Sports

German expert to help Vietnam’s track-and-field
19/11/2009 05:00
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Danh Thai and German Ambassador to Vietnm Rolf Schulze signed an agreement on sports cooperation in the next two years. Under this agreement, the German Olympic Sports Association will send Doctor...
Le Quang Liem to attend World Chess Champs 2009
19/11/2009 05:00
Grand master Le Quang Liem is Vietnam’s only representative in the upcomingWorld Chess Championship 2009. Grand master Le Quang Liem. The event, from November 21 to December 5 in Russia, will include of 128 chess players from 40 countries and...
Giant football to roll into Hai Phong this weekend
18/11/2009 05:00
A huge football will arrive in the port city of Hai Phong on November 21 to collect more signatures to support the U23 football team at the upcoming SEA Games in Laos. Hai Phong will be one of the two last stops of this record breaking ball. One...
Viet Nam draw with Syria in Asian cup
18/11/2009 05:00
VN earned one point after a goalless draw with Syria in their group D second leg but it didn’t raise their hopes of qualifying for the final round of the Asian Cup. Viet Nam (white) earned one point after a goalless draw with Syria in their group D second...
Former Manchester United and Liverpool stars in Hanoi
17/11/2009 05:00
Former football stars from the UK including Andy Cole and Steve McManaman and two teams of former players from Manchester United and Liverpool arrived in Hanoi this morning, November 18. Andy Cole Steve McManaman...
Atletico Madrid to seek funding from Vietnam
16/11/2009 05:00
Atletico has won nine Liga championships. The general director of the Spanish football team Atletico Madrid is on his Asian tour and he will arrive in Hanoi in the next few days. According to the AS sports daily, Miguel Angel Gil Marin went to...
SPORTS IN BRIEF 17/11
16/11/2009 05:00
National taekwondo clubs compete in Sunny Korea Cup; Amateur golfers charity features $500,000 pot; Viet Nam rank third at ASEAN Primary School Olympiad The eighth National Taekwondo Clubs Tournament, Sunny Korea Cup, started yesterday in the central city of...