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Pau FC President Bernard Laporte-Fray called Nguyen Quang Hai a “warrior” after the Vietnamese midfielder made his Ligue 2 debut last week. “Quang Hai will gradually get better. He came all the way from Vietnam and his family is not here. He also cannot speak French or English, so everything …

Le Quang Liem will play world number one Magnus Carlsen again at FTX Crypto Cup, a major Champion Chess Tour (CCT) event this month. FTX Crypto Cup features eight grandmasters including Carlsen (Elo 2,864), Alireza Firouzja (2,778), Levon Aronian (2,775), Anish Giri (2,760), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2,740), Liem (2,728), Hans Niemann …

Mistakes in aerial situations cost Vietnam the game as they lost 0-2 to Australia in the final of the U18 Women’s AFF Championship in Indonesia Thursday night. Vietnam head coach Akira Ijiri chose the 5-4-1 formation for Vietnam to limit the attacks from the flanks from Australia, whose players are …

The important win against Hungary on Wednesday night put Vietnam in the top 10 of the women’s group in the 2022 Chess Olympiad. Vietnam got disadvantaged when Hoang Thi Bao Tram and Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong both played black against Ticia Gara and Zsoka Gaal. In the midgame, Gara made …

Aquaman Vietnam is open for registration from August 5, with ticket prices ranging from VND590,000 ($25.20) for adults and VND390,000 ($16.66) for children. The first aquathlon in Vietnam, Aquaman Vietnam has four distances: 2 km swim – 21 km run; 1 km swim – 10 km run; 500 m swim …

Forward Huynh Nhu made an appearance on an animated poster for 2023 Women’s World Cup with many other footballers from participating countries. On the poster, Nhu wears the traditional red jersey of Vietnam with the number nine, her national spot. Nhu can be easily spotted in the top row of …

Hoang Du Y failed to qualify for the semifinals of 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships after a lackluster performance. In the women’s 100 m event, Du Y placed 45th out of 55 athletes as she finished her run in 11.95 seconds, not enough to get her to the next round. …

An impressive 3.5-0.5 win against Uzbekistan on Tuesday night helped Vietnam women climb to 17th place in the chess Olympiad being played in Chennai, India. Vietnam, who have a much superior Elo rating of 2,259 to Uzbekistan’s 2,041, scored their biggest win in the tournament so far. On the top …

Vietnam did better than expected at 2022 World Pencak Silat Championship in Malaysia with six gold medals. The 19th edition of World Pencak Silat Championship was the first major international tournament that Vietnam attended after SEA Games 31. The national pencak silat team of Vietnam competed in 18 weight classes …

Vietnam got back on the winning track after defeating Chile 3-1 in the fourth round of the women’s group of 2022 Chess Olympiad on Monday. Playing Chile, a weaker opponent, Vietnam easily claimed victory after losing to Poland the day before. Vo Thi Kim Phung, Hoang Thi Bao Tram and …