South Korea's men's sabre fencing team defeated host France to advance to the final. They are one win away from their third straight Olympic team title. The French fans cheered the home team on, but it didn't affect the Koreans' golden touch.

The South Korean team (ranked No. 1 in the world), comprised of Oh Sang-wook (27, Daejeon Metropolitan Government), Koo Bon-gil (35, Korea Sports Promotion Organization), Park Sang-won (23, Daejeon Metropolitan Government) and Do Kyung-dong (24, Armed Forces Athletic Corps), defeated hosts France (No. 4) 45-39 in the semifinals of the men's sabre team event at the Grand Palais in Paris on Wednesday (Aug. 31).

This secured at least a silver medal for South Korea.

The South Korean men's sabre team is looking to win its third consecutive Olympic title after London 2012 and Tokyo 2020. There was no sabre team event at Rio 2016.

Park Sang-won struggled against Sébastien Patrice in the first round, dropping a 2-5 lead. Taking over the baton, ace Oh Sang-wook scored back-to-back points against Maxime Pianfetti to close the gap, eventually pulling back to 7-6. Oh scored eight points on his own to end the second round 10-7.

In the third round, Koo Bon-gil faced Bolade Afiti. Koo 메이저사이트 gained momentum and finished the third round with a 15-7, 8-point lead.

Round 4 was a battle between Park Sang-won and Pianpetti. Park gained momentum and extended the score to 19-7. The score was 20-9 in favor of South Korea.

The fifth round belonged to Koo Bon-gil, who ended the fifth round with a 25-13 victory.

Oh Sang-wook started the sixth round. Oh overwhelmed his opponent with a flurry of punches to extend his lead to 30-14.

In the seventh round, Koo Bon-gil stood up. He gave up back-to-back points to Pianpetti to take a 30-18 lead. Gubon Gil came back strong and ended the seventh round with a 35-20 victory.

The eighth round belonged to Park Sang-won. He gave up 10 points to Apiti, bringing the score to 40-30 and France within 10 points. Korea brought out ace Oh Sang-wook to close out the game. The home fans filled the Grand Palais with cheers as France closed to 40-32.

Oh won two points and lost seven, bringing the score to 42-37, a five-point deficit. However, the French were unable to overcome the deficit. Oh scored an attack at 44-39 to complete a 45-point run and win the match.

Oh, who won the individual title at the tournament, will be looking for a double. If Oh wins the team title, he will become the first Korean fencer to win two Olympic gold medals, and the first Korean fencer to win two Olympic gold medals.

South Korea will face the winner of the Hungary-Iran semifinal for gold in the final, scheduled for 3:30 a.m. ET on Aug. 1.

A bizarre incident occurred during the Euro 16 round of 16 match between Germany and Denmark.

"The reason why a man climbed onto the roof of the stadium and disrupted the game at Euro 2024 has been revealed - and it's bizarre," British media outlet Sports Bible reported on Jan. 1 (ET).

Germany won their Euro 2024 Round of 16 match against Denmark 2-0 on June 30 at the BVB Stadion Dortmund in Dortmund, Germany.

The Round of 16 match was interrupted during the first half due to a storm around the stadium, with referee Michael Oliver taking the players off the field for 23 minutes. When play resumed, Denmark opened the scoring but were furious when VAR disallowed the goal and Germany were awarded a PK for a handball.

After Kai Haberz converted a penalty, Jamal Musalla sealed the victory with a tremendous dribble. But the game didn't end there. In the second half, the game was briefly halted when supporters and players spotted a man climbing onto the roof of the stadium.

After security officers spotted the man on the roof, the game was halted while referee Oliver and team captains Schmeichel and Ilkay Gündoğan were briefed on the situation. Dortmund police later confirmed that a man had climbed onto the stadium roof, and a police helicopter and drone were called in to film the incident.

A video posted on social media showed a man wearing a dark hoodie, covering his face, carrying a backpack and walking along a walkway before climbing over a barrier and onto a roofed structure. Armed 먹튀검증가이드 special forces police arrived and ordered the man, later identified as a 21-year-old man, to come down before arresting him.

In a statement, Dortmund police explained why the man had climbed onto the roof. The police said, "He wanted to take pictures from the roof of the stadium, as he has done elsewhere in Germany. He was carrying camera equipment in a backpack. There was no danger to other people in the stadium. The Dortmund police are currently ruling out political motives."

The 21-year-old man has now been charged with trespassing and has been released from police custody pending an investigation. "The European Football Association and the Dortmund police will follow up on the situation and investigate how the suspect was able to enter the stadium unhindered and climb onto the roof," the Dortmund police added.

The LG Twins snapped a four-game losing streak to the Doosan Bears and finished May with a plus-7 win-loss margin.

LG won 6-3 at home against Doosan in Jamsil behind a 5⅓ inning, three-hit, one-run performance from starter Son Ju-young and scoring runs in every opportunity. LG, which had lost four straight games after taking one from Doosan this season, snapped a four-game losing streak and ended May on a high note by sending five-starter Son Joo-young to the mound to secure the win despite facing foreign ace Brandon Waddell.

LG went 16-9 with a winning percentage of 6.04 in May alone, finishing second by half a game behind Doosan, who went 16-8 with a winning percentage of 6.067.

With foreign pitchers Dietrick Enns and Casey Kelly struggling in May, the Korean pitching staff was able to step up and perform well, finishing second with 32 wins and 24 losses, 2.5 games behind the first-place Kia Tigers (34 wins and 21 losses).

After opening the scoring in the top of the first inning with a leadoff single by Hong Chang-ki and a sacrifice fly to center field by Moon Sung-joo, LG added a run in the top of the third inning on an infield single by Shin Min-jae and a stolen base by Hong Chang-ki, who scored on a wild pitch, followed by another sacrifice fly by Austin, who scored on an error and an infield single by Moon Sung-joo to make it 3-0. LG added another run in the top of the sixth inning when Moon Bo-kyung's line drive to center field was thrown backward by Doosan center fielder Jung Soo-bin as he tried to make a direct catch.

After scoring a run on Ramos' solo shot in the bottom of the eighth, LG brought in Yoo Young-chan to close out the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded after three consecutive hits. He struck out Yoo and pinch-hitter Hong Seong-ho, but gave up a single to left to Ramos. Luckily, Jeong got Soo-Bin Jung to ground out in front of the shortstop to end the game. 6-3.

LG starter Son Joo-young picked up his fourth win of the season (3-3), allowing one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. He also 안전놀이터 snapped a three-game losing streak against Doosan dating back to 2021. He mixed in 49 fastballs, 19 sliders, 18 curveballs, and six splitters, topping out at 148 mph. With runners on first and second in the bottom of the sixth inning, Kim pitched 1⅔ innings of perfect ball with two strikeouts in the seventh inning to record a “super hold.

LG's top hitter Hong Chang-ki extended his hitting streak to seven games with a 2-for-4 performance with a double, a walk and two runs scored, while Moon Sung-ju went 5-for-5 for his first career five-hit game. Park Hae-min showed his veteran ability with a wedge double and a triple.

“Son Joo-young did a good job as a starter, Kim Jin-sung pitched well to break the flow in a situation where he could have taken over, and Park Myung-geun was able to close out the game in a difficult situation to get the win,” said LG manager Yeom Kyung-yup after the game. “Austin's RBI double got us in the game, and when we needed extra runs, Park Hae-min came through with a key RBI single at the end to give us the lead when Yoo was shaky. Moon Sung-ju led the batting lineup with five hits.” He also praised the players, saying, ”I would like to praise the players for their overall focus and congratulate the players for going +7 in May. I hope they will continue to play with focus so that they can get more + next month.” ”We were able to win today thanks to the passionate support of the fans who filled Jamsil Baseball Stadium. Thank you,” he said.

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The English Premier League (EPL) is in an "absolute crisis" for Manchester United.

In the 10th round of the 2023-24 EPL, United suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of local rivals Manchester City. They finished eighth in the league and suffered another 0-3 defeat to Newcastle in the fourth round of the EFL Cup (Carabao Cup). It was United's second straight defeat at Old Trafford and the first time in 61 years that they had suffered back-to-back three-goal defeats at home.

Calls for the sacking of Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal have been growing after the Newcastle game. Angry United fans are calling for the manager's dismissal, and there are reports that the club's board of directors, who have been supportive of the manager, have turned their backs on him. There are even reports that the club is looking for a replacement, including Zinedine Zidane.

Mourinho seems to be taking all the blame for the club's decline. But then someone came along who refused to buy into the narrative. United legend Wayne Rooney, the club's all-time leading goalscorer.

Rooney said that while Van Gaal cannot escape his responsibilities as manager, it is the United players who should feel more accountable.

Rooney told Sky Sports: "Van Gaal is getting all the blame. He can't help it because he's the manager of United. That's our job. It's part of being a manager, you know the responsibilities when you choose this job. It's something that Van Gaal is aware of."

Rooney added: "But it's not all Van Gaal's fault. He's being criticized, but the United players have to take responsibility too. The players are 스포츠토토 responsible for not playing well, for not winning games. Some players are not performing at the level I know they can," he emphasized.

Rooney added: "Ultimately, it's the manager being criticized, it's part of the job. The critics are focusing on the manager. But the United players can do much better. There's a lot more they can do."

After Japan's loss, Germany and Turkuye pull out the 'sack the coach' knife.

The Japan national soccer team, led by Hajime Moriyasu, traveled to Europe in September to play friendly matches against Germany and Turkiye during the A-Match. Japan is ranked 20th, Germany is ranked 15th, and Turkiye is ranked 41st in the FIFA rankings. Japan defeated both Germany and Turkiye.

The Japan-Germany match was held at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Oct. 10 and ended in a 4-1 victory for Japan. Junya Ito, Ayase Ueda, Takuma Asano, and Ao Tanaka scored in quick succession, while Germany was held to a single goal by Leroy Sane.

The 4-1 scoreline was a disappointing one for Japan, as Germany dominated the game. Japan had 11 shots on goal on the day. If it weren't for goalkeeper Thier Steken's saves, Japan could have scored five more goals. Japan rang Germany's bell again following their 2-1 victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.

This time, the impact was greater. The German Football Association fired Hans Flick immediately after the Japan game. It was the first time in the organization's 123 years of existence that a national team coach was fired. Previous managers had never been fired, no matter how poorly they performed. They would leave the national team when their contracts expired.

Germany's search for a new coach continues, with national team president Rudi Feller taking the reins on an interim basis. Former 토토사이트 Bayern Munich coach Juergen Nagelsmann, current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, and current South Korea national team coach Jürgen Klinsmann are among the candidates.

After blowing Germany out of the water, Japan faced off against Turkiye at the Segeka Arena in Henk, Belgium, on Dec. 12 and won 4-2. Japan started its 1.5 squad and poured four goals into the Turkkiye goal, with Atsuki Ito, Keito Nakamura (two) and Junya Ito scoring. It was their second straight four-goal win over a European team.

Reuters reported on April 18, "The Turkiye Football Association has sacked coach Stefan Kunz in the wake of the loss to Japan. The club sacked Kunz for the loss to Japan just as they were about to qualify for Euro 2024. Initially, Turkiye's contract with Kunz ran until Euro 2024.

The coaches of Japan's next opponents must be shaking in their boots. Japan will play Canada and Tunisia at home in October in friendlies. Canada is led by Englishman John Hudson, while Tunisia is led by homegrown coach Zahlel Khadri. Both coaches led Canada and Tunisia to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.