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Manchester United crush Wigan as City end Stoke run

MU floored Wigan Athletic with a confident 4-0 win on Tuesday as rivals Manchester City won 3-0 at home to Stoke City.

Gymnast Ha Thanh voted as best athlete in 2012

Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh has been selected as 2012’s most outstanding athlete (scoring 1570 points), followed by swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (1020 points).

Hanoi club to trade Cong Vinh for VND4 billion

Hanoi Football Club has decided to again lower their asking price for trading attacker Le Cong Vinh to VND4 billion.

Vietnam's top ten achievements and failures in sports for 2012

As we close out 2012, DTiNews has narrowed down the list of our top ten most important sport events of the year.

Badminton player Tien Minh opens Vietnam’s sports year

Vietnam’s No. 1 badminton player will take part in the Korea Open Super Series Premier in Seoul, the Republic of Korea from January 8-13.

VFF’s caretaker invitation for national squad faces opposition

The General Department of Sports and Physical Training disagreed with the VFF after it invited Coach Hoang Van Phuc for the national squad.

Third World Vovinam Championships to be held in France

The World Vovinam Federation has announced the third World Vovinam Championships will be held in Paris, France from July 3–7, 2013.

David storms to 7th squash world final

Nicol David continued to make nonsense of the idea that a bevy of young challengers might be closing the gap on her as she reached her seventh World Open final in eight years.

Vietnam finishes runners-up in regional student sports festival

The Vietnamese delegation took second place in the 16th Southeast Asian Student Sports Festival in Laos with 110 medals.

FIFA rankings: Vietnam tops SEA

Despite competing unsuccessfully in AFF Suzuki Cup 2012, Vietnam continues to take the leading position in the Southeast Asian region, announced FIFA.

All roads lead to Wembley ahead of Champions League draw

A glamour ceremony to be held in Switzerland will unveil the anticipated pairings for the knockout phase of the Champions League.

Hung wins second stage in Tour of Vietnam

Cyclist Mai Nguyen Hung won the second stage of the ADC Tour of Vietnam yesterday.

VFF invites caretaker to train national squad

The VFF has invited Coach Hoang Van Phuc to train the national squad for their two Asian Cup qualifying games in 2013.

Capital flight leaves domestic football hanging by a thread

Vietnam’s domestic league is in turmoil following a rash of high-profile businessmen giving up on the club’s they’ve back.

MU 3-1 Sunderland: Rooney & Van Persie restore six-point gap over City

MU extended its lead at the top of the Premier League with a convincing win over Sunderland on Saturday afternoon.

Vietnamese swimmers flounder at world championships

Vietnamese swimmers have failed to make the finals of their events so far at the ongoing World Championships in Turkey.

VFF dithers over domestic coach for national football team

The VFF has not yet reached a final decision whether to choose a Vietnamese or foreign coach for the national football team.

First UCI bicycle race to be held in Vietnam

The “ACD Tour of Vietnam”, the country’s first bicycle race under the International Cycling Union system, will be held for the first time from December 16-22.