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Vietnamese volleyball star faces earthquake in Japan

Vietnamese volleyball star faces earthquake in Japan

Vietnamese vollayball star Tran Thi Thanh Thuy faced a staggering earthquake with her club PFU BlueCats in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 1. A massive earthquake hit five prefectures of Japan: Ishikawa, Niigata, Fukui, Toyama and Gifu, on Monday, triggering tsunami warnings for regions along the western coast. At least …

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Vietnam a formidable opponent: Japan head coach

Head coach Hajime Moriyasu said he is wary of Vietnam, whom Japan will play in their opening game of the 2024 Asian Cup this month. Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu at the 2019 Asian Cup. Photo by VnExpress/Hieu Luong In the post-match interview of the 5-0 friendly win for Japan …

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Japan announce star-studded squad for Asian Cup

Japan announce star-studded squad for Asian Cup

Japan, Vietnam’s opponent in the 2024 Asian Cup, have announced their final squad list of 26 players, of whom 20 are playing in Europe. Four each are playing in England and Germany, three each in France and Belgium, two each in Scotland and Netherlands, and one each in Spain, Portugal …

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Thailand’s Japanese coach starts stint with big defeat

Masatada Ishii made an inauspicious debut as Thailand coach with a 0-5 defeat against his native country Japan on Jan. 1. Scorers: Ao Tanaka 50’, Keito Nakamura 72’, Elias Doloh 75’ (OG), Takumu Kawamura 82’, Takumi Minamino 90’+1. The two teams admittedly did not field their strongest teams for the …

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Vietnam star striker ‘player to watch’ at Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation as named striker Pham Tuan Hai as Vietnam’s “Player to Watch” at the upcoming Asian Cup. AFC has curated a list of notable stars tipped to shine at the continent’s biggest competition in January. It wrote about Hai: “Since reaching the quarter-finals at AFC Asian Cup …

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Oanh sets VIHM record, race walking debuts in capital

Running   Nguyễn Thị Oanh (right) and Nguyễn Thị Tuyết on the women’s 21km race on January 1, in Hà Nội. Oanh finishes first to defend her title. Photo of Vietcontent HÀ NỘI  Nguyễn Thị Oanh defended her top place and set up a new record at the second Vietnam International Half …

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