Tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh enters the round of 16 of the world badminton tournament; Real Madrid faces Man City, Liverpool in the Champions League

Tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh entered the round of 16 of the world badminton tournament

At the 2025 Badminton World Championships, Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated Kirsty Gilmour to qualify for the round of 16.

Gilmour is no stranger to Thuy Linh. At the 2024 Indonesia Open, she made Thuy Linh stop in the round of 16. Meeting the Scottish player again, Thuy Linh successfully avenged her defeat by winning 2 sets with scores of 21-17 and 23-21. Notably, in the first set, the hot Vietnamese badminton girl was at one point trailing 12-13, but then made a comeback that overwhelmed her opponent.

In the second set, the match became more dramatic as the two players fought for each point. After leading 20-19, Thuy Linh actually faced defeat when Gilmour led 21-20. In a difficult situation, Thuy Linh showed remarkable courage. She scored 3 consecutive points to end the thrilling set, thereby earning a ticket to the next round.

By defeating Gilmour, Thuy Linh entered the round of 8 strongest players at this year's world championship. Her next opponent is No. 4 seed Chen Yufei. This former world No. 1 tennis player previously won a gold medal in the women's singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

V.League top scorer scores hat-trick, Hanoi Police Club wins big against Hanoi FC

On the evening of August 28, at Hang Day Stadium, Hanoi Police Club defeated Hanoi FC in round 3 of V.League 2025-2026.

The Capital derby in round 3 of V.League 2025-2026 was not as exciting as expected. Hanoi Police Club had a clear advantage over its opponent. The performance of foreign players was the biggest difference that helped Hanoi Police Club defeat the team in the same city.

While Hanoi FC's foreign players were lackluster and clumsy in their few touches, CAHN's Leo Artur and Alan Sebastiao continued to score. Leo Artur opened the scoring in the first half, then his partner scored a hat-trick in the second half to help the police team lead 4-0.

Of the four goals conceded by Hanoi FC, central defender Nguyen Thanh Chung made three unforgettable impressions. The Vietnamese player failed to clear the ball, directly creating opportunities for the opponent in the first two situations where the home team conceded. On the third occasion, Thanh Chung accidentally touched the ball while blocking Alan's shot, contributing to the trajectory that went beyond the reach of goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan.

Leading 4-0, Hanoi Police Club began to "relax". This allowed Hanoi FC to attack and put pressure on in the final minutes of the match. Daniel Passira and Vu Dinh Hai scored 2 goals for the capital team in situations where the opposing defense played without determination.

However, the remaining time was not enough for Hanoi FC to turn the situation around. Hanoi Police Club won 4-2 and rose to second place in the V.League 2025-2026 rankings.

Real Madrid face Man City, Liverpool in Champions League

23:30 on the night of August 28, the League Phase draw ceremony, Champions League determined a series of attractive matches.

In the top seed group, Real Madrid will face a series of strong opponents, including three names with a lot of fate: Manchester City, Liverpool and Juventus. Last season, Real were eliminated in the quarter-finals and are determined to regain their glory in the continental arena under the reign of new coach Xabi Alonso. Trent Alexander-Arnold will return to Anfield to meet his old teammates in the second match.

Meanwhile, UEFA's automatic software ranks defending champions PSG against all the toughest opponents (Bayern, Barcelona, ​​Atalanta, Leverkusen, Tottenham, Sporting, Newcastle and Bilbao). Coach Luis Enrique and his team will have to play their best right from the League Phase to fulfill their ambition of defending the title.

The most intriguing match is probably PSG vs Barcelona, ​​where the two clubs with the most beautiful attacking style in Europe will face off at the Lluis Companys stadium.

Barcelona are considered to have an easy schedule. Apart from Chelsea and PSG, the other 6 opponents of Lamine Yamal and his teammates (Frankfurt, Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Slavia Praha, Copenhagen and Newcastle) are all considered to be below par.

In the second seed group, Arsenal have to face three strong opponents including Inter, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich. Meanwhile, Erik ten Hag's Leverkusen have a difficult schedule, facing PSG, Man City, Villarreal, Benfica, PSV, Olympiacos, Newcastle and Copenhagen.

In the third seed group, Tottenham won a ticket to the 2025/26 Champions League as the Europa League champion. Coach Thomas Frank and his team have a fairly easy schedule when only PSG is considered superior.

Meanwhile, Serie A champions Napoli will face Chelsea, Man City, Frankfurt, Benfica, Sporting, PSV, Qarabag and Copenhagen, with Kevin De Bruyne set to make an emotional return to the Etihad Stadium in the second round.

In the fourth seed group, the Premier League has one representative, Newcastle. The club from the Northeast of England faced difficulties in the first two matches (Barcelona and PSG).

Pafos and Kairat, two "newcomers" of the Champions League, will have the opportunity to gain experience against the top names of continental football such as Bayern, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter,...

The qualifying round is scheduled to take place from September 16, 2025 to January 28, 2026. The knockout stages and semi-finals will be held from January 17, 2026 to May 6, 2026. The final will be played on May 30, 2026 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.

Garnacho leaves MU for record price

According to The Athletic, Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United for 46.2 million euros. If Chelsea sells the Argentine player in the future, MU will receive 10% of the total transfer fee.

Garnacho will become the highest-paid sale of a "Homegrown" player in Man Utd's history, surpassing the record of David Beckham when he joined Real Madrid for 37.5 million euros more than 2 decades ago. The Garnacho deal also helps MU clean up the books, as the entire transfer fee is considered "pure profit".

The 21-year-old star will be in London for a medical today (August 29), before signing a contract until 2032 with the FIFA Club World Cup champions.

At the age of 21, Garnacho has 144 appearances for the MU first team, including 93 appearances in the Premier League, along with 16 goals.

The Argentine winger possesses good speed and technique and was once expected to become the "new Cristiano Ronaldo". However, Garnacho was released because he did not fit the tactics of new coach Ruben Amorim. The relationship between the Portuguese coach and Garnacho officially broke down when he publicly criticized the club after the defeat in the Europa League final.

Garnacho has loved Chelsea since he was a child. He has received many offers this summer, including a dream salary in Saudi Arabia, but he turned them all down to wait for "The Blues".

Messi aims for title record

Lionel Messi will have the chance to increase his career title record, when he reaches the 2025 Leagues Cup final with Inter Miami.

On the morning of August 28, Messi scored a double to help Inter Miami win 3-1 against Orlando City to win a ticket to the 2025 Leagues Cup final. The Argentine superstar will lead Inter Miami to face Seattle Sounders in the Leagues Cup final, aiming for the 47th title of his illustrious career.

Currently, Messi owns 46 titles, a world football record, far surpassing the legends behind him such as Dani Alves (43 titles) or Cristiano Ronaldo (36 titles), Sergio Ramos (35 titles).

If he wins the 2025 Leagues Cup, Messi will continue to increase his career title record. And perhaps it will be a long time before the football world has a player who comes close to Leo's number of titles.

Since signing for Inter Miami in the summer of 2023, Messi has transformed the team from a mid-table side to a force in MLS, winning two trophies with the club, including the 2023 Leagues Cup and the 2024 Supporters Shield, awarded to the team with the best record in the MLS regular season, based on points after 34 games.

In total, Messi played 71 matches for Inter Miami, scoring 59 goals and 29 assists, breaking many records in the history of the team and the MLS.