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Rafael Nadal battled back to oust Tomas Berdych in four sets on Tuesday and set up a mouth-watering Australian Open semi-final with long-time rival Roger Federer.

2001 is considered a golden year for the Vietnam’s Haiphong- born female gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh.

Top Vietnamese chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will participate in the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival from January 24-February 2.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic wrecked Nicolas Mahut's birthday, losing just two games as he powered through to the last 16 of the Australian Open to join Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Vietnam will take part at the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championship in Thailand without key member Doan Kien Quoc.

Rafael Nadal reeled off another straight-sets victory to reach the Australian Open's last 16, but he insisted everything was not as easy as it appeared.

Vietnam’s national football team has remained in the lead of Southeast Asian despite dropping two notches to 101st position in the FIFA January rankings.

Barcelona came from behind to beat holders Real Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of the Spanish Cup quarter-final.

Rafael Nadal bulldozed past Tommy Haas at the Australian Open as Swiss great Roger Federer reached the 3rd round without even picking up his racquet.

Vietnam's top player Nguyen Tien Minh has risen to the seventh place in the Badminton World Federation rankings.

Novak Djokovic made a dazzling start to his Australian Open defence as his close rival Andy Murray struggled and home hope Samantha Stosur became the first big name to fall.

Vietnamese marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh has earned a place in the 2012 London Olympics.

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was defeated 0-2 by Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat (world 9th player).

In 2012, Hanoi plans to win more than 1,840 medals, including 776 golds in domestic and foreign tournaments, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Martial arts, promoted by 51-year-old instructor Dang Van Sung, have gained ground in France where a lot of people like to get fit.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism set up an inspection team to look into the football broadcasting contract signed by the Vietnam Football Federation and a local company.

Young tennis ace Nguyen Hoang Thien is included among the list of top 100 young players in the world, according to rankings released early this month.

London marks 200 days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games on Monday.

World No.4 Andy Murray laid down a marker for the Australian Open with a 65-minute demolition of Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final of the Brisbane International.