• Weightlifters in search for gold at SEA Games

    14/04/2009 05:00

    Viet Nam’s weightlifters are aiming for a gold medals at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos this December, but the team must beat challengers from Indonesia and Thailand to meet this modest target. Weightlifter Nguyen Thi Thiet. Viet Nam’s...

  • VND2 billion for national football team

    14/04/2009 05:00

    After Nike, Yamaha and Huu Lien A Chau, Boss paint has become a sponsor for the men’s national football squad. Boss will pay VND2.1 billion ($117,000) to have its name on the team’s jerseys for one year. Vietnam won the AFF Cup 2008 last December....

  • Sponsorship key to building pro teams

    13/04/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Basketball has been played in Viet Nam for decades but has yet to develop to a professional level like football and volleyball. Viet Nam, which ranks sixth among Southeast Asia countries, has not attracted sponsors to fund development of the...

  • SPORTS NEWS

    12/04/2009 05:00

    Ha Noi women defeat Ha Nam to reclaim top of table; Hang to run 800m, 1500m in Thailand tournament Ha Noi women defeat Ha Nam to reclaim top of table Ha Noi are front-runners to win the first leg of the National Women’s Football Championship after...

  • Nghe An, Hai Phong battle keeps the peace

    12/04/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Football fans saw a dramatic match at the V-League’s eighth round between host Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) and Hai Phong Cement at Vinh Stadium yesterday. Despite fears that bloody battles might once again erupt, the northern port city’s fans were...

  • Da Nang retains top spot after eighth round

    12/04/2009 05:00

    V-League leaders Da Nang held on to their top spot after a 1-1 home draw with reigning champs Binh Duong, while newly-promoted Dong Thap hammered strong rivals The Cong 5-0 in eighth round matches Sunday....

  • Retired star turns hand to coaching

    12/04/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – It’s a bad memory for midfielder Truong Viet Hoang that his Binh Dinh team lost the National Cup final on the day he retired from football two years ago. Polished up: Truong Viet Hoang is the last of Viet Nam football’s ‘golden generation’,...

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