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The National Roller Sports Championship is held in two days in Hà Nội, providing competitive races to nearly 450 athletes from 13 cities and provinces. Trần Ngọc Minh Thy of Hà Nội's Việt Nam Roller team performs to win the women's classic freestyle slaloms events at the National Junior Roller Sports Championship which closes on August 27 in Hà Nội. Photos of SFV Lê Bùi Bảo Long and Trần Ngọc Minh Thy won men's and women's classic freestyle slaloms events at the National Junior Roller Sports Championship which closed on August 27 in Hà Nội. Long of Hà Nội's Việt Nam Roller team was on top with 40.51 points. He was followed by teammates Trịnh Khanh Khương with 37 points and Phạm Bá Minh Nghĩa on 34.253. On the women's side, Thy of Việt Nam Roller dominated the race with her outstanding performance which received 36.51 points from the judges. Lê Ngọc Yến Trân of HCM City-based Vietpassion came second with 28 points and Đặng Thu An of Việt Nam Roller was third, sec...

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday the Women's World Cup had generated more than $570 million in revenue and enabled soccer's global governing body to break even, despite raising the prize purse tenfold compared to the 2015 edition. Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Semi Final - Australia v England - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia - August 16, 2023 FIFA president Gianni Infantino is pictured in the stands. Photo: Reuters The Swiss, in a typically combative speech, said the ninth edition of the FIFA showpiece event had been the "best and greatest and biggest", and vindicated the decision to raise the prize money and expand the field from 24 to 32 teams. "Some voices were raised, would it cost too much? We don't make enough revenues, we will have to subsidise. And our opinion was, well if we have to subsidise, we will subsidise, because we have to do that," he told the FIFA Women's Football Conventi...

Defender Doan Van Hau went on a date with girlfriend Doan Hai My, a Miss Vietnam 2020 contestant, in celebration of their 3-year relationship. Hau and My having dinner together, celebrating their three-year-long relationship. Photo from My's Instagram Hau and My celebrated another year of love on August 15. The couple had dinner and took photos, which were then shared with their followers with accompanying sweet words. "Our special day," My wrote on her Instagram account. "Happy & lucky to have you in my life. I love you!" Hau left a comment containing heart emojis under My’s post as a response. Hau once said one of the things he treasured the most in My was her friendliness and willingness to work hard despite coming from a wealthy family. "My was born in a big city, but I feel like there are no differences between her and girls in rural areas," he said. "She could take care of all of the house chores." Hau, 23, gained popularity after h...

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club (HAGL FC) are facing difficulties in conducting legal procedures to repatriate the body of Paollo Madeira Oliveira, a Brazilian-Portuguese forward who died in a recent crash, as the Vietnamese club have failed to contact his mother. Paollo and two other members of HAGL FC, including assistant coach Duong Minh Ninh and healthcare specialist Dao Trong Tri, were killed in a tragic accident involving one four-seater car and two large trucks in Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, on Sunday afternoon. While waiting for the repatriation procedures to be completed, Paollo’s coffin is being placed at the funeral home at Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hospital in the province. However, it is impossible for his girlfriend to conduct the authorization procedures to bring his body home because the couple had yet to register their marriage. Only his father or mother has the right to carry out the authorization procedures, as per the prevailing re...