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Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh won his first international tilte of the year, beating host rival Boonsak Ponsana 21-16, 21-13 in the men’s singles final of the SCG Thailand Grand Prix Gold on July 26.
It took Minh, the tournament second seed, only 37 minutes to beat the third seed Ponsana.

Cho Eonrae of the Republic of Korea (RoK) edged Japanese East Kobe team’s Chan Kazuhiko 4-3 (6-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 4-11, 11-9) on July 19 in the men’s singles at the Golden Paddle Open international table tennis tournament at Ho Chi Minh City’s Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium.

Spectators can look forward to some thrilling competition at the 23 rd Golden Racket international table tennis tournament, which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from July 15-19, with strong players from the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Malaysia.

Nearly 40 Brazilian players have joined the ranks of foreign footballers playing for the country’s 14 V-League teams, Vietnam Football Federation statistics revealed.

Saigon Investment Group (SGI) has signed a contract to sponsor 100,000 USD for the activities of the World Vovinam Federation (VVVF) in 2009.

Vietnamese footballers, coaches, and referees who took part in the Asian Football Confederation U14 Girls Football Festival that concluded in HCM City on June 30 were thrilled at the opportunity it gave them to learn.

Vietnam won five gold, one silver and two bronze medals, ranking first at the Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Tournament 2009 in Thailand.

Vietnam has bagged five golds, one silver and two bronzes at the Southeast Asian Young Table-Tennis Tournament 2009 that wrapped up in Thailand on June 22.

Nguyen Tien Minh failed to go to the next round of the Djarum Indonesia Super Series after losing 1-2 to Peter Hoeg Gade of England on June 18 in Indonesia.

Malaysian Akhmal Tarmizee Mobd won the Vietnam Amateur Open with six-under-par 282 at the Da Lat Palace Golf Club on June 14.

More than 100 Vietnamese from every corner of Russia competed in a singing contest held in Moscow recently, which formed part of the Vietnamese community’s activities to enrich their cultural life.

The 10 th ASEAN Open was inaugurated in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on June 7 with the participation of 254 chess players from 10 countries, including India, Iran, Australia and Russia.

The 4th Southeast Asian Junior Athletics Championships to be held in Vietnam on Saturday and Sunday June 6-7 will attract 198 athletes from nine countries, except Philippines and East Timor.

Representatives of Stockholm University and the Swedish group Bactiguard said they are eager to work with Vietnam on healthcare issues.

With the health insurance sector regaining its charm, existing players are rolling up their sleeves in anticipation of intense competition.

Vietnam ’s sepak takraw female players finally won their dream gold medal at the World Championship in Malaysia on May 31.