Sports

Vietnamese-American star joins Binh Duong club
21/03/2010 05:00
On March 17, Vietnamese-American striker Lee Nguyen signed an eighteen month contract to play for the Binh Duong football club. Lee Nguyen (red). Nguyen will receive $10,000 per month, the same salary he was paid last year by Hoang Anh Gia Lai...
Tien Minh enters Swiss Super Series 2010 quarterfinals
21/03/2010 05:00
Trouncing the world 35th-ranked badminton player, Vietnam’s top player, Nguyen Tien Minh, has entered the quarterfinals of the Swiss Super Series 2010 tournament. Tien Minh had a rough start, but he tried to equalize 16-16 and won in the first set at...
Tien Giang’s footballers asked to fix matches
21/03/2010 05:00
Five key players of Tien Giang football club received text messages from a strange mobile number suggesting they fix matches to receive 100 million dong (over $5200). Captain Quoc Anh. The club’s chair, Ho Thanh Son, on February 27, after his team...
Duan clocks top for final yellow jersey
21/03/2010 05:00
Cyclist Le Van Duan won the ninth, and final stage of the Binh Duong Television International Cycling Tournament and grabbed the overall yellow jersey yesterday. Cyclist Le Van Duan. (Photo: TN) Duan from Domesco Dong Thap clocked a top speed of 40.726km...
Hang hopes for speedy return
21/03/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Top runner Truong Thanh Hang will get back on track in the National Half Marathon Race in Ha Noi on Sunday after missing the race last year. Truong Thanh Hang. (Photo: VNE) The top athlete, who won the race five times previously, had a good...
Aussie sport stars train with local kids
21/03/2010 05:00
The Australian rules football club, Vietnam Swans, welcomed two football-greats from Australia to teach a fun coaching clinic for Vietnamese and expat kids on Sunday. Aussie rules: Football hero, Gary O’Donnell from Essendon Football Club, Melbourne, teaches...
A successful year for Vietnamese shooting
07/02/2010 05:00
2009 was considered a successful year for Vietnam’s shooting as it topped the 33rd Southeast Asian Shooting Championship and the 25th Southeast Asian Games’ shooting event. Gunman Nguyen Manh Tuong. 2009 was considered a successful year for Vietnam’s...