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Serena takes gold after crushing Sharapova
(Yonhap News)LONDON - Serena Williams clinched her first Olympic singles gold medal with a 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Maria Sharapova in the most one-sided women's final in the history of the Games on Saturday.Williams' victory surpassed Suzanne Lenglen's 6-3, 6-0 win over Dorothy Holman in the 1920 final in Antwerp.The American's win, which came just a month after she had captured a fifth Wimbledon c
Olympic Games Aug. 5, 2012
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Weightlifter, shooter going for back-to-back gold medals
LONDON -- Female weightlifter Jang Mi-ran, the defending Olympic champion in the women's over-75-kilogram class, is competing in her last Summer Games. She has had an up-and-down stretch since Beijing and isn't the prohibitive favorite she was four years ago. Still, the 28-year-old will try to go out on a winning note against China's Zhou Lulu and Russia's Tatiana Kashirina.Jin Jong-oh, who grabbe
Olympic Games Aug. 5, 2012
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Seoul shares dip 1.11 percent on eurozone woes
South Korean stocks dropped 1.11 percent on Friday after the European Central Bank (ECB) failed to meet market expectations it would buy bonds issued by Spain and Italy, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 20.72 points to 1,848.68. Trading volume was light at 254.6 million shares worth 3.6 trillion won ($3.2 bi
Aug. 3, 2012
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Seoul shares open lower on ECB disappointment
South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Friday as investors were disappointed with lukewarm actions by the European Central Bank (ECB), analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 19.55 points, or 1.05 percent, to 1,849.85 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Most shares traded in negative territory, with market bellwether Samsung Electronics falling 0.87 percent a
Aug. 3, 2012
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History again as Phelps wins 200m IM gold
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps (Yonhap News)LONDON - Michael Phelps made more Olympic history Thursday, winning gold in the men's 200m individual medley to become the first man to win the same individual swimming event at three straight Games.Phelps, denied trebles in London in the 400m medley and 200m butterfly, delivered a vintage performance to win in 1min 54.27sec and collect his 20th career Olym
Olympic Games Aug. 3, 2012
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Soni wins 200m breaststroke gold in world record
(Yonhap News)LONDON - American Rebecca Soni broke the women's 200m breaststroke record for the second time in two days Thursday as she won Olympic gold for the second straight Games.Using her trademark late kick, Soni won gold in 2min 19.59sec, improving the record of 2:20.00 she posted in the semi-finals on Wednesday.She became the first Beijing swimming gold medallist to successfully defend a ti
Olympic Games Aug. 3, 2012
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Sharapova sinks Clijsters to book all-Russian semi
(Yonhap News)LONDON - Maria Sharapova powered to a 6-2, 7-5 win over Belgium's Kim Clijsters as the Russian world number three booked an Olympic semi-final clash with compatriot Maria Kirilenko.Sharapova will play 14th seed Kirilenko for a place in the final at Wimbledon after ending Clijsters' hopes of a medal in her penultimate tournament before retiring for the second and final time after the U
Olympic Games Aug. 3, 2012
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Federer reaches semi after downing Isner
(Yonhap News)LONDON - Roger Federer moved into the Olympic semi-finals on Thursday as the Wimbledon champion cut giant American John Isner down to size with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) victory on Centre Court.Federer had to be at his most patient in the face of a barrage of big serves from the 6ft 9in Isner, but the world number one was finally able to produce just enough magic to move into the last four of
Olympic Games Aug. 3, 2012
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Argentina moves near playoffs by beating Tunisia
LONDON - NBA playmaker Manu Ginobili scored 24 points and Argentina bolstered hopes for a medal playoff spot with a 92-69 victory over winless Tunisia on Thursday at the Olympic men's basketball tournament.NBA sharpshooter Carlos Delfino added 21 points and NBA big man Luis Scola scored 18 for Argentina, which won Olympic gold in 2004 at Athens and took a bronze medal four years ago in Beijing.Arg
Olympic Games Aug. 3, 2012
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Archer-turned-announcer reserves high praise for S. Korean athletes
LONDON -- For the past six Summer Olympics, the deep, baritone voice of George Tekmitchov has been a constant on archery ranges where stars have soared and giants have fallen.A former U.S. national team archer and currently an engineer by trade, Tekmitchov has provided play-by-play, or arrow-by-arrow, commentary on the field during every Olympic archery competition since the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Olympic Games Aug. 3, 2012
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Park in pool for third time in London; male archers seek to end draught
(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON -- There will be no rest for the weary swimmer Park Tae-hwan. He's scheduled to race in the heat for the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, his third event of the London Games.He won silver medals in 200ｍ and 400ｍ freestyle races.In men's archery, Im Dong-hyun, Oh Jin-hyek and Kim Bub-min will try to end South Korean Olympic draught in the men's individual event.
Olympic Games Aug. 3, 2012
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S. Korea-born coach for Mexican archers elated with two medals
LONDON -- It was South Korean Ki Bo-bae who took the gold in the women's individual archery event Thursday, but perhaps the happiest person at Lord's Cricket Ground wasn't part of the South Korean team.Mexico's Aida Roman won silver and Mariana Avitia claimed bronze for their country's first Olympic archery medals. And behind their surprising runs was a South Korean-born head coach, Lee Woong."Thi
Olympic Games Aug. 3, 2012
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S. Korean women grab bronze in foil fencing team event
(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON -- South Korean women grabbed bronze in the foil team event Thursday at the London Olympics.At ExCeL Arena, the trio, Nam Hyun-hee, Jeon Hee-sook and Jung Gil-ok, beat the French side 45-32.This was the first team fencing Olympic medal for South Korea.The country has won four medals in fencing at this year's Olympics, more than any other sport so far.(Yonha
Olympic Games Aug. 3, 2012
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S. Korean activist seeks to prove torture through medical checkup
A South Korean human rights activist who has accused Chinese security agents of torture during his four-month arrest said Thursday he will prove his claims through a medical checkup amid Beijing's denial of the alleged abuse.The dramatic story of Kim Young-hwan, who was expelled from China and returned home on July 20, has taken another turn in recent weeks following his revelations of torture und
Foreign Affairs Aug. 2, 2012
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30 nabbed for selling, using meth
Police said Thursday they have arrested 20 people and booked 10 others without physical detention on charges of selling and using illegal narcotics.The suspects, including a 51-year-old habitual user, identified only by his surname Ye, allegedly circulated, sold, and used a total of 12 grams of methamphetamines worth 40 million won ($35,000) between December and June, according to the Seoul Metrop
Social Affairs Aug. 2, 2012
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