Students ready for action ahead of Megastar Cup

Teams from 40 secondary schools in Ha Noi will begin their games in the Ha Noi Student Football Tournament, Megastar Cup, at Tay Ho Stadium on Saturday.

Teams will compete in 10 round robin groups, of which 16 teams qualify for quarter-finals at the FIFA-accredited artificial turf stadium.

The annual tournament has became an official football event for Hanoian students since 2000.

The final match is scheduled to take place at Hang Day Stadium in mid of next month.

VFF officials to officiate at World Cup qualifiers

The Viet Nam Football Federation's general secretary Tran Quoc Tuan was assigned to officiate as a supervisor of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers match between China and Iraq in Shenzen, China, next Tuesday.

The world football governing body, FIFA, also appointed Vietnamese referee Vo Minh Tri to whistle another World Cup qualifiers match of Japan and Tajikistan at Osaka Nagai Stadium, in Osaka, Japan on October 11.

Montgomerie Links named best golf course in Viet Nam

The Montgomerie Links in central coastal Da Nang City has been named the best golf course in Viet Nam in 2010-11 in a contest organised by Viet Nam Golf Magazine in combination with the Viet Nam Golf Association.

Da Nang Golf Club was awarded the country's best new course and best club while Da Lat Palace Golf Club was voted the best golfing experience and best landscape course. Viet Nam Golf and Country Club can now boast best service.

The voting held for the fourth time aimed at highlighting Viet Nam's golf courses attraction and promoting it as an attractive destination for tourism and golf.

Veteran Thu to return to defend SEA Games gold

Asian Games silver medalist Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu will return to the national team to take part in the 26th Southeast Asian Games taekwondo event in Indonesia in November.

It will be the last tournament for the 26-year-old Hanoian policewoman who works as a professional trainer.

Thu has just recovered from the injury she received at the Guangzhou's Asian Games last November and will have about five weeks of working out to defend her under-53kg title.

This will include a one-month intensive training session with the national taekwondo team in Beijing from October 10.

Five of the 24-member team will take part in the poomsae (performance) event, the rest in the combat sections.

At the Games in Laos two years ago, Viet Nam pocketed five gold, four silver and two bronze medals.

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