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Basketball coaches at the Southeast Asian Games have complained about the quality of the court, blaming the temporary linoleum surface for injuries to players. The biennial regional sports meet in Phnom Penh is being played mostly at the brand new, China-funded Morodok Techo National Sports Complex. While the site has …

Coach Indra Sjafri said Vietnam’s tough play made Indonesia “miserable” in the SEA Games semifinal Saturday, but the young squad’s impatience eventually cost them the match. “Thank God we won,” Sjafri said in the post-match interview. “This match was really difficult as Indonesia only found the winning goal at the …

Men’s football coach Philippe Troussier said he still has faith in his team’s potential after Vietnam’s disappointing last-minute loss to Indonesia at the SEA Games semifinals Saturday. “Our target was to win the game, so the result disappointed us,” Troussier said after the match on Olympic Stadium in Cambodia. “But …

Everyone in Phnom Penh, it seems, wants a selfie with Bou Samnang. The Cambodian runner has become a star of the Southeast Asian Games since her gritty performance in the 5,000m. Although she came last, her determination to finish the race under torrential rain charmed the country and even won …

Vietnam lost 2-3 to Indonesia in SEA Games 32 semifinals despite having more men in the second half. They will play the bronze medal match against either Thailand or Myanmar. Things didn’t go well for Vietnam at the start when Indonesia got an early goal in the 10th minute. Pratama …

Having sustained a knee injury in the semifinal of SEA Games women’s foil fencing, Philippines’ Samantha Kyle Lim Catantan demonstrated incredible grit to prevail and reach the final. Catantan twisted her ankle near the end of her semifinal duel with Singapore’s Kamei Cheung on Friday afternoon when the score was …

Sprinters celebrated double dominance at the Southeast Asian Games on Friday as both men’s and women’s 100m golds went to athletes who already won the 200m days earlier. Singapore’s Shanti Pereira took gold in the women’s 100m in Phnom Penh, before Thailand’s Soraoat Dapbang won the men’s. Pereira’s win was …

Singapore’s Bryce Chong proposed to his girlfriend on the beach after winning the duathlon bronze medal at the SEA Games 32. A few hours after completing the race, Chong, 26, was on another intense mission: proposing to his long-time girlfriend Sheryl Foo. Everyone cheered for the couple when Foo said …

National women’s football head coach Mai Duc Chung wants Vietnam to forget their last win against Myanmar when the two teams meet again in SEA Games finals next week. Vietnam had a big 4-0 victory against host Cambodia in the semifinals of SEA Games 32 women’s football at Olympic Stadium …

Vietnam defeated Cambodia 4-0 in the semifinals of SEA Games 32 women’s football and advanced to the final. Vietnam didn’t have an easy start to the game on Friday night due to Cambodia’s offensive approach, which exploited space in the left flank. They got the first chance in the fifth …