PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery said he expects Neymar to return from injury for Tuesday's Champions League match against Bayern Munich, after his side struggled to a 0-0 draw at Montpellier on Saturday in the Brazilian's absence. Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe (L) reacts during the French Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier on Sep 23, 2017 at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier, southern France. (Photo: AFP/Sylvain Thomas) Neymar missed the game after suffering a right foot injury, and PSG duly saw their perfect start to the Ligue 1 season come to an end in their first match without the 25-year-old since his world record move from Barcelona. "We will wait until tomorrow (Sunday) to see about his return," Emery said. "There are three days left to prepare for … [Read more...]

On September 22, Vo Van Tung grabbed two gold medals for Vietnam. Tung first won in the men’s F34 discus event with a throw of 26.23 meters. He overcame Davis Machang (20.99m) and Adderin (20.31m), both from the hosts. His second gold came hours later in the javelin event as he also won over the same rivals. Le Van Manh (second from right) was the fastest in the men's T37 200m track. Photo: laodong.vn Earlier, Tung secured a silver in the F32/33/34 shot put on September 20. His teammate Truong Thi Bich Van added another gold in the women’s F55 shot put. Van showed her outstanding performance with five out of six throws being over 6m, with the best one being 6.78m. Htet Aye from Myanmar was second with 5.96m and Ngo Thi Lan Thanh of Vietnam was third, on 5.33m. The last track-and-field gold of the day went to Le Van Manh who was the fastest in the men’s T37 200m … [Read more...]

The Vietnamese delegation of 142 athletes with disability vied for medals in eight events, including swimming, track-and-field, weightlifting, chess, badminton, boccia, football for the visually-impaired and table tennis. Besides the golds, the Vietnamese team brought home 61 silver and 60 bronze medals. The number of Vietnamese athletes was only 42.5% of that of the Malaysian team, 72% of the Indonesian team and 48% of the Thai team.  Although the country only participated in half out of a total of 16 events, its athletes broke 11 Games’ records. Notably, Vo Thanh Tung broke three records and Trinh Thu Bich Nhu set two new ones, all in swimming.  The gold medals mainly came in athletics and swimming, with 17 and 15 medals, respectively. It means Vietnam is on the right track in training its athletes for Paralympic events. All … [Read more...]

On September 22, Vo Van Tung grabbed two gold medals for Vietnam. Tung first won in the men’s F34 discus event with a throw of 26.23 metres. He overcame Davis Machang (20.99m) and Adderin (20.31m), both from the hosts. His second gold came hours later in the javelin event as he also won over the same rivals. Earlier, Tung secured a silver in the F32/33/34 shot put on September 20. His teammate Truong Thi Bich Van added another gold in the women’s F55 shot put. Van showed her outstanding performance with five out of six throws being over 6m, with the best one being 6.78m. Htet Aye from Myanmar was second with 5.96m and Ngo Thi Lan Thanh of Vietnam was third, on 5.33m. The last track-and-field gold of the day went to Le Van Manh who was the fastest in the men’s T37 200m track. He finished first with a time of 25.68sec. … [Read more...]

She jumped into the pool. She swam fast. She reached the finish line. And she conquered! Vi Thị Hằng (centre) and her runners-up on the podium of women’s 100m S7 freestyle event in Malaysian Para Games. - Photo courtesy of Tấn Phúc Vi Thị Hằng finally achieved her dream win at the ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia. Hằng won gold medal in the women’s 100m S7 freestyle event with a time of 1min 23.99sec, with a gap of nearly 23sec with her nearest rival Hatsady Boulaphane of Laos. Hằng not only won the title, but she also set a new record at the Games. “Looking at the results board, I first thought the clock was out of order. Later, when I realised it was a new record, I felt an outpouring of emotion. What a great moment,” … [Read more...]

Vietnam were defeated 17-25, 17-25, 17-25 by Thailand in their first match of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship Japan 2018 on Thursday. Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Hong Dao (right) and Le Thanh Thuy (left) organise an attack against Thailand during the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship Japan 2018 on Thursday.  The championship was held at the Nakhon Pathom Province Gymnasium, Thailand. Vietnam played without their key players, including Pham Thi Kim Hue (retired), Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa (retired) and Linh Chi (injured). This weakened the team against Thailand, who won the Southeast Asian Games last month in Malaysia. Vietnam’s Le Thanh Thuy and Tran Thi Thanh Thuy delivered a stellar performance, scoring the most points for the team. On the host side, Ajcharaporn was the top scorer with 14 points, while captain Pleumjit Thinkaow contributed 11 points. Under their leadership, the … [Read more...]

Vietnam defeated hosts Turkmenistan 1-0 to advance to the men’s futsal quarter-finals at the ongoing Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games on Thursday. The only goal was scored by Ngoc Son in the 15th minute, who converted his teammate Minh Tri’s perfect pass from the home ground into the opener. Playing under heavy pressure of more than 2,000 local supporters for Turkmenistan, Vietnam had a poor start, letting the home side set up their domination and create a series of attacks. Fortunately, the Southeast Asian side built up a strong defence to protect goalie Van Huy and remained unbreakable against Turkmenistan’s attempts. The hosts came especially close to scoring twice -- when one of their finishes hit the post and a nine-metre kick was missed. It was Việt Nam’s third win at the tournament, after beating Hong Kong 8-0 and Solomon Islands 2-1. Earlier they lost 1-2 … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won a double title yesterday at the Malaysian ninth ParaGames in Kuala Lumpur. Vo Thanh Tung poses with his third swimming gold in Malaysia. — Photo courtesy Thai Duong Tung first won in the men’s S5 100m backstroke event, with a time of 1min 26.77sec, which was the new Games record. The 32-year-old beat the nine-year-old record of 1:36.80 made by Abdullah Zul Amirul of Malaysia in Thailand in 2008. Tung was followed by Zul Amirul Sidi and Jamery, both of the host country. An hour later, the Vietnamese took part in the S5 50m freestyle and finished first, clocking in at 34.50sec, equal to the Games record he has held since 2011. The silver went to Malaysian Syaiful, and Indonesian Myliadi took the bronze. To date, Tung has won three gold medals and set two records. … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge – Runners will go the distance in the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon (VMM) from September 22-24 in Sa Pa. Around 2,500 runners will take part in the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon this year. — Photo courtesy of the organisers Founded in 2013 by Topas Travel, the event has grown from 200 runners to 2,500 this year, making it one of the biggest ultra-running events in Asia and the landmark event on the Southeast Asia calendar. The runners from 50 nations will race distances ranging from 10km to 100km in Viet Nam’s highest mountains. Winners of the longest distance race have hailed from Denmark, Czech Republic and Thailand. This year, however, there are high hopes for a Vietnamese winner in the longest distance.  “We have some fast and very tough Vietnamese male and female runners lining … [Read more...]

Bui Yen Ly secured the only gold medal of muaythai for Vietnam at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) yesterday in Turkmenistan. Bui Yen Ly of Vietnam (right) pockets a gold medal in the women’s 51kg muaythai event at the fifth AIMAG in Turkmenistan.  The World Games’ reigning champion defeated Iranian Yavari Fatemech 30-27 in the women’s 51kg category at the Muaythai Kickboxing Arena on the last day of the event. Ly got a bye in the first round. She then beat Tarapen Carissa from the Philippines in the quarter-finals and Gwa Weiying Cheryl of Singapore in the last-four round, all with a result of 30-27. Coach Giáp Trung Thang said Ly was a smart and strong fighter who was always hungry for victory. She always has 100 per cent focus in every game and is flexible in switching her tactics to face different situations. She is good at attack and perfect at defence. Ly is a Hanoi … [Read more...]