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On and on and on, and on some more, they played — longer than anyone ever had before. And still there was no winner.

England and the United States qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup, but the US won the group with a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Algeria.

A string of first round failures by African teams on their home turf threatened to muzzle the buzz of the vuvuzela.

Charges were dropped Tuesday against two Dutch women arrested at a World Cup match for wearing short orange dresses.

South Korea progressed to the second round of the World Cup for only the second time in eight attempts after a 2-2 draw with Nigeria.

The AFC ‘C’ Certificate Coaching Course kicked off the 2010 AFC U-13 Girls Festial of Football in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday.

Vietnamese chess masters won 112 medals, ranking first at the Southeast Asian chess tournament 2010.

Five-time World Cup winners Brazil opened their South Africa 2010 campaign with a workmanlike 2-1 win over Asian minnows North Korea on Tuesday.

Defending champions Italy made an unconvincing start to the World Cup with a drab 1-1 draw against Paraguay after Holland overcame a resilient Denmark.

The Vietnam Match Cup slated to take place in Nha Trang (21-26 September) has been cancelled – or at best postponed by a year.

The South African national anthem includes verses in five of the country's 11 official languages.

Atletico Madrid will play two friendly matches against the Vietnamese national team and a V-League team during their Asian tour in August.

German Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Vietnam’s national squad 2-0 in a friendly game at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.

The German football club Eintracht Frankfurt arrived in Hanoi on May 11 to prepare for a friendly against the Vietnamese National squad.

With 310 points, Hanoi-ACB’s midfielder Pham Thanh Luong led the balloting this year’s Golden Ball award.

Keeping up the spirit of togetherness and brotherhood, the Southeast Asian Embassies along with the ASEAN-Korea Center held their annual Friendship Games.

About 110 martial artists, including 53 from other countries, will compete in the 2010 International Judo Tournament to be held in Hanoi.

After 3 consecutive tough losses, Le Thuy Hai expressed his hope to resign from his position as Ninh Binh football team's head coach.

Duke beat Butler 61-59 for the national championship Monday night, a win that wasn't secure until after the buzzer sounded.