Tag Archives: sport

  Hà Nội FC players train ahead of the 2022 V.League 1 season, which has been delayed. Photo thanhnien.vn By Peter Cowan It’s the age-old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Science has yet to definitively answer this particular riddle, but it seems to me the boffins …

Football Vietnamese players seen during their Spanish training course. Their Asian Cup tournament is affected after some players tested positive for COVID-19. Photo courtesy of VFF HÀ NỘI — A COVID-19 outbreak among the Vietnamese women’s’ team is threatening their participation in the AFC Asian Women’s Cup. On January 16, one …

  Pleiku Stadium is one of Việt Nam’s few purpose-built football stadiums. Photo bongda24.vn Peter Cowan There’s nothing quite like an away day. The anticipation builds throughout the early morning start, sports radio crackles on the way to the ground, the buzz you get from entering a hostile environment, and if you’re …

  Tăng Thị Nhung, the first professional female golfer in Việt Nam. — Photo vietnamgolfmagazine.net By Thanh Nga Despite a late start to the sport, Tăng Thị Nhung went on to become Việt Nam’s first-ever professional golfer. Now, after retiring from the competition, she is determined to use her position …

  Swimmer Nguyễn Huy Hoàng has been voted Vietnamese athlete of the year by sports journalists. — Photo nld.com.vn HÀ NỘI — In a year of highs and lows for Vietnamese sport, swimmer Nguyễn Huy Hoàng has been voted the best athlete of 2021, after a highly-contested vote by sports journalists …

  Bruno Cosendey Lobo Pinto (left) trains with his new team, HCM City. — Photo zingnews.vn Football HCM CITY — HCM City have signed Brazilian midfielder Bruno Cosendey ahead of the V.League 1 2022 season. Cosendey will wear the jersey No 10 and is expected to replace Lee Nguyễn after Nguyễn’s contract with …