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Vietnam loses 0-7 to Japan in futsal friendly match

 Vietnam’s national futsal team could not surprise Japan in their friendly match in Kariya, Japan on April 22.

HCM City wins national Vovinam championships

 Ho Chi Minh City successfully defended its title at the National Vovinam Clubs Championships which closed in the southern province of An Giang on April 22.

Senior golfers set to tee off in Hue City

 The National Golf Championship for Seniors will kick off at Thua Thien - Hue Province’s Laguna Lang Co Golf Course on April 30.

Binh Duong FC defeated at Asian League

Becamex Binh Duong’s trip to the Asian Football Confederation Champions League ended yesterday after their 0-3 loss to Jiangsu Suning in the fifth round match of Group E.

Vietnamese Taekwondo athletes bring home gold, bronze

 Vietnam won two gold and five bronze medals at the Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, which closed in the Philippines on Monday.

Vietnam placed in Group A at ASEAN U-16 tournament

 Vietnam are in the “Group of Death” at the ASEAN U-16 Football Championship.

Vietnam wins bronze medal at Asian fencing tourney

Vietnam won a bronze medal in the men’s team sabre event at the Asian Fencing Championships which ended in Wuxi, China, yesterday. 

Two Vietnamese gymnasts qualify for 2016 Brazil Olympics

 Gymnasts Phan Thi Ha Thanh and Pham Phuoc Hung have qualified to represent Vietnam at the 2016 Olympic Games, following their performances at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Brazil.

HCM City to host int’l martial arts festival

 The Ho Chi Minh City 2016 International Martial Arts Festival will be held from April 22 to24.

VTV to air all football matches at EURO 2016

 Vietnam Television (VTV) on April 14 announced its copyright and schedule to broadcast the UEFA EURO 2016 Finals.

Vietnam win golds in Asian youth chess champs

 Vietnam wrapped up the Asian Youth Chess Championships with seven gold, five silver and seven bronze medals.

Vietnam's No 1 tennis player drops in latest ATP world rankings

 Vietnam's No 1 tennis player Ly Hoang Nam dropped to 901st place from 870 in the ATP rankings, which were released earlier this week.

VN fencing earns another ticket to Rio Olympics

  “Sabre queen” Nguyen Thi Le Dung won a ticket to the Rio Olympics yesterday after her victory against Taiwanese fencer Tiffany Dell’Aquila in the sabre final of the Asia-Pacific zone qualification.

VN’s first international-standard auto circus to open soon

 The first-ever auto-racing circus to meet international standards will open soon in the southern province of Long An.

Vietnam in pot 4 for AFC U19 tournament draw

  The Asian Football Federation (AFC) has announced the seeds for the 2016 AFC U19 Championship final round draw to be held in Bahrain on April 30.

VN fencers grab Olympic tickets

 Vietnam pocketed two Olympic slots in fencing during Asia-Pacific zonal qualification matches in China yesterday.

Hai Phong extend V-League winning streak to five matches

 Hai Phong carried on with their stunning winning streak in the 2016 V-League, defeating Hoang Anh Gia Lai 4-2 in the fifth round of play at Lach Tray Stadium on April 10. 

Vietnamese badminton star fails to reach Finnish trophy

 Top Vietnamese shuttler Nguyen Tien Minh was not able to claim the top title in the men's singles at the Finnish Open 2016 after suffering a bitter 0-2 loss to Kanta Tsuneyama from Japan in their final clash on April 10.

Stunts thrill crowds at Yamaha Motor Show 2016

 This year's Yamaha Motor Show 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City on April 7, attended by thousands, saw some downright thrilling performances by two Japanese professional stunt riders.

Hockey: Vietnam lose to China at FIH event

Unranked Vietnam lost to world No. 19 China 11-0 in Pool A of the FIH Hockey World League at Seng Kang Stadium in Singapore on April 10.