The organisers of the Paris Olympics are scheduled to receive the keys for the athletes' village on Thursday, a day earlier than expected, further strengthening their belief that they will be fully prepared for the Games.
On Tuesday, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) made a decision to indefinitely suspend five players from a football club in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, located in southern Vietnam, due to their involvement in gambling activities.
With over 130 running races completed on all seven continents, Chau Smith, a 77-year-old Vietnamese-American, has established herself as a prominent figure in the global marathon community.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk expressed immense pride in his young team, who stepped up to the challenge and overcame many injured teammates, as they secured victory in the English League Cup against Chelsea with a dramatic late winning goal.
Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc from the Vietnamese men's national football team and goalkeeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh from the women's national football team were recognized as winners of the 2023 Vietnam Golden Ball Awards during a ceremony that took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday evening.
On Sunday, the initial teams participating in the 2023-24 Clipper Round of the World Yacht Race arrived at Ha Long International Cruise Port in Quang Ninh Province, located in northern Vietnam.
Sebastien Haller's late goal secured the victory for Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Nigeria. The hosts clinched their third title with a 2-1 win at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan on Sunday.
Akram Afif, hailing from LUSAIL, Qatar, has once again demonstrated his prowess as one of Asia's top-class strikers. His remarkable hat-trick in the Asian Cup final led his team to secure consecutive titles. However, when asked about the possibility of playing for another European club in the future, the forward remains coy and avoids giving a definitive answer.
