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Vietnamese players defend a volley from Qatar’s Al Arabi Sports Club during their Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship, held in Ninh Bình Province’s gymnasium on Sunday. — Photo thethao.sggp.org.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam lost 0-3 to Qatar’s Al Arabi Sports Club in the classification round match at the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship, held in Ninh Bình Province’s gymnasium on Sunday. Al Arabi were the silver medallists in last year’s tournament, held in Myanmar. They are now placed second in Pool C of the preliminary round. The club showed their superiority in the first set, with the excellent partnership of Grozer Gyorgy and Oliva Salvador Hidalgo getting them a comfortable 25-15 win. Việt Nam had entered the second round as Group A leader. As hosts, they also had the support of hundreds of cheering fans. However, despite fighting back strongly in the next two sets, they … [Read more...] about VN lose to Al Arabi in volleyball tournament

Pham Phuoc Hung wins a bronze medal in the parallel bars event at the ninth Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Qatar (Photo: news.zing.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung has won a bronze medal in the parallel bars event at the ninth Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup that ended in Doha, Qatar. Hung ranked third in the preliminary round, scoring 15,550 points, which secured him a place in the finals to compete against seven opponents from China, Cuba, Turkey, Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom. In the finals, he scored 15,350 points to claim third place. The gold medal went to Oleg Stepko of Azerbaijan with 15,825 points, while Manrique Larduet of Cuba claimed the silver medal with 15,775 points. The international tournament which ended on March 26 attracted more than 100 gymnasts from 33 countries. After the tournament, Hung will continue training in preparation for a pre-Olympic competition scheduled for next month. This will be the last … [Read more...] about Hung wins parallel bars bronze at Doha Gymnastics World Cup

Nguyen Tien Linh (in red) in action (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam defeated Group G’s favourites the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 in their match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s second qualifying round at the Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium on November 14. With this victory, Vietnam secured the top spot of Group G with 10 points after four matches. The first half barely saw clear-cut chances and shots from both sides. In the 39th minute, UAE’s player Khalifa Al Hammadi received a red card for tackling Vietnam’s forward Nguyen Tien Linh. Vietnam were granted a free-kick, however, Nguyen Quang Hai failed to open the scoreboard. At the stroke of half-time, Tien Linh made the home crowd go wild with a right-footed strike from the edge of the box, which hit the crossbar and went in. Entering the second half, both teams sped up the game with more chances created. Vietnam could have doubled their lead if Quang Hai’s left-footer from the … [Read more...] about Vietnam beat UAE to top Group G in World Cup 2022 qualifiers

Vietnam still have four games left in the 2022 World Cup qualification, and their next game will come in another five days, against big regional rival Thailand. "We would soon forget tonight’s victory and would go back to practice tomorrow to prepare for that match," said Park at a press conference after the UAE game in Hanoi. He said the victory against UAE was meaningful, bringing Vietnam to top of the group. "It was an effort from all players, not any individual," he said. While noting that there were some moments when the Vietnamese team’s performance faltered, Park also thought his players played to the best of their abilities and thanked them. Nguyen Tien Linh scored the match's only goal from a beautiful swerve from outside the penalty area in the 44th minute. "He's one of the young forwards who shows the most potential in Vietnam at the present," Park said. Park and his UAE counterpart were at odds about the red card handed to UAE's midfielder Khalifa Al Hammadi in … [Read more...] about Vietnam have long way to go after UAE victory: coach Park

Lexi Thompson will be in a field chasing a record US$1 million payday at the US Women's Open this week. (AFP/Gregory Shamus) The United States Golf Association said in a statement prize money for the 119th US Open at Pebble Beach and the 74th US Women's Open at Charleston had each been increased by US$500,000. It means the US Women's Open purse will total US$5.5 million. The US$1 million winner's cheque on offer in Charleston this week will be the richest payout in the history of women's golf. Top women's players welcomed the news of the prize money hike on Tuesday. "I think it's amazing news," Lexi Thompson told reporters in South Carolina. "I think it is very well-deserved, but I think overall golf is just growing as a sport. The players are very excited about the news, and hopefully we can just keep on improving." The US Open, meanwhile, which takes place at Pebble Beach from Jun 13-16, will see its total purse increase to US$12.5 million. "The USGA is committed to providing an … [Read more...] about US Women’s Open winner to get US$1m after prize boost