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Indonesian officials are confident they will return from the Asian Games in South Korea with confirmation that their country will host the next edition, and are pitching a two-city event that they'd like to stage a year ahead of schedule.

Vietnamese football fans flooded the streets in big cities to celebrate the U19 team's victory over Myanmar on September 11.

Hosts Vietnam delivered a convincing performance in their rematch against U19 Myanmar and their persuasive 4-1 victory earned them a ticket to the final clash with U19 Japan of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Nutifood Cup.

Despite their 2-3 loss to U19 Japan at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Nuti Food U19 Cup in Hanoi on September 9, hosts U19 Vietnam delighted home fans with their impressive performance at My Dinh Stadium.

Japan's 4-3 win over Australia on Sunday has pushed the winner and hosts Vietnam to the semi-final round of the Hanoi's ASEAN Football Federation U19 Nutifood Cup.

Vietnam’s international GM Le Quang Liem (Elo 2706) has maintained his winning streak after six rounds, lifting the trophy of the Webster University – Spice Rapid Invitational in the US.

Cong Phuong’s late goal earned Vietnam three points in their opening match against U19 Australia of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Nuti Food U19 Cup taking place in Hanoi on September 5.

Dominant performance and straight-set win sent top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh to the third round of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam GP Open.

The U19 Australian team arrived in Hanoi on September in preparation for the Nutifood Cup opening match with U19 Vietnam on September 5.

The Vietnam U-19 football team will challenge themselves at the 2014 Southeast Asian (SEA) U-19 Championship, hosted in Vietnam from September 5-13, which is considered a perfect warm-up for the team ahead of their Asian U-19 finals campaign.

More than 600 athletes from nearly 30 countries and territories took part in an international marathon competition in the central city of Danang on August 31.

Twenty drivers gathered their specially modified stock cars at the starting line of the country’s largest off-road race, which kicked off the holiday week-end on Aug 30 and runs until Sep 2, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong.

The Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2014 is set to get underway in Ho Chi Minh City on September 1, the organizing board announced on August 27.

Vissai Ninh Binh FC’s 1-0 win over Hong Kong league champions Leg Kitchee on the second leg match on August 26 could not help the Vietnamese Cup holders enter the semi-finals of AFC Cup 2014 due to their 2-4

Midfielder Van Son’s only goal helped U19 Vietnam overwhelm U19 Thailand in a dramatic match of the ASEAN Youth Football Championship in Brunei on August 20, earning them a ticket to the final game against Myanmar.

Midfield player Dong Trieu will not play in the Vietnamese U19 team's match with Thailand in the Southeast Asian U22 Football Championship in Brunei today.

Vietnam has advanced to the semi-final round of the ASEAN Youth Football Championships in Brunei after defeating Cambodia 3-0 and taking the top place in Group B.

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien lived up to expectations as she brought home the Women’s 200m Medley gold medal on August 17, the first gold for Vietnam at the ongoing second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, and also Vietnam’s

The General Department of Sports and Physical Training has revealed 298 candidates have signed up to participate in the 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.