VN thrive at Nepal badminton tourney

No 1 seed Nguyễn Thùy Linh spent no sweat to advance to the quarter-finals of the Nepal International Series badminton tournament’s women’s singles in Kathmandu yesterday.

Sochi stripped of world championships

Sochi was stripped on Tuesday as the host of next year's bobsleigh and skeleton world championships amid accusations of state-sponsored doping against Russia, bringing a furious reponse from Moscow at what it dubbed a baseless "political decision".

Woods to play at Riviera in February

Tiger Woods on Tuesday confirmed plans to play in February's Genesis Open in Los Angeles, returning to the tournament where he made his PGA Tour debut for the first time in 10 years.

Runners to compete Đà Nẵng Distance race

Nearly 1,000 athletes from 100 teams will compete in the annual Đà Nẵng Newspaper Distance Race at the city’s East Sea Park on Sunday, the race organisers said yesterday.

New rankings for tennis players announced

Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên of Việt Nam has reached his best ranking of 1.426 in the world according to the latest release of the Association of Tennis Professionals on December 12.

Nga, Tú triumph in table tennis tourney

Hanoians Nguyễn Thị Nga and Nguyễn Anh Tú won the titles of the National Best Table Tennis Players Tournament, which wrapped up on Sunday in Hải Phòng.

Eastern Long Lions slam Saigon Heat in ABL

Saigon Heat lost to Hong Kong’s Eastern Long Lions 74–84 in their second match at the ASEAN Baksetball League (ABL) on Saturday at the HCM City’s Canadian International School Arena.

Nam, Hảo win national tennis titles

Vietnamese top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam of Bình Dương took the men’s singles title at the National Best Tennis Players Tournament which wrapped up in the central province of Nghệ An on Saturday.

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