Brief of some salient sports news published on Tuoi Tre Newspaper today, March 26. Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat in an attack Photo: Tuoi Tre -- Man Utd players bring Premier League trophy to Vietnam Manchester United footballers Denis Irwin and Gordon McQueen, together with the club’s mascot Fred the Red, will accompany the honorable Premier League trophy in its tour to Vietnam on this Tuesday, March 27. The trophy will be transported to the country by DHL Express and Turkish Airlines, as part of the “Manchester United 19 Times Premier League” trophy global tour, the logistics company said. The full itinerary of the 48,000-mile tour includes 27 destinations, amongst them India, Turkey, Korea, Japan, Norway, Vietnam, and Africa. Local Muay Thai boxer named Best Fighter With eight victories in a row during 8 days competing at the amateur and semiprofessional Muay Thai World Championships, Vietnamese marital artist Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat was yesterday … [Read more...] about Sports news in brief — March 26
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Sports news in brief – March 5
The Vietnamese team’s highest ever ranking at the world carom billiard team championship, and the participations of two young local tennis players at the Junior Championships in Thailand are the focus of local sports news today.Vietnam ranks 6th at world billiard team champ. The Vietnamese team yesterday finished sixth at the Carom Billiard Three-Cushion - World National Team Championship in Viersen, Germany -- an unprecedented rank for the team. Japan and Korea, the other two Asian representatives at the event, took the 7th and 8th places. The Vietnamese team, with the world’s number 29 Ma Xuan Cuong, and Duong Anh Vu (#37 in the world), won the last ticket to the quarterfinal after drawing both Sweden and Netherlands 1-1 in the play-off games. At the quarterfinal match against Denmark, Vu lost 0-3 to Tonnay Carlsen (world rank 41), while Cuong beat Thomas Andersen 2-1. Denmark advanced into the semifinal with four winning games, while the Vietnamese men only earned … [Read more...] about Sports news in brief – March 5
Sports news in brief – March 2
In salient local sports news today, four Vietnamese track-and-field athletes are to take part in the Asian Grand Prix next May, and the International Women’s Bicycling Tournament is to be launched next week. Truong Thanh Hang Local sprinters to run at Asian Grand Prix Southeast Asian sprint champions Vu Thi Huong and Truong Thanh Hang will represent Vietnam at the 2012 Asian Grand Prix Championship to take place in Thailand next May. According to the organizing board, the women’s 100m and 800m events have been listed in the championship, instead of the 200m and 1,500m events as earlier announced. This has enabled Huong to attend the women’s 100m event, and Hang, the 800m, giving them each a chance to achieve the Standard B to grab a ticket to the 2012 London Olympics this summer. Prior to attending the Grand Prix, Huong will have two to three weeks of training overseas, while Hang will undergo training in China’s Kunming city. Meanwhile, Nguyen Thi Thanh … [Read more...] about Sports news in brief – March 2
Sport news in brief – Feb 27
Saigon Heat's first victory at Asian Basketball League, Chinese Jiangsu's winning trophy at the VTV international volleyball cup, and Vietnamese national futsal kicked out of the Asian champs are amongst today top local sports news. Saigon Heat seals first win at ABL Saigon Heat, Vietnam's first professional basketball club, yesterday beat Chang Thailand Slammers 60-55 at a second-leg round of the 2012 ASEAN Basketball League, the former's first-ever victory during the tournament. At the witness of more than 2,000 local audiences in Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Binh Stadium, Saigon Heat with ace players such as Jonathan Jones, Javier, and Han Minh, scored 60-55 against Chang Thailan Slammers -- the incumbent champion of the league. In his very first match leading the game, newly-recruited coach Jason Rabedeaux managed to help the team earn their first victory of a Vietnamese basketball squad at an official international tournament. Earlier, Saigon Heat ran all seven … [Read more...] about Sport news in brief – Feb 27
Obama vows to create more jobs amid heartening employment news
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Saturday to continue his efforts to create more jobs amid heartening news that the unemployment rate has declined to its lowest level in nearly three years, which could help boost his race for reelection. "We're heading in the right direction. And we're not going to let up," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address, commenting on the latest Labor Department report that U.S. employers added 200,000 jobs last month. The report came amid a flurry of positive economic news, including an increase in consumer confidence and production by factories, which signal that the U.S. recovery is gathering momentum. It was the sixth consecutive month that more jobs were created, which cheered Obama as he is fighting for reelection. This year's presidential race is expected to be largely decided by the job market. Although the unemployment rate has declined to 8.5 percent, its lowest since Obama's second month in office, but it may be not enough to … [Read more...] about Obama vows to create more jobs amid heartening employment news