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Young coach fined for outraging referees

The chief coach and the coaching assistant of Viettel’s young football team have been fined for insulting referees at a National U19 Football Tournament. LookAtVietnam - The chief coach and the coaching assistant of Viettel’s young football team, both of which are former stars of the national squad, have been fined for insulting referees at a National...

A successful year for Vietnamese shooting

2009 was considered a successful year for Vietnam’s shooting as it topped the 33rd Southeast Asian Shooting Championship and the 25th Southeast Asian Games’ shooting event. Gunman Nguyen Manh Tuong.LookAtVietnam - 2009 was considered a successful year for Vietnam’s shooting as it topped the 33rd Southeast Asian Shooting Championship...

Thien wins boys’ doubles title in Oman

Vietnam’s 15-year-old tennis prodigy Nguyen Hoang Thien and Vietnamese Austrian Nguyen Matthaeus won the boys’ doubles championship at the ITF Oman Open 2010 in Muscat.  LookAtVietnam - Vietnam’s 15-year-old tennis prodigy Nguyen Hoang Thien and Vietnamese Austrian Nguyen Matthaeus won the boys’ doubles championship at the International...

Thien wins boys’ doubles title in Oman

Vietnam’s 15-year-old tennis prodigy Nguyen Hoang Thien and Vietnamese Austrian Nguyen Matthaeus won the boys’ doubles championship at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Oman Open 2010 in Muscat on Friday. Second-seeds Thien and Matthaeus beat top seeds Elkheshen and Wakim from Egypt in straight...

National coach not sure about extending contract

Vietnam’s national football team head coach Henrique Calisto has said he is not absolutely sure that he will sign an extended contract with Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). Speaking to Thanh Nien in an interview by phone, the Portuguese tactician said he needs to discuss it more with his family.After a five-hour...

HCMC table-tennis players’ problem to be solved soon

Deputy director Nguyen Hung of HCMC’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Department has promised members the city’s table tennis team and their parents that their grievances will be addressed soon. His assurance that the problems they have complained about will be resolved before the Tet holidays (February 13-15)...

Khanh Hoa to host int’l boat race

The World Match Racing Tour on February 6 granted the Rainbow International Company Limited the authority to host the VietnamMatch Cup, an international sailing race. LookAtVietnam - The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) on February 6 granted the Rainbow International Company Limited the authority to host the VietnamMatch Cup, an international sailing race.The sailing...

HAGL sets sights on first win

LookAtVietnam - Former champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai will look to make amends for their opening day V-League defeat when they host newly-promoted Hoa Phat Ha Noi tomorrow at the Pleiku Stadium.Hoang Anh Gia Lai, finishing sixth last season, had a disappointing start to the new season, suffering an ignominious defeat 4-2 against Khanh Hoa at Nha Trang Stadium last...

Calisto asks for Portuguese laws in extended contract

Vietnam’s national football team head coach Henrique Calisto has suggested that Portuguese laws be used to all the terms of an extended contract to be signed soon between him and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). The VFF on Thursday confirmed it had received a letter from the Portuguese tactician to this...

Vietnam hub table-tennis team protest official’s behavior

Mai Xuan Hang, a player of Ho Chi Minh City’s table-tennis team Most members of Ho Chi Minh City’s table-tennis team have asked to stop playing for the city, upset with the behavior of the sport’s department chief. The players and their parents on Tuesday sent a letter expressing their discontent to...