Vietnamese Le Tuan Minh lost to American Andrew Tang in the online Bullet Chess Championship on Tuesday, but retains a chance in the bracket for losers. Going up against arguably the fastest player at the moment, Minh still won the first four games. Before the break, he was leading 5.5-3.5. …
Read More »Superstar midfielder, Hanoi FC fail to reach agreement on new contract
Nguyen Quang Hai, currently the biggest star in Vietnamese football, failed to agree to a contract extension with Hanoi FC at a meeting Monday night. The meeting with club president Do Vinh Quang proved unproductive because of disagreement over certain terms in the new contract. Hai has been willing to …
Read More »Việt Nam, Oman look to the future and name uncapped youngsters for their clash
Adriano Schmidt has been called up to the national team. The Vietnamese-German defender is one of three new players called up for Việt Nam’s last two World Cup qualifying games. — Photo Bình Định FC HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam and Oman have both named uncapped players in their squads for …
Read More »Power to the players
Nguyễn Quang Hải looks to be on his way out of Hà Nội FC on a free transfer. Photo nld.com.vn Peter Cowan Player power has a bad reputation in much of the football world, but I think if anything more of it is needed. The Messis and Ronaldos of this world …
Read More »SLNA’s coach Hoàng satisfied with his players’ performance
Coach Nguyễn Huy Hoàng of SLNA said he was satisfied with the performance of his players after the 1-1 draw with Sài Gòn FC on Sunday. — Photo danviet.vn HÀ NỘI Sông Lam Nghệ An (SLNA) coach Nguyễn Huy Hoàng is satisfied with the performance of his team after …
Read More »Đà Nẵng marathon set to resume
A woman heads to the finish in celebration with her children at the Manulife Đà Nẵng International Marathon. The race, which was delayed by the COVID19 in 2020-21, will resume on March 20. Photo courtesy of the World Marathon Company and Pulse Active ĐÀ NẴNG — More than 5,000 local …
Read More »Vietnam enjoy best stats in world billiard championship
Tran Quyet Chien and Nguyen Duc Anh Chien had the best combined average point per turn in the World Three-Cushion Championship for National Teams. The average point per turn (avg) of Vietnam was even higher than champions Turkey. The Turkish duo Can Capak and Tayfun Tasdemir had an avg of …
Read More »Vietnam miss key players for World Cup qualifiers
Coach Park Hang-seo had to replace four players in the squad for the remaining World Cup qualifiers, including main keeper Bui Tan Truong and defender Tran Dinh Trong. Truong got Covid-19 for the second time, while Trong was injured again. Besides, midfielder To Van Vu also got Covid while defender …
Read More »‘Old man’ Tuấn sets out to conquer SEA Games marathon
Marathon Runner Lê Văn Tuấn, 38, believes age is only a number that does not influence his ability to compete in the SEA Games. Photo of Tiền Phong Marathon Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Dubbed ‘old man’ in the marathon community, Lê Văn Tuấn, 38, has shown an iron will and strong mind …
Read More »Vietnam end three-cushion championship campaign
Tran Quyet Chien and Nguyen Duc Anh Chien ended their 2022 World Three-Cushion Championship campaign after losing to Germany in the National Teams quarterfinals Saturday night. For the hosts, Martin Horn made a strong start, leading 21-1 after 6 turns. Chien closed the gap to 18-21, but the German player …
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