Miss Vietnam World 2007 Ngo Phuong Lan and international chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem will participate in the torch relay of the 2012 London Olympics.
Novak Djokovic will accept the 'unique' French Open challenge of becoming the first man in 43 years to monopolise all four Grand Slams, but six-time champion Rafael Nadal has his own history to make.
Manchester City’s captain Vincent Kompany will stay in Ho Chi Minh City with the Barclays Premier League Trophy from June 7-9 at the invitation of Eximbank.
Vietnam’s outstanding players have failed after nine days of tough competition at the 2012 Asian Chess Championships which closed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.
Filippo Inzaghi, Gennaro Gattuso and Alessandro Nesta will end their AC Milan careers against Novara on Sunday as the end of an era is all but completed at the San Siro.
National team midfielder Pham Thanh Luong and goalkeeper Dang Thi Kieu Trinh won Golden Ball awards for outstanding contributions to national men’s and women’s football in 2011.