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Athletes compete at Hà Nội Mới Newspaper – Run for Peace this Sunday

The 46th Hà Nội Mới Newspaper – Run for Peace will see a number of national team members competing this Sunday around Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội.

Vietnamese athletes advance in Maldives Challenge

No 3 seed Nguyễn Tiến Minh from Việt Nam easily defeated Buwaneka Goonethilleka of Sri Lanka in the first round of the Maldives International Chalenge badminton tournament yesterday.

Hà Nội stumble in quest for AFC glory

Hà Nội FC left themselves a mountain to climb to reach the AFC Cup final after drawing the home leg of the Inter-zonal Final 2-2 at home yesterday to North Korean Side April 25 Sports Club (4.25 SC).

From ruthless to spineless

Former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs was in Việt Nam over the weekend, his second visit this year.

Long jump champion Thảo to withdraw from SEA Games

No 1 long jumper Bùi Thị Thu Thảo has asked to withdraw from the coming 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

Messi injured but Barca seal much-needed win over Villarreal

Lionel Messi endured yet more injury frustration on Tuesday after going off at half-time against Villarreal but Barcelona gave their coach Ernesto Valverde some much-needed relief with a comfortable 2-1 victory.

Pochettino admits Spurs are 'unsettled' after Colchester shock

Mauricio Pochettino claimed his struggling Tottenham side are "unsettled" after they suffered an embarrassing League Cup third-round defeat at fourth-tier Colchester on Tuesday.

Hà Nội aim for historic AFC Cup first

While it's the Vietnamese side's first appearance in the showpiece final, the North Korean side played in the same game last year, losing out to Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan.

Chess masters to compete in HCM City

The National Chess Team Championship will be held from September 25 to October 6 in HCM City.

Messi, Rapinoe win FIFA Player of the Years awards

Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award on Monday with Megan Rapinoe bagging the women's prize to cap a historic year for the United States' World Cup icon.

IAAF chief Coe confirms knowledge of German media's Kenya doping claims

IAAF president Sebastian Coe confirmed on Monday reports in German media which said the governing body's integrity unity had received claims of doping against Kenyan athletes ahead of the World Championships.

Việt Nam need to improve as Malaysia are stronger

National football coach Park Hang-seo believes Malaysia have improved greatly recently, and his team need luck on their side when the two teams meet in the next 2020 World Cup qualifier.

Liêm out of FIDE World Cup after fourth round

Liêm brings home winnings of US$25,000.

Kao Việt Nam to sponsor national football teams

The company from Japan pledged to support the national men's and women's and the U23 squads for two years, starting from early this April.

Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh win promotion to V.League 1, Phù Đồng relegated

In the last match of the first division tournament on Sunday, the former Ha Noi FC B team came from behind to defeat Long An 2-1 on home turf and received their trophy.

'We fight for everything': Klopp salutes Liverpool's perfect start

Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool's unquenchable appetite for success was the driving force behind the 2-1 win at Chelsea that extended their perfect start to the Premier League title race on Sunday.

Colombia's Munoz pulls out playoff win at Sanderson Farms event

Sebastian Munoz parred the first playoff hole on Sunday at the Sanderson Farms Championship to beat Im Sung-jae and earn his first US PGA Tour victory.

Thanh Hóa on brink of relegation after late defeat

The 1-0 defeat in Da Nang coupled with bottom side Khanh Hoa's shock 3-0 win over Nam Dinh means Thanh Hoa are only a point off bottom with two games to go.