Petra Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova will snub the Fed Cup playoffs against Canada in April, raising the chances of holders the Czech Republic being relegated from the World Group, the team said on Thursday (Mar 21). Karolina Pliskova and Petra Kvitova led the Czechs to another Fed Cup title in 2018. (AFP/Michal Cizek) World number two Kvitova and seventh-ranked Pliskova led the Czechs to six trophies in the last eight Fed Cups. But they will miss the playoff tie in the southeastern Czech city of Prostejov on Apr 20-21, following the Czechs' surprise first-round loss at home to Romania in February. "Karolina and Petra have excused themselves to the captain before the upcoming playoffs against Canada," the Czech Fed Cup Team said on its Facebook page. This week, Kvitova and Pliskova are playing in the Miami Open, where both have reached the second round. "We wish Karolina and Petra, who have played so many important and tough rubbers in the past, success in America and a smooth … [Read more...] about Kvitova, Pliskova snub Fed Cup playoffs against Canada
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Vietnam gets a good taste of extreme football – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments Other sports - January 15, 2019 | 10:01 am GMT+7 Much has been made of football crazy Vietnam, but last month, it just got much crazier. In case you missed it, while Vietnam was preparing itself for a small piece of football history last month in Hanoi, a very different group of footballers were battling it out for the title of Asia Pacific’s best freestyle footballer in a Ho Chi Minh City television studio. On December 14, the night before Vietnam’s ‘Golden Dragons’ wrapped up their first AFF Cup win since 2008, the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) hosted the top 16 of the Asia Pacific Freestyle Football Championships at an entertainment center in the city’s District 10. Tricking, juggling, flipping, balancing and generally flexing their way through a series of one-on-one battles set to music, the competition attracted 48 of the sports best exponents from all over Asia, including Iran, Australia, Japan, India, … [Read more...] about Vietnam gets a good taste of extreme football – VnExpress International
Vietnam ranks 8th on Global beauties’ list
The result is calculated based on a nations’ achievements across the world’s 6 most acclaimed beauty pageants, including Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, and Miss Earth. Vietnam’s success largely results from strong performances from H'Hen Nie, (top 5 at the Miss Universe pageant), Phuong Khanh (Miss Earth winner), Tran Tieu Vy (top 30 at Miss World), Bui Phuong Nga (top 10 in Miss Grand International), and Minh Tu (top 10 in Miss Supranational). Venezuela topped the GB Grand Slam list as the Country of the Year in 2018, finishing with 17.10 points. They were followed by the Philippines (15.40 points), and Mexico (14.60 points). The Global beauties' continental Countries of 2018 are the Philippines from Asia, Venezuela from the Americas, Puerto Rico from the Caribbean, South Africa from Africa, Poland from Europe, and Australia from Oceania. … [Read more...] about Vietnam ranks 8th on Global beauties’ list