Sport

President lauds athletic feats

President Truong Tan Sang yesterday congratulated the nation's athletes for their achievements at the recently concluded Southeast Asian Games 28 in Singapore, saying they would motivate development of the sports sector in Vietnam.

AS Roma will visit Vietnam next month

AS Roma have agreed to compete with the national football team in late July, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced.

Vietnam wins 222 gold medals in first half of 2015

Vietnamese athletes amassed 222 gold medals at international sports competitions in the first six months of 2015, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

Football for All in Vietnam programme introduced to schools

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Ministry of Education and Training signed a cooperation agreement on June 18 to expand the Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) programme across the country.

Football programme to be introduced in schools

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the education and training ministry signed an agreement on June 18 to expand the Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) programme.

Vietnamese chess tops at SEA championships

Yet again, Vietnamese chess masters were successful in maintaining their 16-year domination of the Southeast Asian region, sweeping away 68 gold, 44 silver and 29 bronze medals at the 16th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships.

Singapore newspaper chooses Anh Vien best foreign athlete

Singaporean New Paper on June 17 chose Anh Viet one of the best foreign athletes and the sole one who made a similar splash at the OCBC Aquatic Centre as the host athlete Joseph Schooling.

The best of Vietnam at SEA Games 28

Vietnam brought only 382 athletes to the 28th Southeast Asian Games 2015 in Singapore but won 73 gold medals, 53 silvers and 60 bronzes to finish the region’s biggest sports festival in the top three for the seventh time.

Vietnam seal third place at SEA Games

Vietnam won one more silver and three bronze medals to affirm the third place in medal tally at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore yesterday.

Vietnam make it to final three, exceed Games' target

Vietnam won eight gold medals yesterday and ensured their target of being in the top three at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore.

Vietnam gold medal tally surpasses 60

Vietnam has so far taken 61 gold medals at the ongoing 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore after athletics, shooting and taekwondo added to the pile.

Athletes, rowers hit the finish line first

Do Thi Thao and Duong Van Thai completed their doubles, while the quartet runner broke a 24-year-old record in the women's 4x400m relay.

SEA Games: Vietnam get biggest haul of gold medals on Day 5

Vietnam have the most successful day at the ongoing 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, racking up 15 gold medals, seven silvers and six bronzes to move up to second place in the medal tally.

Anh Vien continues brilliant performance at SEA Games

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien continued her impressive performance at the ongoing 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 28) in Singapore on June 9 with a new record in the women’s 200m butterfly.

Vien breaks another two Games records

Vietnam's top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien broke two more Southeast Asian (SEA) Games records on the second day of the 28th SEA Games in Singapore yesterday.

Vietnamese cyclists on a quest for gold

Vietnamese cyclists will leave for Singapore next Monday with the aim of winning two gold medals at the 28th Southeast Asian Games.

FIFA: Vietnam football tops in Southeast Asia

Despite losing Thailand in the 2018 World Cup qualifier, Vietnam has secured the top spot in the latest FIFA rankings for Southeast Asia.

Fencer Nhat wins first gold

Nguyen Tien Nhat claimed Vietnam's first gold medal at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore yesterday.

Blatter gets ovation, Blazer says 1998, 2010 Cups tainted

FIFA staff gave Sepp Blatter a standing ovation on Wednesday even as his resignation failed to quell a corruption storm that could yet touch world football's fallen leader.

Vietnam enters SEA Games table tennis quarter-final

Vietnam table tennis stars Tuan Quynh and Anh Vu on June 1 cruised to a 3-1 victory over their Malaysian rivals in the men’s double event at the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games ongoing in Singapore.

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