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Lee Young-jin, assistant to head coach Park Hang-seo, will manage U23 Vietnam at the 2022 Dubai Cup. The decision was made by Park himself, who couldn’t coach the U23 team as he is busy with the national team for their two final World Cup qualifiers this month. Lee’s duty will …

  Everton manager Frank Lampard has a tough task on his hands to keep the team in the Premier League. AFP/VNA Photo Paul Kennedy There are rarely times I actually miss living in the UK. There are things I miss, of course. Greggs bakery for starters, especially the morning after …

Le Tuan Minh beat India’s Raunak Sadhwani on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the online Bullet Chess Championship. Le Tuan Minh at the national chess championship in Hanoi, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Xuan Binh Minh led Sadhwani 4-3 after the first 15 minutes, then scored 4.5 more points in …

FOOTBALL Roman Abramovich’s hopes of selling Chelsea FC have been thrown into turmoil as the British government named him among the latest high-net-worth Russian figures living in the UK to face economic sanctions.  The 55-year-old had placed the club up for sale last week, declaring the proceeds would go to …

Tran Quyet Chien will encounter Dick Jaspers again at the World Three-Cushion Championship for National Teams in Germany. As Vietnam play the Netherlands on Thursday night, Chien will have the chance to return the favor after losing to Jaspers in the final of the Three-Cushion World Cup in Turkey last …

South Korean Park Sang Ho climbed to the top of the table in the second round of 2022 Lexus Challenge on Wednesday. Park, a pro golfer, shared the first position with Nguyen Anh Minh, a 15-year-old amateur who started with a bang after taking the top spot on the first …

The problem with Vietnamese chess is that young players are meeting neither standards nor expectations, which could lead to a future talent shortage. In the March update of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Vietnam dropped to 58th, right behind the Philippines and Indonesia. This is the lowest peak of Vietnamese …

The Vietnamese futsal team will play in three major events this year, the AFF Championship, SEA Games 31 and Asian Cup. The 2022 AFF Futsal Championship, scheduled for April 3-12 in Thailand, will also serve as the Southeast Asian regional qualifying tournament for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup later this …

  Việt Nam players celebrate their 2-1 victory and qualification of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. This will be the first time Việt Nam appear on the world’s biggest footballing stage. Photo FIFA.com HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has dubbed Việt Nam’s national women football team ‘diamond girls’ …

Lexus Challenge, the first grand tournament hosted by Vietnam Golf Association (VGA) in 2022, is attracting a record number of participants. A total of 134 golf players from pro to amateur levels, including 22 foreigners have registered for the competition that started on Tuesday. “This is a record number for …