Novak Djokovic celebrates his US Open quarter-final victory over John Millman (Photo: AFP/Don EMMERT) Djokovic is making his debut in this week's three-day team event which has been dubbed the Ryder Cup of tennis although it lacks the tradition of golf's premier event. "I would like to play with (Djokovic)," said event founder and Team Europe star Roger Federer. "I hope he feels the same way." The exhibition event will take place on US soil for the first time this week when 12 of the world's top players square off against each other in a three-day team event in Chicago. The tournament begins Friday and pits a team of six of the best ATP Tour players from Europe against a six players from the rest of the world. Bjorn Borg's favoured Team Europe will try to defend their crown against Team World which will be captained by the legendary John McEnroe. Federer, Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, David Goffin and Kyle Edmund will play for Team Europe. "We're here to defend our … [Read more...] about Djokovic to provide fire power for Team Europe at Laver Cup
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Out of a total number of 70,000 Vietnamese students currently following courses abroad, Europe is one of the biggest net receivers of Vietnamese students with more than 15,000. This year, 33 students have received full scholarship from the Erasmus+ Program which is a remarkable increase from a total 25 scholarship holders in 2017. In addition, hundreds of other students are attending exchange courses (3-12 months) or pursuing PhD studies under the International Credit Mobility or via the ongoing 51 cooperation projects between European and Vietnamese Higher Education institutions.The series of events will start in Da Nang on September 21st at Nalod Hotel (No.192 Vo Nguyen Giap road, Son Tra district), followed by Ho Chi Minh city on September 22nd at Grand Palace Convention Centre (No.142/18 Cong Hoa street, ward 4, Tan Binh district), while the last event will take place on September 23rd in Hanoi at the Army Hotel (No.1A Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ba Dinh district). Participants will attend … [Read more...] about Study in Europe
Barca desperate to make amends in Europe with memories of Rome still fresh
Lionel Messi and Barcelona begin their European adventure at home to PSV AFP/GABRIEL BOUYS Underneath some fans demanded the message be deleted immediately while others claimed it as a classy touch. "We are rivals, not enemies", one wrote. Meanwhile, Barcelona's key players - Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique, Luis Suarez, Andres Iniesta - stayed quiet. Some had recently posted pictures of themselves surrounded by their families, with the World Cup just around the corner. But from the words that have been spoken since, and despite the club's stately message, it is clear Madrid's triumph hit home. Barcelona had failed and this made it even harder to bear. "Obviously it's infuriating (for us)," Suarez said in an interview with RAC1 earlier this month. "Madrid have won the Champions League in each of the last three years. They have made history and it's a thorn in our side." Chiefly, perhaps, because Barca will feel they were better than Madrid last season. They blew them away in a 3-0 flurry … [Read more...] about Barca desperate to make amends in Europe with memories of Rome still fresh
Emirates announces autumn fares to Europe and USA
Emirates today announced its autumn promotion with attractive fares for passengers from Việt Nam when travelling to various destinations in Europe and USA. — Photo courtesy of Emirates Emirates today announced its autumn promotion with attractive fares for passengers from Viet Nam when travelling to various destinations in Europe and the USA. Passengers can take advantage of these fares by booking from September 17 till October 07, 2018 for travel period from September 22, 2018 to March 31, 2019. Emirates passengers travelling from HCM City or Ha Noi can enjoy the special fares, inclusive of taxes and surcharges, when booked during the promotional period on www.emirates.com/vn or through a host of travel agencies. Economy class passengers can enjoy fares to Frankfurt starting from VND20,410,000 ($870), Paris starting from VND22,250,000 ($947), Johannesburg starting from VND22,830,000 ($971) and New York from VND23,700,000 ($1,008). Emirates’ inflight cuisine is … [Read more...] about Emirates announces autumn fares to Europe and USA
Europe stuck in Iran-US confrontation
The Iran nuclear deal, officially named the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is being seriously threatened, as Europe is still failing to work out effective measures to prevent the US re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, although months have gone by. Tehran expressed its dissatisfaction by stating that the lack of European efforts to save the deal would lead to “serious consequences”. Europe not only failed to persuade the US, but also asked for additional talks on issues such as missiles, which have barely been accepted by Iran. Tehran has constantly insisted that the missile development plan bears no relation to the major powers and that the missile programme is not negotiable as demanded by the US and European countries. Senior Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, who has strong anti-Western sentiments and heads an influential council in Iran, said “Europe has announced that they won’t leave the deal. In practice, by bringing up a discussion of … [Read more...] about Europe stuck in Iran-US confrontation