Ballot cricket world cup 2019

International Grandmaster Le Quang Liem. (Photo: foxsports.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has drawn with Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the first leg of the third round of the FIDE World Cup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. International Grandmaster Liem drew with Artemiev after 39 moves. Artemiev, 21, is one of Russia’s top players. He is defending European champion and has been tipped for World Cup glory. Former world blitz champion Liem will next meet Artemiev in the second leg. If Liem qualifies for the fourth round as one of the last 16 players, he will earn 25,000 USD. The FIDE World Cup 2019 is a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament held from September 9 to October 4. The matches from round one to round six consist of two classical games. The finalists of the tournament will qualify for the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2020. The total prize … [Read more...] about GM Liem draws with Artemiev in FIDE World Cup

Vietnam continued their campaign in Asia’s second qualifying round for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a convincing 3-1 win over Indonesia in their Group G encounter in Bali on Tuesday evening. This is Vietnam’s second consecutive victory within five days after they put one goal past Malaysia in Hanoi last Thursday. The first 25 minutes of the match passed with few notable chances for either side. In the 26th minute, Doan Van Hau received the ball from Nguyen Quang Hai’s corner kick, drawing away the attention of the Indonesian defensive line, but the SC Heerenveen star could not convert his header. As a host defender failed to clear the ball, Do Duy Manh touched the ball in from close range and opened the scoring spree for Vietnam. Do Duy Manh scores the first goal for Vietnam. Video: VTV The hosts could not find an equalizer in the remainder of the first half, and both teams headed for the changing room at 1-0 on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam cruise past Indonesia in second FIFA World Cup qualification triumph

The list of the Top 10 goalkeepers of the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2022 includes Van Lam of Vietnam (Photo: AFC) The announcement was made following a vote on the fan page of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Among the qualifying round’s Top 10 goalkeepers are representatives from Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Qatar, Iran, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Thailand, Australia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. The most notable names among the list are goalkeepers Jo Hyeon-woo of the RoK and Alireza Beiranvand of Iran who have both taken part in the World Cup finals in previous years. Vietnam’s Van Lam is widely considered as an emerging name from the Southeast Asian region, along with Siwarak Tedsungnoen of Thailand. With three of Vietnam’s matches played in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2022, Van Lam has only conceded one goal so far, coming in the 3-1 win … [Read more...] about Van Lam among Asian zone’s World Cup qualifying round’s Top 10 goalkeepers

The Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) is willing to collaborate with national broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) to obtain telecast rights for this year’s FIFA World Cup. An HTV source close to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper said that its general director, Duong Thanh Tung, would send a letter to VTV on Thursday regarding their possible cooperation in the purchase of the 2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights. According to an HTV official, such collaboration is not unprecedented as the two television networks joined hands to buy the telecast rights for Germany 2006. As VTV had a larger audience, it was in charge of paying two-thirds of the US$2 million asking price, while the Ho Chi Minh City-based broadcaster took care of the rest in that 2006 deal. However, the national television station did not cooperate with HTV in the following FIFA World Cup editions. As for the telecast rights for Russia 2018, the HTV official said that VTV can also cooperate with other cable television … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City Television willing to pay for World Cup telecast rights

Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam was named among the 10 best goalies of the 2020 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone by afc.com on October 16. After three matches in the World Cup qualifiers, thanks to the outstanding performance of Lam, Vietnam tied goalless with Thailand, beat Malaysia 1-0 and Indonesia 3-1 to rank second in Group G. Lam conceded only one goal in the game with Indonesia on October 15 and was included on the list by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The top 10 also includes Jo Hyeon-woo of the Republic of Korea, Junling Yan of China, Alireza Beiranvand of Iran and Siwarak Tedsungnoen of Thailand. The confederation also named goalies from Qatar, Japan, Australia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Tajikistan. Vietnam are currently among the top four best second-placed teams in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2022. According to the AFC, the … [Read more...] about Lam named among best 10 goalies of World Cup qualifiers