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  The USA women’s team celebrate their fifth goal, or maybe it was their eighth. Or twelfth. — AFP Photo By Paul Kennedy Sukanya Chor Charoenying may be only 31 years old but she is already a world record holder. And it will take some doing for her to lose her prize. Sadly for Sukanya it is a world record she neither wanted nor will ever boast about. It’s unlikely you’ll find her dining out on such a global achievement and the quicker someone beats her achievement and takes away said world record, the sooner she will breathe a huge sigh of relief. Sukanya Chor Charoenying is the goalkeeper for the Thailand national women’s football team and she holds the record for conceding the most ever goals in a single game during a World Cup tournament. It was 13 in all last week at the hands of a ruthless and rampant USA team that showed little mercy and, in some quarters, have been criticised for not knowing when to stop. But I’m not really … [Read more...] about Why 13 really is unlucky for American women

  The USA's 2-0 win over the Netherlands allowed them to claim the women's World Cup for the fourth time. — AFP Photo LYON — The United States retained the women's World Cup on Sunday as a Megan Rapinoe penalty and a Rose Lavelle strike gave the holders a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final in Lyon, prompting new questions over a potential visit to Donald Trump's White House. Rapinoe stroked home from 12 yards to put the USA ahead just after the hour mark and end the tournament as joint top scorer on six goals after making headlines for stating she would boycott any team visit to the presidential mansion after the tournament. Coach Jill Ellis remained coy on whether the team would carry out the visit if invited, saying that she "wouldn't bet" on an invite coming.  However, the US President put their spat to one side to congratulate the team, tweeting: "Congratulations to the US Women's Soccer Team on winning … [Read more...] about USA retain World Cup as Rapinoe, Lavelle sink Dutch

  Coach Mai Đức Chung and his players in training early this week. They are ready for the ASEAN Championship in Thailand on August 15-28. Photo courtesy of VFF   Football HÀ NỘI  Mai Đức Chung and his team yesterday left for Thailand for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship on August 15-28. The side, who recently returned home after a 10-day training camp in Japan, have their sights set on silverware. Việt Nam finished third at last year's event, which Thailand won by defeating U20 Australia 3-2 in the final. Chung was happy with his players after five weeks training both at home and abroad, saying they faced quality teams in friendlies and improved remarkably. “We have worked hard and prepared pretty well through our training, especially the 10 days in Japan,” Chung said. The regional championship includes Việt Nam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia in Group B, … [Read more...] about Vietnam women head to Thailand in search of glory

  A farm in Gia Lai Province is intercropped with other kinds of plants and uses an efficient irrigation system.  VNA/VNS Photo Đặng Tuấn HCM CITY — Intercropping and advanced farming techniques used in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces are helping farmers adapt to the effects of climate change, including unusually heavy rains, whirlwinds and prolonged droughts. Serious damage to key crops like pepper and coffee has occurred in the region, which includes Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Đắk Lắk, Lâm Đồng and Đắk Nông provinces, according to Vũ Đức Côn, deputy director of the Đắk Lắk Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. In August, unusually heavy rains, for example, inundated more than 16,160ha of crops in Đắk Lắk's Buôn Đôn, Ea Súp and … [Read more...] about Central Highlands farmers adapt to climate change

Koi fish are released into West Lake to test the water quality in September.—VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — The People’s Committee of Hà Nội has assigned the city’s Construction Department to treat a pool of standing water with nano-bioreactor technology. The Japan Environment and Trade Promotion Organisation (JETRO) will undertake the treatment of odour, water and mud in the pool. The committee asked the organisation to send a dossier of technical standards related to the technology, a certificate of processing technology, accredited by the Government of Japan and several documents to the construction department. The move came after the Japanese nano-bioreactor technology, applied to a section of Hà Nội’s polluted Tô Lịch River and West Lake since May, initially showed positive results. Results released on October 30 said the noxious odour and level of mud in the Tô … [Read more...] about Pool be treated with Japanese nano-bioreactor technology