VN win silver in street football

Vietnamese representative Thai Son Bac won a silver medal in the first leg of the Tiger Street Football tournament in Singapore, picking up US$1,500 bonus for their trouble.

Thai Son Bac, Viet Nam's futsal (indoor football) champions, were defeated 4-5 by Brazilian ADC Florianopolis in the final. It was the two teams' second meeting, Thai Son Bac lost 0-7 in the group round. The winner took $3,000.

Earlier, Thai Son Bac beat La Plata of Singapore 4-2 and, ranking second with three points, came from behind to beat GH Bank Rbac of Thailand 4-3 in the knockout stage.

In the third-placed playoff, GH Bank Rbac crushed On the Run of Singapore 7-1.

The second leg of the competition will be held in Bangkok in May before the third in Guangzhou in July. HCM City will host the fourth leg in August.

At the Grand Final in Kuala Lumpur, the winner will receive $30,000.

The goal of the tournament is to elevate the level of play and passion for football in the nations that host the competition.

National archery event to open

The event will attract more than 70 athletes from nine groups nationwide, including Hai Phong, the Army, Phu Tho, Ha Noi and HCM City.

They will compete in both individual and team events in the recurve (one-stringed bow) and compound (three-stringed bow) disciplines.

Wrestling tourney under way

The National Freestyle Wrestling Championships is taking place at the Long Xuyen wrestling arena in Phuc Tho District, Ha Noi.

Around 200 wrestlers from 17 provinces and cities across the country are competing in the qualifying rounds in weight categories from 50kg to 120kg for a total of 26 medal sets.

The event, which has attracted many of the nation's leading wrestlers, will conclude tomorrow.

Ha Nam women lead rankings

Phong Phu Ha Nam crushed Ha Noi Trang An 2 2-0 in the National Women's Football Championships in the northern province of Ha Nam on Sunday.

That was the third win in a row for the hosts, and with nine points, they lead the competition, followed by Ha Noi Trang An 1 and Viet Nam Coal and Mineral.

Six teams are taking part in the first round of the tournament that is running throughout this month. The second round will start on July 2.

The winning team will take home VND150 million in prize money, double last year's award, and the two runners-up will pocket VND100 million and VND50 million.

VietNamNet/Viet Nam News