North Korea

Organisers of the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang have rejected suggestions by the Governor of Gangwon province, Choi Moon-soon, that the South Korean resort could co-host certain events with neighbouring North Korea.

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) have reached an agreement that will result in North Korean athletes being able to take part in taekwondo competitions at the Olympic Games.

South Korea would stage some 2022 FIFA World Cup matches in North Korea if it wins the right to host the event in Zurich next month.

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union has confirmed a TV deal for 2010 World Cup coverage in seven countries, including North Korea. A Saturday re-run of the opening game between South Africa and Mexico by the North Korean Central Broadcast Service raised suspicions the country would be pirating the signal from South Korea.

Italy-based apparel firm Legea has agreed a four-year deal to be the shirt supplier to North Korea, starting at this month’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

ESPN Star Sports (ESS), the Asian arm of the international sports broadcaster, has held on to its media rights for the English Premier League in Asia, agreeing deals covering 18 markets until 2013.

According to reports the SANZAR rugby unions have been warned by their national broadcast partners that a repeat of this season’s selection policy – in which under-strength sides were fielded - would not be tolerated.

Infront has signed a TV deal for the current FIFA World Cup with the Korean Broadcasting Commission of South Korea (KBC).

South Korea's second-largest city, Busan, plans to stage the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

North and South Korea will compete as a united team at the Beijing Olympics and at next year’s Asian Games in Qatar.

Kim Un-yong, the International Olympic Committee vice president currently serving a suspension from duty, has been arrested on corruption charges in South Korea.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has praised the South Korean city of Pyeongchang’s bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

The South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has expressed his concern that yesterday's tragic plane crash in the country could significantly affect the preparations for the soccer World Cup.

A suspected North Korean spy ship, sunk by the Japanese coastguard at the end of last year, may have been carrying weapons aimed at disrupting this summer's World Cup in Japan and South Korea, according to Agence France-Presse.

Sepp Blatter, president of world soccer's governing body FIFA, said he may reconsider the idea of holding the World Cup every two years.

An offer for North Korea to host some of next year's World Cup finals matches remains open, organisers said on Wednesday.