HBO – The 60th national cross-country run and marathon tournament of Tien Phong newspaper in 2019 was recently held in Vung Tau city of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
HBO - On April 2, at the stadium in Kim Boi District, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with Kim Boi District People's Committee organized the provincial Volleyball Championship in 2019.
(HBO) - In recent years, in addition to performing the professional tasks, improving the quality of medical examination and treatment, the Health Sector of Hoa Binh province has been paying much attention to implementing the physical training and sports movement.
(HBO) – On the occasion of 88th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931-2019) and 60 years of the establishment of Kim Boi district (April 17, 1959-2019), the Youth Union of Kim Boi district held a volleyball tournament for local youngsters.
HBO - It is proposed that the Provincial People's Committee advocate for the planning of the province's mountain biking track to meet the regional, the national and the international competitions. Vietnam National Administration of Sports has commissioned and facilitated Hoa Binh province to host the national long-distance biking and mountain biking championships in 2019, aiming to host the cycling competition of the 31st Sea Games program in 2021 in Hoa Binh province and so on. They are the very authentic proposals from the representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism with the expectation of bringing the province's sports to new level.
As the reigning Asian runners-up, Vietnam U23s are among the four teams seeded in Pot 1 for the group draw of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship finals, together with hosts Thailand, defending champions Uzbekistan, and Qatar who finished in third place at the 2018 event.
Memphis Depay scored two goals and set up two more as the Netherlands eased to a 4-0 victory over Belarus in their opening Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Thursday.
HBO - Statistics show that 35 percent of residents in Lac Son district frequently practice physical exercise, and 10,000 people have followed standard workout routines. Seventy-five sports clubs have been set up in the locality.
If England win the Nations League this year it will be a greater achievement than reaching the 2018 World Cup semi-finals in Russia, captain Harry Kane said on Tuesday.
HBO – The table-tennis club of Hoa Binh city recently held an open tournament for table-tennis clubs to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Vietnam Sports Day (March 27, 1946 - 2019).
The 60th National Cross-country Run and Marathon Tournament - Tien Phong (Vanguard) Newspaper Cup will kick off on March 24 in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.
HBO – Mai Chau district in Hoa Binh province has organised tug-of-war and stick pushing competitions for this year with the participation of 186 athletes from 17 communes and towns.
The No 1 seed, Grandmaster (GM) Wang Hao of China, won the 9th HDBank International Chess Open Tournament 2019, which closed on Wednesday (March 13) in HCM City after a week of exciting world-class competition among 304 players.
Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao claimed the top honour at the 2019 HDBank International Chess Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City on March 13, following an amazing unbeaten run throughout nine matches (six wins and three draws).
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) is selling tickets for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship qualifiers online.
HBO – A badminton and table tennis tournament was held in Ky Son district, Hoa Binh province from March 5-7, drawing about 200 athletes from 10 communes and townships and 16 agencies.
Chelsea outclassed Dynamo Kiev 3-0 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday but Arsenal face an uphill task to make the quarter-finals after slumping to a 3-1 defeat at French club Rennes.
Reigning V.League champions Hanoi FC made light work of newly promoted Viettel FC 2-0 in their capital derby at Hang Day Stadium, March 6, to extend their unbeaten run to three matches (two wins and one draw) in V.League 1-2019.
(HBO) - The crossbow shooting - tug of war - stick pushing tournament 2019 has taken place in the culture and sports centre of Kim Boi district.
Manchester United pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history as Marcus Rashford's last-gasp VAR penalty sealed a 3-1 win at Paris St Germain on Wednesday and sent the English side into the quarter-finals on away goals.
Holders Real Madrid were sensationally knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday after being thrashed 4-1 at home by an outstanding Ajax Amsterdam who overturned a first-leg deficit to reach the quarter-finals 5-3 on aggregate.
Newly-appointed U22 football coach Lee Young-jin has been tasked with securing gold at the South Asian Games later this year in the Philippines.
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Serie A leaders Juventus held on to win 2-1 at Napoli in a stormy top-of-the-table clash on Sunday which saw both teams have a player sent off and Lorenzo Insigne miss a late penalty for the hosts.
A double by striker Ho Sy Giap helped hosts Becamex Binh Duong beat SHB Da Nang 3-1 to climb to third place on the V.League 1 rankings after matchday 2 on March 3.
Liverpool were left a point behind Premier League leaders Manchester City after they were held 0-0 by Everton in Sunday’s Merseyside derby - the fourth draw in six games for Juergen Klopp’s side.
