Roger Federer will return to action at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart in June after a lengthy break from the sport, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) said on Wednesday.
Holders Real Madrid reached the Champions League final for the third year in a row after Karim Benzema scored twice in a 2-2 draw with wasteful Bayern Munich on Tuesday to win their semi-final, second leg 4-3 on aggregate.
(HBO) - After nine competing days (from 14/4 to 22/4/2018), the Youth Football League of Luong Son District in 2018 has been successfully completed.
(HBO) – From 19th to 24th of April, the table tennis competition for Hoa Binh Provincial People’s teachers in 2018 was taken place in Kim Boi district. Attending the competition, there are 120 athletes of 27 groups from Divisions of Education and Training, high schools, Office’s Department of Education and Training and education centers in the whole province.
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Lionel Messi has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo to become the highest earner in world football, while Jose Mourinho tops the managers' chart, according to France Football magazine. The Barcelona forward’s gross earnings in salary, bonuses and commercial revenue stands at US$154 million for the 2017/2018 season, while his great Real Madrid rival is currently making US$114.8 million.
The 7th Southeast Asia Karate Federation Championship kicked off in the northern province of Bac Ninh on April 23.
Hanoi FC continued their reign atop the provisional V.League standings after fighting back to play out a 1-1 draw with Saigon FC in their sixth-round clash at Hang Day Stadium on April 22.
Ly Hoang Nam continued to assert his position as Vietnam’s no. 1 player by thrashing junior Trinh Linh Giang 2-0 in a Becamex Binh Duong derby on April 24 to claim the men’s singles title of the VTF Pro Tour II 2018.
Dinh Quang Linh, Nguyen Anh Tu, and Doan Ba Tuan Anh will represent Vietnam to compete in the third division of the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Sweden from April 29 to May 6, according to the Vietnam Table Tennis Federation.
Fifth seed Dominic Thiem came from behind to knock out Novak Djokovic in the Monte Carlo Masters third round on Thursday and set up a quarter-final clash with defending champion Rafa Nadal.
World number one Rafa Nadal launched his bid for an 11th Monte Carlo Masters title with a 6-1 6-3 second-round victory over Slovenia’s Alijaz Bedene as Novak Djokovic overcame a late wobble to see off Borna Coric on April 18 (local time).
(HBO) - For many consecutive years, Tan Lac district has been at the top at the provincial sports competitions organized by the province. Especially, at the 6th Provincial Sports and Physical Training Competitions in 2018, Tan Lac district won the first team prize of crossbow shooting, tug of war, stick pushing with 6 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 6 bronze medals.
(HBO) - "Falling in love" with the sport of stick pushing from the 9th grade, with more than 2 years of practice, up to now, Bui Thi Hong has achieved many high achievements, her latest achievement was the gold medal of stick pushing for the weight under 52 kg at the 6th Provincial Sports and Physical Training Competitions of Hoa Binh province in 2018.
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won gold in the Pro Swim Series Mesa tournament in Arizona, United States, on April 12.
(HBO) - Thang Ha Sports Equipment Store has recently successfully organized the second Thang Ha Badminton Competition Open in 2018 to compete Bao Sao Cup. There were more than 100 participating athletes from 21 delegations of the provincial badminton clubs, Phu Tho Badminton Club, Son La Club and Ba Sao Club.
Ho Thi Kim Ngan won a gold medal on April 11 (Hanoi time) at the World Taekwondo Junior Championship in Tunisia.
(HBO) - Participating in the Athletics Tournament at the 6th Provincial Sports and Physical Training Festival, in 2018, Lac Thuy District Sports Team successfully won 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal. With those achievements, Lac Thuy delegation showed a stronger development in the sport movement of the district than before.
The 32-member Vietnamese team ranked second in the medal tally at the Southeast Asian Junior Athletics Championships, which took place at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 4 and 5.
Cueists of the Republic of Korea shone in the three-cushion carom category at the Asian Carom Billiards Championship 2018 held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 8, bringing home the top four prizes.
The 6th Provincial Sports and Physical Training Competitions in 2018:
(HBO) – On the 3rd of April, the athletes started their semi-final matches and final matches of crossbow shooting, tug of war and stick pushing. These were the last contents in the total of 14 competing subjects of the 6th Provincial Sports and Physical Training Competitions in 2018.
Heavyweights Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Lazio took big steps towards reaching the Europa League semi-finals after convincing home first-leg victories and RB Leipzig also stayed on course with a 1-0 win over Olympique de Marseille on April 5.
The Vietnamese have a proud record in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship, having been crowned regional champions in 2006 and 2012, while their most recent showing, in 2016, saw them finish as runners-up after losing to Thailand on penalties in the final.
The Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III event kicked off in Hanoi on April 2, with the participation of nine teams.
(HBO) - In 2017, the athlete delegate of Kim Boi district has outstandingly won 7 gold medals, 18 silver medals and 11 bronze medals at the swimming competitions organized by the province. Thereby, the district continues to confirm itself as one of the leading units on the "green race".
Vietnamese shooting team will strive to win medals at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 to be held in Indonesia in August, Secretary General of the Vietnam Shooting Federation Nguyen Thi Nhung has said.
