Keeper Dang Van Lam will not recover in time for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and has been forced to withdraw from the Vietnam camp. A medical examination on Sunday determined that Lam has a twitch in his right calf and an Achilles tendinitis, and the injuries will require another …
Read More »Vietnam midfielder gets star treatment after friendly with Malaysia side
Players of the Royal Malaysia Police FC waited to shake hands with Cong An Ha Noi’s midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai after the clubs’ friendly match on Friday, although Hai did not play. Vietnam midfielder gets star treatment after friendly with Malaysia side Cầu thủ Malaysia xếp hàng để …
Read More »Nadal to play former US Open champion Thiem in comeback match
Rafael Nadal will face former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem in the first round of the Brisbane International in a tough return to the ATP Tour after almost a year off due to injury. Thiem, a former world number three who was beaten by Nadal in the 2018 and 2019 …
Read More »Ten Hag slams Man Utd after ‘unnecessary’ Forest loss
Erik ten Hag slammed his Manchester United flops after Saturday’s dismal 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest condemned the troubled club to their worst start to a season since 1930. Ten Hag accused his players of lacking energy and motivation during an awful first half display in which they mustered just …
Read More »Nadal draws qualifier at comeback tournament in Brisbane
Rafael Nadal avoided meeting a seed first up at his comeback tournament after drawing a qualifier in the Brisbane International, with Russia’s Aslan Karatsev a potential second-round opponent. The 37-year-old Spaniard has been out of the game for almost 12 months following hip surgery after the 2023 Australian Open in …
Read More »Poisonous snake stops play at Australia tennis tournament
Dominic Thiem’s Brisbane International qualifying match against Australian James McCabe was suspended for 40 minutes on Saturday after a poisonous snake slithered courtside. McCabe had just wrapped up the first set 6-2 against the Austrian 2020 U.S. Open champion when the reptile — reportedly an eastern brown snake — was …
Read More »Vietnam boxer to fight Chinese number 3
The upcoming clash between Vietnamese boxer Tran Van Thao and China’s Gui Ming Li has been one of the top 10 most anticipated bouts scheduled for the WBO’s “War in Paradise” on Jan. 13. The WBO title match will be held in Incheon, South Korea. Among the 20 names competing …
Read More »Money really can’t buy you everything
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe knows his team need to improve in 2024. AFP/VNA Photo Paul Kennedy In 1964, while staying at the George V hotel in Paris, Paul McCartney, lead singer of The Beatles, had an upright piano moved into his suite so he could continue writing songs. It …
Read More »World number one Djokovic taking it ‘season by season’
World number one Novak Djokovic is hoping his latest trip to Australia is not the last, but admits that at 36 he is now taking it “season by season.” The Serbian superstar is the king of the Melbourne Park hard courts, winning the Australian Open a record 10 times, with …
Read More »Runner Oanh encourages people to practice healthy lifestyle
Athletics Elite runner Nguyễn Thị Oanh’s success is expected to inspire people to practise sport every day and follow healthy lifestyles. Photos of AIA Vietnam HÀ NỘI — Multi-time SEA Games champion Nguyễn Thị Oanh has cooperated with AIA Vitality, a unique health care programme based on scientific research and …
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