South Korean athletes returned home Monday from the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan, where they put together the country’s most successful Winter Asiad performance.South Korea won its all-time high of 13 gold medals in Almaty and Astana, the two Kazakh cities that hosted events during the competition. South Korea added 12 silver and 13 bronze medals for a total of 38 medals, three more than its p

MVP Rodgers tosses 3 TD passes as Packers drop Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLVARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Forget Lombardi on Broadway. Green Bay has the newest Super Bowl hit: Aaron Rodgers.Capping one of the greatest postseasons for any quarterback, Rodgers led the Packers to their first NFL championship in 14 years Sunday, 31-25 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Packers reclaimed the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for their legendary coach who won the first two Super Bowls and is making his own

 South Korean football player Park Ji-sung has set up his own charity foundation to help the development of youth football.   Park announced Monday that he will serve as the executive director of the JS Foundation, named after his own initials. Park Ji-sung (Yonhap News)   "Our vision is to help globalize South Korean football and to share happiness through the sport," Park said through a statemen

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) _ Belgian runner Stefaan Engels set a Guinness World Record after crossing the finish line of his 365th consecutive marathon on Saturday. Belgian athlete Stefaan Engels, known as 'marathonman', reacts as he finishes his last marathon in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Engels, dubbed the ``Marathon Man,'' began the extreme physical challenge a year ago

Lee Seung-hoon, Kwak Min-jeong highlight strong weekend in KazakhstanKorea got the Lunar New Year off to a good start by establishing itself as a winter sports powerhouse at the Winter Asian Games, which ended Sunday in Kazakhstan.As was expected, the host Kazakhstan dominated the competition with a haul of 70 medals, including 32 gold medals, to secure the No. 1 title in the medal table.But Korea

It was apt. On the day that Park Ji-sung announced his retirement from the South Korean national team, leaving the way open for even more young players, then 21-year-old midfielder Koo Ja-cheol was heading to Europe to join 2009 German champions VfL Wolfsburg.Park’s goodbye was more emotional and marks the end of an era. After making his 100th appearance in the semifinal of the 2011 Asian Cup that

LONDON (AP) ― Manchester United’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season ended Saturday with a startling 2-1 defeat at last-place Wolverhampton.The upset came on the highest-scoring day in Premier League history, with 41 goals from eight games.United had been unbeaten in 29 Premier League matches since April, equaling a club record partly set in its triple championship season of 1998-99 seaso

Vancouver Olympic champion Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea won the men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan on Saturday, his third gold in this year's Asiad.   Lee broke his own Asian record to finish in 13:09.74 at the Indoor Speed Skating Stadium in Astana. Lee won gold in the same event at last year's Vancouver Olympics.   It was Lee's third gold medal in this

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - As thousands of football fans descend on Texas for Sunday's Super Bowl, law enforcement agencies are keeping watch for a different kind of out-of-town visitor: pimps selling children for sex.Cities that host the big game often attract a bustling sex trade. This year, Texas authorities and advocacy groups are stepping up their anti-prostitution efforts, especially where youn

Korean sprinters target 4x100m success at world championshipsOn another bitterly cold morning last week in northeast Seoul, the streets were almost empty. It was too cold even for exercise. Inside the Taeneung Training Center, however, a group of sprinters were warming up by jogging around the running track. Despite the temperature, beads of sweat rolled from their foreheads as they started runnin

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP)― Howdy, Hines. Welcome to Big D.Hines Ward was ready for a rodeo of a week leading up to the Super Bowl as he stepped off the Pittsburgh Steelers’ charter flight when the team arrived in Dallas.Pittsburgh’s star wide receiver, who embraces his reputation as one of the league’s most aggressive ― and some say, dirtiest ― players, was decked out in a big black cowboy hat, a bla

South Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon won the men‘s 5,000-meter race at the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan Monday, grabbing one of four gold medals for South Korea on the successful first day of competition.At the Indoor Speed Skating Stadium in Astana, Lee topped the pack at 6:25.55, breaking his own Asian record by about 0.8 seconds. This is the first career Winter Asiad gold for Lee, who w

Manchester United midfielder retires from the national teamPark Ji-sung is no stranger to holding a press conference, but the versatile midfielder admitted Monday that the one announcing his retirement from international football was the “toughest” of his career. “I’ve done many interviews, but I think this is the first time I’ve seen so many reporters gathered in one place,” Park said in a news c