Boys are found alive after nine days trapped inside Tham Luang cave (Photo: BBC) Bangkok (VNA) – Rescuers have found the teenage football team who are alive after nine days trapped inside Tham Luang cave, and preparations are being made to take them out, authorities from Thailand’s Chiang Rai province said on July 2. Governor of the province Narongsak Osatanakorn affirmed that rescuers found the 12 boys aged 11 to 16 and their 25-year-old coach at higher ground about 400m away from the first predicted location and they are all safe. A group of doctors were sent to check the health of the boys and their coach, and it is expected that about four hours after medical examination, they will be brought out from the cave, he said. Relevant forces have been deployed to serve the movement efforts, he added. Rescuers, including the local Navy Seal, searched for the team from June 24 after discovering their bicycles and soccer shoes at the mouth of the Tham Luang cave. On June … [Read more...] about Thailand finds missing soccer team alive in cave
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Junior soccer team found alive in Thai cave after nine days
Junior soccer team found alive in Thai cave after nine daysThe Saigon Times Daily Thailand's Navy Seal celebrating near the Tham Luang cave complex, as members of under-16 soccer team and their coach have been found alive according to a local media's report in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 2, 2018 - PHOTO: REUTERS CHIANG RAI (REUTERS) - Twelve boys and their assistant soccer coach have been found alive by rescuers inside a Thai cave complex nine days after they went missing, Chiang Rai province’s governor said on Monday. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, went missing with the 25-year-old after soccer practice on June 23 after they set out to explore the Tham Luang cave complex in a forest park near by the border with Myanmar. A massive international rescue effort has been under way since, with rescue teams battling through thick mud and high water to try to reach the group in the cave network that stretches 10 km (6 miles) into a mountain. … [Read more...] about Junior soccer team found alive in Thai cave after nine days
Thailand: Search for soccer team sees some progress
Thai rescue force (Photo: Xinhua/ VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – Rescue forces on July 1 morning moved deeper in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped for nearly a week. According to the provincial governor Narongsak Osottanakorn, the US divers reached a T-junction in the depths of the flooded cave just about two kilometres where the boys are believed to be. Thailand’s rescue force reached the same point earlier in the week but was forced back by rushing floodwaters, he said, adding that all efforts are being pushed to search for the team. Rescue teams from the US, UK, Australia, China, Myanmar and Laos are joining the efforts. On June 30, Thai authorities conducted emergency operations in case of finding the soccer members. The boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach entered the sprawling Tham Luang cave after a soccer game on June 23. However, they could not go back due to heavy rain and flooding. … [Read more...] about Thailand: Search for soccer team sees some progress
One year after Vietnam legalized soccer betting, bookmakers remain reluctant to invest
One year after Vietnam legalized sports betting, no soccer bookmaker has set up shop in the country. “Only a few companies have shown interest in operating a betting business in Vietnam, and none of them have actually submitted bidding documents,” an unnamed source from the Ministry of Finance told Thanh Nien (Young People) Newspaper. Lack of agreement between relevant ministries on how to organize the bidding is among the reasons for the delay, the source said. Operators of bookmaking businesses in Vietnam have to meet strict capital requirements of VND1 trillion ($44.2 million) for soccer. A bidding process is held to select one soccer betting provider for a five-year trial phase. “Although considered reasonable, the capital requirement is still quite high for many enterprises,” economist Nguyen Tri Hieu told VnExpress International. “This can be a barrier for those who want to operate a betting business here.” Another reason lies … [Read more...] about One year after Vietnam legalized soccer betting, bookmakers remain reluctant to invest
Nguyen Quang Hai in England World Soccer’s top 500 players
England’s World Soccer magazine has named Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai in its unranked list of 500 most important players on the planet (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - England’s World Soccer magazine has named Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai in its unranked list of 500 most important players on the planet. Hai was the hero of the Vietnam national U23 team in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship in China in January. Hai scored five goals at the continental event to help Vietnam earn a silver medal for the first time in history. [Nguyen Quang Hai - Excellent midfielder of U-23 Vietnam] Hai’s inclusion in the list showed the international media’s acknowledgement of Vietnam’s recent results, especially in the AFC event in China. Besides Hai, the magazine named leading footballers such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez. –VNA … [Read more...] about Nguyen Quang Hai in England World Soccer’s top 500 players