The worsening situation between South Korea and Japan has spread to the sporting world.<br />Seven out of ten South Korean professional basketball teams have called off scheduled off-season training in Japan.<br />Eight women's pro basketball and volleyball teams have also canceled or plan to cancel training in Japan and are scouting out local places to train instead.<br />Local sporting competitions are making similar moves.<br />Gangneung city had previously invited teams from China and Japan to a friendship curling competition, but decided Monday to pull financial support for the Japanese team.<br />The board of a basketball competition will make a decision Wednesday on whether to revoke invitations to two Japanese teams for an event in late August.<br />
