Ex-skating champ dies in bike crash

SEOUL • Former Olympic short track speed skating champion Oh Se Jong has been killed in a motorcycle crash in Seoul, reported the local media.

The 33-year-old died on Monday after his motorcycle collided with a car making a U-turn, Yonhap News Agency said yesterday.

Oh was a member of South Korea's gold medal-winning 5,000 metres relay team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He retired later that year.

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T-Wolves to add first Chinese NBA investor

LOS ANGELES • Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor will bring in the National Basketball Association's first part-owner from China in a deal to add two new investors to his ownership group, ESPN reported on Monday.

Citing unnamed sources, ESPN said the deal will allow Taylor to remain the club's controlling owner.

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PGA Tour tees up two new event sponsors

LOS ANGELES • The PGA Tour will have two new title sponsors for its 2016-17 season, as it reverts to traditional dates after changes for this year to accommodate golf's return to the Olympic Games, it said on Monday.

The sport's most lucrative circuit starts in mid-October and will comprise 47 tournaments before it concludes with the Sept 21-24 Tour Championship in Atlanta.

Supermarket chain Safeway takes over as sponsor of the season-opening Safeway Open from Oct 13-16 at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California, while luxury car brand Genesis backs the long established event at iconic Riviera Country Club.

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