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Vietnamese players won one gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the 2011 Asian Individual Chess Championships held in Iran.

German coach Falko Goetz is most likely to be the head coach of Vietnam’s national football squad.

Twelve Vietnamese taekwondo artists are competing at the World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, the Republic of Korea from May 1-6.

The Vietnamese Student Association in Moscow held an opening ceremony for the Summer 2011 football tournament.

Alexis Thompson, a 16-year-old US prodigy, fired a five-under par 67 on Saturday to share the lead at the Avnet Classic.

Two Vietnamese boxers made it through to the finals of the ongoing AIBA Youth and Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey.

Luke Donald, who missed becoming World No.1, looks again for that elusive title starting Thursday at the $6.4 million US PGA Zurich Classic.

The first qualifying round of the World 9-Ball Beijing Open tournament opened in Shoho commercial centre in China on April 25.

England's Luke Donald missed a chance to claim golf's World No. 1 ranking, losing a tension-packed Heritage playoff to American Brandt Snedeker.

Vietnam won the championship title at the first Asian Pencak Silat Championship that ended in Bedok Sports Hall, Singapore on April 18.

The NBA plans to submit a revised proposal for a new collective contract to players within the next fortnight, commissioner David Stern said.

A not-so-bright future stares at Vietnam's badminton after Nguyen Tien Minh's unexpected early exit from the Australian Open Grand Prix.

South African Charl Schwartzel birdied the last four holes at formidable Augusta National to win the 75th Masters.

In the Barry Bonds trial, prosecutors said they had a recording of Bonds' surgeon discussing Bonds and steroids with the slugger's ex-business manager.

Novak Djokovic has done it again, defeating world number one Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to win the ATP Miami Masters crown.

Vietnam has won the championship title at Singapore International Open Karate Championships 2011 with a total of 7 gold and 1 bronze medals.

World tennis number one Rafael Nadal will square off against Swiss rival Roger Federer in a rare semi-final showdown Friday.

Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points for the second-straight game and the New York Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit for a 120-116 win over New Jersey.

Roger Federer fought through a tough first set and turned it on in the second to beat Juan Monaco.