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Local favourite Minh seeded No 1 for US Open

 Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has been named the No 1 seed at the 2014 US YONEX Open Badminton Championships, to be held at Suffolk County Community College in Long Island, New York on July 8-13.

FIFA, AFC support legislation targeting match fixing

 The Vietnam Football Federation, representatives from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on April 20 voiced their strong support for combating corruption in sport.

Sport News Headlines 13/4

 Viet Nam jump nine spots in FIFA ranking; Vietnam out of Singapore open tourney contention; Minh drops to 10 in world rankings; Female footballers get aid in race to World Cup qualifiers

Sports News Headlines 17/2

 Vietnamese badminton player seeded 8th at England tournament; Tennis player Hoang Thien to be trained in Taiwan; Windsurf competition wraps up in Binh Thuan; Football: Vietnam third in Southeast Asia

V-League needs development drive, FIFA expert

 VietNamNet Bridge – FIFA instructor Jan Poulsen has urged Vietnamese football authorities to build a longer and stronger national league and invest in extensive youth training programmes to move Vietnamese football forwards.

VFF accused of wasting state budget

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Football Federation (VFF) has been accused of wastefulness and ineffectiveness both in operations and training activities.

Vietnam up in FIFA rankings

 The Vietnamese men’s football team has climbed three notches to 153rd in the latest International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rankings released for September.

AS Roma to play friendly with Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – AS Roma will face the Viet Nam national team in a friendly as part of their Asia Tour this June, FIFA official Mae Mua told Viet Nam News on Wednesday.