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Mexico stunned Brazil to win their first gold in the Olympic men's football tournament as Oribe Peralta's double clinched a shock 2-1 victory over the five-time world champions.

Usain Bolt's Jamaica smashed the 4x100m world record and Britain's Mo Farah clinched a magical distance double.

Two Vietnamese young football players have been chosen to join a month-long training course at Qatar's Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence.

South Korea took their first bronze Olympic soccer medal when they beat Asian rivals Japan 2-0.

Vietnam 's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has retained his position at 11th in the world rankings, according to the Badminton World Federation.

Manchester United slashed the price of its US share launch, cutting the amount it was raising in Friday's IPO to $233 million from a hoped-for $300 million or more.

Vietnam's Le Huynh Chau failed to move to the next round of the men's taekwondo 58kg category in the Olympics London.

The Vietnamese football team has lost 89 points and is now placed 146th in the world, according to the latest FIFA rankings for August.

Vietnam will compete in both the men's and women's team events at the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey from August 27 to September 10.

Vietnam's Le Huynh Chau will compete with Wei Chen Yang from Chinese Taipei in the first match of the men's taekwondo 58kg category in the London Olympics.

Andy Murray savoured the biggest win of his career after thrashing Roger Federer to win Olympic gold as the Williams sisters made history with victory in the women's doubles.

The fastest man in the world will be crowned on day three of athletics events at the London Olympics, which starts with the women's marathon through the city's streets.

US great Michael Phelps closed his Olympic individual career in breathtaking style as America ruled the pool.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has dropped two places from 51st to 53rd in the world rankings, according to the World Chess Federation.

Michael Phelps stormed to a 20th Olympic Games medal while British cyclist Chris Hoy claimed his fifth career gold.

The fourth International Vovinam (traditional Vietnamese martial arts) Festival has opened with an impressive show in the central province of Binh Dinh.

One of the star Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics for throwing a match has said she is quitting the sport.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh could not make his Olympic journey further than the group stage after his 0 – 2 defeat at Group D second game.

Popular British football team Manchester United announced Monday that it hopes to earn over $300 million in its proposed IPO on Wall Street.