Dang Thi Hong unexpectedly banned from domestic competition after the world tournament; Lionel Messi honored in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFV) has agreed not to allow athlete Dang Thi Hong to participate in the second phase of the 2025 National Championship; Striker Lionel Messi has just added another title to his collection. These are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Dang Thi Hong was unexpectedly banned from competing domestically after the world championship.
According to information from the meeting on September 11, the Vietnam Badminton Federation (VFV) agreed not to allow athlete Dang Thi Hong to participate in the second phase of the 2025 National Championship. In addition, from this point on, the 19-year-old player is not allowed to participate in tournaments in the official system of the Vietnam Badminton Federation.
This is a surprising decision because VFV previously said that Dang Thi Hong's penalty at the U21 World Cup was still unclear. Up to this point, VFV is still waiting for an announcement from the World Football Federation.
Thus, Dang Thi Hong will not be allowed to compete until further notice from VFV. Regarding the reason for banning this athlete from competing, VFV refused to comment, however, an official of this organization confirmed that from 2026, the issue of gender testing for athletes will be strictly implemented.
Dinh Hoang and Dinh Manh make history for men's badminton doubles at Vietnam Open
On the afternoon of September 11, the pair Nguyen Dinh Hoang - Tran Dinh Manh (ranked 96th in the world) created a big surprise in the men's doubles event of the Super 100 - Vietnam Open 2025 when they defeated the No. 6 seed after only two sets. Winning the right to enter the quarterfinals of the Vietnam Open 2025, Hoang and Manh created a historical milestone as the first men's pair to enter this round in the history of the tournament.
After a hard-fought victory in round 1 (10-9), Vietnam's No. 1 men's doubles continued to explode in a fierce competition against the Chinese Taipei duo, Su Ching-Heng and Wu Guan-Xun (ranked 71st in the world).
Lionel Messi honored in 2026 World Cup qualifiers
Striker Lionel Messi has added another title to his collection after finishing the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with the Argentina team.
The South American qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup concluded after the FIFA Days in September. In the final home match for Argentina, Lionel Messi scored a brace. That helped the Argentine star add another title to his already massive collection.
Thanh Thuy plays 1 set, debuts for Japanese team
Tran Thi Thanh Thuy had her first match in the Gunma Green Wings club shirt, preparing for the 2025/26 National Volleyball Championship.
In preparation for the 2025/26 season, Gunma Green Wings Club had a friendly match with Victorina Himeji on September 11 and 12. This was also Thanh Thuy's debut match at the new club before officially competing in the Japanese National Championship. In the "first leg", Gunma Green Wings used 2 foreign players, Olivia Rozanski and Tran Thi Thanh Thuy. Olivia Rozanski played in set 1, while Thanh Thuy entered the field in set 2. In set 3, Gunma Green Wings used 100% domestic players.
After 3 sets, Gunma Green Wings lost 1-2. As for Thanh Thuy, she had an impressive debut when she scored 8 points, helping her team win set 2. "4T" played in her strong position as main attacker. Not only was she effective in attacking, the Vietnamese volleyball player also actively supported the defense.