VN win street footie silver medal

Vietnamese representative Thai Son Bac won a silver medal in the third leg of the Tiger Street Football tournament in China on Sunday.

Thai Son Bac, Viet Nam's futsal (indoor football) champions, lost to the Netherlands' Street Legend by a goal during extra time in the final.

Earlier, the team beat Germany's Street Eagles 5-2 in the semi-final, who went on to crush Singapore's On the Run in the third-place final.

A total of 180 teams participated in the tournament, which was sponsored by Tiger Beer and broadcast in Viet Nam, Brazil, Thailand, Singapore, China and Indonesia, in co-operation with ESPN/Star Sport Television.

The first and second leg of the competition were played in Singapore and Bangkok in April and May, respectively, before the third was held in Guangzhou this month. HCM City will host the fourth leg next month.

The culmination of an adrenaline-filled international grand finale will be Kuala Lumpur in September. At the Grand Finals, the top team from each local leg will fight it out to be the Tiger Street Football Champion and win the coveted top prize of US$30,000.

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

Youth set for karatedo comp

Nearly 500 martial artists from 35 teams nation-wide will participate in the National Youth Karatedo Championships, which are scheduled to open in Can Tho on August 4-12.

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Fifty-four sets of medals will be awarded to the winners.

Junior football tourney heats up

The second matches of the final round of the 2011 National Junior Football Tournament took place in the Central Highlands province of Dac Lac on Sunday.

In Group A, the hosts Dac Lac scored the first three points to defeat Yen Bai 5-0, while Hai Duong claimed their second victory, beating Da Nang 5-0.

In Group B, PVF crushed Ha Giang 4-2, while Ha Noi drew with Phu Yen 2-2.

Nearly 300 athletes from 16 teams nationwide are competing in the tournament's final round which opened in Dac Lac on July 22.

They are scheduled to play in 31 matches in four round robin groups for the Yamaha Cup. The two top teams in each group will then progress to the next round.

The tournament, which will last until Sunday, aims to create a useful playing field for children during their summer vacation and to select outstanding players for the national team.