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Vietnam’s number one badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh rose to 23rd in the world rankings after reaching the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. Linh defeated Esther Shi in the round of 32 and Iris Wang in the round of 16. The quarterfinals saw Linh going up against world number seven …

Football news website Goal has picked Vietnamese forward Pham Hai Yen as one of the top 50 players to watch at the upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. Goal said despite not scoring in the Asian Cup 2022, she certainly played her part as Vietnam achieved qualification for …

The first 32-team Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, with the United States favorites to win an unprecedented third consecutive title in a landmark month for women’s football. It has been a rapid expansion for a tournament that started in 1991 and featured only …

Vietnam won the women’s 4×400 m relay gold medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Thailand on Sunday. The team, consisting of four women Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Hoang Thi Minh Hanh, Nguyen Thi Huyen and Nguyen Thi Hang, finished first with a time of 3 minutes and 32.36 seconds, …

It took 14-time national boxing champion Nguyen Van Hai 12 seconds to take down the on-form Abdul Motalib of Bangladesh at the international boxing event WBO Global Prelude. Before the lightweight (61 kg) fight on Saturday night, Motalib was in great form with five consecutive wins, including two victories by …

Veronica Shanti Pereira made history as the first Singapore athlete to win a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships. Shanti Pereira celebrates the gold medal won at the Asian Athletics Championships on July 14, 2023. Photo by AAC Pereira finished first in the women’s 100 m run in 11.20 …

With an average height of 1.6057 m, Vietnam are the second shortest team at the 2023 Women’s World Cup after Zambia. Vietnam (in red) play New Zealand in a friendly match on July 10, 2023. Photo by AFP Midfielders Duong Thi Van and Ngan Thi Van Su are the shortest …

Inter Miami will introduce the Argentina superstar on Sunday night at its stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Lionel Messi has finalised his deal to join Major League Soccer, and after years of planning and pursuing, Inter Miami has landed a global icon. Messi’s contract became official on Saturday, a little more …

World football governing body FIFA will give away a large number of free tickets for the 2023 Women’s World Cup following concerns about the slow rate of sales. Carli Lloyd of the U.S. ahead of the Women’s World Cup draw on October 22, 2022. Photo by Reuters/Shane Wenzlick On June …

Vietnam national men’s volleyball team peaked at 56th in the rankings of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and topped Southeast Asia. The team have been absent on FIVB ranking after a long period of not competing in international tournaments. When the team played in the 2023 AVC (Asian Volleyball Championships) …