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Nguyen Anh Minh climbed 465 places to 463rd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking Thursday, becoming the first Vietnamese to enter the top 500. In January the 15-year-old first appeared in the rankings thanks to topping both rounds of the national team selection for the 31st SEA Games held in …

In an interview with South Korean newspaper Chosun, Vietnam national head coach Park Hang-seo talked about his success with Vietnam and future goals. “First of all I have to respect the culture and customs of Vietnam. Second is how I organize the coaching staff,” Park said of factors that led …

Vietnam won the women’s King’s Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship by beating host Thailand 2-0 in the final on Wednesday night. It is Vietnam’s first gold in the quad event after losing to Thailand numerous times in the past. In the final played in Bangkok, they won 21-15, 23-21. Tran Thi …

Becamex Binh Duong had considered using their assistant coach Huynh Kesley, a retired striker, for their upcoming V. League games, but head coach Dang Tran Chinh objected to the plan. “Huynh Kesley wanted to come back into the field, but Binh Duong are building a young team,” Chinh said Monday. …

The Vietnam national futsal team will vie for the 2022 Continental Futsal Championship title in Thailand this September. The tournament will be hosted by the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) from Sep. 11 to 16 in Bangkok. It will feature six national teams: Iran (sixth in world rankings), Morocco (ninth), …

Becamex Binh Duong made headlines after registering their current assistant coach Huynh Kesley, a retired striker, for their upcoming V. League games. Although Kesley, now 41, of Brazilian descent, hung up his boots in 2019, he was registered by Binh Duong on Sunday for the 2022 season. Kesley is considered …

Five best athletes at the 2022 PCA Vietnam Bodybuilding Championship that concluded Monday have been selected to compete in upcoming tournaments in South Korea. The championship featured over 150 pro and semi-pro bodybuilders who competed in five categories for a total prize money of VND400 million ($17,100). After two days …

Many foreigners living in Vietnam were thrilled to join this year’s VnExpress Marathon Amazing Halong as a way to discover beautiful places in the country. Taking an early flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi and then catching a cab to Ha Long, around two hours from the capital, …

11,000 runners set off Sunday morning on the 2022 VnExpress Marathon Amazing Halong traversing the town’s popular tourist attractions as they tested themselves against the elements. Runners gathered for the 42-km run at 3 a.m. Sunday. Held for the first time in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO heritage site, The …

All foreign runners in the top 30 of the VnExpress Marathon ranking system are Japanese, revealing their love for the tournaments. There are three non-Vietnamese athletes in the top 30 men and women in VnExpress Marathon (VM) rankings – Akane Nemoto, Harada Tamae in the women’s group and Sueyoshi Tomohiro …