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Torres double ends Ireland Euro dream

A double by Fernando Torres inspired defending champions Spain to a 4-0 thrashing of Ireland in their Euro 2012 Group C match and ended Irish hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

Vien moves closer to Olympic berth with gold at regional tourney

Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Anh Vien proved her talent at the ongoing Southeast Asian Swimming Championships, moving closer to the coming Olympic Games.

Germany set for quarters after humbling Holland

Germany are on the verge of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals following their 2-1 win over Holland.

Southeast Asian Open Chess Championship in Thua Thien-Hue

The 13th Southeast Asian Open Chess Championship is being held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

England hold France, Ukraine win at Euro 2012

Experimental England held in-form France to a 1-1 draw at Euro 2012, while co-hosts Ukraine edged Sweden 2-1.

Local gymnast clinches gold at international tourney

Pham Phuoc Hung has won a gold medal in the men’s parallel bars event of the Challengers Cup 2012 International Gymnastics Tournament in Belgium.

Italy hold Spain, Croats outclass Irish at Euro 2012

Italy showed great character after a traumatic run-in to Euro 2012 by holding defending champions Spain to a 1-1 draw.

Sharapova makes history with French Open win

Russia's Maria Sharapova became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles when she defeated Italy's Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final.

Euro 2012 moves to Ukraine, Danes beat Dutch

Denmark beat the Netherlands 1-0 while Germany beat Portugal by the same scoreline, as the tournament moved to Ukraine.

Classy Russians in driving seat after Czech win

Russia took command of Group A on the opening day of the European Championships with a 4-1 win over the Czech Republic.

Racism rears its head on eve of Euro 2012

Poland take on Greece in the opening match of Euro 2012, with the match threatening to be overshadowed by fresh racism fears.

Man City Captain Kompany arrives in Vietnam

Manchester City Captain Vicent Kompany received a warm welcome from hundreds of Vietnamese fans after landing at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City.

Local rowers bask in glory at Asian Cup

The national women’s rowing team has clinched five gold, three silver and four bronze medals at the 2012 Asia Rowing Cup in Singapore.

Football festival for Vietnamese students in RoK

The fourth ICFOOD Cup has been held at Chungnam National University in the Republic of Korea, by the Vietnamese Students’ Association and the Korean ICFOOD Company.

Vietnam representatives join Olympic torch run

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.