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Minh loses in All England Open

Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh failed in his quest for a repeat victory over world No.3 Chen Long from China in the second round of the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships.

Bilbao add to United's Euro agony

MU's miserable European season continued at Old Trafford as they suffered a stunning 3-2 first-leg defeat by Athletic Bilbao.

Vietnam ranked 98th in FIFA rankings

With a total of 347 points in February, the Vietnamese football team has jumped two places to 98th in the FIFA rankings.

Linh wins bronze in Germany

Taekwondo fighter Chu Hoang Dieu Linh has won a bronze medal at the German Open in Hamburg.

Vietnam ranks sixth at world team 3-cushion champs

Vietnam ranked 6th for the first time at the World Team Three Cushion Championship, which concluded in Germany on March 4.

Love leads, McIlroy lurks, Woods well back

Davis Love matched the course record with a 64 to seize a two-shot first-round lead at the Honda Classic over a group led by Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.

Vovinam officials oversee European champs

The Vietnam Vovinam Federation sent its Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Chieu and General Secretary Vo Danh Hai to Milan, Italy, to supervise the European Vovinam Championships from March 2-4.

Minh to attend England Badminton Champs

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete at the 2012 All England Open Badminton Championships from March 6-13.

Vietnam to pay high for domestic leader of national football team

VFF decided to offer the position of national team coach to a domestic manager with a lucrative salary.

Vietnam misses chance to play at Asian futsal champs

The Vietnamese futsal was narrowly defeated 3-4 by Australia in the Asian Futsal qualifiers for the Southeast Asian region on February 26.

Westwood, McIlroy reach Match Play golf quart

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood remain on track for a semi-final showdown and a chance at the world No. 1 ranking after comfortable wins in the third round of the WGC Match Play Championship.

Football federation selects next national coach

Mai Duc Chung has become the No 1 option for head coach of the national football team.

Terry blow means Chelsea defence must 'reorganise'

The news John Terry could be out for six weeks due to the need for exploratory knee surgery means Chelsea will have to reorganise their defence, manager Andre Villas-Boas admits.

Ricky Ponting to bat on in Tests after ODI demise

World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting said he intended to continue playing Test cricket for Australia despite being told he had no future in the national one-day team.

Chelsea coaches to train Vietnamese junior footballers

Your coaches from Chelsea Soccer School will run a training course for 180 junior footballers in Ho Chi Minh City.

Minh defeats world No 3 at Thomas & Uber Cup

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh defeated the world No 3 Chen Long of China 2-0 at the Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminary Asia Zone in Chinese Macau.

Barca on verge of quarters after beating Bayer

Barcelona took a giant step towards the Champions League's quarter-finals with a 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen.

Liem misses chance to win Aeroflot champion title in Russia

Vietnamese young chess star Le Quang Liem has failed to defend his champion title at the 2012 Open Aeroflot in Russia after his latest defeat on February 12.

Mickelson rallies to win 4th Pebble Beach golf title

Phil Mickelson won the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the fourth time, denying playing partner Tiger Woods in his bid for a first official PGA Tour victory in over two years.