CULTURE AND SPORT

The Australian Olympic Committee called for an independent investigation into allegations that a weightlifter demanded cash to compete at a qualifying event.

Brazilian guitar virtuoso Fabricio Mattos will lead his group called Worldwide Guitar Connections in a programme of original compositions.

A double by Fernando Torres inspired defending champions Spain to a 4-0 thrashing of Ireland in their Euro 2012 Group C match and ended Irish hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

An exhibition named “Paris at a glance” opened at the institute of Cultural exchange with France in Ho Chi Minh City on June 14.

Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Anh Vien proved her talent at the ongoing Southeast Asian Swimming Championships, moving closer to the coming Olympic Games.

Germany are on the verge of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals following their 2-1 win over Holland.

The 13th Southeast Asian Open Chess Championship is being held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Faced with financial challenges and uninspiring scripts, private drama troupes in HCMC have been too passive in developing their business.

Vietnamese-Australian singer Thanh Bui will open a music centre for children in Ho Chi Minh City on July 1.

Experimental England held in-form France to a 1-1 draw at Euro 2012, while co-hosts Ukraine edged Sweden 2-1.

The American in his 50s typically parks his bicycle next to the concert hall, on the corner of Dong Khoi and Cao Ba Quat streets, at about 11 a.m.

The musical "Once" was the big winner at this year's Tony awards ceremony, scooping eight prizes.

Pham Phuoc Hung has won a gold medal in the men’s parallel bars event of the Challengers Cup 2012 International Gymnastics Tournament in Belgium.

Italy showed great character after a traumatic run-in to Euro 2012 by holding defending champions Spain to a 1-1 draw.

Russia's Maria Sharapova became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles when she defeated Italy's Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final.

Denmark beat the Netherlands 1-0 while Germany beat Portugal by the same scoreline, as the tournament moved to Ukraine.

A novel by Vietnamese writer Nguyen Nhat Anh, was added to the curriculum of all Vietnamese language faculties at Russian universities.

Chef Do Chi Cong from a Hanoi restaurant will be the first-ever Vietnamese chef to compete at the prestigious cooking contest Bocuse d'Or Asia.

Russia took command of Group A on the opening day of the European Championships with a 4-1 win over the Czech Republic.