• Badminton star qualifies for the Swiss Open quarter-final
  Badminton star qualifies for the Swiss Open quarter-final
  

  

  Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has reached the Swiss Open Super Series quarter-final after defeating English World No. 35 Carl Baxter 2-0 in Basel on March 18.
  19/03
• Head coach and football players to be awarded Labour Order
  Head coach and football players to be awarded Labour Order
  

  

  Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan has agreed on bestowing the Labour Order, third class, to the national men’s football team for winning the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2008.
  19/03
• Vietnamese women’s football leads the Southeastern Asia
  Vietnamese women’s football leads the Southeastern Asia
  

  

  There has been little change in the FIFA women’s football rankings in the first quarter this year. The Vietnamese team still leads the Southeastern Asian region and is No. 32 in the world with 1638 points.
  18/03
• Vietnamese referees named at AFC tourneys
  Vietnamese referees named at AFC tourneys
  

  Four Vietnamese referees will do duty in the Asian Football Confederation Champions League and AFC Cup tournaments this year.
  18/03
• Outstanding Vietnamese athletes to be honoured
  Outstanding Vietnamese athletes to be honoured
  

  

  Outstanding Vietnamese athletes, including Vu Thi Huong, Truong Thanh Hang, Doan Kien Quoc, Nguyen Manh Tuong and Nguyen Hoai Thu, will be honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on the evening of March 26.
  14/03

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• Giant ball supporting U23 squad rolls through Vietnam
  Giant ball supporting U23 squad rolls through Vietnam
  

  A gigantic ball bearing the signatures of Vietnamese football fans arrived in the city of Haiphong for a Rock football gala on November 21.
  22/11
• Former Man U stars cruise to victory over Vietnam
  Former Man U stars cruise to victory over Vietnam
  

  

  Former Manchester United star Andy Cole scored twice to help his side beat the Vietnamese veterans 3-1 in a friendly match at My Dinh National Stadium on November 19.
  20/11
• Pre-SEA Games gala bound for Hai Phong
  Pre-SEA Games gala bound for Hai Phong
  

  

  A football gala will be held at the Municipal Theatre in the northern port city of Hai Phong on November 21.
  20/11
• HCM City to host charity golf tournament in December
  HCM City to host charity golf tournament in December
  

  

  A charity golf tournament entitled King Cup Tournament 2009 will be held at Thu Duc Golf Course, Ho Chi Minh City on December 5 to mark Thailand’s National Day and its King’s birthday.
  19/11
• Vietnam, Germany signed athletic cooperation agreement
  Vietnam, Germany signed athletic cooperation agreement
  

  Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Danh Thai and German Ambassador to Vietnam Rolf Schulze signed a cooperation agreement on the development of athletics in Hanoi on November 17.
  19/11