Lionel Messi put on a masterclass in front of new recruit Philippe Coutinho as Barcelona trounced Celta Vigo 5-0 Thursday to ease into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals 6-1 on aggregate.

Branden Grace launched his bid for back-to-back European Tour victories on home soil by firing a lead-sharing 65 in the South African Open at Glendower Golf Club near Johannesburg on Thursday.

Võ Quốc Uy of Việt Nam had an easy win at the International Tennis Federation Asia U14 and U Development Championships, Division 2, in HCM City on January 10.

Việt Nam lost to arch rivals South Korea 1-2 in the first match of Group D at the finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship held in China yesterday.

Vietnamese players were ousted from the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters badminton tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.

Nguyễn Thị Ngoan and Nguyễn Thị Phương will represent Viet Nam in Karate 1-Premier League Paris 2018, to be held in Paris from January 26-28.

Dutch cyclist Jelle van Gorkom, who won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, was in a coma on Wednesday following a crash which left him with a damaged skull, officials said.

Neymar scored a second-half penalty as four-time defending champions Paris Saint-Germain toiled before overcoming 10-man Amiens 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the French League Cup on Wednesday.

Kyle Julius, head coach of Saigon Heat, is considered one of the most well-known names that Canadian basketball has ever had.