Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai, arguably the most successful player in Vietnamese football, has declined a contract extension with Hanoi FC, wishing to play for a European club instead. Hanoi FC had stepped up contract negotiations with Hai after Vietnam defeated China 3-1 in the final round of 2022 World Cup …
Read More »Minh and My win first prizes in Golf Lexus Challenge 2022
15 year-old Nguyễn Anh Minh (left) and Nguyễn Thảo My (right ) won the first prizes for male and female divisions, respectively, of the Golf Lexus Challenge 2022 at Tràng An Golf & Country Club, Ninh Bình Province. — Photo courtesy of VGA NINH BÌNH — Nguyễn Anh Minh, 15, and …
Read More »Vietnam advance to quarterfinals of world billiards championship
Tran Quyet Chien and Nguyen Duc Anh Chien helped Vietnam draw against Colombia and defeat France to advance to the World Three-Cushion Championship for National Teams quarterfinals Friday night. In the second match of the group stage against Colombia, Quyet Chien continued to extend his impressive run by defeating world …
Read More »Amateur golfer wins Vietnam pro tournament
Nguyen Anh Minh, 15, scored the 2022 Lexus Challenge title on Friday, the first time an amateur has won a professional golf tournament in Vietnam. On the last day of the tournament, Minh played 74 strokes, scoring two birdies and four bogeys. At the start, Minh was leading second placed …
Read More »Vietnamese teen golfer back in the lead at Lexus Challenge
Golfer Nguyễn Anh Minh is in the lead at the Lexus Challenge 2022 after the third day of competition. — Photo: VGA tour NINH BÌNH — Fifteen-year-old prodigy Nguyễn Anh Minh has returned to lead on the third day of the Lexus Challenge 2022 being played at the Tràng …
Read More »No Covid test required for spectators attending Vietnam home game
Fans who plan to attend the World Cup qualifier between Vietnam and Oman in Hanoi on March 24 won’t have to be tested for Covid-19 before entry. Due to the complicated Covid-19 situation in Hanoi, over the past year, fans have had to meet certain medical requirements when entering My …
Read More »Karate fighters to warm-up for SEA Games at regional tournament
Karate Nguyễn Thanh Duy of Việt Nam (left) on his way to winning U60kg gold medal at the 30th SEA Games in 2019 in the Philippines. Duy and his teammates will warm-up for the SEA Games at the Southeast Asian championship later this month in Cambodia. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ …
Read More »German-born defender called up to Vietnam national football team
Head coach Park Hang-seo has called up center-back Adriano Schmidt to the national team for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Oman and Japan. Schmidt is playing for Topenland Binh Dinh in V. League. The 28-year-old defender has a height of 1.85 meters. He has a Vietnamese father and German …
Read More »Billiards ace takes down world number one at world championship
Tran Quyet Chien defeated Dick Jaspers at the World Three-Cushion Championship for National Teams in Germany Thursday night. Chien went back and forth with Jaspers right at the start, until the 14th turn when the Vietnamese star pulled a series of 13 points to lead 30-20. But Jaspers didn’t give …
Read More »Việt Nam target 140 golds, top place at 31st SEA Games
SEA Games The Vietnamese delegation at the opening ceremony of the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines in 2019. Việt Nam will host the 31st Games in May. — AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has set a target of winning 140 gold medals at the upcoming 31st Southeast …
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