Việt Nam News

Young fighter Nguyễn Hữu Thế Vinh won Quảng Ninh a National Sports Games taekwondo gold medal on December 12 at the Cẩm Phả City Gymnasium.

We saw Cristiano Ronaldo sulk off the pitch with few handshakes for Morocco, bitter complaints about refereeing from the England players, handbags between the Netherlands and Argentina, and devastation from Brazil.

The 18-year-old athlete claimed his first senior tournament title in the men's 5km cross-country time trial. He was first with a time of 19.41min on Saturday in Hòa Bình Province.

Quảng Ninh archers had a successful day on December 11, bagging one gold and one bronze medals in the National Sports Games.

Hundreds of English and French fans crowded The 100 Garden in Hanoi for their countries’ World Cup quarter-final clash early Sunday morning. England went behind twice, and when Harry Kane had the chance to equalise from the spot for the second time, he put it over the bar. The final score meant heartbreak for the Barmy Army fans in Hanoi, but ecstasy for the French fans who will be relishing a semi-final clash with Morocco on Thursday morning.

Hà Thị Hậu made her name on the board of winners in her international debut at the Doi Inthanon Thailand by UTMB on December 10 in Chiang Mai.

Hoàng Hữu Hanh dominated the men's 21km race. He was followed by Hồ Chí Thiên and Nguyễn Phương Quang.

Argentina have God on their side, apparently, France are current world champions and are desperate for back-to-back success, and Croatia have unfinished business from 2018.

Filippino Bryan finished first in the men’s full marathon class with a time of 2hr 38.28min and Hiền completed her race in 3:08.51.

Quân won 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112, but as he didn't make the lightweight limit of 61kg, he was stripped of the IBF belt.

The Atlas Lions' miracle run continued with a 1-0 win against Portugal on Saturday. They became the first African team, and the first Arab team, to make a World Cup semifinals.

Organisers also held competitions for amateur dancers from clubs nationwide.

Quảng Ninh sent a team of 10 athletes under coach Nguyễn Xuân Hiếu. They were among almost 260 martial artists from 26 teams.

Chu Đinh Nghiêm is a man on a mission, and has just received the award for the second time and is ready for next season, which he thinks will be even harder.

Croatia, trailing 1-0 against Brazil with two minutes left in extra time, found an unlikely equaliser to take the match to penalties. The Netherlands' comeback was even more stunning, as they were losing 2-0 before the 83rd minute, but Wout Weghorst became the unlikely hero with a brace in the final ten minutes.

The event’s opening ceremony left a deep impression on the audience with the transmission of the sacred flame of the Games taken from the Hồ Chí Minh Museum.

Here’s a stat that you might find hard to believe. From all the penalties taken during shootouts in the past week, almost half, yes, you heard me right, almost half, have been missed.

The Hải Dương Province-born striker received many offers from domestic teams, but he wants to play abroad.