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Vietnamese people may have to miss World Cup 2018

 The 2018 football World Cup will start in three weeks, but Vietnam has yet to officially announce to own broadcasting rights. Will Vietnamese people miss the event that comes around only once every four years?  

LA basketballer to visit HCM City

 Basketball player Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers team, will travel to HCM City to participate in the Junior NBA Việt Nam from June 22-24, according to the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Vietnamese cueist Quyet Chien ranked 10th in world

 Vietnamese cueist Tran Quyet Chien jumped 8 spots to 10th place in the latest World Union of Billiards (UMB)'s three-cushion rankings.

Vietnamese wins Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup in HCM City

 Cueist Tran Quyet Chien (world No 18) has become the new champion of the 2018 Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City from May 25.

Vietnamese athlete wins gold medal at Asian Taekwondo Champs

 Vietnamese athlete Truong Thi Kim Tuyen won the first gold medal for the country at the 23rd Asian Taekwondo Championship in Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoi and HCM City teams win table tennis championships

 The Hà Nội male and HCM City female players have won first prizes at the Nhân Dân Newspaper National Table Tennis Championship held in Đà Lạt City, Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng.

World leading cueists compete in Billiards World Cup in HCM City

 Close to 150 leading cueists from 17 countries and territories worldwide are gathering for the Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup, which will officially open in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25.

Vietnam bags silvers at world muaythai event

 Vietnamese martial artists have returned home with two silver medals from the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in Mexico.

Asian Taekwondo championship kicks off in HCM City

 The 23rd Asian Taekwondo Championships kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

Hung resigns as deputy chairman of VPF

Deputy chairman of the Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF) Tran Manh Hung has resigned after a tape of him insulting Duong Van Hien, deputy head of the referee board of the VFF, was circulated online. 

Quang Ninh will upgrade Cam Pha stadium to 20,000 seats

Quang Ninh has approved the spending ofUS$7,857 million on upgrading the grand stand and re-decorating function rooms of Cam Pha stadium in order to host big international football events.

Toyota camp helps young talents nurture football dreams

 Young football talents in Vietnam will have a chance to pursue their dream when the Toyota Junior Football Clinic & Camp 2018 returns this June.

Seven teams compete for national women’s football crown

 The 2018 National Women's Football Championship officially commenced in the northern province of Ha Nam on May 21, with seven teams battling it out in a double round robin tournament for the top honour.

Tuan finishes second at Singha TATP Tour

 Vietnamese tennis player Pham Minh Tuan finished second in the men’s singles of the Singha TATP Tour, which concluded in Thailand on May 20.

Phuong rules canoeing World Cup

Asian champion Trương Thị Phương struck gold at the ICF Women’s Canoe Cup 2018 in Szege, Hungary, early this week.

HCM City set for taekwondo tourneys

 HCM City will host three continental taekwondo championships later this month.

Taking on the Ironman challenge

Vietnam News talks to Anne-Catherine Schaub-Jones about her experience of taking part in Ironman, the largest international multi-sport event in the country, recently held in Da Nang.

U19s drawn in group of death at Asian tourney

 If Vietnam get out of their group at the Asian Football Confederation U19 Championship in Indonesia, they will certainly have earned it.

New advancement of Vietnamese table tennis

In early May, Vietnam’s men broke out of division three to join division two of the World Team Table Tennis Championships after beating their Israeli opponents with a score of 3-1. 

No Vietnamese left at the F3 event

 The last Vietnamese players were blasted out of the Vietnam F3 Futures tennis tournament yesterday in Hue.