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  Mohammed Abdul Basit of Sông Lam Nghệ An (left) runs away from Becamex Bình Dương captain Tô Văn Vũ during their V.League 1 match on Friday. Basit scored the only goal of the match and the first goal of the season. Photo courtesy of VPF Hoàng Hồ BÌNH DƯƠNG …

  Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and City’s Pep Guardiola head into the final straight of the two-horse race for the title. — AFP Photo Paul Kennedy Games in hand mean nothing, unless you win them. And that’s exactly what Liverpool have done over the past few weeks to take themselves within …

Vietnam Football Federation (AFF) has sought permission from ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) to send Vietnam reinforcements for their AFF U23 Youth Championship final with Thailand. “Right after the semifinal between Vietnam and Timor Leste, I discussed adding more Vietnam players with VFF. This is an emergency situation due to Covid-19. …

Keeper Dang Tuan Hung saved a victorious Vietnam in a penalty shootout against Timor Leste in the AFF U23 Youth Championship semifinals Thursday thanks to instruction from the coaches. “The coaches showed me how to read and put pressure on the opponent in the penalty shootout. I also told myself …

Football Topenland Bình Định players training for the start of the season. They will host defending champions Viettel. — Photo of Topenland Bình ĐỊnh HÀ NỘI — You won’t need reminding that COVID-19 has the ability to impact every aspect of life, and football is no exception. The Night Wolf V.League …

Vietnam beat Timor Leste 5-3 in a penalty shootout in the semifinals of the AFF U23 Youth Championship Thursday night. Vietnam only had 13 registered players after the rest contracted Covid-19. On the bench were just one goalkeeper and defender each. With the team not having much time to train …

HÀ NỘI — Some 121 golfers have registered to join Lexus Challenge 2022 as of February 21. They include 106 male and 15 female golfers, according to the Việt Nam Golf Association (VGA) organising committee. The registration, which will select 120 male and 30 female golfers, will be closed on February 28. Trương …

  PAY THE PENALTY: Trần Bảo Toàn puts in a challenge. With only thirteen players available, Việt Nam still progressed to the final after a penalty shoot-out victory. Photo bongdaplus.vn  Anh Đức PHNOM PENH — Việt Nam’s U23s reached the final of the AFF Championships on Thursday, but only after a nervy …

Vietnam defeated Timor Leste in the semifinals of the AFF U23 Youth Championship after winning 5-3 in the penalty shootout Thursday night. In this tough semifinal, Vietnam could only register 13 players as the others got Covid-19. On the bench, there were just one goalkeeper and one defender. Since the …

  Việt Nam players train in Phnom Penh for the AFF U23 Championship. Việt Nam are confident of having enough players to finish the tournament. — Photo of VFF HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam are still suffering the COVID curse after more players tested at the AFF U23 Championship, but …