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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.

Thirty years ago this month, S. Korean boxer Kim Duk-Koo entered a Las Vegas ring for a world championship bout that would end with his death, trigger at least one suicide and change the sport forever.

Vietnam will compete in the fifth Asian Artistic Gymnastics competition on November 7-15 in China's Fujian Province.

Andy Murray has set his sights on capping a glorious year by winning the ATP World Tour Finals on home turf in London.

Vietnam’s first ever paragliding competition will be held in Lac Son district in the northern province of Hoa Binh from November 16-18.

Top Vietnamese player Ma Xuan Cuong has been invited to take part in the 2013 AGIPI Billiards Masters preliminary round on November 23-25 in Strasbourg, France.

The General Department of Sports and Physical Training has requested the Vietnam Football Federation to restrict the number of foreign players at professional tournaments.

Vietnam's top player Nguyen Tien Minh is seeded No 7 at the Li Ning China Open 2012 on November 13-18 in Shanghai, China.

The 21st World Karate Championships 2012 will officially mark the return of Vietnam's former world champion Nguyen Hoang Ngan after a two-year absence.

Mark Cavendish said in an interview that he hopes to end the opening stage of next year's 100th Tour de France in the race leader's coveted yellow jersey.

Vietnam’s Chinese chess team won a silver medal after beating West Malaysia 2-1 at the Asian Team Chess Championship held in the Philippines.

Victoria Azarenka secured the year-ending world number one ranking on Friday when she reached the semi-finals of the WTA Championships.

Vietnam has met all conditions to host the 18th Asian Games in 2019, says Wei Jizhong from the Olympic Council of Asia.

Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has climbed one notch up in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings to return to world’s top ten.

English heavyweights Manchester City and Arsenal slumped to surprise Champions League defeats leaving the former staring at a second successive exit at the group stage.

Germany defender Marcel Schmelzer hit a second-half winner as Borussia Dortmund beat Real Madrid 2-1.

South Korea's skating star Kim Yu-Na is reuniting with two of her childhood coaches as she returns to competitive skating ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, her agency said.