Sport

Vietnam’s female chess team has trounced US players in the fifth round of the ongoing World Chess Olympiad in Turkey.

Oscar Pistorius was dethroned as young Brazilian stole his Paralympic T44 200m crown with a powerful run, topping a successful night on the track for the South American nation.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic stormed into the US Open last 16 as Andy Roddick stretched his long goodbye into a prime-time showdown.

Vietnam's top female sprinter Truong Thanh Hang had her right leg broken in a motorcycle accident during a regular practice along with her fellow athletes on a wide road along the seashore of Da Nang central city on Friday.

2003 champion Roddick stuck around at least a little longer by getting past 59th-ranked Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-5, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4.

European champions Chelsea crashed to a 4-1 Super Cup defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Stade Louis II stadium.

Vietnam men's and women's teams failed to claim a second win at the World Chess Olympiad in Turkey.

Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is still placed 14th in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings, despite winning the 2012 Vietnam Yonex Sunrise Open.

The Prime Minister has approved a campaign for hosting the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Vietnam in 2019.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 to lift the Spanish Super Cup before a full house at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Vietnam football team has employed a physical strength coach in their preparation for the Southeast Asian Football Federation Cup later this year.

Nguyen Huy Thanh brought Vietnam a third gold medal at the Asian Wushu Championships in Ho Chi Minh City.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh beat Japanese rival Takuma Ueda 21-14 and 21-19 in the men’s singles final of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open in HCMC.

The General Department of Sports and Physical Training’s head Vuong Bich Thang assumed responsibility for Vietnam’s poor performance at the Olympic Games.

Vietnamese martial artists won a gold medal and two silver medals at the Asian Wushu Championships at Phu Tho Gymnasium in HCM City on August 23.

Vietnam’s number-one badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has advanced to the second round of the men’s singles at the ongoing Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2012 tournament.

Leaders of the VPF confirmed that the arrest of its vice chairman, Nguyen Duc Kien, would have no impact of its operation.

US billionaire George Soros has bought a stake in Manchester United, the British football club that made its Wall Street debut earlier this month, according to a filing with US regulators.

After Vietnam failed to return from the London Olympics with a single medal, many blame the National Sports Administration.