Sports

Tech giant FPT has purchased broadcasting rights for the V. League, V. League 2 and National Cup from the Vietnam Profession Football JSC (VPF) for a record fee. The tech giant will pay VND57 billion ($2.29 million) per season for four years and get broadcasting rights for the nation’s premier …

Registration for the largest marathon in the VnExpress Marathon system opened on Tuesday morning with 20% discounts for runners from previous years. The second VnExpress Marathon Amazing Ha Long will commence on September 10, 2023, with the number of runners expected to be the largest in the VnExpress Marathon system …

To prepare the best for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, coach Mai Duc Chung has visited Eden Park Stadium in New Zealand, where Vietnam will play the U.S. Chung and members of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) came to Eden Park on Monday. This is New Zealand’s biggest stadium with a …

Binh Dinh Vice Chairman Lam Hai Giang hopes VnExpress Marrathon Sparkling Quy Nhon can become an iconic sport event of the central province. “It is necessary to make VnExpress Marathon Sparkling Quy Nhon an iconic event of Binh Dinh Province to attract athletes and tourists,” Giang said at a meeting …

A draw on Saturday put Vietnam in group E with the U.S., the Netherlands and a playoff winner at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. This is considered a mountain to climb for Vietnam (34th on world ranking) as the U.S. are the defending and four-time champions and the number one …

The Hanoi night race will commence this November with stunning tracks, a new team award category, and many improvements. VnExpress Marathon Hanoi Midnight 2022 (VM Hanoi Midnight) is the fifth, and also the final race in the VnExpress Marathon system this year, after four events in Hue, Quy Nhon, Ha …

Vietnam finished first at the 2022 Asian Youth Chess Championships that concluded Friday in Bali, Indonesia with a tally of 39 gold, 21 silver and 9 bronze medals. The medal tally covered rapid, standard and blitz chess events. The number gold medals won by Vietnam accounted for 54% of the …

The draw for next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup takes place Saturday with the women’s game at an all-time high and the United States and England the teams to beat. Germany, Sweden, France and Spain will also be sides to watch out for when the draw is held in New …

An exhibition match between the Vietnam national football team and Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund will take place on Nov. 30. “We know how much Vietnamese love football and the club have a large fanbase here,” said Benedikt Scholz, Dortmund’s director of Internationalization and Commercial Partnerships. Borussia Dortmund, established in 1909, …

J. League 1 club Kawasaki Frontale will play an exhibition football match with V. League club Becamex Binh Duong on November 20. Yoshida Akihiro, a representative of the club, affirmed that Kawasaki would bring their strongest squad to Vietnam. This means Thailand superstar midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin, who’s playing for Kawasaki, …