Sport

The Vietnamese Vovinam martial arts delegation has won the second World Vovinam Championships that took place in Ho Chi Minh City.

Michael Owen scored to lift Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Barcelona in a friendly football match that reprised their clash in the Champions League final.

The world’s number 27 Le Quang Liem of Vietnam held his higher-ranked Hikaru Nakamura of the US, number 6th in the world, to a tie on July 28.

Vietnam has displayed resilience in restoring their footballing pride when they won Qatar 2-1 in the 2nd leg of the 2014 World Cup qualifying round.

Michael Phelps broke his gold medal drought in Shanghai with a 200m butterfly win to claim his 3rd straight world title in his favourite event.

Le Quang Liem won a memorable victory over former Dortmund champion Ponomariov in the 5th game of the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting.

Pianist Nguyen Bich Tra and young male baritone Nguyen Hai Dang will perform ‘Piano & Voice’ as part of a classical night in HCM City.

The Dak Lak team came out on top at the 7th National Sports Festival for Ethnic Minorities which closed in the central province of Quang Nam.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh returned to his No 7 world ranking after successfully completing the US Open Tournament.

Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem had a good start at the 2011 Sparkassen Chess-Meeting in Germany by two draws with leading world rivals.

Cadel Evans' historic Tour de France win was hailed Monday as one of Australia's finest ever sporting achievements.

Nearly 300 athletes nationwide are competing in the final round of the 2011 National Junior Football Tournament, which opened Dak Lak on July 22.

Germany's Thomas Lurz sealed his fifth world championships open water title in a dramatic 5km race in Shanghai.

Athletes from 22 countries worldwide will compete in the second World Vovinam Championship that will take place in HCM City from July 28-31.

Athletes from 37 ethnic groups nationwide are competing in the seventh National Sports Festival for Ethnic Minorities opened in Quang Nam Province.

Michael Phelps arrived in Shanghai with his US team-mates ahead of his bid for another huge medals haul at the world championships.

Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem will compete at the 2011 Sparkassen Chess-Meeting to be held from July 21-31 in Dortmund.

Vietnam’s national football team is undergoing rigorous training before leaving for Qatar for its World Cup Qualifier.

Former American cycling star Lance Armstrong has accused a group of US media giants of reporting grand jury information allegedly illegally leaked.