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Exclusive TV rights contract to be inspected

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.

Tennis star Thien enters top 100 young players

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.

Clock ticks as London marks 200 days till Olympics

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

Murray wins Brisbane Open

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.

Kvitova beats number one Wozniacki at Hopman Cup

Petra Kvitova helped the Czech Republic reach the Hopman Cup final, defeating world number one Caroline Wozniacki.

Federation to impose limit on foreign players

The Vietnam Football Federation will limit the number of foreign players in the national football league from 2013, the federation's vice chairman Pham Ngoc Vien said.

Vietnam chess ace Liem invited to join Olympics Torch Relay

International Grandmaster Le Quang Liem of Vietnam has been invited to join the 2012 Olympics Torch Relay in Manchester, England in June.

Local weightlifter enters world top three ranking

Tran Le Quoc Toan has ranked in the top three of the men's 56kg division following the latest rankings issued by the International Weightlifting Federation

Top-form Serena out of love with tennis

Serena Williams has fallen out of love with tennis despite recording an impressive comeback win over Chanelle Scheepers in the first round of the Brisbane International.

Gymnast Thanh voted best athlete of the year

With 1,425 points, the Haiphong born gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh was awarded the “best athlete of the year”.

AVG has exclusive rights to Super League, says VFF

Audio Visual Global (AVG) has the exclusive broadcast rights to all the matches of the Super League for the 2011-2030 seasons.

Minh to compete at Malaysia Open Super Series 2012

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is likely to face world No 1 Lee Chong Wei in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open Super Series 2012.

National coaching council supports the dismissal of German coach

The National Coaching Council agreed with the VFF to fire Coach Falko Goetz for U23's poor performance at the 26th SEAGames.

New domestic coach possible, says VFF

The Vietnam Football Federation will employ a domestic coach if it sacks the German coach, Falko Goetz, said the federation chairman.

Taekwondo fighters finalise training plan ahead of Olympics

Vietnamese taekwondo martial artists have finalised their preparations for the coming London Olympics next August.

Coaching council opposes VFF’s proposal to fire German coach

The National Coaching Council strongly opposed the Vietnam Football Federation's proposal to fire Coach Falko Goetz.

Japanese company sponsors football squads

The Vietnam Football Federation signed a$1.65 million contract with Japan’s Dentsu Company to sponsor Vietnam’s national football teams for one year from 2012-2013.