South Korea
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Asian clubs and leagues must become more professional or soccer in the region is going nowhere, warns Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammed bin Hammam.

HRH Prince Tunku Imran, patron of the World Squash Federation (WSF) and president of the Olympic Council of Malaysia, has been elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Business

Some of the most influential people in sport will be speaking at SportAccord 2006, which takes place at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Seoul, South Korea on April 3-7, 2006.
Events

Daum Communications Corp. has signed an exclusive new media broadcast agreement for the FIFA World Cup covering the territory of South Korea.
Business

The race is hotting up for the right to host the 13th Olympic Congress in 2009, with a decision due at this month’s IOC Session in Torino.
Business

Regular exhibition stand space is sold out for the 4th SportAccord event at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Seoul, South Korea on April 3-7, 2006.
Events

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed Graham Newsom as its new director of communications.
Stadia

Football's national team competition, the Carlsberg Cup, will again be distributed via television worldwide by IEC in Sports.
Events

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

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

The Champ Car World Series has been forced to axe the inaugural Ansan Champ Car Grand Prix scheduled for October 14-16 in Ansan, South Korea.

Asia's best players are set to take on the elite of Europe in a new team golf competition.
Stadia

PA Sport has secured its first customer in South Korea with the signing of a soccer data content deal with mobile and broadband company, Eclat Entertainment.
Events

The LG Action Sports World Championships are to be held in Manchester, UK - the first time the championships have been held outside the United States.
Events

The LG Action Sports World Championships are to be held in Manchester, UK - the first time the championships have been held outside of the United States.
Media

Sportev has reached agreement with the Korean media company, Media 2.0, to provide video coverage of Premier League matches on mobile phones in Korea for the next two seasons.

Bids from PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria, are said to hold big leads over five other rivals in the race for the 2014 Olympics.

Bids from PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria, are said to hold big leads over five other rivals in the race for the 2014 Olympics.