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Le Quang Liem continued his lead during the second day of Charity Cup on Monday, earning 20 points and four points more than chess king Magnus Carlsen. Liem, 31, started the day with a quick win against English Gawain Jones. Despite playing black, he pushed forward, forcing Jones to surrender …
Read More »Toàn beats Thai rival to secure WBA Asia title
Boxing Lê Hữu Toàn celebrates his win with match officials on Sunday. Photo of WBA Asia HÀ NỘI — Lê Hữu Toàn has become only the second Vietnamese athletes to win a World Boxing Association Asia belt after his victory at HCM City’s Vietnamese Dream event on Sunday. Toàn beat Kitidech Hirunsuk …
Read More »VFF and VPF cooperate with Bundesliga to develop Vietnamese football
Representatives of VFF, VPF and Deutsche Fußball Liga at the signing ceremony. — Photos VFF HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) and Việt Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) have signed a memorandum of understanding with the DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga) – the organiser of …
Read More »Vietnam chess players lack room for improvement
Budget and expense are the main problems that prevent Vietnam from hosting tournaments rated by international chess federation FIDE, reducing the space for domestic players to develop. According to FIDE, Vietnam had 16 standard tournaments in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic. This number is considered quite low compared to other …
Read More »Vietnam GM leads as int’l chess cup opens
Le Quang Liem won the first two games and collected 10 out of 12 maximum points on the first day of the Charity Cup Sunday. On day 1 of the Charity Cup, the second tournament of the grand series Champion Chess Tour (CCT), Liem beat China’s Lei Tingjie and India’s …
Read More »Hanoi FC 8th most valuable club in Southeast Asia
Hanoi FC is the only Vietnamese name among the top 10 most valuable Southeast Asian clubs, according to German football site Transfermarkt. The capital club is worth €5.35 million ($5.92 million) and peaked eighth on the list. Hanoi’s value increased after the arrival of two Serbian players this season – …
Read More »SEA Games representatives discuss tournament organisation
Việt Nam’s U23 players practising in Hà Nội. They will compete at the upcoming SEA Games. Photo of VFF HÀ NỘI — Participating countries’ representatives agreed on various activities for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at the second chief-de-mission meeting on March 18 in Hà Nội. Delegates who took part online and offline …
Read More »Vietnamese-American tennis player Thái Sơn Kwiatkowski to compete at SEA Games 31
Vietnamese-American tennis player Thái Sơn Kwiatkowski will represent Việt Nam at the 31st SEA Games. He is currently ranked No 315 in the world. — Photo streakingthelawn.com HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese-American tennis player Thái Sơn Kwiatkowski will join the Vietnamese national team to compete at the upcoming 31st Southeast …
Read More »Vietnam chess ace says goodbye to int’l bullet championship
Le Tuan Minh lost to American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky and exited Bullet Chess Championship on Friday. Le Tuan Minh at the national chess championship in 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Xuan Binh Minh concluded the tournament in the fourth position after a close match with Naroditsky. Both players chased each other on …
Read More »Star midfielder set to depart Vietnam for Europe
Nguyen Quang Hai wants a new challenge in Europe and he will play only two more domestic games before leaving. After Hanoi FC’s V. League game Wednesday, Hai, who scored the winning goal, discussed his future with club owner Do Quang Hien. The 25-year-old midfielder said that he wants to …
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