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Spanish billiards player Daniel Sanchez emerged as the champion of the PBA-LPBA SY Bazzar Hanoi Open 2024, defeating Eom Sang-pil of South Korea with a final score of 4-2. Sanchez’s victory earned him the tournament’s championship trophy and a prize of KRW100 million ($75,180). In the women’s division, Korean player …

The Vietnamese team topped the medal tally at the 2024 Asian Shuttlecock Championships that wrapped up on Monday in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. Vietnam won eight gold and six silver medals, followed by China with three golds, six silvers, and five bronzes, while Hong Kong took third place …

Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who coached England from 2001 to 2006, died Monday at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his agent said. “He passed away peacefully this morning with his family around him at his home,” Eriksson’s agent Bo Gustavsson told AFP. The Swede, …

Former England midfielder Jermaine Jenas has been sacked as a presenter by the BBC after he sent inappropriate texts to two female colleagues. On Aug. 23, BBC had announced the termination of its contract with Jenas after female staff of “The One Show” accused him of giving her unsolicited communications …

The National Super Cup match 2023-24 will be supervised by a foreign referee for the first time. Football Nam Định will host Thanh Hóa in the National Super Cup match 2023-24 on August 31 at their home Thiên Trường Stadium. The match will be officiated by a foreign referee for the …

Hồ Anh Huy won the the seventh leg of the Việt Nam Golf Association Junior Tour 2024 which wrapped up on August 25 in Huế City. Golf   Hồ Anh Huy picks his first VGA Junior Tour title after winning the seventh leg on August 25 in Huế. Photo of …

Lydia Ko said she had enjoyed a “Cinderella” story after ending an eight-year wait for a major title by winning the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews on Sunday, just a fortnight after her Olympic gold medal triumph in Paris. The New Zealander finished in champion style with a superb …

Young player Nguyễn Thị Thu Huyền won silver at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships 2024 which will close on August 26 in China. Badminton Nguyễn Thị Thu Huyền (left) on the second podium of the women’s U15 category at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships …

Chef-de-mission Nguyễn Hồng Minh has said that the Vietnamese sport delegation arrived in Paris safe and sound with all athletes ready for the 17th Paralympic Games. Paralympics  Vietnamese Paralympic delegation are determined to have medals from the Paris Games. Photo of Việt Nam Sports Team PARIS — The Vietnamese sports delegation has …

Vietnamese young player Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen on Sunday won a silver medal at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships 2024 held in Chengdu, China. Huyen lost 20-22, 11-21 to No 1 seed of the tournament Tanvi Patri of India in the women’s singles U15 final. Liu Yu …