(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

(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

  South Korean gymnast Yang Hak-seon had a dream this week that he went home empty-handed from the London Olympics. He didn't remember where he'd finished in the dream, but when he was back home, none of his friends and teammates would talk to him."I even said during that dream, 'I wish this was a dream,'" said Yang. "Guys would just ignore me. It just left a bad taste in my mouth when I woke up."

South Korean Kim Jong-hyun won the silver medal in the men's 50-meter rifle 3 positions event Monday at the London Olympics. Kim fired 1,272.5 points total for his first Olympic medal. He shot 1,171 points in qualification and 101.5 points in the final.Niccolo Campriani of Italy cruised to the gold with 1,278.5 points, while Matthew Emmons of the U.S. took the bronze at 1,271.3 points.Kim erased a

TNING LIGHTNING FAST — Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (left) crosses the finish line ahead of Jamaica’s Yohan Blake (right), United States’ Justin Gatlin(second from right), United States’ Ryan Bailey (third from right) and Netherlands’ Churandy Martina to win gold in the men’s 100-metersprint final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Sunday. (AP-Yonhap News)

LONDON (AP) ― Pulling away from the pack with every long stride, Usain Bolt crossed the finish line and wagged his right index finger.Yes, he’s still No. 1 in the 100-meter dash. Maybe not better than ever, but Bolt is definitely back.Only sixth-fastest of the eight runners to the halfway mark Sunday night, Bolt erased that deficit and overwhelmed a star-studded field to win in 9.63 seconds, an Olympic record that let him join Carl Lewis as the only men with consecutive gold medals in the marque

Korea will go up against gold-medal favorite Brazil on Wednesday morning in the football semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic Games.Although taking out Great Britain was an enormous task for Olympic team coach Hong Myung-bo, the team’s next task is even greater.Most predictions point in favor of Brazil, some ending with a conservative 2-1 win. But Korea has a chance at causing an upset, as Brazil’s defense has left open almost as many opportunities as its offense has taken.It is no secret that

Shooter Jin Jong-oh bags nation’s 10th gold medalSouth Korea claimed its 10th gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games in men’s shooting on Sunday, accomplishing its stated goal for the gold medal count. Defending champion Jin Jong-oh overtook compatriot Choi Young-rae in the 50-meter pistol final and earned his second gold medal in London. His medal also completed the South Korean mission of at least 10 gold medals, a week before the Games are to come to a close. The ten consist of three in

ON TARGET — South Korea’s Jo Hyo-bi attempts a shot againstSweden during a women’s handball preliminary match on Sunday.Korea won 32-28. (AP-Yonhap News)