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Pencak Silat Vietnamese pencak silat martial artists training at Hà Nội’s National Sports Training No 1. They will compete for the top spot at the SEA Games this May. — Photo zing.vn HÀ NỘI — As one of Việt Nam’s strong points in all regional competitions, the pencak silat team is expected …

  Erik ten Hag is favourite to become the next Manchester United manager. AFP Photo Paul Kennedy David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunner Solskaer, and Ralf Rangnick. Five Manchester United managers who, in the past 10 years, have all failed to fill the massive boots left by …

The futsal national team of Vietnam have increased their world futsal ranking, while Thailand dropped a few places. Thailand, who had just won the 2022 AFF Futsal Championship, dropped three places to 21st in the world with 1,280 points. Although Thailand won the title, they drew against Indonesia, who are …

Nguyen Hoang Phuong showed great form as he beat four Indonesian shooters to win the 10 meter pistol event in the pre-Sea Games tournament on Thursday. The event was hosted in the National Sports Training Center in Hanoi. Vietnam sent seven shooters to the event and all eyes were on …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has chosen Nguyen Cong Phuong as one of the players to watch in the 2022 AFC Champions League, next to other stars. Six players selected by AFC are Phuong, Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta of J1 League club Vissel Kobe, Thai midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin, Australian midfielder …

The futsal national team of Vietnam have increased their world futsal ranking, while Thailand dropped a few places. Thailand, who had just won the 2022 AFF Futsal Championship, dropped three places to 21st in the world with 1,280 points. Although Thailand won the title, they drew against Indonesia, who are …

Volleyball The national men’s volleyball team train in Hà Nội. Photos daidoanket.vn Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s male volleyball team are going for gold at the SEA Games while the women hope to better the silver medal they won at the last meet. But this is no easy feat, as they …

Expats and international participants praised the 2022 VnExpress Marathon (VM) Imperial Hue, especially its beautiful course and professional organization. On Saturday morning last week, Daniel Gable, an American, traveled from Quang Binh Province to Hue for the marathon. While his two kids took part in the Kun Marathon for children, …

Vietnamese-American Christian Juzang will be a quality addition to the national basketball team at the upcoming SEA Games, expert commentators say. The 27-year-old has the best profile among the Vietnamese origin players that are competing for the country. His mother is Vietnamese and his father of European and African descent. …

By Xuân Đăng  HCM CITY — The national men’s basketball team is training hard for the upcoming SEA Games 2022, aiming to better their performance at the previous event. The 31st SEA Games will take place in Việt Nam next month. Coach Kevin Yurkus and his staff have called 18 players to prepare …