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Harrison Dillard, who overcame racial prejudice to become the only man to achieve the Olympic double of 100m and 110m hurdles gold, and fought as a Buffalo Solider in the Second World War, was honoured on Friday.

Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh easily defeated host rival Ka Long in straight sets at the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2012 on November 21.

U22 Vietnam narrowly beat Thailand’s Chonburi FC 2-1 in its final match of Group A to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2012 Binh Duong Television Cup.

Chelsea's hopes of defending their Champions League title were left hanging by a thread after a 3-0 defeat to Juventus.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien earned a silver to add to her bronze at the Asian Swimming Championships in Dubai on November 19.

Vietnam’s International Grand Master Le Quang Liem was held to a draw by his Chinese rival Ma Qun at an ongoing chess tournament in the UAE.

Miguel Angel Jimenez became the oldest winner on the European Tour by clinching victory in the Hong Kong Open at the age of 48 years and 318 days.

Nguyen Anh Khoi extended his unbeaten run by beating Abdulla Gadimbayli of Azerbaijan at the World Youth Chess Championships.

Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem was shockingly defeated by underdogs Ukrainian Andrey Sumets in the second match of the 2012 Furajha International Chess Championships in UAE on November 15.

The top Vietnamese equestrian, Phan Thi Ha Thanh, won a gold medal for the horse jump at the Asian Championships in Fujian, China.

Roger Federer insists his dramatic defeat against Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP Tour Finals was exactly the kind of epic showdown that stops him thinking about retiring.

Vietnam's fencers won two gold medals out of two on the first day of the Southeast Asia Fencing Federation's Championship at Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium yesterday.

The Indochina Australian Rules Football Cup will open in Hanoi on November 11.

The U19 Vietnamese football team was again beaten by Jordan in its last group match of the Asian Football Confederation U19 Championships on November 8.

Vietnam will play host to the 2019 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced at its plenary session in Macao.

The national men’s football squad has advanced two positions to 138th in the latest November rankings of the International Federation of Association Football.

MU became the third side to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League after a come from behind 3-1 win over Braga.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea defeated Vietnam 5-0 in its second match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-19 Championships.

Hoang Thanh Trang, formerly of Vietnam, will compete in the Women's World Chess Championships 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from November 9 to December 3.