Việt Nam’s Bình Định Province will for the first time host two international beach tennis tournaments in August. Tennis Vietnamese players compete in the National Beach Tennis Championship 2024 in Thanh Hóa Province. Two international tournaments will be held in Bình Định. Photos of VTF BÌNH ĐỊNH — Việt Nam’s Bình …
Read More »Olympic achievement pushes shooter Vinh into world top ten, weightlifter ready to get medal
Trịnh Thu Vinh has been listed in the world’s top ten of the women’s 25m pistol event after her performance at the Paris Olympics. Olympics Trịnh Thu Vinh is top ten in the world in the women’s 25m pistol. VNA/VNS Photos HÀ NỘI — Trịnh Thu Vinh has been listed …
Read More »Champions League referees arrested for stealing traffic sign
Bartosz Frankowski and Tomasz Musial, two Polish football referees who have worked in Champions League games, have been arrested for stealing a traffic sign while being drunk. According to TVP Sport, Frankowski, Musial and another person stole a road sign and carried it to a shopping center in Lublin, Poland …
Read More »Singapore’s million-dollar prize beckons if kiteboarder strikes gold
There is more than Olympic gold at stake for Singaporean kiteboarder Max Maeder this week — he could also land a one-million Singapore dollar ($753,579) payout. Singapore’s Major Games Award Programme (MAP) offers cash payouts to athletes who win medals at the Olympic, Asian, Commonwealth and South East Asian (SEA) …
Read More »Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row into final after ‘tough journey’
Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting called it “a tough journey” after winning again Wednesday at the Paris Olympics to ensure that the two boxers at the center of a major gender controversy are into their respective finals. A day after Algeria’s Imane Khelif reached the 66kg women’s gold-medal match, Lin claimed a …
Read More »Chinese weightlifting duo retain Olympic titles, Vietnam’s Vinh eliminated
China’s Hou Zhihui and Li Fabin retained their Olympic titles on Wednesday as weightlifting finally joined the Paris Olympic party, slimmed down and insisting it had cleaned up its act after major internal surgery. Both winners broke Olympic records they set three years ago in Tokyo when their weight classes …
Read More »VBA 2024: Cần Thơ Catfish take dramatic victory at the buzzer
The guest Catfish aimed to have another win against the City Wings to secure second place in the rankings. Dakota Zinser (White shirt) with a buzzer beater brings the victory to the Catfish in a dramatic game. Photo coutersy of VBA Xuân Đăng HCM CITY — The final matchup of the VBA regular …
Read More »Diamonds, meatballs and motors: How Olympians can win more than medals
While the International Olympic Committee does not give prize money to winners at Paris 2024, many nations and territories offer incentives to their athletes to come home with gold, silver or bronze. Many are financial, but the rewards can be more eclectic – anything from exemption from compulsory military service …
Read More »US gymnastics star craves ‘phở’ after completing her competition at the Paris Olympics
Lee is the sixth woman of the US to win the Olympic all-around title, the first Mông-American Olympian and the first Asian American woman to win an Olympic all-around gold medal. Suni Lee has won three medals in Paris and she wants to enjoy phở. — AFP/VNA Photo PARIS — …
Read More »Chinese badminton Olympian praised for heartwarming gesture to injured opponent
China’s He Bingjiao brought a pin with a Spanish flag to encourage Carolina Marin during the women’s singles badminton medal ceremony at the Paris Olympics and was lauded for showing great sportsmanship. He lost to South Korea’s An Se-young 13-21, 16-21 in the final on Monday. The Chinese player wore …
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