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Sprinter red-faced after finding 'stolen' spikes

LONDON - Australian sprinter Andrew McCabe was left red-faced Tuesday after British police went on the hunt for his "stolen" running spikes -- only for them to turn up in another of his bags.One of McCabe's bags, which also contained personal items including his national kit and mobile phone, was stolen from a bench besides the running track as he practiced at Tonbridge School in Kent, southeast o

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2012

Hoy wins record sixth gold

(AP-Yonhap News)LONDON - Sir Chris Hoy ended his stunning Olympic career Tuesday by defending his Beijing keirin crown to claim a sixth Games gold and become Britain's most successful Olympian.Germany's Maximilian Levy finished second to take the silver with NewZealand's Simon Van Velthooven and Dutchman Teun Mulder sharing the bronze after a long wait for a photo finish decision.Hoy won three Oly

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2012

Korea reaches Olympic volleyball semifinals

(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON _ Kim Yeon-koung scored 28 points as South Korea surprised Italy 3-1 Tuesday night to earn an Olympic semifinal match against the U.S. women’s volleyball team.The top-ranked U.S. women swept the Dominican Republic in an earlier quarterfinal. Brazil and Japan will play in the other semifinal on Thursday.Fourth-ranked Italy, which was among the favorites head

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2012

Korea reaches Olympic volleyball semifinals

First day for taekwondo, ping pong battle against China

LONDON -- South Korea starts its taekwondo campaign Wednesday with Lee Dae-hoon in men's under-58-kilogram class. In Beijing, South Korea swept up four gold medals in taekwondo, the traditional Korean martial art, and will try to duplicate the feat in London.The men's table tennis team is up against the defending Olympic champion China in the final Wednesday.The following is the list of events for

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2012

Korea beats Russia to reach semis in women's handball

(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON -- South Korea edged Russia 24-23 to reach the semifinals in women's handball Tuesday at the London Olympics.South Korea clung to a one-goal lead as Russia held possession in the final minute. But Victoria Zhilinskayte, the tallest player on the court at 190 centimeters, had her desperate shot blocked as the last second ran out.South Korea led 22-19 with un

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2012

Korea beats Russia to reach semis in women's handball

[Photo] Running for the beloved one

Dominican Republic’s Felix Sanchez honors his grandmother with a photograph of her after winning gold in the men’s 400-meter hurdles final on Monday at the Olympic Stadium in London. His grandmother died while Sanchez was in the 2008 Beijing Olympic. (AP-Yonhap News)

Olympic Games Aug. 7, 2012

Seoul shares turn higher after weak start

SEOUL -- South Korean stocks turned a tad higher Tuesday after opening lower, helped by positive signs from the eurozone overnight, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 1.30 points, or 0.07 percent to 1,887.18 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Oil refiners and machineries led the climb, with top player SK Innovation jumping 2.14 percent and equipment maker Do

Aug. 7, 2012

Taekwondo chiefs confident of high-quality event

LONDON - World taekwondo officials claim they still have the best fighters at the Olympic Games despite several world champions and world number ones missing.Taekwondo has been rocked by scandals in recent times, not least British Taekwondo's decision to pick world number 59 Lutalo Muhammad instead of the top ranked fighter in the world, Aaron Cook.Another issue is that while there are 16 division

Olympic Games Aug. 7, 2012

US NBA stars rout Argentina to stay unbeaten

LONDON - Kevin Durant scored 28 points and the US NBA Dream Team defeated Argentina 126-97 on Monday to remain undefeated and book an Olympic quarter-final date Wednesday against Australia.The result completed the entire medal playoff pairings, which will see the Americans face Argentina or Spain in the semi-finals if they defeat the Aussie Boomers, who knocked Russia from the ranks of the unbeate

Olympic Games Aug. 7, 2012

'Superman' Sanchez regains Olympic title

(Yonhap News)LONDON - Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic stormed to victory in the men's 400m hurdles Olympic title on Monday and then paid an emotional tribute to his late grandmother.Sanchez won in a time of 47.63sec, taking a title he first collected at the 2004 Athens Games.The 34-year-old, whose time was the same as the one he ran in Athens, beat home American Michael Tinsley, who ran a

Olympic Games Aug. 7, 2012

'Superman' Sanchez regains Olympic title

Walk champion Schwazer admits doping, career over

LONDON - Italy's reigning 50km walk champion Alex Schwazer admitted doping on Monday and said his career was over after he was withdrawn from the Olympics for failing a drugs test."My career is over. I made a mistake. I wanted to be stronger for this Olympics, I was wrong," Schwazer told Italy's ANSA news agency."I take full responsibility for what has happened. I did it by myself, it was my idea.

Olympic Games Aug. 7, 2012

Men's football team takes on Brazil in semis in Manchester

(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON -- The men's football team, after upsetting Britain in the quarters, will take on Brazil in the semifinals at Old Trafford, home of the Premier League giant Manchester United. This is the first Olympic semifinal appearance for South Korea, which is seeking its first-ever Olympic football medal.The women's handball team faces Russia in the quarters, while th

Olympic Games Aug. 7, 2012

Men's football team takes on Brazil in semis in Manchester

US women win 4x100m medley relay in world record

Dana Vollmer, Rebecca Soni, Allison Schmitt and Missy Franklin of the U.S. pose with their gold medals and national flag after winning the women's 4x100m medley relay final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 4, 2012.LONDON - The United States won the Olympic swimming women's 4x100m medley relay gold in a world record time of 3min 52.05sec on Saturday.The American qu

Olympic Games Aug. 5, 2012

US women win 4x100m medley relay in world record

Brazil dream still alive after Honduras hiccup

(AP)LONDON - Brazil stayed on course for a first Olympic football gold medal but only after a nervy 3-2 win over a Honduras side reduced to nine men saw them into the semi-finals.Leandro Damiao equalised for Brazil after Mario Martinez put Honduras ahead. Roger Espinoza then restored the Central Americans' lead.However, Neymar brought Brazil level again from the penalty spot before Internacional s

Olympic Games Aug. 5, 2012

Brazil dream still alive after Honduras hiccup

US tested but outlasts Lithuania 99-94

LONDON - LeBron James seized command with the game up for grabs and the United States defeated Lithuania 99-94 on Saturday to clinch a berth in the medal playoffs at the Olympic men's basketball tournament.But the US NBA Dream Team received its toughest test yet at the LondonGames only two nights after unleashing an Olympic record 156-point performance in a shooting practice of a victory over Nige

Olympic Games Aug. 5, 2012

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