A 15-minute fireworks display will entertain the opening ceremony of SEA Games 31, at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on April 12. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned Hanoi to conduct the fireworks show during the ceremony in accordance with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. …
Read More »Vietnam GM runner-up at major chess tour
The victory over Dutch player Jorden van Foreest put Vietnam chess ace Le Quang Liem in second at Oslo Esports Cup on Thursday. The last round of Oslo Esports Cup was full of surprises when the top two players suffered quick defeats. Chess king Magnus Carlsen and Indian prodigy Rameshbabu …
Read More »Vietnamese chess grandmaster Liêm comes second at Oslo Esports Cup
Chess Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm claims second place at the Oslo Esports Cup. Photo chess24.com HÀ NỘI — Chess Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm finished second at the online Oslo Esports Cup on April 29, Hà Nội time. The Vietnamese chess prodigy defeated Jorden van Foreest of the Netherlands 3.5-2.5 to have 13 points in …
Read More »Sadio really is a Mane for all seasons
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane is out of contract next year. AFP Photo Paul Kennedy I’m getting a bit sick of hearing: “Will he, won’t he?” and “Is he, isn’t he?” I’m talking about Mo Salah and his long-drawn-out contract negotiations. One day I’m reading that it’s only a matter of …
Read More »Olympic gold medalists to vie for SEA Games in Vietnam
Olympic swimming gold medalist Joseph Schooling is one of the stars set to compete in SEA Games 31 in Vietnam next month. Six years ago at the Rio Olympics, Schooling shocked the world when he defeated the legendary Michael Phelps to win the historic 100-meter butterfly gold medal and become …
Read More »Injured 100m champion Chinh ruled out of SEA Games
SEA Games Lê Tú Chinh (right) wins gold in the women’s 100m event at the 2021 National Athletics Championship in Hà Nội. Chinh has suffered a knee injury and will miss the 31st SEA Games in May. Photo of Triệu Linh HÀ NỘI — SEA Games champion Lê Tú Chinh will …
Read More »AFC Champions League: HAGL register second loss to Japanese club
Japan’s Yokohama F. Marinos registered another victory over Vietnam’s HAGL in their second group H match in the AFC Champions League Thursday night, scoring two goals to none. Yokohama dominated the match in HCMC’s Thong Nhat Stadium with 69 percent possession and 722 successful passes. The pressure from the away …
Read More »Việt Nam ready to take part in 31st SEA Games
Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh speaks at the Việt Nam Team’s SEA Games sending off ceremony on Thursday in Hà Nội. — Photo of Hoàng Yến HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam Team chief-de-mission Trần Đức Phấn declared that Việt Nam’s athletes are ready to compete at the coming 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) …
Read More »HAGL suffer 2nd loss against Yokohama F. Marinos in AFC Champions League
Japan’s Yokohama F. Marinos registered another victory over Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai in group H of AFC Champions League in HCMCs Thong Nhat Stadium on Thursday night. Yokohama dominated most of the time with 69 percent of possession and 722 successful passes. The pressure from the away team was …
Read More »Yokohama outsmart HAGL to win in Thống Nhất
Trần Minh Vương (8, white) and his teammates struggled against the much smarter Yokohama side. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Anh Đức HCM CITY — Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Football Club fell to a 2-0 defeat against Yokohama F. Marinos in their fifth Group H match of the AFC Champions League. …
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