Teenager Nguyen Hoang Thien won the boys' singles title at the International Tennis Federation (ITF)‘s Viet Nam International Juniors Championships after beating Chinese Taipei Cheng Kuang Yu in southern province of Bac Lieu on Saturday.
The 15-year-old eased to a 6-2, 6-2 victory to take his first title of the year since his come back after a shoulder injury.
In the girls'singles final, Ah Song of South Korea beat Sweden's Lina Akesson in straight sets.
National team lose to India 3-1 in friendly
Viet Nam's national football team lost to India 3-1 in a friendly match in Pune on Friday.
Sunil Chhetri scored a hat trick for India, while Vietnamese defender Vu Nhu Thanh pulled back a goal from a penalty kick.
Viet Nam will play Kuwait in a friendly tomorrow.
Trang, Luan win crowns in table tennis tourney
Mai Hoang My Trang of HCM City cruised to a 4-1 win over Nguyen Viet Linh of the Public Security team in the women's singles final of the National All-stars table tennis championship on Saturday.
Trang dominated with a 11-2, 11-7, 11-13, 12-10, 11-3 win to take the title.
Nguyen Thanh Luan of the Army team had a tough test against Nguyen Van Ngoc of Hai Duong in the men's singles final. Luan fought back to win 4-3 in a seven set final.
Da Nang to construct 40,000-seat stadium
The city of Da Nang is planning to build a new main 40,000-seat stadium and a 20,000-seat stadium at Hoa Xuan Sports Complex, replacing the old Chi Lang Stadium.
The city will invest US$140 million on the construction the sports complex.
Ha Noi golf association launched in Dao Sen
The Ha Noi Golf Association was officially launched in a ceremony at Dao Sen golf course on Saturday.
The association also organised a millennium golf tournament with the participation of 100 golfers at Van Tri golf course yesterday. — VNS
Singaporeans won both the men’s and women’s singles gold medals at the first VOV Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships that ended in Hai Duong Province on Sunday.