Arsenal tickets almost sold out

All 10,000 tickets for a football match between the Vietnamese national team and English squad Arsenal in Ha Noi released on Sunday have sold.

All 10,000 tickets for a football match between the Vietnamese national team and English squad Arsenal in Ha Noi released on Sunday have sold.—Photo tin.vn

According to the Viet Nam Football Federation, about 90 per cent of 40,000 tickets have reached fans through different channels including state companies and organisations, VFF stalls and the switchboard number 1080.

Fans can also see the team's players during their training session on July 16.

The friendly match will be organised on July 17 at the My Dinh Stadium.

The match will be aired live on VTV.

Kazakhstan triumph at Vietsovpetrol Volleyball Cup

Visiting Kazakhstan have claimed their championship title of a Vietsovpetrol Volleyball Cup after their three consecutive wins.

Kazakhstan beat out Vietnam’s Saigon Beer 3-1 in the opening game and strong opponents Australia with the same score in their second match.

They maintained their winning streak, outperforming another Vietnamese team Vietsovpetro 3-1 on July 8.

Vietsovpetrol came in second after defeating Saigon Beer and Australia with the same score of 3-1.

The best volleyball player title went to Rouke Rachel of Australia, who took advantage of his height to block opponents’ attacks and score points for her team.

The event, the 8th of its kind held in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, was a great opportunity for domestic athletes to hone skills for upcoming international tournaments.

Women's team receive financial boost

The national women's football team will receive US$580,000 to prepare for coming tournaments.

The funds will pay for training courses in South Korea next month, Chinese Taipei in November and Australia next May.

The Viet Nam Football Federation said it would also organise several friendly international matches so that the squad will be in top form before the tournaments.

The team will take part in the ASEAN Football Cup in September, the Southeast Asian Games in December and the finals of the 2014 Asian Cup in May.

Quang Ninh, An Giang gain promotion

Two First Division clubs from Quang Ninh and An Giang provinces secured a promotion to the country's top-flight football championship, the V-League 2014, after scoring wins in last-round matches.

Quang Ninh beat Can Tho 3-0 in the last round of the First Division 2013 to finish in second place with 25 points, claiming an automatic promotion to the next V-League season.

An Giang, which defeated Quang Nam 6-4 in its last match to take third place with 24 points, was the last team to win promotion to the V-League 2014.

Quang Nam had already won a promotion after downing Quang Ninh 4-2 in the penultimate game to gain 25 points with one game in hand.

With three teams being promoted to the next season, the number of clubs in the V-League 2014 will total 14, after having fallen to 12 in 2013 due to financial difficulties.

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