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The Metfone Company – a subsidiary of Vietnam’s Military Telecommunications Group (Viettel) – has signed a sponsorship deal with the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) on July 22. Metfone will be the official sponsor of almost all of the tournaments held by the FFC such as the Samdech Techo Hun Sen Cup, Cambodia’s Second Division, [...]
Second seed Nguyen Tien Minh yesterday, July 22, beat host rival Viboonsin Sittichai 21-17, 21-9 in the second round of the SCG Thailand Grand Prix Gold 2009. Nguyen Tien Minh. Viet Nam’s best player needed only 24 minutes to take his first win against his unranked opponent. With the support of Thailand fans, Viboonsin kept [...]
Ninh Binh continued to top the table after beating Quang Ninh Coal 3-1 in the 14th round of the First Division-Sino Cup at Ninh Binh stadium on June 5. Ninh Binh took the lead when Si Manh scored the opener in the 19th minute due to the visitor defense’s mistake. But Eduadro H. Furrier levelled [...]
Ba Den as The Cong coach in 2005-2006. “It’s Ba Den? No, he can’t be, father. He looks short and feeble. Only his legs look like Ba Den’s.” The comment evoked a burst of laughter from many people in the stadium but its subject, a 60-year-old footballer playing in a veteran’s match between Army and [...]
Viet Nam’s Truong Thanh Hang grabbed her third silver medal at the Asian Athletics Association’s Grand Prix Series in Hong Kong on Saturday, as she finished her second of three legs. Silver queen: Viet Nam’s Truong Thanh Hang grabbed her third silver medal in Hong Kong. Hang clocked in two minutes and 3.88 seconds in [...]
Viet Nam took silver in the Budweiser 6v6 International Cup after losing a penalty shoot-out to Argentina in the final match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England on Monday. Hobnobbing: British football legend Bobby Charlton (centre) poses with the Viet Nam team after they took silver in the Budweiser 6v6 International Cup at Old Trafford [...]
National U15 defending champions Nam Dinh will fly to Japan on May 31 to compete in a friendly football tournament to take place in Tokyo from June 1-8. The tournament will see the participation of Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and the host Japan as part of activities to mark the Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009. [...]
The first National Beach Football Tournament will be held in Nha Trang from May 30 to June 4 to develop the sport nationwide. Eight teams will be divided into two groups to compete in a round robin. Truong Hai Tung, head of the women’s football-futsal department of the Viet Nam Football Federation, said: “Beach football [...]
A disappointing tournament for Thai Nguyen came to an end when they lost 1-3 to Ho Chi Minh City in their last match of Round 10 at the National Women’s Football Championship yesterday. Thai Nguyen (red) end up with another loss. Ngo Thi Hanh and Tran Thi Kim Hong helped Ho Chi Minh City take [...]
Thailand’s Tenpaksee Usa and Sannok Jarunee beat compatriots Kulna Kamoltip and Phokongploy Yupa 2-0 in yesterday’s international women’s beach volleyball final at Ocean Park in Vung Tau City. Made in the shade: Players celebrate on the podium during the prize-giving ceremony of the 2009 international women’s beach volleyball tournament in Vung Tau. The bronze went [...]