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Nguyen Tien Minh qualifies for Kawasaki International’s quarters

Nguyen Tien Minh advanced to the quarter-finals of the Kawasaki Vietnam International Series 2016 badminton tournament yesterday in Bac Ninh Province.

Host team dominate in Asian Beach Games athletics

 Vietnamese athletes continued to dominate beach athletics at the Asian Beach Games, bagging three of five gold medals on day five. 

Spanish coach Bruno Garcia leaves Vietnam futsal team

VietNamNet Bridge - Coach Bruno Garcia has unexpectedly said goodbye to the Vietnam futsal team after the historic achievement of Vietnam futsal at the World Cup 2016.

V. League awards announced

 Sebastian Gaston Merlo of Da Nang finished top goal-scorer and was named player of the season in V.League 1, the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company announced.

Asian Beach Games: Vietnam remains in first position

 Host Vietnam shined with sweet victories on September 28 at the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG5), continuing to lead the medal table with 28 gold medals

VTVcab brings NBA live to Vietnam

 World famous basketball tournament American National Basketball Association (NBA) will be telecast live in VN for three seasons starting from this year.

Ly Hoang Nam beats world No 706 Yamasaki Jumpei at Men’s Future

 Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam defeated Japanese Yamasaki Jumpei in the men’s singles first round of the VN Men’s Futures F6 tennis tournament on September 27.

ABG5: Vietnam leads medal table on third competition day

 Vietnamese athletes won nine gold medals on the third day of competition at the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG5) in the central city of Da Nang, helping the host country top the medal tally.

U19 team gather for AFC football tournament

 The national U19 women’s football team have gathered in Hanoi in preparation for the 2017 AFC U19 Women’s Championship’s qualifying round to be held in Hanoi from October 29 to November 6.

Vietnam bags first gold in sepak takraw

 Trio Nguyen Thai Linh, Tran Hong Nhung and Do Thi Nguyen helped Vietnam beat Myanmar in the Women’s Trio final of the Sepak Takraw event for a gold medal at the 5th Asian Beach Games on September 27.

Muay Thai fighters strike gold at ABG5

  Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat took gold for Vietnam in Muay Thai at the 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) after beating Wang Wengfeng of China in the men’s lightweight (57-60kg) final in Da Nang on September 26. 

Hanoi nails national fencing championship

 Hanoi triumphed at the National Fencing Championships, which ended at the city’s Trinh Hoai Duc Gymnasium on Sunday.

Ly Hoang Nam continues rise up world ATP rankings

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has advanced 173 places to reach world No. 1,002 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s doubles rankings. 

Cuong wins men’s singles title at national badminton event

 Pham Cao Cuong of HCM City beat his teammate Nguyen Tien Minh to win the men’s singles category of the National Individual Badminton Tournament which wrapped up at the weekend in the northern province of Thái Bình.

Ly Hoang Nam wins two Men’s Futures titles

 Ly Hoang Nam grabbed two titles at the Vietnam F5 Men’s Future tennis tournament, which closed in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 25.

Int’l series attracts badminton players from 15 countries, territories

 Nearly 200 badminton players from 15 countries and territories will compete at Kawasaki Vietnam International Series 2016, which will kick off in the northern province of Bac Ninh on September 28. 

Nam crowned at Men's Futures F5, making historic landmark for Vietnamese tennis

Ly Hoang Nam was crowned champion at the men's singles event of the 2016 Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tournament, after beating his Japanese rival Masato Shiga 2-0, in the final in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 25.

Vietnam bag four golds as Beach Games heat up

 Vietnamese athlete Phan Thi Phuong bagged Vietnam’s first gold medal of the fifth Asian Beach Games, which officially kicked off on September 24 in the central city of Danang.

Vietnam crowned bronze medallists at regional U-19 championship

 After missing out on the final, Vietnam performed brilliantly in the match for third-place at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on September 24, thrashing Timor Leste with a score of 4-0 to claim the bronze medal of the 2016 AFF U-19 Championship.

ABG5: Vietnam leads medal table after first competition day

 Vietnamese athletes won three gold, four silver and 11 bronze medals on the first day of competition at the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG 6) in the central city of Da Nang, helping the host country lead the medal tally.