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Coach Philippe Troussier wanted to emphasize on Vietnam’s victory against Laos on Sunday evening in their first match in SEA Games 32, but added that there were some problems that need to be resolved. “I am satisfied with Vietnam’s victory today. We scored two goals and did not concede any,” …

Kurash Vietnamese Nguyễn Thị Bích Ngọc (second, left) on podium with her World Kurash Championship gold. Photo of organisers HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Thị Bích Ngọc has won gold at the 14th World Kurash Championship which opened on November 27 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Ngọc defeated Gulshat Annayeva of the host nation in the women’s …

Chess SEA Games reigning champion Lê Tuấn Minh of Việt Nam (left) will compete at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2023 in Uzbekistan next month. VNS Photo Anh Thư HÀ NỘI — Master Lê Tuấn Minh will be Việt Nam’s sole representative at the FIDE World Rapid …

Vovinam Huỳnh Khắc Nguyên performs in the men’s grand sun and moon sword form to win his seventh world championship gold. Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — Việt Nam added four more golds to the tally at the ongoing World Vovinam Championship at HCM City’s Phú Thọ Gymnasium. Competing on home ground …

A header from Van Tung and a close-range finish from Quoc Viet gave Vietnam a 2-0 victory over Laos at SEA Games 32. Vietnam got off to a great start when Van Tung headed the ball past Laos goalkeeper into the net, following a good cross from Thanh Nhan from …

Football Vietnamese players will begin training next month for the Asian Games. The team target a place in the knockout stage in Qatar. — Photo of VFF HÀ NỘI — The national team of Việt Nam will begin training next month in preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup which may …

French coach Philippe Troussier said Vietnam’s U22 football team is looking forward to meeting Laos at their first SEA Games 32 match on Sunday. “The team will play the best football they can, and the game with be the fruit of all our preparations over the past two months. We’re …

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called upon spectators to maintain their dignity whilst supporting Cambodian competitors in the forthcoming SEA Games. He cited a bad example in 2016, when the Cambodian national football team played East Timor and some fans invaded the pitch. The PM asked the people to …

The Vietnam Mixed Martial Arts Federation (VMMAF) has disciplined three referees at the controversial Oliveira v. Ngoc Luong match last Saturday, and planned a rematch. A Monday meeting by the VMMAF evaluated and dealt with violations regarding the LION Championship 2023 match between Brazilian fighter Robson De Oliveira and his …

All the free tickets for the opening two games in group A of SEA Games 32 men’s football on Saturday ran out in one day. The Cambodia SEA Games Organizing Committee (CAMSOC) and the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) delivered 20,000 free tickets for the two matches this Saturday. Of …