Japan beat VN in beach soccer tournament

Japan beat Viet Nam 3-2 to top Group B and enter the quarter-finals of the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup's AFC qualifier in Qatar on Tuesday.

Japan beat Viet Nam at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2015 AFC qualifier in Qatar on Tuesday. — Photo de.fifa.com

Japan have six points from two games and will want to stay undefeated when they face China, who also entered the quarter-final round after beating Kuwait 4-3.

Viet Nam have no chance of advancing after suffering two losses (they lost to China 2-3 earlier). However, they will next face Kuwait.

Meanwhile, Uzbekistan beat UAE 6-5 in Group C, Laos lost to Oman 3-8 and Bahrain defeated Qatar 6-1 in Group A, while Thailand lost to Lebanon 2-3 in Group D.

The Asian elimination round, in which 17 teams are participating, will end on March 28. The top three teams will get to compete in the global tournament to be held in Praia da Baia, Portugal, from July 9 to 19.

Ha Noi take lead in swimming

Ha Noi led at the end of the second day of competition at the National Short-Course Swimming and Diving Championships in Hue yesterday, March 25.

The team claimed four gold, three silver and two bronze medals.

HCM City are in second with four golds, one silver and four bronzes, followed by Da Nang with three gold, two silver and three bronze medals.

Six national records were also broken yesterday.

Divers from 10 teams nationwide are competing for 24 titles at the championships, which will finish today.

Lienvietpost Bank enter volleyball championship semi-final

Defending champion Lienvietpost Bank defeated Kazakhstan's Astana 3-1 in a Group B match at the 2015 VTV-Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Championship in Quang Tri Province on Tuesday.

VTV-Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Championship in Quang Tri Province on Tuesday. Photo thethaohcm.vn

With three wins from three matches, the Bank topped Group B and entered the semi-final round.

With superior physical strength, Astana continued to score points. But at the end of the first set, they lost to the Bank 24-26.

In the second set, the visitors won 25-22 to level the score at 1-1.

However, the Bank dominated the third and fourth sets to beat Astana 25-19 and 25-18 respectively.

In a Group A match, VTV-Binh Dien Long An beat Malaysia 3-1 (26-24, 25-12, 26-28, 25-16) to take the lead in the group. They too entered the semi-finals.

Today, Vietinbank will meet Astana, Tien Nong Thanh Hoa will play Japan's Tenri University, and North Korea's 4.25 club will face Malaysia.

Four local and nine foreign clubs are competing in two groups in the US$43,000 tournament that will end on Sunday.

Viet Nam Coal and Minerals win 3-0

Viet Nam Coal and Minerals defeated Ha Noi 2 3-0 to stand third after the last match of the National Women's Football Championship's first leg yesterday (March 25) in HCM City.

The stronger team, Viet Nam Coal and Minerals quickly asserted their domination and scored their first goal in the 16th minute, Pham Thi Hang finding the net.

Tran Thi Thu made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute and Nguyen Thi Van scored the final goal near the end of the second half.

Viet Nam Coal and Minerals now have 12 points after six matches.

Ha Noi 2 remain in fourth place with six points.

Tomorrow, hosts HCM City will play Phong Phu Ha Nam at 4pm. The match will be aired live on VTV2 and HTV The thao channels.

The second leg of the tournament will be held from June 21 to July 12 in Ha Nam Province.

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