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Jerome Valcke, secretary general of football’s global governing body Fifa, has responded to the furore surrounding the use of artificial surfaces for the 2015 Women’s World Cup by stating the men’s edition could be played on such pitches “sooner rather than later,” while France and Korea have submitted bid documents for the 2019 edition of the women’s showpiece.

PyeongChang 2018 has said all six of its new competition venues for the winter Olympic Games are on course to stage test events on schedule after construction began on the final facility.

The Korean government has backtracked on a controversial proposal to stage the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 winter Olympic Games outside of PyeongChang.

Incheon’s Asian Games organisers have stated their approach to the 2014 edition of the multi-sport event should be a role model for the continent, amid criticism over poor attendances and meagre ticket sales.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Korean government and the PyeongChang winter Olympics organising committee will work together more closely to ensure the success of the 2018 Games, according to the global governing body.

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 Korean businessman Cho Yang-ho has been confirmed as the new president of Pocog, the organising committee for the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang.

Cho Yang-ho, who led PyeongChang’s successful bid to host the 2018 winter Olympic Games, has been nominated to serve as the new chief executive of the event in South Korea.

South Korean Olympic Committee president Kim Jung-haeng has taken on interim leadership of the PyeongChang 2018 winter Olympic Games organising committee following the departure of Kim Jin-sun earlier this week.

Kim Jin-sun has stepped down as president of the organising committee for the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said PyeongChang 2018 is on the “right track” in its preparations for the winter Olympic Games, adding that a breakthrough is expected in the troublesome field of domestic sponsorship.

The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games (POCOG) has appointed three vice-presidents as part of an organisational restructuring for its management of the event.

Organisers of the China Masters have postponed this year’s edition of the OneAsia golf tournament to avoid a clash with the Asian Games multi-sport event.

PyeongChang 2018 has announced that the total cost of its staging of the winter Olympic Games is expected to be around $9bn (€6.6bn), expressing its hopes that the event will showcase a “truly developed” Korea 30 years on from Seoul’s hosting of the 1988 summer Games.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has appointed the Korean city of Jeju as the new host of the 2014 Women’s World Boxing Championships.

A South Korean district court has handed suspended six-month prison sentences to two officials found guilty of forging signatures of senior political figures during Gwangju’s successful bid to host the 2019 Fina World Swimming Championships.