasn’t a clear threat that he would destroy evidence

Newcastle Herald

Crispy and tender: Korean fried chicken takeaway craze comes to Cardiff

'I aspire to bring joy to my customers through my food.'

The Hindu

Hangzhou Asian Games | Shoot-off heartbreak for Indian shooters

Divyansh & Ramita's 4th-place finish in 10m air rifle mixed team was heartbreaking. Despite leading 8-0, they lost to South Korea in the 3rd shoot-off. Divyansh was disappointed, while Ramita looked at the positives. Chinese pair won gold, Uzbekistan silver, Kazakhstan bronze.

The Independent UK

South Korea's Constitutional Court strikes down law banning anti-Pyongyang leafleting

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has struck down a 2020 law that criminalized the sending of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to North Korea, calling it an excessive restriction on free speech

The Guardian - UK

China, Japan and South Korea agree talks to calm fears over US ties

Trilateral discussions to resume in response to Beijing’s fears over growing US influence in region

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