• Vietnamese chess star in world’s top 50
  Vietnamese chess star in world’s top 50
  

  

  In the World Chess Federation (FIDE)’s ranking on March 1, Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem increased his Elo from 2,647 to 2,689 and now ranks in the top 50.
  11/03
• National Volleyball Championships to open soon
  National Volleyball Championships to open soon
  

  

  The Volleyball Federation of Vietnam announced that the 2010 PV Oil National Volleyball Championships will open on March 14.
  09/03
• BTV-Cup cycle tourney opens in Binh Duong
  BTV-Cup cycle tourney opens in Binh Duong
  

  

  Eighty-two domestic and foreign cyclists are competing in the 6th international Binh Duong Television (BTV) -Cup cycle tournament in Dong Ha city, central Quang Tri province from March 9-18.
  09/03
• Martial artist wins berth in Youth Olympics
  Martial artist wins berth in Youth Olympics
  

  Vietnamese taekwondo martial artist Nguyen Thanh Thao won a ticket to the first Youth Olympics Games by finishing third at the third at the World Teakwondo Federation (WTF) qualification at Tijuana, Mexico.
  08/03
• Badminton star placed 7th in world’s rankings
  Badminton star placed 7th in world’s rankings
  

  

  Vietnam’s top badminton player, Nguyen Tien Minh, jumped 2 places to No.7 in the 9th week of the 2010 world rankings, according to the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
  06/03

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• National Taekwondo Champs opens in Da Nang
  National Taekwondo Champs opens in Da Nang
  

  

  300 Taekwondo martial artists from 39 clubs across the country are participating at the 13th National Taekwondo Clubs Championships for Sunny Korea Cup in Central Da Nang city from November 16-19.
  16/11
• Vietnam struggles to qualify
  Vietnam struggles to qualify
  

  

  Vietnam lost 1 – 0 to Syria in their group D first leg game qualifying on Saturday, severely damaging in their chances of reaching for the final round of the Asian Cup.
  16/11
• Timetable set up for 25th SEA Games
  Timetable set up for 25th SEA Games
  

  

  The organising board of the 25th SEA Games has announced that the men’s football event will start on December 2. Vietnam’s U23 team is placed in group A with Thailand, Malaysia, East Timor and Cambodia.
  15/11
• Sprinter grabs silver at Asian Champs’ 200m event
  Sprinter grabs silver at Asian Champs’ 200m event
  

  

  Vietnam’s top athlete Vu Thi Huong finished second in the women’s 200m final with a time of 23\'.61 at the Asian Athletics Championships in Guangdong, China on November 13.
  14/11
• BTV-Number One Cup to kick off in Binh Duong
  BTV-Number One Cup to kick off in Binh Duong
  

  

  The BTV-Number One Cup, now an international football event of the FIFA and AFC tournaments, will be held at Go Dau Stadium in Southern Binh Duong Province from November 20-29.
  13/11