National women’s football team remains 34th in FIFA rankings

The national women’s football team has retained its 34th position in the world with 1,630 points, according to the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) latest ratings.

It ranked second in Southeast Asia after world No. 29 Thailand which took the lead with 1,651 points.

In Asia, Vietnam placed 7th, while Japan (4th in the world) took the lead, followed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (8th in the world).

In the world rankings, Germany took the top spot, with the US second and France third.

The National Second Division Football Championship will provide three tickets to the top three teams for the next season of V-League 2, the Viet Nam Football Federation said.

Fourteen teams will take part in the championship.

They have been divided into two groups, and will compete in a two-leg, round-robin format. The top two teams of each group will advance to the final round.

The top three teams of the division will be promoted, while the team that comes last will be relegated.

The group stage of the championship will be held from April 16 to June 26, while the final will be held from July 3 to 6.

HCM City win Martial Arts Cup

The National Viet Nam Traditional Martial Arts Cup ended on Monday, March 30, with HCM City claiming the top position.

Hundreds of martial arts fighters compete at the national competition in Binh Dinh Province. —- Photo baodientu.chinhphu.vn

Hosts Binh Dinh came second, followed by Quang Ngai.

More than 170 martial arts fighters from 20 teams nationwide participated in both performance and combat events at the four-day competition.

Osla brand to support HAGL football team

The Osla Eye Drop brand on Monday signed a co-operation agreement in HCM City with the Hoang Anh Gia Lai football team to assist the team in the national V-League 2015 and SEA Games in June.

HAGL and Osla sign co-operation agreement. — VNS Photo

Under the agreement, the two sides, beginning in April, will carry out campaigns to call for fan support for U19 of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai football team. The campaigns will include forums for professionals, fanpage meetings, and activities to cheer footballers at matches.

Footballers will also receive free eye-drop products.

The Osla brand has been in Viet Nam for more than 15 years, with more than 30 million bottles sold since 1999.

VNS