Sports

Ha wins Vietnam’s first gold medal at Asian junior fencing championships
06/10/2012 02:36
The Hanoian fencer defeated a Hong Kong rival 15-13 in the final to take her title. It was Vietnam ’s second medal after the bronze won by Nguyen Phuoc Den in the cadet boys’ �pee event on October 1 st . Asian fencers from 41 countries in the Oceania Fencing Confederation...
Vietnam plays int’l friendlies before Suzuki Cup
02/10/2012 03:34
The friendly matches will be held at My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi . Players of the squad are flying to the central city of Nha Trang for the fourth training session under chief coach Phan Thanh Hung. All 25 players will do physical strength exercises, which are due to start on...
Minh Phuong is the best football player of 2012
13/09/2012 03:13
This is an unexpected award for Minh Phuong but he deserves the tittle. Phuong, who comes from the southern province of Dong Nai, turns 32 this year. However, he still shows his high stability and ability to adapt quickly because this is only his second years playing for Da Nang FC. Minh...
Vietnamese men’s chess team placed 7th in World Chess Olympiad
11/09/2012 01:44
This is the highest achievement ever recorded by Vietnam in the history of Olympiads. In the individual event, GM Le Quang Liem ranked 5 th , behind Levon Aronian, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Teimour Radjabov and Nakamura, with 17.4 added to his Elo. In the following events, such as the Spice...
Tien Minh to face strong rivals at Yonex Open Japan 2012
09/09/2012 02:19
Though Minh recently won the championship of the Yonex Open Vietnam 2012, his ranking does not increase yet. He currently ranks 14th in the world.� At the Open Japan 2012, Minh will be the 10th seed and he will have to face the top seeds in the second round. According to the draw results,...
Runners prepare for Mui Ne half marathon
07/09/2012 03:41
Participants will begin at Sea Links City at 7AM sharp. The course will take them through the resort before branching out east along a recently constructed highway offering breathtaking views of the Vietnam Sea. At a point along this route, runners will turn around and head back to the finish...
Vietnam football still stands at 146th FIFA ranking
07/09/2012 03:37
The country secured 20th place in the Asian region, and only stands behind Thailand, who has jumped two places to #131, in Southeast Asia. There were no changes in the world’s top ten. Euro champions Spain remain on top of the world, and are eying a fifth consecutive year at the top...