Defending champion HCM City 1 tied 1-1 with Phong Phú Hà Nam in the fourth round of the National Women’s Football Championships in northern Hà Nam Province on Thursday.

Top players Lý Hoàng Nam, Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên and Nguyễn Minh Tuấn will compete in the Đà Nẵng Tennis Clubs Tournament at Tiên Sơn Sports Centre on May 20-25.

Vietnamese chess grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm has been chosen as No 1 seed at the Asian Individual Chess Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Uzbekistan on May 25.

Eight men’s and women’s teams from HCM City, Hà Nội, Bình Định and Yên Bái are competing in the National Beach Handball Championship at Mỹ Khê beach.

The Ciputra Hà Nội-Yonex Sunrise Việt Nam International Challenge is scheduled to kick off at the Cầu Giấy Gymnasium on May 31.

Mito Hollyhock president Kunio Numata has asked Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) club’s president Đoàn Nguyên Đức to renew a loan contract with striker Nguyễn Công Phương by one year.

The southern province of Tây Ninh will host the International Women’s International Volleyball Tournament, VTV Bình Điền Cup, for the first time in May next year.

Huỳnh Thanh Tùng won the overall yellow jersey for best time at the Hạt Ngọc Trời Cycling Cup which wrapped up yesterday.