Vietnam’s No 1 player enters FIDE World Cup’s third round
Vietnam’s No 1 player enters FIDE World Cup’s third round

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem advanced to the third round of the FIDE World Cup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on September 15.

Vietnam’s No 1 player enters FIDE World Cup’s third round
Vietnam finishes first at World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships
Vietnam finishes first at World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships

Vietnam topped the medal tally of the World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships which was held in Salobrena, Spain, from September 11-13.

Vietnam finishes first at World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships
Cong Phuong’s market value rises to EUR200,000
Cong Phuong’s market value rises to EUR200,000

VOV.VN -According to website Transfermarkt, Vietnamese forward Nguyen Cong Phuong’s estimated market value has risen to approximately EUR200,000, equivalent to more than VND5 billion.

Cong Phuong’s market value rises to EUR200,000
Vietnam to meet DPRK in 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Vietnam to meet DPRK in 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s national under-16 women’s football team are set to take on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, which is underway in Thailand.

Vietnam to meet DPRK in 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Vietnam’s U19 draw Thailand in Bangkok Cup 2019
Vietnam’s U19 draw Thailand in Bangkok Cup 2019

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s national under-19 football team are set to play local rivals Thailand in the opening match of the Bangkok Cup 2019, a regional under-19 football tournament, which is scheduled to transpire from October 10-12.

Vietnam’s U19 draw Thailand in Bangkok Cup 2019
Fox Sports Asia scores Vietnam performance below average
Fox Sports Asia scores Vietnam performance below average

VOV.VN - Fox Sports Asia has given the Vietnam national team a score of B-, below average, as it assessed how well each ASEAN team performed in the opening two matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers.

Fox Sports Asia scores Vietnam performance below average
Vietnam’s U16 footballers ready for 2020 AFC Championship qualification
Vietnam’s U16 footballers ready for 2020 AFC Championship qualification

The Vietnam’s U16 football team is ready to compete at the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, said head coach Dinh The Nam in a press briefing in Hanoi on September 13.

Vietnam’s U16 footballers ready for 2020 AFC Championship qualification
Hanoi FC and Nam Dinh FC fined as flares blight V-League fixture
Hanoi FC and Nam Dinh FC fined as flares blight V-League fixture

VOV.VN -Both Hanoi FC and Nam Dinh FC have been fined VND85 million each by the Vietnam Football Federation after away fans set off flares at the Hang Day stadium during their tie in Round 22 of the V-League.

Hanoi FC and Nam Dinh FC fined as flares blight V-League fixture
Vietnam Open sees Tien Minh shine as he moves into quarterfinals
Vietnam Open sees Tien Minh shine as he moves into quarterfinals

VOV.VN -Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam’s leading badminton player, enjoyed a successful day after defeating his Chinese opponent in the third round of the ongoing Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open badminton tournament in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam Open sees Tien Minh shine as he moves into quarterfinals
Chess prodigy Anh Khoi granted grandmaster title
Chess prodigy Anh Khoi granted grandmaster title

VOV.VN -Nguyen Anh Khoi, a talented 17-year-old Vietnamese chess player, has been officially granted the title of grandmaster by the International Chess Federation.

Chess prodigy Anh Khoi granted grandmaster title
GM Le Quang Liem to play tie-break at FIDE World Cup
GM Le Quang Liem to play tie-break at FIDE World Cup

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem will take part in a play-off match after second draw at the FIDE World Cup's first round in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

GM Le Quang Liem to play tie-break at FIDE World Cup
Tien Minh into third round of Vietnam Open
Tien Minh into third round of Vietnam Open

VOV.VN -Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam’s top badminton player, has qualified for the third round of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open badminton tournament which is currently taking place at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City.

Tien Minh into third round of Vietnam Open
VTV secures rights to broadcast SEA Games 30
VTV secures rights to broadcast SEA Games 30

VOV.VN - Vietnam Television (VTV) has won the rights to broadcast 15 of a total of 56 different sporting events at the 30th Southeast Asian Games, also known as SEA Games 30, which is scheduled to take place in the Philippines later this year.

VTV secures rights to broadcast SEA Games 30
Philippe Troussier named as new coach of Vietnam’s U19 side
Philippe Troussier named as new coach of Vietnam’s U19 side

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced the appointment of Philippe Troussier as the new coach of Vietnam’s national under-19 football team.

Philippe Troussier named as new coach of Vietnam’s U19 side
Vietnam in fourth place in race for World Cup qualification
Vietnam in fourth place in race for World Cup qualification

VOV.VN -The Vietnam men’s national football team have temporarily fallen two places to fourth in Group G in the qualification campaign for the World Cup 2020 after the other teams in the group played their second round of matches.

Vietnam in fourth place in race for World Cup qualification
Vietnam Offroad PVOIL Cup to be held later this month
Vietnam Offroad PVOIL Cup to be held later this month

The Vietnam Offroad PVOIL Cup 2019 will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay Town on the outskirts of Hanoi on September 28 – 29.

Vietnam Offroad PVOIL Cup to be held later this month
Top Vietnamese chess players compete at World Cup
Top Vietnamese chess players compete at World Cup

Top Vietnamese chess players Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son are competing at the FIDE World Cup 2019 which began in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on September 10.

Top Vietnamese chess players compete at World Cup
Runners gear up for Techcombank HCM City International Marathon
Runners gear up for Techcombank HCM City International Marathon

VOV.VN -Up to 13,000 foreign and Vietnamese runners are due to take part in the Techcombank HCM City International Marathon, which is scheduled to take place from December 6-8.

Runners gear up for Techcombank HCM City International Marathon
Price of broadcasting rights for Vietnam-Indonesia clash revealed
Price of broadcasting rights for Vietnam-Indonesia clash revealed

VOV.VN -A number of Vietnamese media outlets are in the race to secure the rights to broadcast the upcoming away fixture between Vietnam and Indonesia on October 15, which will take place as part of the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2020.

Price of broadcasting rights for Vietnam-Indonesia clash revealed
Peruvian coach named manager of Vietnamese tennis team
Peruvian coach named manager of Vietnamese tennis team

VOV.VN -Peruvian coach Ivan Miranda has been officially unveiled as the new manager of the national tennis team.

Peruvian coach named manager of Vietnamese tennis team
Vietnam’s U22 side enjoy comfortable win over China in friendly match
Vietnam’s U22 side enjoy comfortable win over China in friendly match

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national U22 men’s football team ran out 2-0 winners against China in a friendly match played in Hubei, China, on September 8.

Vietnam’s U22 side enjoy comfortable win over China in friendly match
Bike Life Dong Nai triumphs VTV int’l cycling tournament
Bike Life Dong Nai triumphs VTV int’l cycling tournament

Cyclists Loic Desriac and Jordan Parra, members of the Bike Life Dong Nai team, respectively secured the yellow and green jerseys of the VTV International Cycling Tournament – Ton Hoa Sen Cup, which wrapped up in the central province of Quang Nam’s Hoi An city on September 8.

Bike Life Dong Nai triumphs VTV int’l cycling tournament
Thai League runner-up eyes Vietnamese stars
Thai League runner-up eyes Vietnamese stars

VOV.VN - Bangkok United, which finished second the Thai League last season, wants to recruit three Vietnamese players: Van Toan, Cong Phuong, and Xuan Truong, according to assistant coach Panupong Wongsa.

Thai League runner-up eyes Vietnamese stars
Vietnam wins silver and bronze medals in artistic gymnastics
Vietnam wins silver and bronze medals in artistic gymnastics

Vietnamese gymnasts have won a silver and bronze medal at the ongoing Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Turkey.

Vietnam wins silver and bronze medals in artistic gymnastics
Freestyle football promoted in Vietnam
Freestyle football promoted in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Freestyle football was first introduced to Vietnam in 2008 with the establishment of Around The World, the country’s first club to practice the art of self-expression with a ball.

Freestyle football promoted in Vietnam
Vietnam to drop in FIFA Rankings, but still in top 100
Vietnam to drop in FIFA Rankings, but still in top 100

VOV.VN - Vietnam will likely slide from its current place at 97th to 99th place in the FIFA Rankings after the scoreless tie with Thailand in its first World Cup 2022 qualifier on September 5. 

Vietnam to drop in FIFA Rankings, but still in top 100
Vietnamese athletes to compete in IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship
Vietnamese athletes to compete in IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

Seven Vietnamese athletes are ready to compete at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship 2019 to be held in Nice, France, on September 7 and 8.

Vietnamese athletes to compete in IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship
Vietnam second in Group G of World Cup 2022 qualification stage
Vietnam second in Group G of World Cup 2022 qualification stage

VOV.VN -The Vietnam men’s national football team have temporarily moved up to second in Group G in qualification for the World Cup 2020.

Vietnam second in Group G of World Cup 2022 qualification stage
Vietnam earn away draw in opening tie of World Cup qualifiers
Vietnam earn away draw in opening tie of World Cup qualifiers

VOV.VN - The Vietnam men’s national football team played out a goalless draw in their away tie against regional rivals Thailand in the opening fixture of Group G in the Asian Zone’s World Cup qualifiers at the Thammasat stadium on September 5. 

Vietnam earn away draw in opening tie of World Cup qualifiers
A closer look at the Thammasat stadium in Thailand
A closer look at the Thammasat stadium in Thailand

VOV.VN -With the Vietnam national team set to take on their rivals from Thailand in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round of the World Cup 2020, the Thammasat stadium will play host to the fixture at 7:00 on September 5. Let’s take a tour around the stadium:

A closer look at the Thammasat stadium in Thailand
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