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Hannah Wilkinson scored the only goal as co-hosts New Zealand recorded a historic 1-0 victory over Norway in the opening game of the Women’s World Cup on Thursday. It was the country’s first-ever win at the World Cup and came in front of more than 42,000 in Auckland, the biggest …

Running An athlete takes part in the second ‘Run for Zero Violence against Women and Girls in Việt Nam’ on December 3 in Hà Nội. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI —  More than 1700 international and Vietnamese athletes declared their commitment to stopping violence against women through a run yesterday in …

Vietnam’s number one chess player Le Quang Liem climbed to 18th on world ranking for the first time in his career, following consecutive wins at the Biel Grandmaster in Switzerland. Liem, the defending Biel Grandmaster champion, played white and defeated Bassem Amin, the number one player in Africa on Wednesday …

The 2023 national youth chess cup is under fire for giving no trophy or prize money to the winners, despite participants having to pay higher registration fees than last year. When rapid and blitz chess events ended on July 16, many parents and players were surprised. The winners only received …

The ninth Women’s World Cup opened with a celebration of New Zealand’s traditional Maori culture on Thursday, despite a shooting near the Norwegian team hotel in the country’s largest city of Auckland that left three dead and six injured. Police said the shooter was among those killed and the danger …

At least two people and an armed attacker were killed and six others wounded in a shooting in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Thursday, hours ahead of the opening match of the Women’s World Cup in the city. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the football tournament would proceed …

With 96% of the team playing domestically, Vietnam have the fewest footballers playing abroad at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Italy, Spain, the U.S. and Vietnam all have 22 footballers playing for domestic clubs, accounting for 96% of the squad. The only players playing football abroad from each of these …

In a country obsessed with beauty pageants, basketball and boxing, the Philippines women’s team hope to ignite interest in football when they make the nation’s World Cup debut this week. Long minnows in the sport, the Philippines have never played at a FIFA World Cup, either the men’s or women’s. …

Veterans and newcomers are working in harmony on the United States Women’s World Cup squad, teammates Kelley O’Hara and Andi Sullivan said on Tuesday, days away from their kick-off in New Zealand. The Americans are pursuing an unprecedented third consecutive title with Sullivan among 14 World Cup first-timers, nearly twice …

According to a supercomputer from metadata company Gracenote, Vietnam can not win the 2023 Women’s World Cup but have a higher chance to make it past the group stage than eight other teams. Vietnam are 8% likely to make it past the group stage and advance to the round of …