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China's Li Na stormed into the final of the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Maria Sharapova, leaving her one victory away from her second major title.

Vietnam's potential future football supremo Kazuyoshi Tanabe audaciously claimed that the national football team could reach the World Cup in the next few years.

Clint Dempsey's equaliser in the final minute of stoppage-time denied MU victory as Tottenham Hotspur forced a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane.

Vietnam continues occupying the top position in the Southeast Asian region in FIFA rankings for January 2013.

Newly-appointed coach Hoang Van Phuc has made whole-sale changes, dropping veterans in favour of younger players for the SEA Games 27.

Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola's move to Bayern Munich stunned Spain's partisan sporting press, which marvelled Thursday that he chose the German league over the English.

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem will leave the Aeroflot chess tournament in Russia to compete in the UK’s Festival Tradewise Gibraltar 2013 from January 22-31.

Cycling could be cut from the Olympic programme if the Lance Armstrong scandal implicates the sport's governing body of covering up a widespread doping scheme, the International Olympic Committee said.

Lance Armstrong confessed to talk show host Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.

Trainer Hoang Van Phuc has been assigned to lead Vietnam’s national football team in its two matches with the UAE on February 6 and Hong Kong on March 22 in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying round.

MU beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday while Manchester City secured their first league win at Arsenal in 38 years, beating them 2-0.

As many as 61 young tennis players from across Asia will participate in the international tennis federation U14 Asian Championship-Division 2, 2013.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was beaten 1-2 by China’s Wong Wing Ki in the first round of the 2012 Korean Open on December 10.

The Vietnam Football Federation announced a draft list of 50 players who will prepare for the qualifier of the 2015 Asian Cup.

Former Khanh Hoa coach Hoang Anh Tuan has turned down the opportunity to coach the national football team at the last minute.

Khanh Hoa FC coach Hoang Anh Tuan is expected to train the national football squad for their first two games of the Asian Cup 2015 qualifiers.

The Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company has invited a Japanese expert to act as its deputy general director for the 2013 season.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete at the 2013 Malaysia Open from January 15-20.

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