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Vietnam goes for gold at Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

 Vietnam aims to win eight gold medals at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) to be held in Turkmenistan on September 17-27.

Charity Fun Run to be held in District 7

 The British Business Group Vietnam will host the 17th annual Fun Run for Charity in District 7 on September 24.

VFF criteria makes it impossible for local to coach national football team

 The Vietnam Football Federation has decided to find a foreign coach to replace Nguyen Huu Thang as no local coach meets the criteria they set to lead the national team.

Desriac seizes yellow jersey of VTV International Cycling Tournament

 Loic Desriac of the team Bike Life VDC triumphed yesterday in the 10th stage of the VTV International Cycling Tournament, or Ton Hoa Sen Cup.

Vietnamese wins two golds at Asian swimming event

 Vietnamese swimmer Lam Quang Nhat won two golds and one silver at the ongoing Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

International volleyball event: Vinh Long lose to Cambodia

 Vinh Long lost to Cambodia 0-3 in the opening match of the Vĩnh Long International Volleyball Tournament in the southern province of Vinh Long on September 11.

Ngoan set for big tournaments after winning gold

 “Defeat makes me stronger as I learn a lot for the next competitions,” said Nguyen Thi Ngoan after a historic gold medal at the Karate 1-Premier League in Halle/Leipzig.

VN queen of sprint to train in the US

 Vietnamese athlete Le Tu Chinh, who has emerged as the queen of sprint of the Southeast Asian (SEA) region, will undergo training in the United States this year.

International rugby tournament in HCM City

 An international rugby 10-a-side tournament, the Saigon Rugby 10s, will be held at the RMIT University, District 7, HCM City on September 16-17.

Physically-challenged athletes head for ninth ASEAN Para Games

 A delegation of 142 Vietnamese athletes with disabilities left Ho Chi Minh City on September 11 for the ninth ASEAN Paralympic Games in Malaysia in the next days.

Vietnam defeats Indonesia 3-0 at AFF U18 championship

 Vietnam beat Indonesia 3-0 in a Group B match of the 2017 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U18 Championship held in Myanmar on September 11.

Amateur golfers to enter world championship

 Five golfers will represent Vietnam at the World Amateur Golfers Championship (WAGC) 2017 in Malaysia this November.

Catfish get even, Buffaloes suffer home defeat

 Hanoi Buffaloes suffered a home defeat yesterday in a showdown with Cantho Catfish.

Vietnam wins milestone title at Karate 1-Premier League

 Nguyen Thi Ngoan of Vietnam won a gold medal at the Karate 1-Premier League in Halle/Leipzig, which closed yesterday in Germany.

Vu Thi Trang seals Vietnam Open silver

 Vu Thi Trang took a silver medal in the Vietnam Open badminton tournament, which concluded in HCM City yesterday.

Quang Liem stops in second round of Chess World Cup

 Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player, Le Quang Liem, bid an early farewell to the ongoing 2017 Chess World Cup in Georgia after conceding a 0.5-1.5 defeat to Indian GM, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, in the second round on September 7. 

Trang advances to Vietnam Open’s quarters

 Vietnam’s Vu Thi Trang won a berth in the quarter-finals of the Vietnam Open badminton tournament yesterday.

U18 Vietnam thrash Brunei 8-1 in regional football championship

 Vietnam’s U18 football team defeated Brunei 8-1 in the squad's first match at the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.

VN's top chess-player at risk of elimination at World Cup

 Le Quang Liem’s undefeated streak ended on Wednesday after he lost to world No 41 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi in the second round’s first match of the Chess World Cup in Georgia.

Nguyen Tien Minh in third round of Vietnam Open

 Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam won his first match at the Việt Nam Vietnam Open badminton tournament, beating Mek Narongrit of Thailand 21-14, 21-16 yesterday in HCM City.