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The national women’s football team of Vietnam received VND1 billion (US$42,400) and each player a mace of gold carved with their names as they returned from a Europe training trip. Vietnam women’s national football team are welcomed at the headquarters of Vietnam Football Federation in Hanoi on June 27, 2023. …
Read More »VnExpress Marathon Nha Trang 2023 reveals shirt designs
The VnExpress Marathon Marvelous Nha Trang 2023’s shirts have vibrant colors inspired by coral reefs. Some 11,000 runners participating in the VnExpress Marathon Marvelous Nha Trang 2023 on August 13 will wear a special t-shirt or singlet. The designs use distinctive hot colors purple, red, orange, and pink. The prominent …
Read More »Vietnamese women’s volleyball returns to world ranking with Asian title
From unranked, Vietnam ascended to 49th on the women’s volleyball world ranking after winning their first Asian title last week. The Vietnam national women’s volleyball team compete at the AVC Challenger Cup in June 2023. Photo by AVC In September 2022, Vietnam were removed from the ranking of the International …
Read More »MacKenzie makes hole-in-one at Vinpearl DIC Legends Việt Nam
Golf British golfer Malcolm MacKenzie scores a hole in one at the hole 13 par 3 of the Vinpearl DIC Legends Việt Nam 2023 on December 1 in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa. Photo of organisers NHA TRANG — Malcolm MacKenzie secured a hole-in-one on the second day of the Vinpearl DIC Legends …
Read More »5 Vietnamese doping athletes suspended, stripped of medals
Five Vietnamese sprinters who tested positive for banned substances in SEA Games 31 last year have been stripped of medals and banned from competition for 16-18 months. Vietnam Anti-Doping and Sports Medicine Agency under Vietnam Sports Administration on Tuesday announced the penalty, which was issued by the World Anti-Doping Agency. …
Read More »Women’s World Cup opener sold out: tournament boss
Co-hosts Australia will play their opening game of next month’s Women’s World Cup in front of a full house, a senior FIFA official told AFP Tuesday. Dave Beeche, chief executive of the Women’s World Cup, said the Matildas’ opener against Ireland on July 20 has sold out at Sydney’s Stadium …
Read More »Vietnamese-Czech goalie to join V. League club
Vietnamese-Czech goalkeeper Filip Nguyen is set to sign for V. League club Cong An Ha Noi (CAHN) on a three-year deal. He will join CAHN as a free agent and has the option of extending the contract for another year. The contract will be signed in Hanoi on Thursday, and …
Read More »We have to dream: Troussier backs World Cup expansion
Philippe Troussier, the well-travelled French coach who has been in charge of eight mostly minor national teams over his long career, has thrown his weight behind the expansion of the World Cup finals to 48 sides from 2026. The 68-year-old Parisian, who earned the nickname the ‘White Witch Doctor’ while …
Read More »China’s Yin Ruoning collects maiden major title at Women’s PGA Championship
China’s Yin Ruoning produced a flawless final round with four birdies to win the Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on Sunday and claim her first major title. Having started the day three strokes back from the lead, Yin pumped her fist as she drained a birdie putt on …
Read More »Vietnamese forward jubilant after scoring historic goal against Germany
Forward Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha was overjoyed at scoring against the world number two Germany in a friendly ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. “I’m extremely delighted and happy. It still feels unreal to me,” Nha told VnExpress after the match on Saturday night, which Vietnam lost 2-1. “Although …
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