Viet Nam's national women's football team remained world No 34, according to the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA)'s latest rankings.

The team made an impressive jump to fourth place in the 17th Asian Games in September in Incheon, South Korea.

With 1,630 points, Viet Nam ranked second in the Southeast Asian region. World No 31 Thailand took the lead with 1,651 points while world No 44 Myanmar came third with 1,530 points.

In Asia, Viet Nam ranked seventh. Japan took the lead with 2,084 points, followed by North Korea with 1,981 points and Australia with 1,957 points.

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

Minh, Trang win national tournament titles

Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang triumphed in the National Top Badminton Players Tournament, which concluded over the weekend in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

World No 20 Minh of HCM City easily defeated his strong rivals to reach the men's singles final, where he defeated Hanoian Le Ha Anh to get the gold medal.

In the women's side, world No 50 Trang of Bac Giang easily beat Da Nang's Nguyen Thuy Linh to take the lead.

Trang and her teammate Nguyen Thi Sen won the women's doubles by defeating Thu Huyen and Nhu Thao of Ha Noi.

Meanwhile, Hanoians Ha Anh and Manh Thang took the gold in the men's doubles, while Manh Thang and Nhu Thao of Ha Noi triumphed in the mixed doubles event.

Forty-five players from 12 provinces and cities across the country participated in the tournament.

VND200 million for National Super Cup winners

Reigning V-League champions Becamex Binh Duong and National Cup winners Vicem Hai Phong will face off at Go Dau Stadium in Binh Duong province on December 27 to contest the 2014 Vietnamese Super Cup, with Binh Duong hoping to snatch their third trophy in history.

As regulated, the two teams will play 90 minutes, and a penalty shootout will be held in case the match ends up in a draw. The trophy and VND200 million will be awarded to the winners, while the other team will receive VND100 million.

Binh Duong claimed the 2014 V-League title in a convincing fashion, scoring 48 points after 21 matches and becoming the first team to win the national championship three times.

The December 27 clash will be a good chance for the defending V-League champions to revenge their 0-2 loss to Vicem Hai Phong in the National Cup final.

The Super Cup match has been held annually since 1999 between the V-League champions and the National Cup winners, with 10 football clubs having been crowned. Song Lam Nghe An were the most successful lifting the trophy four times (including three consecutive times from 2001 to 2003), followed by Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Becamex Binh Duong as two-time winners.

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