Reigning champions Spain will begin their defence of the World Cup with a rematch of the 2010 final against the Netherlands in Salvador on June 12 next year after the finals draw was made on Friday.
Myanmar is "100 percent" ready for the Southeast Asian Games, a senior official said Friday, as the clock ticked down to the biggest sports event in the nation's troubled history.
He may have amassed a collection of international titles, but Vietnam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is still missing a men's singles gold from the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
China can put a lacklustre qualifying campaign behind them and write more positive headlines for the national game by clinching their Asian Cup spot in a game against Saudi Arabia Tuesday.
Vietnamese bodybuilder Nguyen Anh Thong demonstrated an impressive performance in his selection and went on to win gold at the World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Championship in Hungary.