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The Tiền Phong Golf Championship is scheduled to tee off on December 16 at BRG King’s Island Golf Club in the outskirts of Hà Nội. The event will feature about 140 golfers from across the country. The tournament, which aims to raise money for the Fund for Vietnamese Young Talents, …

Despite the rain, Lê Nguyệt Minh triumphed in the second stage of the Bình Dương Television Cycling Tournament, Ống Nhựa Hoa Sen Cup, on December 4. With best sprint in the last metres, Minh from VUS-HCM City beat strong rivals to take lead with a time of 3:29.40 in the …

Vietnamese duo Ngô Thanh Thảo Ngân and Lê Ngọc Vân won silver medals in the girls’ U13 doubles in the Singapore Youth International Series 2017 badminton tournament which ended in Singapore on December 3. The duo lost to Warisara Dansoonthornwong and Sarunrak Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-11 21-11 in the final. …

Thái Sơn Nam won the National Futsal Cup title after defeating Hải Phương Nam 2-1 in the finals yesterday at the Đà Nẵng’s Tiên Sơn Sports Palace. Thái Sơn Nam were considered a stronger team as they were the national league defending champions, and they also defeated their rivals in …

FLC Thanh Hóa, the runners-up of the national V.League, will represent Việt Nam at the Asian Football Confederation Champions League 2018. The club will replace champions, Quảng Nam FC, who did not qualify for the tournament based on the AFC regulations. Following the competition schedule, Thanh Hóa will meet Eastern …

Bà Nà Hills Golf Club was voted Asia’s Best Golf Course 2017 at the ceremony of the World Golf Awards held in Spain last weekend. The Đà Nẵng course beat out 11 nominees, including Angkor Golf Resort of Cambodia, Black Mountain Championship Golf Course of Thailand and The 27 Club …

Fox Sports Asia has listed Vietnamese striker Lê Công Vinh as one of ASEAN football’s five greatest-ever international scorers on its website. With 51 goals scored for Việt Nam in 83 caps, Vinh is level with France legend Thierry Henry and Poland star Robert Lewandowski, Fox wrote He is ranked …

Asian champion Võ Thị Kim Phụng will participate in the London Chess Classic, which began yesterday at the DeepMind Google headquarters. The tournament, which has attracted 10 leading men’s Grandmasters, such as world No.1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, joint-No 2 Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and joint-No. 2 Levon …

Vietnamese disabled athletes are ready for the World Para Powerlifting Championships and World Para Swimming Championships, slated for December 2-8 in Mexico City. Việt Nam will send six powerlifters, namely Lê Văn Công, Nguyễn Bình An, Đặng Thị Linh Phượng, Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan, Nguyễn Thanh Xuân and Nguyễn Văn …

The Hà Nội Hero World Open Bowling Tournament, the largest version over the past years, will be organised on December 1 and 2. It is expected to attract more than 60 athletes from different cities and provinces, including HCM City, Bình Dương and Cần Thơ, along with the hosts. The …