LONDON - World champions Japan advanced into the quarter-finals of the Olympic women's football tournament after a goalless draw with South Africa in Cardiff on Tuesday.Striker Kozue Ando and midfielder Asuna Tanaka wasted the best chances for Japan, who are now set for a last eight clash with Great Britain should the hosts beat Brazil later Tuesday.For South Africa, the draw was their first point

LONDON -- South Korea still remains on course to meet its gold medal target at the London Olympics despite its slower-than-expected start, officials here said Wednesday.South Korea, with 245 athletes in 22 sports, has set out to grab at least 10 gold medals for its third consecutive top-10 finish at the Summer Olympics. Through Tuesday, South Korea had earned three gold medals and eight medals ove

LONDON -- The South Korean men's football team plays its final group stage match against Gabon Wednesday for a chance to reach the quarterfinals. It can do that with at least a draw. South Korea has never won an Olympic football medal in its previous eight attempts.Female shooter Kim Jang-mi, a 19-year-old sensation who set a world record in 25-meter pistol in April this year, will make her Olympi

LONDON (Yonhap) -- The global governing body of fencing on Tuesday rejected South Korea's "groundless" appeal following a disputed conclusion to a women's epee contest the previous day at the London Olympics.   In a statement, the International Fencing Federation (FIE) said its jury of appeal upheld the referee's decision to award the semifinal victory to Britta Heidemann of Germany over South Kor

LONDON (AP) ― Their closest rivals were still on the floor competing when the Chinese whipped out five big gold stars and held them up in the shape of their flag.Why wait?The Chinese won their second straight Olympic title in men’s gymnastics and third in four games in a rout Monday, making fools of everyone who wrote them off after a dismal performance in qualifying.“We don’t have any faults. That’s our secret to beat the Japanese and to beat everyone,” Zhang Chenglong said. “In preliminaries,

LONDON (AP) ― An appearance by the hapless comic character Mr. Bean was one of the highlights of the London Olympics opening ceremony. Yet a series of Keystone Cops moments has games organizers hoping they don’t keep up this slapstick routine in real life.London police acknowledged Monday that last week they lost a set of keys to Wembley ― one of the most famous soccer stadiums in the world and an Olympic venue in London ― and had been forced to hastily change the stadium locks.It was the latest

LONDON - Ajmal Faisal, Afghanistan's sole boxer at the Olympics, said just getting to London for the Games had been a triumph after he lost in the first round here on Monday.The 21-year-old was well beaten 22-9 by experienced French flyweight Nordine Oubaali but said opposition from Taliban insurgents and a dearth of facilities in Afghanistan had severely hampered his ability to train."I lived out