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Europeans win Ryder Cup again

GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) ― The tone was set by Rory McIlroy, the best player in the world. The winning shot came from Jamie Donaldson, a Ryder Cup rookie.Europe added another layer to its Ryder Cup dominance on Sunday by leaving no doubt who had the best team, if not the best players. Behind two early comebacks that showed its resolve, Europe clinched the cup with four matches still on the course.With a 16 1/2-11 1/2 victory, Europe kept that gold trophy for the eighth time in the last 10 tries

SoccerSept. 29, 2014

Marseille wins 6th straight

Move over Paris Saint-Germain, step up Marseille.The French title race was supposed to be all about PSG, but Marseille is shaping up as a serious contender to dethrone two-time defending champion PSG after recording a sixth straight league win, beating Saint-Etienne 2-1 at home.In the English Premier League, West Bromwich Albion routed struggling Burnley to grab a third win in a week, while in Italy 2010 Champions League winner Inter Milan slumped to a humiliating 4-1 home loss to Sardinian side

SoccerSept. 29, 2014

Few surprises in Stielike’s Korea squad

Uli Stielike has unveiled his first squad as head coach of South Korea, avoiding any big surprises in the 22 selected for international friendlies next month against Paraguay and Costa Rica.Stielike, a German who took the South Korea job earlier this month, chose not to veer too far from the most recent national team selections as he prepares a squad for the Asian Cup in January.“There’s not a big difference between this squad and the one named for the games against Venezuela and Uruguay,” Stiel

SoccerSept. 29, 2014

[Asian Games] Korean Cho Gwang-hee wins gold in 200ｍ individual kayak sprint

South Korean paddler Cho Gwang-hee picked up gold in the K-1 (kayak single) 200-meter race in the men's sprint event on Monday at the Incheon Asian Games. The 20-year-old came home in first place in a time of 35.464 seconds, seizing the first Asiad gold medal in the discipline for the host country since its last win at the 1990 Asian Games. Uzbekistan's Ernest Irnazarov came in second place in 36.531 seconds, while Japan's Seiji Komatsu secured the bronze with a time of 36.754 seconds. The South

SportsSept. 29, 2014

[Asian Games] Host eyes multiple titles in taekwondo

The Korean traditional martial art of taekwondo will begin its Asian Games competition on Tuesday, with the host expected to collect multiple titles.A total of 16 weight classes, eight each for men and women, will be contested. A country can be represented in up to 12 of them, half a dozen each for men and women.On the first day, South Koreans will be featured in the men's74㎏ and 87㎏, and the women's 49㎏ and 53㎏. Yoon Jeong-yeon, the reigning Asian champ in the women's 53㎏, is seen as a gold med

SportsSept. 29, 2014

[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold medal in baseball

South Korean baseball players react after winning the final match against Chinese Taipei during the 17th Asian Games Incheon Sept. 28. (Yonhap)INCHEON (Yonhap) – South Korea captured its second straight Asiad baseball gold medal at home on Sunday, defeating Chinese Taipei 6-3.The host scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning to erase an early deficit on a rainy night at Munhak Baseball Stadium.With South Korea clinging to a 4-3 lead in the eighth, Hwang Jae-gyun knocked in two more runs

Olympic GamesSept. 28, 2014

[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold medal in baseball

[Asian Games] S. Korean duo reaches finals in men's doubles tennis

INCHEON (Yonhap) – The South Korean duo of Lim Yong-kyu and Chung Hyeon reached the final of the men's doubles tennis at the Incheon Asian Games on Sunday, after a come-from-behind victory over an Indian team in three sets.In the semifinals held on the center court of Yeorumul Tennis Courts, Lim and Chung pulled off a 2-1(6<8>-7 7-6<6> 11-9) win against India's Divij Sharan and Yuki Bhambri in 2 hours, 15 minutes.The South Korean men lost the first set, but tied the match in the second set. As t

Olympic GamesSept. 28, 2014

[Asian Games] S. Korean women's handball team reaches final

INCHEON (Yonhap) – The South Korean women's handball team cruised to the final of the Incheon Asian Games after defeating Kazakhstan 41-30 on Sunday.South Korean captain Woo Sun-hee scored 10 goals to help her country in the semifinal held at Seonhak Handball Gymnasium in this port city.Kazakhstan hung tough for the first 15 minutes and the teams were tied at 9-9 early. Then South Korea poured in five unanswered goals to take the lead at 14-9 and finished the first half at 20-16.Kazakhstan ate i

Olympic GamesSept. 28, 2014

[Asian Games] S. Korea takes badminton silver in men's doubles

INCHEON (Yonhap) -- South Korea's badminton duo of Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the Asian Games on Sunday.The Indonesian team of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan thrashed the world's No. 1 team of Lee and Yoo 2-1 (16-21, 21-16, 21-17) at Gyeyang Gymnasium in South Korea's western port city of Incheon.South Korea lost a chance to win its first Asiad gold in the men's doubles in 12 years.

Olympic GamesSept. 28, 2014

[Asian Games] S. Korea edges Japan 1-0 to reach semifinals

South Korea edged Japan 1-0 on a last-gasp penalty shot on Sunday to secure a berth in the semifinals of the men's football tournament at the Incheon Asian Games.South Korean captain Jang Hyun-soo’s successful shot with two minutes to go lifted the home country to the last four. South Korea will take on Thailand in Tuesday's semifinals.At the start of the quarterfinals game, high-tempered players were peevish, reflecting the importance of the game.With Jang Hyun-soo and Musashi Suzuki arguing af

More SportsSept. 28, 2014

[Asian Games] Gold in women's golf

Park Gyeol of South Korea on Sunday captured the individual gold medal in women’s golf at the ongoing Asian Games. Park shot a four-round total of 19-under 269 at the par-72 Dream Park Country Club in Incheon, becoming the third straight South Korean champion of the event. The 18-year-old beat Budsabakon Sukapan of Thailand by two strokes. (Yonhap)

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[Asian Games] Japanese swimmer expelled over theft

INCHEON (Yonhap) ― A Japanese swimmer at the Asian Games has been expelled from his team after stealing a camera from a South Korean photojournalist, prompting a police investigation and apologies from Japan.Tsuyoshi Aoki, head of the Japanese delegation to the Asiad in Incheon, announced in a press conference that the swimmer, Naoya Tomita, has been kicked off the team “effective immediately” following the incident.

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[Asian Games] Son Yeon-jae eyes gold at Asian Games

South Korea’s rhythmic gymnastics star Son Yeon-jae finished fourth in the individual all-round at the world championships in Turkey, brightening the prospects for a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games on her native turf.She came on top among the Asian participants, beating her Chinese rival Deng Senyue, who finished fifth by a margin of 1.167 points. They will clash again for the gold at the Incheon Asian Games this week. Korea’s Son Yeon-jae competes in the individual ribbon final at the wor

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[Asian Games] Son Yeon-jae eyes gold at Asian Games

[Asian Games] S. Korea grabs 3 archery golds

South Korea picked up three more gold medals in archery at the Asian Games on Sunday, reasserting its dominance in the sport after its men’s recurve team earlier failed to clinch its ninth straight Asiad title.In the women’s recurve team final, Jung Dasomi, Chang Hye-jin and Lee Tuk-young cruised to a comfortable 6-0 win over China’s Cheng Ming, Xu Jing and Zhu Jueman.China put up a feeble defense against the stalwart South Koreans, shooting a 7 and an 8 with no 10s in the first set. It managed

More SportsSept. 28, 2014

[Asian Games] S. Korea grabs 3 archery golds

United, Barca roll to victories

LONDON (AP) ― Wayne Rooney scored and then was ejected from a Premier League game for the first time in 5 1/2 years as Manchester United defeated West Ham 2-1 Saturday.Rooney put the hosts in front with a deft volley in the fifth minute, and Robin van Persie doubled the lead in the 22nd minute with his 50th goal for United. Diafra Sakho scored on a header for the Hammers in the 37th.Rooney was ejected by referee Lee Mason in the 59th minute for kicking Stewart Downing high on the leg, which woul

SoccerSept. 28, 2014

Jeter returns to lineup as Red Sox beat Yanks

BOSTON (AP) ― Derek Jeter sped down the first-base line for a chop single over the pitcher’s head.His 3,464th hit may have been the last play ― and injury ― of his career.“He probably felt it a little bit in his hamstring,” New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after Saturday’s 10-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. “He didn’t say he was injured, but we’ll see.”Jeter said before the series that he would be the designated hitter on Saturday and Sunday to finish his 20-year career, but Girardi said,

BaseballSept. 28, 2014

Europe takes 10-6 lead at Ryder Cup

GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) ― It’s 10-6 going into the final day of the Ryder Cup ― again. This time, Europe’s in the lead and it’s the United States needing a stunning Sunday comeback.Two years after the “Miracle of Medinah,” where Europe overcome a 10-6 deficit to win 14 1/2-13 1/2, the home team leads by the same score after dominating the foursomes matches at Gleneagles on Saturday.But Europe, too, know what it’s like to throw away a 10-6 lead. Back in 1999 in Brookline, the U.S. overturned th

GolfSept. 28, 2014

[Asian Games] S. Korean Park Gyeol wins gold in women's individual golf

Park Gyeol of South Korea on Sunday captured the individual gold medal in women's golf at the ongoing Asian Games. Park shot a four-round total of 19-under 269 at the par-72 Dream Park Country Club in Incheon, becoming the third straight South Korean champion of the event. The 18-year-old beat Budsabakon Sukapan of Thailand by two strokes. Another Thai, Supamas Sangchan earned the bronze at 14-under. South Korea conceded the women's team gold medal to Thailand as its Asiad winning streak w

Olympic GamesSept. 28, 2014

[Asian Games] Record-breaking N. Korean lifter Kim Un-ju feels S. Koreans' warm hearts

North Korean gold-medal winning weightlifter Kim Un-ju said Sunday that she felt the warm-heartedness of South Koreans who encouraged Kim during her record-breaking quest at the Incheon Asian Games. In the women's under-75㎏ weightlifting on Thursday, Kim lifted 128㎏ in the snatch and then hoisted a world record of 164㎏ in the clean and jerk for a total of 292㎏ -- a new Asian Games record. She is one of the four North Korean gold medal winners in weightlifting at this year's Asiad and also be

Olympic GamesSept. 28, 2014

[Asian Games] S. Korea wins bowling gold, bronze in women's trios event

South Korea captured the gold and the bronze in the women's trios bowling event at the Asian Games on Sunday, bringing home the country's second gold from the sport. The squad of Lee Na-young, Jung Da-wun and Son Yun-hee combined for 3,896 points to defeat the Singaporean team of Cherie Tan, New Hui Fen and Jazreel Tan by a margin of 143 points at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium in the city of Anyang, just south of the South Korean capital of Seoul. Another South Korean team of Lee Yeong-seung, Jeon

Olympic GamesSept. 28, 2014