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Vietnamese shuttlers compete in Asian championships

 National singles ace Nguyen Tien Minh and nine other team members are representing Vietnam in the 2016 Badminton Asia Championships, taking place in Wuhan, China from April 26 to May 1. 

Tien Minh returns to top 40 in BWF world rankings

  Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh climbed seven places to 36th position with 35,050 points in the latest world rankings announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on March 31.  

Tien Minh takes out Vincent Tong at New Zealand Open

 Vietnamese hot-shot Nguyen Tien Minh took out New Zealand’s Vincent Tong in just 16 minutes of play to advance to the third round of the SKYCITY New Zealand Open badminton tournament in Auckland City.

VN win two silver medals at Portuguese Championship

 Vietnam won two silver medals at the 51st Portuguese International Badminton Championship on March 13.

Nguyen Tien Minh exits in first round of Malaysia Masters

 Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh on January 20 lost to strong Malaysian rival Goh Soon Huat at the men's singles first-round match of the Malaysia Masters at the Spice Arena in Penang.

Minh enters third round of Mexico Grand Prix

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh entered the third round of the men's singles event at the US$50,000 Mexico Grand Prix yesterday morning (December 17).

Viet Nam win 10 gold medals at ASEAN School Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam won 10 gold, two silver and eight bronze medals to temporarily rank fourth at the 2015 ASEAN School Games at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Brunei, yesterday Nov 25.

Minh knocked out of Total BWF Championships

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh was knocked out of the TOTAL Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s Championships after a third-round loss on August 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Vietnam seal third place at SEA Games

 Viet Nam won one more silver and three bronze medals to affirm the third place in medal tally at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore yesterday.

Vietnam to host AFC U14 Girls’ Championship

 Vietnamese marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh failed in his favourite sport in the men's 10m air pistol at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition in Fort Benning, the United States, early morning Vietnamese time on May 19.

VN nearly swept from Asian badminton champs

 VN nearly swept from Asian badminton champs; Duc wins U12 singles at national tennis event; Dung wins 12th stage of TV cycling cup

Trang sets Challenger hopes high

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Vu Thi Trang hopes to get a high result at the Viet Nam International Challenger badminton tournament in Ha Noi next week.

Minh drops to 24th in world rankings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has dropped one place to 24th in the world badminton rankings, the Badminton World Federation has announced.

Minh drops further in world ranking

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has slipped two places to 20th in world rankings after failing in the first round of China Open.

Sports News 3/11

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai replace seniors; Minh drops one place in rankings; Women's team target top spot; Knee injury sidelines Khanh; Cambodia hosts table tennis champs; Young chess players head for India; Top athletes awarded bonus prize

Off-road race in Da Lat attracts 20 teams

 Twenty drivers gathered their specially modified stock cars at the starting line of the country’s largest off-road race, which kicked off the holiday week-end on Aug 30 and runs until Sep 2, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong.

Vietnam aims for gold at first Chinese Chess world tournament

Vietnam aims for gold at first Chinese Chess world tournament; Tien Minh cruises into third round of BWF; Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2014 to kick off in HCM City

Trang enters third round at worlds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thi Trang of Viet Nam had a walk over into the third round of the Badminton World Federation World Championships in Denmark yesterday, Aug 26.

Minh claims first international badminton crown in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The only world top 10 athlete, Nguyen Tien Minh, had no rival at the Ciputra Hanoi - Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge.

Badminton: Cao Cuong reaches world top five

 Young Vietnamese badminton player Pham Cao Cuong has secured 5th place in the latest World Badminton Federation (WBF) rankings for junior players.