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The 27th SEA Games successfully closed in Myanmar on December 22 after 11 days of competition in the spirit of friendship and solidarity.

As the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar has one day to go, Vietnamese athletes have surpassed their 70-gold medal target, bagging a total of 72 golds as of 04.30pm pm on December 21.

Vietnam's national men's football team jumped fourteen places on FIFA's newest ranking table, finishing at 144th.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Hung set a new men’s triple jump record (16.67 metres) and brought home a gold at the on-going 27th SEA Games.

Vietnam’s national under-23 football team had to say goodbye to the ongoing 27th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 27) in Myanmar, after losing to Malaysia 2-1 in the qualification round.

Sprinter Vu Thi Huong took a gold medal for Vietnam in the women’s 100m in Myanmar on December 17 after a prolonged injury and a recent ovarian cyst surgery.

Even though Vietnam is currently ranked fourth, the head of the delegation predicted they would be in the top three at the 27th SEA Games.

The Pencak Silat team won four gold medals at the SEA games today, bringing the Vietnamese gold medal tally to 34.

Vietnam’s best male badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has unexpectedly lost to Indonesian rival Rumbaka in their December 13 semifinal at the ongoing SEA Games in Myanmar.

Vietnamese wrestlers have earned a total of 9 gold medals from competitions in Myanmar over the past few days, one more gold medal than the set target.

Teenager Nguyen Thi Anh Vien yesterday won a double victory, with both a title and a record, at the ongoing 27th Southeast (SEA) Games in Myanmar.

Vietnam’s Bui Tuan Anh and Nguyen The Anh have both claimed SEA Games men’s freestyle wrestling gold medals with victories in Myanmar on December 12.

Myanmar officially welcomes thousands of athletes on Wednesday for the Southeast Asian Games.

Beyond experts’ expectations, marksman Thanh Dat was awarded a gold medal in the men’s 50m Rifle Prone in Myanmar on December 11.

Singapore defeated Vietnam 1-0 in the second round match of the SEA Games' Group A yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

Wushu athlete Hoang Thi Phuong Giang on December 8 clinched another gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing 27th SEA Games in Myanmar.

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.

Rising above delays and reports of planned public protest, FIFA is finalizing preparations for Friday's draw for next year's World Cup.

Nearly 200 Vietnamese athletes have arrived in Mayanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, to prepare to compete in the SEA Games.