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Vietnamese gymnast earns place in world championship

Van Vi Luong of Vietnam earned his place at the World Gymnastics Championship after his performance at the ongoing Asian championship in Singapore. Luong finished 14th in the men’s all-round event with 79.097 points after six apparatus on Thursday at the OCBC Arena. Japanese Oka Shinnosuke took gold with 86.065 …

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Messi nets his fastest Argentina goal in win over Australia

Messi nets his fastest Argentina goal in win over Australia

Lionel Messi delighted Argentina fans in Beijing when he scored the fastest goal of his international career in a 2-0 friendly win over Australia, netting after 79 seconds at a raucous Workers’ Stadium on Thursday. Fans immediately got their money’s worth when Argentina won the ball in Australia’s half in …

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Vietnam beat Hong Kong 1-0 in friendly match

Vietnam opened the scoring in the first half from a penalty kick. Hong Kong created more chances but finished unsuccessfully. Vietnam national football team had a good start under coach Philippe Troussier with their win against Hong Kong. However, the team still have many things to improve and need time …

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Vietnam to test new playing style at friendly with Hong Kong

Vietnam’s goal at the Thursday friendly match with Hong Kong is to win and test a new playing style, head coach Phillipe Troussier said at a press briefing. Troussier expressed pleasure at the performance shown by Vietnamese players after one-week training for the game, the national team’s first match under …

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Korean club apologize to Thai footballer for racism

South Korea’s defending K-League 1 champions Ulsan Hyundai have apologized to Thailand’s Sasalak Haiprakhon after players posted racist comments towards him on social media. After Ulsan defeated Jeju 5-1 in a league game on June 10, Ulsan players praised the performance of defender Lee Myung-jae on his social media account. …

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Messi skips friendly match against Indonesia, fans upset

Messi skips friendly match against Indonesia, fans upset

Superstar Lionel Messi won’t be in Jakarta for the highly anticipated friendly between Indonesia and Argentina, and the local fans are not happy. Argentine media confirmed that Messi would play the exhibition match with Australia in China on Thursday. After that, the 35-year-old will not go to Indonesia for the …

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