LONDON — North Korea’s Om Yun Chol joined an exclusive group of weightlifters Sunday who have lifted three times their body weight in the clean and jerk —
At just 16, U.S. table tennis player Ariel Hsing has already made her Olympic debut a smash success. After winning her first two matches, she just narrowly lost
Gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto of Japan, Silver medalist Corina Caprioriu of Romania, Bronze medalist B Automne Pavia of France, Bronze medalist A Marti Malloy of the United States
Kazakhstan’s teenage prodigy Zulfiya Chinshanlo powered her way to weightlifting gold in the 53kg category on Sunday, breaking her own world record in the clean and jerk. The
LONDON — The Chinese men, who seemed sluggish and unenthusiastic when they qualified only sixth among the eight teams that advanced to the gymnastics team final, came out
The team, including gymnasts Phan Thi Ha Thanh, Do Thi Ngan Thuong, and Pham Phuoc Hung left Monday for a 10-day training session in London, together with the
LONDON — The bronze age arrived for Japanese swimming on Monday as Ryosuke Irie, Aya Terakawa and Satomi Suzuki all took third in their respective events at the
LONDON (AP) — A Swiss soccer player was expelled from the Olympics on Monday for his threatening and racist message on Twitter about South Koreans. The comments by
Kyla Ross father is black and Japanese. Her mother is Filipina, white and Puerto Rican. Kyla is often overlooked on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. It’s no shock
South Korea put themselves in a commanding position to qualify from Group B of the Olympic football tournament as they defeated Switzerland 2-1 in an enthralling contest at the
Kensuke Nagai scored a late goal Sunday to give Japan a 1-0 win over Morocco and a spot in the Olympic soccer quarterfinals. Nagai collected a long ball
China’s Wu Minxia secured her place in Olympic history with a hat-trick of springboard synchro titles alongside He Zi at Sunday’s opening diving event at the Aquatics Centre.
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – Mixed badminton doubles Group B. Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota (Japan) beat Toby Ng/Grace Gao (Canada) 21-10 11-21 21-15 STANDINGS P W D L F
Four top local women swimmers have qualified for the London Olympics – and expressed hope they will beat their Hong Kong records while there. Stephanie Au Hoi-shun will
In the video clip, Yi does a monster dunk after blowing by Marc Gasol. game highlight video: http://www.tudou.com/listplay/8ZmDY6LC9lA/6jsn9uV476o.html LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua) — Yi Jianlian scored 30 points
Four years ago in Beijing, the Spainish team took the infamous “slanted-eye” team photo. China’s first opponents this Olympics will be against Spain. In basketball, China is generally
HOUSTON — Even Linsanity is bigger in Texas. Less than two days after Lin’s Rocket relaunch became official, Houston fans and business owners spent their Thursday afternoon dreaming
LONDON–Hiroaki Hiraoka avoided the pitfall that met him four years ago in Beijing, scoring a decisive win in his opening match of the 60-kilogram class in men’s judo
NEWCASTLE (Yonhap) — South Korea played Mexico to a scoreless draw in the opening men’s football match at the London Olympics here Thursday. In the Group B contest
NEW YORK — Ichiro Suzuki sat at a table beside interpreter Allen Turner in a cavernous interview room, sunglasses perched on his cap, Yankees logos everywhere. The faces
LONDON, July 27 (Xinhua) — Basketball star Yi Jianlian led Chinese delegation into the Olympic Stadium Friday night at the opening ceremony of the 30th Olympic Games. The
LONDON — China Wednesday picked NBA basketball player Yi Jianlian to carry their flag at the London Olympics opening ceremony, apparently swayed by his towering height. Deputy chef de
LONDON — “Sex And The City” move over. Here comes “Sex In The Village.” Make that athletes village. As in Olympics. Tales of shenanigans at the living quarters
“Watching him play for United motivated me a lot. I began to truly believe Asian players could play in big clubs,” says Japan international ‘I will focus every
BEIJING, July 24 (Reuters) – China’s Olympic flag bearer will be tall, handsome and famous to provide a positive image of the Asian sporting superpower, according to the
The vast majority in a healthy Hampden Park attendance of 37,726 turned up with the expectancy of being dazzled by the reigning world and European champions. They left
SEATTLE — Ichiro Suzuki bid farewell to the Mariners and their fans on Wednesday, playing his final game at Safeco Field this season after calling the ballpark home
Hideki Matsui has been designated for assignment to make room for infielder Ryan Roberts on the 25- and 40-man rosters, the Rays announced on Wednesday. The Rays have
Everyone kept saying it: Jeremy Lin‘s value to the Knicks extended past the basketball court. Want proof though? Since he signed his offer sheet with the Rockets, MSG’s
Male Le Huynh Chau and female Hoang Dieu Linh, two Vietnamese Taekwondo hopefuls at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in London, are expected to meet real challenges as
Shin-Soo Choo provided the decisive shot for Cleveland, socking a two-run home run in the third inning. Casey Kotchman reached base in the third inning on an infield
When you’re the “world’s hottest swimsuit model” like Jessica Gomes, hanging out in a bikini is pretty much par for the course, wardrobe wise. Her bikini is our
It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Grantville native Amy Swensen – or so she thought. Huddled in a tunnel with America’s best athletes, Swensen stood seconds away from
Ichiro Suzuki‘s 12-year run of excellence with the Seattle Mariners ended abruptly today with a trade to the New York Yankees. Suzuki contacted the Mariners several weeks ago
Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae was placed ninth overall in the individual World Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup at the Minsk Sports Palace, Belarus, Saturday. Son earned a total of