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Van Vi Luong of Vietnam earned his place at the World Gymnastics Championship after his performance at the ongoing Asian championship in Singapore. Luong finished 14th in the men’s all-round event with 79.097 points after six apparatus on Thursday at the OCBC Arena. Japanese Oka Shinnosuke took gold with 86.065 …

A long line of fans left Lach Tray Stadium in Hai Phong early during the friendly between Vietnam and Hong Kong, following an unconvincing performance of the home team. Fans started leaving after the 75th minute in the game on Thursday night, despite it being a match people in Hai …

The Vietnamese women’s football team have been receiving assistance from a physical strength and nutrition expert sent by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) during their training in Germany. The expert, Dr Ellena Tuner, is accompanying the team during their stay there from June 13 to 17. This is …

Lionel Messi delighted Argentina fans in Beijing when he scored the fastest goal of his international career in a 2-0 friendly win over Australia, netting after 79 seconds at a raucous Workers’ Stadium on Thursday. Fans immediately got their money’s worth when Argentina won the ball in Australia’s half in …

Vietnam opened the scoring in the first half from a penalty kick. Hong Kong created more chances but finished unsuccessfully. Vietnam national football team had a good start under coach Philippe Troussier with their win against Hong Kong. However, the team still have many things to improve and need time …

Striker Matthew Orr hopes to end Hong Kong’s goal drought in Thursday game against Vietnam and has watched videos of the world’s top strikers like Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski to improve. Hong Kong striker Matthew Orr. Photo by AFC Orr told the South China Morning Post he hopes his …

Vietnam’s goal at the Thursday friendly match with Hong Kong is to win and test a new playing style, head coach Phillipe Troussier said at a press briefing. Troussier expressed pleasure at the performance shown by Vietnamese players after one-week training for the game, the national team’s first match under …

South Korea’s defending K-League 1 champions Ulsan Hyundai have apologized to Thailand’s Sasalak Haiprakhon after players posted racist comments towards him on social media. After Ulsan defeated Jeju 5-1 in a league game on June 10, Ulsan players praised the performance of defender Lee Myung-jae on his social media account. …

Superstar Lionel Messi won’t be in Jakarta for the highly anticipated friendly between Indonesia and Argentina, and the local fans are not happy. Argentine media confirmed that Messi would play the exhibition match with Australia in China on Thursday. After that, the 35-year-old will not go to Indonesia for the …

Abraham Getahun regretted losing the 21 km distance at VnExpress Marathon Quy Nhon 2023, but was still happy winning his first award overseas as the third finisher. Getahun had an impressive race on Sunday as he led the 21 km race throughout the first half. This was the first time …