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[Asian Games] S. Korean female fencing snatches gold in foil team

South Korea's female fencing squad seized its fifth consecutive Asiad gold in the women's foil team event at the Incheon Games. Jeon Hee-sook and her teammates Nam Hyun-hee, Oh Ha-na and Kim Mi-na routed the Chinese team of Wang Chen, Chen Bingbing, Liu Yonqshi and Le Huilin 32-27 in the women's fencing foil team event held in Goyang Gymnasium. For Jeon, it was her second gold won in Incheon. South Korea has dominated the discipline since 1998, extending its winning streak to five. Japa

SportsSept. 24, 2014

[Asian Games] S. Korean fencers win gold in men's team sabre

South Korea's male fencers claimed the team sabre title at the Asian Games Wednesday, bringing home the first Asiad gold in the event in 12 years. The team of Gu Bon-gil, Kim Jung-hwan, Oh Eun-seok and Won Woo-young romped the Iranian side of Mojtaba Abedini Shormasti Seyed Ali Esmaeilzadeh Pakdaman, Mohammad Rahbarikoyakhi and Farzad Baher Arasbaran 45-26 in the men's sabre team gold-medal match in Goyang Gymnasium, on the outskirts of Incheon, the host city of the 17th Asiad. South Korea

SportsSept. 24, 2014

[Asian Games] Bronze at worlds

Korea’s Son Yeon-jae captured the bronze medal in the individual hoop final at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Izmir, Turkey, Tuesday. Son will leave Turkey on Sept. 27 and go straight to the athletes’ village for the Asiad. She will compete in the preliminary round of individual all-around on Oct. 1. (EPA-Yonhap)

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[Asian Games] For ‘God of Vault,’ gold comes before style

For all the dramatic flair that his eponymous move “Yang 2” carries, South Korean gymnast Yang Hak-seon says he’d rather play it safe at the Asian Games final in the men’s vault.“I’ll have to see on the day of the final if I should indeed go for ‘Yang 2,’” said the two-time world champion in an interview with Yonhap. “My scores would suffer if I attempt it and fail. Winning the gold is more important.” Yang has two vault moves named after himself: the “Yang” and “Yang 2.” The first one sees him

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[Asian Games] For ‘God of Vault,’ gold comes before style

[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold, bronze in rifle prone

South Korea grabbed a team gold and an individual bronze in the women’s 50-meter rifle prone event at the Asian Games on Wednesday.The trio of Na Yoon-kyung, Eum Bit-na, and Jeong Mi-ra put together 1,855.5 points to take the gold medal at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in the country’s western port city of Incheon, achieving their second consecutive Asiad victory in this event.Korea’s Na Yoon-kyung (from left), Jeong Mi-ra and Eum Bit-na pose after winning gold in the rifle prone on Wedn

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[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold, bronze in rifle prone

[Asian Games] S. Korean fighter nabs gold medal in wushu

South Korean wushu fighter Kim Myeong-jin won gold in the men’s sanda under-75 kg event at the Incheon Asian Games on Wednesday.In a closely contested final held at Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium in the western port city, Kim defeated Iran’s Hamid Reza Ladvar by the round score of 2-1.After losing the first round, Kim, 26, turned the match around by winning the remaining rounds. Wushu fighter Kim Myeong-jin celebrates his gold medal. (Yonhap)“Even after the first round was over, I was sure of winnin

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[Asian Games] S. Korean fighter nabs gold medal in wushu

[Asian Games] S. Korea wraps up judo with mixed results

As the judo competition at the Incheon Asian Games ended, South Korean judokas left with different expressions on their faces.Among the four golds the squad acquired in the individual events at the Asiad, three were claimed by female fighters, while only one male judoka, Kim Jae-bum, won a gold.Jeong Gyeong-mi, the eldest on the women’s team, topped the women’s under-78-kilogram class to become the first South Korean woman fighter to defend her Asiad title. Kim Seong-yeon and Joung Da-woon also

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[Asian Games] Korea wins team gold in men's 25ｍ rapid fire pistol

South Korea clinched another shooting gold at the Asian Games on Wednesday, this time in the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol.The trio of Jang Dae-kyu, Kim Jun-hong and Song Jong-ho combined for 1,747 points for gold at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in South Korea's western port city of Incheon. The golden victory came minutes after the female squad claimed the top podium finish in the 50ｍ rifle prone.China's Li Yuehong, Hu Haozhe and Zhang Jian won silver with1,746 points, followed by

Olympic GamesSept. 24, 2014

[Asian Games] Korea wins team gold in men's 25ｍ rapid fire pistol

[Asian Games] South Korea wins 1 gold, 1 bronze in women's 50ｍ rifle prone

South Korea grabbed a team gold and an individual bronze in the women's 50-meter rifle prone event at the Asian Games on Wednesday. The trio of Na Yoon-kyung, Eum Bit-na, and Jeong Mi-ra put together 1855.5 points to take the gold medal at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in the country's western port city of Incheon, achieving their second consecutive Asiad victory in this event. (Yonhap) China took silver with 1854.1 points, and the Malaysian team got an aggregate 1853.6 points for br

Olympic GamesSept. 24, 2014

[Asian Games] South Korea wins 1 gold, 1 bronze in women's 50ｍ rifle prone

[Asian Games] Korea shocks China to win men's badminton team gold

South Korea upset China to take the gold medal in the men's badminton team event on Tuesday at the Asian Games.South Korea defeated China 3-2 in the team competition at Gyeyang Gymnasium that involved three singles matches and two doubles matches.China had won the two previous Asian Games gold medals in the men's team competition.South Korean team players and staff react after beating China in men's badminton team event on Tuesday. (Yonhap)Son Wan-ho defeated Chen Long in the opening singles mat

Olympic GamesSept. 24, 2014

[Asian Games] Korea shocks China to win men's badminton team gold

[Asian Games] Korea wraps up judo with mixed results

(Yonhap)As the judo competition at the Incheon Asian Games ended Tuesday, South Korean judokas left with different expressions on their faces.Among the four golds the squad acquired in the individual events at the Asiad, three were claimed by female fighters, while only one male judoka, Kim Jae-bum, won a gold.Jeong Gyeong-mi, the eldest on the women's team, topped the women's under 78-kilogram class to become the first South Korean woman fighter to defend her Asiad title. Kim Seong-yeon and Jou

Olympic GamesSept. 24, 2014

[Asian Games] Korea wraps up judo with mixed results

[Asian Games] Chinese Taipei's Lin Tzu Chi breaks world records in women's 63㎏ weightlifting

Two more world records were set in weightlifting at the Asian Games on Tuesday as lifters from China and Chinese Taipei continued to flex their muscles on the way to the podium. Lin Tzu Chi of Chinese Taipei broke world records in the clean and jerk and the total weight to win the gold medal in the women's63㎏ on Tuesday. She hoisted 145㎏ for the clean and jerk record and had a total of 261㎏, 4㎏ above the previous record. Lin broke the total world record twice on Tuesday, first reaching 259㎏

Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014

[Asian Games] Typhoon feared to cause rainouts at Asian Games

Some outdoor events at the Asian Games may be rained out later this week as a powerful typhoon is approaching South Korea, organizers said Tuesday. Typhoon Fung-Wong, packing winds of up to 14 meters per second, is expected to bring up to 60 millimeters of rain Wednesday to this western port city where the Asiad is held, according to local weather officials. "The organizing committee plans to run events in accordance with international regulations governing (weather-related delays)," said a

Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014

[Asian Games] South Korea gets two bronze medals in gymnastics

South Korean gymnasts Lee Sang-wook and Yun Na-rae won bronze medals in the men's and women's individual all-around finals at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Lee scored a total of 87.200 points from the floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar, giving South Korea its first Asiad medal in the men's individual all-around in 12 years. Yuya Kamoto and Masayoshi Yamamoto, both of Japan, took the gold and silver. Kamoto scored 87.950 points and Yamamoto earned87.500

Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014

[Asian Games] Park Tae-hwan wins third swimming bronze at Asiad

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan won the bronze medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle race on Tuesday. Park finished the race in 3:48.33, falling behind Sun Yang of China and Kosuke Hagino of Japan. Park came up short of winning his third straight Asian Games gold in this distance. Sun won his first gold medal in Incheon with 3:43.23, and Hagino finished second with 3:44.48. South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan races in the men`s 400-meter freestyle race at the Asian Games in Incheon on Tue

Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014

[Asian Games] Park Tae-hwan wins third swimming bronze at Asiad

[Asian Games] South Korea wins men's epee fencing team gold

South Korea defeated Japan for the gold medal in the men's epee fencing team event at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The squad of Jung Jin-sun, Park Kyoung-doo, Park Sang-young and Kweon Young-jun defeated the Japanese side of Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada and Keisuke Sakamoto 25-21, giving South Korea its third straight Asiad gold in the team events. Team Korea holds out gold medals after the men's epee fencing match with Japan at the Asian Games on Tuesday. (Yonhap) Three fencers from each s

Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014

[Asian Games] South Korea wins men's epee fencing team gold

[Asian Games] South Korea beats China for gold in women's sabre team event

South Korea defeated China for the gold medal in the women's sabre fencing team event at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The team of Kim Ji-yeon, Lee Ra-jin and Yoon Ji-su beat the Chinese squad of Shen Chen, Yu Xinting, Qian Jiarui and Li Fei 45-41. Team Korea bites gold medals after defeating China in the women's sabre fencing team event at the Asian Games in Incheon on Tuesday.(Yonhap) Three fencers from each side take the piste in the team competition, but teams can each use up to one substi

Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014

[Asian Games] South Korea beats China for gold in women's sabre team event

Royals pull within 1 game of Tigers

The Texas Rangers’ Elvis Andrus douses Guilder Rodriguez with Powerade after their win on Monday. (AP-Yonhap)CLEVELAND (AP) ― Danny Duffy pushed the Royals a little closer to the top in the AL Central and nearer their first playoff appearance in 29 years.Duffy pitched six shutout innings for his first win in more than a month as Kansas City moved within one game of first-place Detroit and kept some distance over Cleveland in the wild-card race, beating the Indians 2-0 on Monday night.Duffy (9-11

BaseballSept. 23, 2014

FIFA judge hesitates on World Cup

GENEVA (AP) ― For Qatar or Russia to be stripped of the World Cup, a key person in the legal chain needs to make use of the powers available to him.Events of recent days, however, suggest FIFA’s independent ethics judge Joachim Eckert will interpret the rules more cautiously and have added to the pessimism of critics who want the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosting awards overturned.Eckert is a middle man in the process ― between Michael Garcia, the ethics prosecutor who must provide the evidence, a

SoccerSept. 23, 2014

Bears stave off Jets, Smith-led rally

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) ― The Chicago Bears took advantage of early mistakes by the sloppy New York Jets.Then they had to hold their breath before hanging on for a 27-19 victory Monday night.Jay Cutler threw two touchdown passes to Martellus Bennett and Ryan Mundy returned an interception 45 yards for a score. Cutler finished 23 of 38 for 225 yards and Alshon Jeffery caught eight passes for 105 yards for the Bears, who got a 45-yard field goal from Robbie Gould to make it an eight-point

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