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FIFA will release 5,000 tickets for the first knock-out stage of the World Cup that had been reserved for fans of teams including France and South Africa, following the knocking out of those teams in the first round.

The International Olympic Committee executive board has accepted all three applicant cities - Annecy (France), Munich (Germany) and Pyeongchang (South Korea) - as official bid cities for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

The Korean Golf Association has said tournaments at this year's OneAsia Tour will go ahead as planned despite a boycott by South Korean golfers.

Bernie Ecclestone has said Formula One is making “a big push” to have Grand Prix in the Russian city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

The organisers of the South Korean Formula One Grand Prix have denied a claim that their circuit will not be built in time for the inaugural race on October 24.

Annecy in France, Munich, and PyeongChang in South Korea officially applied to become candidates to host the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in 2018 by submitting responses to an International Olympic Committee questionnaire by a March 15 deadline.

Former Samsung chief Lee Kun-hee has been reinstated as an International Olympic Committee member having stepped down in April 2008 following a tax evasion charge.

The OneAsia golf tour has added the South Korean tournament the GS Caltex Maekyung Open to its 2010 schedule, taking the tour to 11 events this year.

Annecy in France, Munich in Germany and PyeongChang in South Korea are the three cities to have submitted fficial bids to host the Winter Olympics in 2018.

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.

South Korean city Pyeongchang has formally entered the running to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.

South Korea will have a circuit fit to host a Formula One Grand Prix completed by July 2010, according to organisers who say that they have secured full funding for the project.

MP & Silva (MPS) acquired the exclusive media rights in Korea for France’s top-tier professional football league – Ligue 1 for two years from French media group, Canal Plus.

CJ Media acquired the TV rights for the UEFA Champions League and Super Cups in Korea from 2009-2012.

The Macquarie Group of Companies and the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) have signed a global partnership agreement, reportedly worth $1 million.

The IAAF completed sales for the TV rights for its World Championships in Athletics, which open on 25 August in Osaka Japan.