Local bike racers train in RoK prior to ASIAD 17; Hercules Mach fails to defend Asian title; VN runners triumph at marathon; Vietnam second in world Xiangqi champs; Karate team earn medals in Japan

Vietnam aims for gold at first Chinese Chess world tournament; Tien Minh cruises into third round of BWF; Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2014 to kick off in HCM City

 Uzbekistan women train in VN ahead of AFC U19 qualifiers; Vietnam favoured for ASEAN Championship Title; Local teams lose third round matches at World Chess Olympiad; Vietnamese shooters attend training camp in RoK

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess master Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy has achieved his third Grandmaster (GM) norm after finishing supreme with 7.5 points at the fifth First Saturday – Borloy-Androvitzky Karoly Memorial,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese master Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy was awarded a title at the Borloy-Androvitzky Karoly Memorial, which wrapped up in Hungary last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second event of the "Chess for Girls Asia" series will take place in HCM City on July 2-7.

 The Viet Nam Football Federation's Disciplinary Board yesterday moved to suspend four players related to the scuffle between Ha Noi T&T and Hai Phong in the V-League's round 17 on Sunday.

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has dropped two places to No 38 in the June's rankings of 2700chess.com.

 Police on Thursday arrested Phan Anh Tuan of Ninh Binh football club, who allegedly participated in a shocking match-fixing scandal recently in the Asian Football Confederation Cup.

 Japan face Australia in cup final; Vietnam win berth in VTV Cup final; Samson scores a brace to hand T&T victory; VN chess players win bronze medals; Yamaha to train young footballers

 Three outstanding Vietnamese footballer’s Cong Vinh, Van Quyet and DinhLuat have been selected to play with a group of Asian stars in a friendly match against the Indonesian squad on May 11.

 Foreign athletes join Dien Bien Phu cycling tourney; Vietnam defeat Guangzhou in a friendly match; International women’s beach volleyball tourney kicks off; Ninh Binh beat Yangon United in AFC Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s number one chess player, Le Quang Liem, and his teammates from Webster University were recently crowned with the championship at the President's Cup chess tournament, which took place on April 5-6.

 U19 Viet Nam loses to U21 Lierse S.K.; Minh advances to second round of Hanoi Challenge; Chess masters gather for national competition

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vice Chair of the Vietnam Chess Federation Dang Tat Thang said the sponsorship deal for Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem may be ended because Liem did not comply with the agreement.

 Women masters to compete in international championships; Viet Nam in Group A at Asian Volleyball Championship; HCM City hosts Asia U14 tennis champs; Top triathletes to race in Lang Co

 VietNamNet Bridge – On March 12, Le Quang Liem got a win and a draw when holding the black pawns in the games against Zhang Zhong of Singapore and Duc Hoa of Vietnam.

 Chess GM Liem draws first blood at HDBank Open; HCM City hosts traditional martial arts tourney; VTV Binh Dien to face Lien Viet Postbank; Loan wins fourth stage at women's cycling open

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the rankings released by FIDE on March 1, Vietnam’s top chessman Le Quang Liem maintained Elo 2709 but he slipped by five spots from the previous month.

 Chuong Village is located in Phương Trung Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hanoi. It is famous for not only the traditional craft of making palm leaf conical hats and typical leaf selling markets, but also the village festival.