South Korea chooses new president with inequality key concern******

AFP

A woman casts her vote in the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul on March 9.

South Koreans were at the polls electing a new president on Wednesday with economic inequality a top concern, especially among young swing voters.

Polling booths opened at 6am (9pm GMT) and record early voting indicates turnout will be high after a campaign dominated by mud-slinging between liberal Lee Jae-myung and conservative Yoon Suk-yeol.

The pair, who are both so unpopular local media have branded it the "election of the unfavorable," have been neck-and-neck in the polls for months. Some 90 percent of the electorate supports one or the other.

In South Korea, presidents serve just a single term of five years, and every living former leader has been jailed for corruption after leaving office.

Yoon has already threatened to investigate outgoing President Moon Jae-in, citing unspecified "irregularities."

The two parties are ideologically poles apart, and analysts say the key question is whether voters will kick out Moon's dovish Democratic Party and usher in a new hawkish, fiscally conservative regime under opposition People Power Party's Yoon.

"What the country needs right now is change," 71-year-old Hong Sung-cheon told AFP at a polling station in southern Seoul. "We cannot go on like this."

However, younger swing voters are likely to prove decisive, analysts say, and their top concerns are skyrocketing house prices in the capital Seoul, domestic inequality and stubborn youth unemployment.

"Young voters are not loyal to any particular political party and thus can't be defined by liberal-conservative ideology," said Shin Yul, political science professor at Myongji University.

"Turnouts and choices by those in their 20s will have a significant bearing on the outcome," Shin added.

Both leading candidates have promised to build millions of new homes, although the left-leaning Lee relies more on public housing and conservative Yoon on market-led solutions to the crisis.

"I'm really worried about housing prices in Seoul and I hope the new president will focus on making people's lives easier and better," Park Ki-tae, 38, said.

Sevilla beat Atletico to close gap on Real Madrid, while Rayo move to fourth in Spain******

MADRID, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Sevilla kept in the race for the LaLiga title on Saturday thanks to a late goal from Lucas Ocampos which gave them a 2-1 win at home to Atletico Madrid.。

The win leaves Sevilla five points behind league leaders Real Madrid, who play away to Cadiz on Sunday.。

Sevilla took the lead through a powerful shot from Ivan Rakitic and were in control until Felipe headed home from a corner 12 minutes before halftime.。

Atletico lost Manuel Llorente through another muscle injury before the break, but despite losing a key player, Atletico improved and looked as if they could take at least a point until Ocampos scored from close range with just three minutes to go.。

Barca coach Xavi Hernandez again showed his faith in youth, but handing a debut to B-team midfielder Ferran Jutgla, while keeping Gavi and Abde Ezzalzouli in his starting 11.。

That faith was rewarded when Ferran headed in the opening goal from a corner in the 16th minute, before Gavi worked space to fire home his first goal for the club three minutes as their side totally dominated the first half.。

Elche fought back in the second half, as Barca suffered another dip in intensity and two goals from substitutes Tete Moriente and Pere Milla in the 62nd and 63rd minutes leveled the score before Nico Gonzalez (another teenager) netted a vital winner for Xavi Hernandez's side.。

Rayo Vallecano remain in the battle for Europe and moved above Atletico into fourth place, after their steamrolling 2-0 win at home to Alaves thanks to first half goals from Sergi Guardiola and Catena.。

The team from the south of Madrid have won 8 and drawn 2 of their last home games, while the defeat ends a miserable week for Alaves, who were knocked out of the Copa del Rey by lower league Linares on Tuesday.。

Villarreal's season seems to be recovering, while Real Sociedad's league campaign continues to fall apart as they suffered their fourth defeat in five matches in the Anoeta Stadium, going down 3-1 to former player, Unai Emery's side.。

The game was level at the break after Gerard Moreno had leveled for Villarreal after Alexander Isak's opener for Real Sociedad. However, everything changed when Mikel Oyarzabal was sent off for a bad challenge on Yeremy Pino.。

Moreno headed Villarreal ahead from a corner in the 68th minute and Samuel Chukwueze rounded off a good day for the visitors with a goal on the break in the sixth minute of injury time. Enditem。

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Slovan Bratislava taste first victory in UEFA Conference League******

BRATISLAVA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- After a defeat and a draw, Slovan Bratislava finally scored a victory in Group F of the UEFA Conference League, defeating Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps 2-0 on Thursday.

Slovan could have taken the lead just 30 seconds into the game when striker Samuel Mraz beat the offside trap and found himself alone on the edge of the area, but his shot ended up in the hands of Red Imps keeper Dayle Coleing.

Eight minutes later, after a long throw in, the visitors were very close to taking the lead, but Bernardo Lopes' attempt from inside the box was saved by Slovan keeper Adrian Chovan.

The home team was dominating but made a lot of mistakes in defense, enabling the Red Imps to mount dangerous counterattacks.

On one of these occasions, the Red Imps were only centimeters away from opening the scoring in the 26th minute when 20-year-old defender Ethan Brito failed to convert a cross from the right.

Slovan struck three minutes before the end of the first half when Jaromir Zmrhal managed to squeeze the ball through two defenders, but his shot from close range bounced off the post and Aleksandar Cavric's subsequent rebound attempt went wide.

The fans in the Tehelne Pole stadium in Bratislava finally had something to cheer about just 50 seconds into the second half, when Slovan's English midfielder Andre Green, returning after an ankle injury, had no trouble slotting Jurij Medvedev's pass into the net, putting Slovan ahead 1-0.

Six minutes before the end, Medvedev sent a free-kick into the box for his Bulgarian teammate Vasil Bozhikov. The ball bounced off a defender and landed at Ezekiel Henty's feet, and the Nigerian striker bundled home from close range to secure the 2-0 win.

"We had to fight hard for this victory. The Red Imps are a tough opponent that should not be underestimated. I am happy with the three points but not with the performance of my team," said Slovan coach Vladimir Weiss.

"The group is tough, we will have to score points in the following away games if we want to advance," he added.

Slovan Bratislava is third in Group F with four points, with PAOK leading the pack with seven points after defeating second-placed FC Copenhagen 2-1 on Thursday. Lincoln Red Imps are still bottom and pointless. Enditem

Slovan Bratislava victorious in the battle between top two in the Slovak Tipos Extraliga******

BRATISLAVA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The 25th round of the Slovak ice hockey premiership produced an attractive fixture between the red-hot HC Slovan Bratislava and second-ranked HKM Zvolen. The Tipos Extraliga league leader confirmed its superb form, winning the ninth consecutive match by outscoring the reigning champions 5-3.。

HC Slovan continues to produce solid results in the Slovak premiership. The team from the country's capital scored three in a row to set the mood in the home arena (still without any fans present due to an ongoing nationwide lockdown caused by the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic).。

Zvolen tried to mount a comeback in the final period by scoring two early goals and cutting the deficit to 2-3 but Slovan's American forward William Rapuzzi scored his second of the night during a powerplay and Marcel Hascak stretched the lead to 5-2. Three minutes later. Zvolen scored one more but only adjusted the final result to 3-5.。

In the battle between two clubs from the East which lost their previous three rounds, Michalovce managed to tie the game against Kosice twice and took the lead for the first time in the 54th minute thanks to Pavol Regenda's second goal of the night. Kosice did not cave in and rallied instead.。

It was Canadian forward Allan McPherson who tied the game 90 seconds later and Extraliga's top scorer Pavel Klhufek put his team into the lead for the third and final time with his 14th of the season. McPherson's empty-netter set the final score to 5-3 in the final minute.。

Elsewhere, HK Spisska Nova Ves managed to keep up with HK Nitra only in the first period dominated by offense (2-2), but the home team scored three uninterrupted goals after that and cruised to a 5-2 victory, moving back to the third spot in the standings.。

HC Grotto Presov's weak performances continue to pile up -- the newcomer lost the fifth game in six rounds on Friday. HK Poprad's Dutch defenseman Mike Dalhuisen was on both the opening and closing end of things, scoring the first goal of the match in the second period through the pads of the home teams' goalie, and setting the final result to 4-2 on an empty-netter while killing a powerplay.。

Despite failing to capitalize on a penalty shot in the very first minute of the fixture against Dukla Trencin, MHK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas managed to grab a 2-goal lead in the second period which resulted in the final 3-1 victory that was topped up by an empty-netter.。

The home team's Czech goalie Tomas Vosvrda only let one puck slip past him and made a whopping 45 saves, significantly helping his team gain the fifth regulation-time victory of the season.。

Elsewhere, the clash between eleventh Banska Bystrica and tenth Nove Zamky was a very close one. The home team built a 3-1 lead late in the game but Nove Zamky pulled its goalie and cut the deficit to one. Despite great effort, the visitors failed to push the game into OT and had to relinquish their spot in favor of the "rams", both teams having amassed 25 points so far. Enditem。

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