• VN checkmate to silver medal

    13/10/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese masters secured a silver medal at the first World Mind Sports Games mixed pair rapid chess event on Sunday in Beijing, China. It was the second medal of the games for Viet Nam. The first went to Ngo Lan Huong in the...

  • Hieu sprints for first in men’s 40km time trial

    13/10/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – National team member Mai Cong Hieu sprinted to a first place finish in the men’s 40km time trial in the National Cycling Championship in Hoa Binh Province on Sunday. Hieu, who competes for Domesco Dong Thap, clocked 48 minutes and...

  • SPORTS IN BRIEF 14/10

    13/10/2008 05:00

    Vu in top 20 world billiard players; Viet Nam to compete at Princess; Hanoian finswimmer breaks two records Vietnamese top player Duong Anh Vu joined the ranks of the world’s top 20 billiards competitors last week. Vietnamese top player Duong Anh Vu...

  • Thien cruises to claim top spot at ITF U-18

    12/10/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese teenager Nguyen Hoang Thien beat Thailand’s Pasawit Buraphatitha 6-4, 7-5 in the men’s final to take the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Under-18 crown in southern Binh Duong Province last Saturday. Best man wins:...

  • Vietnam trounces Malaysia at SEA Women’s Football Championship

    12/10/2008 05:00

    Striker Tuyet Mai of Vietnam (R) controls the ball in front of Malaysia’s Malini (L) in Sunday’s group stage match Vietnamese Women thrashed Malaysia 11-0 in the group stage of the Southeast Asia Women’s Football...

  • Viet Nam set to host World Youth Chess Champs

    11/10/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – The 2008 World Youth Chess Championships will be held in Vung Tau from October 19 to 31, the organizing board told the media on Thursday. VN’s GM Le Quang Liem will compete in the Boys U-18 category. The event has attracted...

  • Tennis prodigy Hoang Thien comes into the limelight

    11/10/2008 05:00

    Thirteen-year-old Nguyen Hoang Thien wowed home fans and impressed experts by winning the U18 International Tennis Federation Becamex Cup Saturday in Binh Duong Province. Thien posted five...

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