News Viet Nam 24h

Thứ Sáu, 4 tháng 10, 2013

Minh to face World No 1 Wei in Japan Open semis

(VNS) Badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh earned a spot in the semi-final round of the Yonex Open Japan after defeating Ajay Jayaram of India 21-18, 21-13 yesterday in Tokyo.

Minh, No 5 seed, enjoyed the win after losing twice to Jayaram at the Indian Badminton League last month.

His next rival will be world and tournament No 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, who won over host player Jun Takemura 21-10, 21-11 in another quarter-final match.

The two sides have met each other 11 times; Minh lost 10 times. His only win was three years ago at a tournament in Singapore.

In the second semi-final match in Tokyo, Chinese Huan Gao will play Japanese Kenichi Tago, seeded No 7.

The Japan Open will close tomorrow with a bonus of US$200,000 divided to winners.— VNS

Athletes set records at national championships

HCM CITY (VNS)— Three records were set on Sunday at the ongoing National Athletics Championships at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City.

Pham Van Lam of Ha Noi set a new best in men's long jump with a 7.73m jump, while earlier, Nam Dinh clocked a new record in the men's 4x200m relay at 1min 25.34sec.

Day 1 saw the return of Southeast Asian sprint queen Vu Thi Huong after a brief hiatus from early this year.

Huong stamped her dominance at the event earning gold and setting a record with her An Giang teammates in the women's 4x200m relay event, timing 1:36.25.

The tournament attracted more than 500 athletes from 48 cities and provinces with few of the nation's top athletes present.

Asian 800m champion Truong Thanh Hang is yet to recover from a broken leg, while rising star Quach Thi Lan and her younger brother are undergoing intensive training in Bulgaria.

The competition will conclude tomorrow. — VNS

National team gear up for Asian Cup

The Vietnamese men's football team.— Photo vtv

HA NOI (VNS)-- The Vietnamese men's football team will begin their training period at the youth football training centre in Ha Noi to prepare for the 2014 Asian Cup Qualifiers.

Under interim coach Nguyen Van Sy, the squad will practise for ten days at the centre before flying to Qatar for a friendly against the hosts.

The team will face the Uzbeks in their third match of Group E in the Asian Cup qualifiers on October 15 and the return leg one month later at My Dinh National Stadium in Ha Noi.

Then the country will travel to the United Arab Emirates to face the home team on November 11 and meet Hong Kong at home on March 5. Both are second-leg games.

Viet Nam are currently rooted to the table as they lost both matches against Hong Kong and the UAE.—VNS

U19s prepare for next challenge

The ASEAN silver medallists will take part in the Asian Football Confederation Under-19 Championship next month.— Photo bongdaplus

HA NOI (VNS)—The ASEAN silver medallists will take part in the Asian Football Confederation Under-19 Championship next month.

The Vietnamese side, who lost 6-7 to Indonesia over penalties in the ASEAN tournament's final, arrived home on Monday and will have two days rest before returning to training in Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province.

They will take part in a one-week practice before flying to Malaysia for a Group F tournament.

Viet Nam will first play Chinese Taipei on October 3. The next rivals are Hong Kong (on October 5) and Australia (on October 7). — VNS

Indonesia top U19 championships

Indonesia defeated Viet Nam 7-6 in a penalty shootout to claim the ASEAN Under-19 Football Championships on their home turf yesterday.— Photo vov

HA NOI (VNS) — Indonesia defeated Viet Nam 7-6 in a penalty shootout to claim the ASEAN Under-19 Football Championships on their home turf yesterday.

Goalkeeper Rafi Mundiato became the match favourite blocking two attempts from the Vietnamese side after another kick from the visitors went wide.

The hosts also missed two chances in the penalty, but it was still enough for them to win the championships for the first time in the nation's history.

It was Mundiato's day as he successfully saved consecutive attacks from the Vietnamese side who won all matches in the lead up to the final.

At the 28 minute mark, Viet Nam's Thanh Tung lodged a ball from the left wing in a straight shot which was diverted by the talented Mundiato.

The star goal keeper continued to frustrate Vietnamese players as he continued another strong defence from an attempt from Nguyen Cong Phuong's 10 minutes later.

Indonesia had several chances to pass Vietnamese keeper Ly Van Truong however they failed to capitalise on opportunities during the 90-minute match and the 30 minutes of extra time.

The victory also helped Indonesia recover their 1-2 loss to Viet Nam during a group round match on September 14.

In a separate match, East Timor overcame Laos 4-2 to take the bronze medal.

In other football news, Viet Nam defeated host Myanmar 3-1 to win a bronze medal at the ASEAN Women's Football Championships which wrapped up yesterday in Yangon City.

Defender Ngoc Anh scored just two minutes into the match from a header to the left corner. Twelve minutes later Thanh Huong scored making it 2-0 for the visitors.

The host narrowed the results at the 36th minute as captain San San Maw headed strongly, beating Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Thi Kieu Trinh.

Striker Minh Nguyet made it 3-1 for the former champions at the 67th minute which saw a red card given to Myanmar's Moe Moe War. — VNS

VN to defend Chinese chess titles

Your move: Ngo Lan Huong (left) of Viet Nam will come to Australia this weekend to defend her Asian xiangqi champion title. — Photo thegioicotuong.com

HA NOI (VNS)— Viet Nam will leave for Sydney, Australia tomorrow to defend their titles at the Asian Xiangqi (Chinese chess) Individual Championships starting this Sunday.

"Our goal is to maintain our trophies in men's and women's individual events," said coach Hoang Dinh Hong.

"However, this will be a difficult task as our rivals have become more powerful. China will be our toughest opponents." Hong said Ngo Lan Huong was still a title candidate on the women's side but she had to try her best and be careful in making every move because there would be many surprises during the competition.

The coach was not confident about Vietnamese male masters, saying that they only had a 50-50 chance.

"Viet Nam and China equally share the opportunity to win. Things will be up to chance when they face each other. I think that the team with white pieces will have a higher chance of winning," Hong said.

Two of those competing for Viet Nam are national champion Lai Ly Huynh and Minh Nhat, neither of whom competed at last year's championships.

"Last year winner Nguyen Hoang Lam and bronze medallist Bui Duong Tran joined the Asian tourneys, so they could adapt to the difficult situation. Huynh and Nhat are young and lack international experience. But they played best in a July tournament held to select athletes for the Sydney competition. They are at their peak at present and at the same level as Chinese masters," Hong said.

The 16th championships will wrap up on September 27. — VNS

Marksmen set records in Ha Noi

Three new records have been set at the National Star Marksmen Tournament in Ha Noi.

HCM City's Phan Quang Vinh on Monday won a gold medal and a new national record in the men's 10m air rifle event with a score of 778.1 points. The old record belonged to Nguyen Duy Hoang of the Military team five years ago with 693.7 points. This year, Hoang took a bronze medal.

The second record went to Hanoian Duong Thi Chuc, who shot 586.1 points in the women's 10m air rifle event on Sunday.

Her teammate Tran Chau Tung took the third record in the men's 50m pistol event by scoring 635.2 points.

After two days of competition, Ha Noi topped the ranking table with four golds, followed by the Military and HCM City teams. — VNS