BEIJING — Lee Jong-wook hit a sacrifice fly with one out and South Korea answered the Americans’ ninth-inning rally with one of its own, beating the United States 8-7 on Wednesday night in a thrilling Olympic baseball opener.
Lee Taek-keun’s slide home easily beat the throw for the winning run.
The Americans had seemed poised for the comeback victory after Matt Brown hit a go-ahead two-run single with two outs in the top of the ninth, but South Korea rallied against closer Jeff Stevens.
Leslie leads U.S. to rout of Mali
BEIJING — Lisa Leslie set a U.S. Olympic record going 7-for-7 from the field as the women’s basketball team continued its unblemished run through the Beijing Games with a 97-41 victory against Mali.
Federer reaches quarterfinals
BEIJING — Roger Federer avenged a defeat four years ago at the Olympics by beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (4) to reach the quarterfinals.
It was Federer’s biggest victory since he lost to Rafael Nadal in an epic Wimbledon final last month. Nadal also advanced, beating Igor Andreev of Russia 6-4, 6-2.
No. 3 Novak Djokovic beat No. 13 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Footnotes.
Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor wrapped up the beach volleyball round robin with a perfect record today, beating Norway in straight sets.
• Promise Isaac and Victor Obinna scored to lead Nigeria over a short-handed United States men’s soccer team 2-1, earning a place in the quarterfinals and eliminating the Americans.
• Pitcher Cat Osterman struck out 13 and kept Australia hitless over seven innings to lead the United States to a 3-0 softball victory.
• Cyclist Kristin Armstrong of the United States won the gold medal in the women’s time trial.
• Germany’s Britta Heidemann defeated Romania’s Ana Maria Branza 15-11 to win the gold medal in women’s epee fencing.
• Masae Ueno won Japan’s third gold on the judo mats, defending her 2004 Olympic gold with a match-ending throw less than one minute into her final with Cuba’s Anaysi Hernandez in the women’s 70-kilogram class. American Ronda Rousey won the bronze.
• Pau Gasol scored 13 points to lead Spain’s basketball team to a 72-59 victory over Germany.
• Benjamin Kleibrink of Germany won the gold medal in men’s foil fencing with a convincing 15-9 win over Japan’s Yuki Ota.
• Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won gold in the men’s road cycling time trial.
• Italy’s Elisa Casanova scored with 22 seconds left to tie the U.S. women’s water polo team 9-9.
• With defense-minded Todd Rogers leading the attack with Phil Dalhausser, the Americans advanced to the beach volleyball medal round with a win over Argentina.
• The U.S. women’s volleyball team defeated Venezuela, 25-17, 20-25, 25-14, 25-18.
• Manuchar Kvirkvelia of Georgia defeated China’s Chang Yongxiang for the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 74-kilogram weight class.
• China’s Wang Feng and Qin Kai won the men’s 3-meter synchronized springboard event.
The Associated Press
