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Teams named for play-off showdown

September 2, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

After much speculation, teams for the football play-off match were announced on Tuesday by the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF). LookAtVietnam - After much speculation, teams for the football play-off match were announced on Tuesday by the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF). VFF’s statement on its website said that Navibank Sai Gon and Quang Ninh Coal...

U23 Vietnam to play friendly game in India

September 1, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

U23 Vietnam to play friendly game in IndiaTo prepare for the 16th Asian Games, the Indian Olympic football team has invited its Vietnamese counterpart (or U23 team) to India to play a friendly match in early September. LookAtVietnam - To prepare for the 16th Asian Games, the Indian Olympic football team has invited its Vietnamese counterpart (or U23 team) to India to play a friendly match in early September. ...

British football freestyler showcase in Hanoi

August 31, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

British football freestyler showcase in HanoiVietNamNet Bridge – Freestyle football is a new sport in Vietnam. A freestyle football online forum at bongdanghethuat.com invited a British who holds a world record for juggling to perform in Vietnam. Dan Magness, 27, is a freestyle footballer who holds the world record for juggling a football. He continues to set new world records for freestyle...

Hanoi gym welcomes back The Man from Minsk

August 30, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

Hanoi gym welcomes back The Man from MinskVietNamNet Bridge - A Belarusian gym trainer is showing Hanoians that it’s not just motorbikes that hail from his home city of Minsk. While Hanoi’s famous Minsk Motorbike Club has the slogan “In Minsk We Trust”, it’s the capital’s gym goers that are now putting their faith in a Belarusian export. Twenty three year old Yury Miankovich...

Junior women eye Asian Championships

August 29, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

Junior women eye Asian Championships LookAtVietnam - Fifteen countries and territories across Asia will compete at the 15th Asian Junior Women’s volleyball Championship to be held in HCM City next month. Two foreign volleyball clubs want Vietnamese player Participating countries are Viet Nam, and Australia, Chinese mainland, Chinese Taipei, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran,...

Vietnam to welcome two international yacht races

August 28, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

Vietnam to welcome two international yacht races VietNamNet Bridge - The Hong Kong-Nha Trang International Yacht Race 2010 and an international yacht festival entitled “Yacht, Sea, Sun” are scheduled to take place in October in Nha Trang and in December in Phan Thiet.   HCM City yacht society in the offering Vietnam’s on the verge of a yachting boom The yachting lifestyles...

Hanoi: Stadium faces fixture meltdown

August 28, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

Hanoi: Stadium faces fixture meltdown LookAtVietnam - The capital’s Hang Day Stadium faces the risk of overload for the 2011 football season with four teams needing it for their home games. Big feast to celebrate Hanoi T&T’s V-League championship Ha Noi will have three teams – Ha Noi T&T, Hoa Phat Ha Noi and the newly-promoted Ha Noi ACB – in the V-League...

Ministry confirms K+ holds exclusive rights to Sunday EPL matches

August 27, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

Ministry confirms K+ holds exclusive rights to Sunday EPL matchesThe Ministry of Information and Communications has certified that K+ holds the exclusive broadcasting rights to Sunday matches of the English Premier League (EPL) in Vietnam. Bridge – After its meeting with K+ and MP & Silva on August 26, the Ministry of Information and Communications has certified that K+ holds the exclusive broadcasting rights to Sunday...

Tien Minh stops at World Badminton Champs third round

August 27, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

Tien Minh stops at World Badminton Champs third roundLookAtVietnam - Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh lost to South Korea’s Park Sung Hwan in the third round of the World Badminton Championships in France on August 27. Before the game, experts anticipated that this game would be very difficult for Tien Minh. Although Park is six spots below Minh in the world rankings, Minh does not...

Big feast to celebrate Hanoi T&T’s V-League championship

August 27, 2010  Filed under News, Sports

Big feast to celebrate Hanoi T&T’s V-League championshipLookAtVietnam - The football club organized a gala last night, August 26, to celebrate its first V-League cup. Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung, many officials, and Miss Vietnam 2010 attended the feast. Singer Trong Tan opened the gala by singing a song about Hanoi. The team’s fans. This is the first V-League cup for Hanoi after 26 years of waiting. “Thang...