Sport

Vietnam finishes APG2015 campaign with 48 gold medals

The Vietnamese disability sports contingent staged a successful end to the eighth ASEAN Para Games (APG2015), finishing in fourth place overall with a total of 48 gold, 58 silver and 50 bronze medals, meeting the target of winning 45-50

Top player enters semi-finals of US badminton event

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh qualified for the semi-finals in the men's singles at the US Yonex International badminton tournament.

ASEAN ParaGames: Vietnam claims four golds, setting new records

Vietnamese swimmers on December 4 made a splash at the ongoing ASEAN ParaGames 2015 in Singapore, bringing home three gold medals while setting two new Games records.

ASEAN Para Games kick off in Singapore

The Singapore's ASEAN Para Games, which officially kicked off on December 3, is an exuberant celebration of the mental and physical strengths of people of all abilities.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai U21 champions ournament

Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan of Hoang Anh Gia Lai said he knew how to tear through the South Korean net in the final match of the International U21 Football Tournament.

AFC boss 'confident' next FIFA leader will be Asian

Asia's football chief has won unanimous backing from his executive committee as the man to "rebuild FIFA" as he strengthens his campaign to take over the corruption-tarnished world body.

Nominees for Vietnam Golden Ball Awards announced

Do Duy Manh of Hanoi T&T is the only footballer to be nominated for two categories of the 2015 Vietnam Golden Ball Awards – best male player and best young male player.

Barefoot athletes to run on My Khe beach

Over 5,000 local and foreign runners will race in the Da Nang Barefoot Run 2015-16 across central city's pristine white My Khe Beach on December 6.

TV stations attempt to control English Premier League broadcast rights cost

Major Vietnamese TV stations have reached a pact on how much they are willing to pay for English Premier League football coverage for the 2016-2019 seasons.

Vietnam wins gold at international boxing tournament

Vietnam won a gold and a silver medal at the International Boxing Tournament Balkan 2015, which ended in Bulgaria.

Scaling the heights with indoor climbing

Rock climbing was first introduced to Vietnam in 2006 by foreign climbers. The sport is now becoming more popular and attracting an increasing number of local young people.

Vietnamese cueists to compete in France

Vietnam will have three players taking part in the 2015 Three-Cushion Billiards World Championship in Bordeaux, France on December 1 to 5.

Tien Minh impresses at Bahrain International Challenge

Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has moved into the quarter-finals of the 2015 Bahrain International Challenge, according to a post in the Tien Phong Online Newspaper.

Ministry intervenes over English Premier League broadcasting rights rivalry

The Ministry of Communications and Information has stepped into the on-going fight over exclusive broadcasting rights for English Premiere League in an attempt to halt a bidding war.

Hy draws with Sumiya at world chess championships

Nguyen Quoc Hy tied in the ninth match at the ongoing World Youth and Cadets Chess Championships in Greece.

Vietnam plans nearly 1.8 trillion VND to organise SEA Games 2021

The sport sector plans a budget of 1,757 billion VND (about 78 million USD) for the organisation of the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Tran Duc Phan, deputy head of the National Sports Administration, was quoted as saying in

International motorsport race begins in Binh Duong province

Rainforest Challenge Vietnam 2015 has kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong, with 33 domestic and foreign teams participating.

Vietnam named top golf spot in Asia

Viet Nam earlier this month, for the second time in four years, was named Golf Destination of the Year for Asia & Australasia by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO).

Football authorities react to criticism

The Vietnam Professional Football Company appointed a new director and will attempt to overhaul its operations after widespread criticism of the quality of the domestic V-League.

Hung, Thanh to try for Olympic berths again

Vietnamese gymnasts will get another chance to book their berth in the Summer Olympics in Brazil, despite their defeat at the world championships in Scotland recently.

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