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Starting from the 2023-2024 season, VAR technology will be trialed in several games of Vietnam’s national football championship V. League. Tran Anh Tu, chairman of Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF), said the plan to use VAR next season has been approved by FIFA. “In the coming time, VPF, VFF and …

Vietnam number one amateur golfer Nguyen Anh Minh did not play true to his form and placed low at the 2022 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (APAC). In the first round, 15-year-old Minh scored a birdie and zero bogey. After the second round, his score was -2, while placing first at the …

The medal of VnExpress Marathon Hanoi Midnight has serrated edges like postage stamps, along with embossed images of the Flag Tower, the Turtle Tower, and The Huc bridge. While the first season’s medal used the image of the romantic night sky, this year’s medal carries the nostalgic stamp design with …

Vietnamese karate athlete Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly won a gold medal at the 2022 World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships Saturday. Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly beat Morocco’s Nejma Imitik 2-0 in the finals of the Junior Kumite Female – 53 kg category. She’d beaten opponents from El Salvador, Germany, Slovakia …

Star midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai will not join Vietnam’s national team at the 2022 AFF Cup later this year as he has to stay with French club Pau FC. Le Hoai Anh, general secretary of Vietnam Football Federation, said Saturday it has negotiated with Pau but the club decided not …

Vietnam have won gold medal in the men’s teams event at the World Xiangqi Championship, which has been dominated by China since 1990. Vietnam placed first thanks to the overall standings of their two strongest players, Nguyen Thanh Bao and Lai Ly Huynh, which outstripped China. This is Vietnam’s first …

Tickets for Vietnam’s friendly with Borussia Dortmund in Hanoi next month will cost up to VND1.6 million (US$64.48) a piece. There are three price stamps for the tickets: VND800,000, VND1.2 million and VND1.6 million. According to the organizers, this is the most suitable number for an exhibition match between Vietnam’s …

National broadcaster VTV announced Wednesday night that it has successfully purchased exclusive media rights in Vietnam for the 2022 World Cup. All 54 games will be broadcasted live on its channels VTV2, VTV3, VTV5, VTV Can Tho, and the VTVGo mobile app. Besides the broadcasting rights, VTV also got radio …

A draw on Wednesday put Vietnam in an arduous group B with Australia, Qatar and Iran at the U20 Asian Cup 2023. The first opponent of Vietnam will be Australia, who haven’t won the tournament but made it to the final in 2010. In the most recent three editions of …

In Kim Huyn-jung’s News Show podcast on CBS Wednesday, coach Park Hang-seo is open to the possibility of coaching any team, except in Vietnam and South Korea. On Oct. 14, Park made a statement that he would not continue to coach Vietnam’s national football team after his contract expires on …