With Katie Ledecky deciding to stay home, Simona Quadarella of Italy romped to another gold medal in women’s 1,500-meter freestyle swimming at the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday. “I tried to start slowly,” Quadarella said, “then tried to build my speed.” Ledecky, the U.S. star who has dominated the freestyle distance races over the past decade, had won five of …
Short track speed skaters Hwang Dae-heon and Choi Min-jeong were promised free chicken until they reach 60 years of age if they won gold. Seoul: South Korea’s two Olympic gold medallists have been awarded free fried chicken for life to celebrate their achievements at the Beijing Winter Games this year. Yoon, who owns one of South Korea’s largest fried chicken …
BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Iran’s only male athlete at the Beijing Olympics has tested positive for an anabolic steroid in the first confirmed doping case at the Games. ___ Lindsey Jacobellis captured America’s first gold medal of the Olympics on Wednesday, riding hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years …
RB Leipzig has completed the signing of South Korea striker Hwang Hee-chan from FC Salzburg on a five-year deal, the German Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday. Leipzig needed a striker to fill the void left by the departure of the club's record goal-scorer Timo Werner, who secured a move to Chelsea after scoring 28 league goals this season. Here's a …