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2,000 runners rallied at Khanh Hoa’s April 2 Square to receive their Bibs and race kits for the VnExpress Marathon Marvelous Nha Trang on Friday, two days before the race. The Bib handout started at twelve, but over 100 runners had already lined up at the April 2 Square since …

Ly Hoang Nam defeated first seed Alastair Gray in the quarterfinals of the ATP Challenger Tour’s Bangkok Open on Friday. Before the game, Gray was the favorite to win the match with 62 places higher than Nam (344th) on world ranking and being the number one seed of the tournament. …

Six-time SEA Games champion Nguyen Van Lai is set to compete in the 21-km run at 2022 VnExpress Marathon (VM) Marvelous Nha Trang this Sunday. “The half marathon event of VM Nha Trang this year will be more interesting than the full marathon. Nearly every elite half marathon athlete will …

Ly Hoang Nam defeated the eighth seed, Illya Marchenko of Ukraine, in the second round of ATP Challenger Tour’s Bangkok Open and moved to the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Before the game, Marchenko was the favorite to win. The 35-year-old Ukrainian player is a veteran. He reached 49th in world rankings …

Vu Thi Trang achieved her best result at BWF World Championships in Japan by advancing to the third round after defeating Denmark’s Mia Blichfelt on Wednesday. Facing Blichfelt, the 15th seed of the tournament, Trang played confidently and took the lead throughout the first set. Although Blichfelt tried to maintain …

Ly Hoang Nam defeated Australian opponent Dayne Kelly in the first round of 2022 Bangkok Open in Thailand on Tuesday. After great success on the ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour with four consecutive titles and one runner-up medal within just two months, Nam’s aim is improve his ATP World Ranking. …

Chess ace Le Quang Liem concluded his run at 2022 FTX Crypto Cup in Miami with a victory against American grandmaster Hans Niemann, finishing fourth. In the last round of FTX Crypto Cup, Liem (21st in world rankings) faced Niemann (51st), who had lost the previous six rounds. The Vietnamese …

Nguyen Thuy Linh and Vu Thi Trang have made it past the first round of 2022 BWF World Championships in Japan with impressive victories. On Monday, Linh had an intense match with Japan’s Aya Ohori, placed 33 spots higher in world rankings. Ohori easily won the first set 21-12 and …

Forward Huynh Nhu, captain of the Vietnam national women’s football team, is set to join Portuguese club Lank FC. Nhu flew to Portugal on Monday and if she passes her medical, will sign a two-year contract with Lank, competing in top division Campeonato Feminino. After winning the Women’s National Cup …

Magnus Carlsean won 3-1 against Vietnam number one Le Quang Liem in the fourth round of FTX Crypto Cup, the main stage of Champion Chess Tour on Thursday night. After drawing the first two games, Carlsen got an advantage when playing white in the third. He decided to use a …