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Vietnam Airlines increases flights to Shanghai to serve football fans

 The national-flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam to Shanghai (China) to serve spectators of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship.

Ly Hoang Nam jumps 26 places on world rankings

Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam climbed 26 places on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)’s latest men’s singles rankings to the 471st position. 

International media praises Vietnam’s victory at AFC U23 tournament

 International sport news agencies have called Vietnam’s win in the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship’s semi-final against former champion Iraq a historic victory.

PM sends congratulatory letter to U23 Vietnam team

 “The victory is a pride of Vietnamese sports,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote in a letter to the U23 team, who just made it to the last-four round of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship.

Vietnam top SEA region rankings

 Viet Nam’s national men’s football team still hold the No 1 spot in the Southeast Asian region, according to FIFA’s January ranking release.

Tavares to challenge his former player in friendly match

 Former Viet Nam national football coach Edson Araujo Tavares will go head-to-head with his old national player Nguyen Minh Phuong of SHB Da Nang in an international friendly match between Yokohama FC and Da Nang today.

Vietnam beat Iraq for Asian U23 champs’ semi-finals

 Vietnam continued their dream journey at the Asian Football Conference U23 Championship after beating Iraq 5-3 in the penalty shootout on January 20 in Changsu, China.

VN football fans celebrate victory of U23 Vietnam team

Vietnam continued their dream journey at the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship after beating Iraq 5-3 in the penalty shootout on January 20 in Changsu, China.

Vietnam storm into AFC semis after pulsating win

 The Vietnamese national football team sent its fans into rapture yesterday, pulling off a stunning upset to knock out former champions Iraq out of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship.

AFC honours Vietnamese midfielder’s goal at U23 event

 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the top five most impressive goals made in the qualifying round of the AFC U23 Championship finals in China.

Vietnam’s teenager falls in third round of Copa Del Café

 Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Van Phuong was ousted from the third round of the Copa Del Café Junior Tennis Tournament in Costa Rica on January 17.

Saigon Heat lose to Westports Malaysia Dragons

 Viet Nam’s Saigon Heat tasted their first loss this year after losing to Westports Malaysia Dragons 87-91 at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

Vietnam’s tennis teenager enters third round of Copa Del Café

 Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Phuong secured a place in the third round of the Copa Del Café Junior Tennis Tournament in Costa Rica on January 17.

Vietnamese boy wins double at Melbourne Open

 Nguyen Trung Nam of Vietnam won a brace of titles at the 2018 Melbourne Open Championships on January 16 in Australia.

U23 Vietnam win international praise

 The U23 team have written a new page in the history of Vietnamese football after winning a ticket to the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship in China on January 17.

Vietnam draw with Syria, entering AFC U23 Championship quarterfinals

 U23 Vietnam tied goalless with U23 Syria in the last qualifying round match at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship in China on January 17, wining  a ticket to the quarterfinals.

VN Athletes of the Year honored

 Bui Thi Thu Thao was honoured as Female Athlete of the Year at the Victory Cup awards ceremony yesterday in Hanoi.

VN player wins first round of Copa del Café

 Young Vietnamese ace Nguyen Van Phuong came from behind to beat Tomas Kopczynski of the US in the first round of the men’s singles category at the Copa Del Café Junior Tennis Tournament held in Costa Rica on January 16.

Phat wins freestyle football championship

 Nguyen Ngoc Phat beat nearly 40 rivals to triumph at the Viet Nam – Ford Freestyle Football Championship 2018, which wrapped up in Hanoi over the weekend.

Vietnam Jungle Marathon to start in April

 The Vietnam Jungle Marathon (VJM) is set to start in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa from April 13 to April 15.