South Korean sabre fencer Kim Ji-yeon cheers after receiving the gold medal at the award ceremony of London 2012 Olympic Games. (Yonhap News)Female sabre fencer Kim Ji-yeon captured the gold medal for South Korea's third gold medal Wednesday at the London Olympics.Kim beat Sofya Velikaya of Russia 15-9 to become the country's first Olympic sabre champion, male or female.South Korean sabre fencer K

Aug. 2, 2012

South Korea`s Park Chu-young takes a shot during the final Group B contest against Gabong on Wednesday at Wembley Stadium, London. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)South Korea will face host Britain in the quarterfinals of the men's football tournament at the London Olympics, after a scoreless draw against Gabon Wednesday placed it among the final eight.In the last Group B contest at Wembley Stad

Aug. 2, 2012

Judoka Song Dae-nam won gold in the men's under-90kg category Wednesday at the London Olympics.At ExCeL Arena, the 15th-ranked Song beat Cuba's Asley Gonzalez, No. 4 in the world, for his first Olympic title. It was South Korea's fifth gold medal in London and the second of the day, after shooter Kim Jang-mi captured the women's 25-meter pistol gold medal. Judoka Song Dae-nam celebrates winning go

Aug. 2, 2012

Aided by a bull's-eye in the taut final, teenage shooter Kim Jang-mi won gold in the women's 25-meter pistol event at the London Olympics Wednesday. It was South Korea's fourth gold at these Olympics.Shooter Kim Jang-mi celebrates her gold. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)At Royal Artillery Barracks, Kim fired 792.4 points, adding 201.4 points in the final to her Olympic-record qualification sco

Aug. 2, 2012

South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun, left, and Kim Ha-na play against Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova, or Russia, during a women's doubles badminton match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. (AP-Yonhap News)Two South Korean women's badminton doubles pairs were among those tossed from the London Olympics Wednesday for trying to throw their matches to ensure a favorable draw, o

Aug. 1, 2012

Choi Byung-chul of South Korea reacts with coach Lee Jung-hyun after winning the bronze medal match against Andrea Baldini of Italy in the men’s individual foil fencing competition at the London Olympics on Tuesday. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps) Kim Jae-bum of South Korea gives a thumbs-up to a cheering crowd after being awarded with the gold medal in men’s under-81kg class judo at the London Olympics on Tuesday.

Aug. 1, 2012

MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― The coach of the North Korean women’s soccer team sat in his chair and placed on the table a black half-inch thick notebook with the word “COACH” ― in English in huge, gray letters ― printed on the front. Beside him sat a man who identified himself as a team manager and also serves as translator, his small tan notebook and pen at the ready.Time for questions.“Do your players have any special motivation when playing against the United States, whether because they’re ran

Aug. 1, 2012

Kim captures gold; Choi bags fencing bronzeJudoka Kim Jae-bum captured Korea’s first judo gold in the London 2012 Olympic Games Tuesday.In the men’s under-81kg final, 27-year-old Kim outclassed Ole Bischof from Germany on two yuko scores early in the contest. His victory was a reversal of the final in the Beijing Olympics, where Bischof beat Kim. It was Korea’s third gold medal and second judo medal of the Games. Earlier this week, teammate Cho Jun-ho won a bronze in the 66kg category after losi

Aug. 1, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― Michael Phelps lingered on the blocks, not wanting to make another shocking blunder. The 19th medal was his. All he had to do was avoid a DQ, then set off on what amounted to four victory laps.Down and back, then down and back again, the roars getting louder with each stroke.When Phelps touched the wall, he finally had gold at his final Olympics.And a record for the ages.Phelps swam into history with a lot of help from his friends, taking down the last major record that wasn’t his

Aug. 1, 2012

The Olympic badminton tournament was thrown into chaos on Wednesday when eight women players were charged with trying to "throw" matches to secure an easier draw in the next round.Four pairs in the women's doubles competition -- one from China, one from Indonesia and two from South Korea -- were booed off court by irate spectators at London's Wembley Arena on Tuesday. South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun,

Aug. 1, 2012

Two finals, two golds. And all anybody wants to know about Chinese teen swimming sensation Ye Shiwen is whether she’s doping.After shattering the world record in the 400 individual medley on the opening day of the pool competition at the London Games, the 16-year-old broke her own Olympic record to take the 200 IM title Tuesday.Ye flashed smiles toward the crowd and sang her national anthem, then walked into a packed and hostile press conference where she faced one question after another over wh

Aug. 1, 2012

Michael Phelps swam into history with his 19th Olympic medal, and this one was a more appropriate color.With a lot of help from his friends, Phelps took down the last major record that wasn’t his alone, swimming the anchor leg for the United States in a gold medal-winning performance of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay Tuesday night.About an hour earlier, Phelps took one of the most frustrating defeats of his brilliant career, making a shocking blunder at the finish and settling for silver in his

Aug. 1, 2012

South Korean fencer Shin A-lam (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON - The South Korean fencer Shin A-lam who staged a tearful, hour-long sit-in protest over Olympic judging said Tuesday she refuses to receive a consolation medal from the sport's world body."It does not make me feel better because it's not an Olympic medal," said Shin. "I don't accept the result because I believe it was a mista

Aug. 1, 2012