Posts Tagged ‘ championship ’

Vietnamese women finish third at AFF Cup 

October 31, 2011
Vietnamese women finish third at AFF Cup 

Thailand wins the 2011 ASEAN Football Federation Women's Championship, Photo by VnExpress. Vietnam finished third at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship after beating hosts Laos 6-0, while Thailand won the championship with a 2-1 victory over Myanmar on Tuesday. After a 1-2 defeat to Myanmar in the semifinals, the Vietnamese women put on [...]

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Vietnam loses to Thailand in U19 regional final shootout 

September 25, 2011
Vietnam loses to Thailand in U19 regional final shootout 

Thailand with the U19 ASEAN Football Federation Championship trophy. Photo by VnExpress Vietnam lost 4-5 to Thailand in a penalty shootout in the ASEAN Football Federation Championship final in Myanmar on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw in a dramatic U19 fight. The match was scheduled to start at 6 p.m. but a downpour delayed it until 9 [...]

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A natural destination 

September 24, 2011
A natural destination 

Designed by Nick Faldo, Ocean Dunes Golf Course in Phan Thiet is among favorite natural destinations for golf lovers. There are more and more golf courses in Vietnam, but not many keep the natural charms of their surroundings. The Ocean Dunes Golf Club, however, boasts a natural landscape with a lake, lotus ponds, sea views, [...]

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U21 tournament aims at clean football 

September 13, 2011
U21 tournament aims at clean football 

  Organizers of the 15th edition of the Thanh Nien-sponsored Under-21 National Football Championship will promote clean football, focusing not only on sporting talent, but also on personal skills. Addressing a press conference in Binh Duong Province’s Thu Dau Mot Town on September 7, Nguyen Cong Khe, chief of the tournament’s organizing committee, said, “We [...]

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Local badminton hero crowned on home ground 

September 1, 2011
Local badminton hero crowned on home ground 

  Badminton star Nguyen Tien Minh beat Japanese rival Sho Sasaki to win the men’s singles championship at the 2011 Vietnam Open Grand Prix in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday. It took the 7th-ranked top seed Vietnamese 40 minutes to defeat the 9th-ranked second seeded Japanese 21-13, 21-17. It was Minh’s first international championship so [...]

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SLNA crowned V-League champs 

August 28, 2011
SLNA crowned V-League champs 

  Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) won Vietnam’s top-tier football championship, V-League 2011, after drawing 1-1 on home soil Sunday at Vinh Stadium against defending champs Hanoi T&T. The fight for the title was very fierce because the hosts, three points clear of the visitors only needed a draw to win the championship while the [...]

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Vietnam sets sights on U-16 Asian Football Championship 

July 2, 2011

  Young Vietnamese players are training hard to qualify for the 2012 Under-16 Asian Football Championship. The footballers will play qualifying matches in Vientiane, against Japan, Cambodia, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea, and hosts Laos, from September 12-22. The Vietnamese team will also participate in the 2011 U-16 ASEAN Football Federation competition from July 7-20, [...]

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Bao Tram wins Asian Blitz Chess Championship 

May 16, 2011
Bao Tram wins Asian Blitz Chess Championship 

  Hoang Thi Bao Tram won the Asian Blitz Chess Championship, in Iran, on Wednesday. The female master came into the win on the heels of a defeat at the Asian Individual Women Chess Championship which ended Tuesday – also in Iran. In the first game, Tram (ELO 2325) upset China’s chess prodigy Hou Yifan, [...]

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Liem inches closer to retaining Aeroflot title 

February 18, 2011
Liem inches closer to retaining Aeroflot title 

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem beat Kobalia Mikhail of Russia in his seventh game at the Aeroflot Open 2011 in Moscow on Monday evening. The victory keeps Liem, the defending champion, on top of Group A with five wins and two draws. He now has six points, one point ahead [...]

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Hopes for V-Leagues 2010

January 29, 2010
Hopes for V-Leagues 2010

Nhu Thanh, Viet Thang, Thanh Binh, Lee Nguyen and Cong Vinh are not new discoveries but they are expected to make a big impression on the V-League 2010. Viet Thang (left) and Cong Vinh. Meanwhile, the most notable transfers are the move of Dong Tam Long An club’s Viet Thang and Binh Duong club’s Nhu Thanh [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...