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Vietnam will take on Indonesia, Iraq and Japan in the group stage of the Asian Cup finals in January, according to the draw in Doha on Thursday. Japan were winners of the competition on a record four occasions and were runners-up four years ago. Holders and hosts Qatar have been …

Vietnam conceded an early goal but came back to earn an equalizer in their last group game against Thailand at SEA Games Thursday. Vietnam’s ambition of winning against Thailand was challenged as they conceded early in the third minute, when Luong Duy Cuong slipped and created a chance for Achitpol …

If someone had told Lester Prosper back in 2011 that the then-NBA hopeful would one day play for Indonesia, he would have told them they were “crazy.” “I would have been like ‘No way,'” the Dominica-born center, now 34, told AFP after doing just that in a 141-37 thrashing of …

A Cambodian runner who captured hearts with a spirited last-placed finish in heavy rain was awarded $10,000 by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday. The Cambodian leader said he was rewarding Southeast Asian Games athlete Bou Samnang “to encourage perseverance.” A soaked Bou Samnang broke down in tears after crossing …

Japanese legend Keisuke Honda is set to return to playing, after stepping down as the head coach of Cambodia following the team’s elimination from the SEA Games men’s football. “My journey with Cambodian football ended yesterday,” Honda wrote on Facebook on Thursday, after the hosts Cambodia lost 2-1 to Indonesia …

Teia Isabella Salvino of Philippines won the women’s 100m backstroke in record time at the SEA Games on Wednesday. Philippines’ Teia Isabella Dunlap Salvino poses with the gold medal after winning the women’s 100m backstroke final in SEA Games 32 on May 10, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa The 17-year-old …

Thai striker Yotsakor Burapha is confident his team will beat Vietnam on Thursday and top group B in the SEA Games men’s football event. He said two factors guarantee victory for Thailand, team spirit and squad depth. Burapha is Thailand’s youngest player at the games, and the 18-year-old has scored …

Swimmer Pham Thanh Bao excelled when winning the gold medal in the men’s 200m breaststroke on Wednesday at the ongoing SEA Games 32 in Cambodia. He finished after two minutes 11.45 seconds, breaking the SEA Games record made by Singaporean swimmer Maximillian Ang with 2:11.93. Singaporean athlete Rui Karsten finished …

Vietnam won its first gold medal in golf in the history of the SEA games Wednesday. With a total score of (-13) after three days of competition, 15-year-old golfer Le Khanh Hung defeated his more experienced opponents to bag the gold in the men’s singles. Hung also became the youngest …

After being stripped of the SEA Games women’s penkak silat gold medal, top Vietnamese fighter Hoang Nguyen Hong An filed an appeal and reversed the decision. With 18 seconds left in the final, Indonesia fighter Meilani was leading Hong An 61-43. The Indonesian coaching staff was preparing to celebrate. The …