Rarely can a women’s 200m race headlined by recently-crowned double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson be seen to boast such as stellar field as the one gathered for the Zurich Diamond League meet on Thursday.

Ivo Karlovic served his way into the US Open record books on Tuesday when he fired 61 aces in his 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 win over Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan.

Hosts Phan Thị Thanh Bình and Lý Hoàng Nam of Becamex Bình Dương took women’s and men’s titles at the National Tennis Championships yesterday in Đà Nẵng.

Stage seven of the VTV International Cycling Tournament for the Tôn Hoa Cup was won yesterday by cyclist Huỳnh Thanh Tùng from Military Zone 7 after finishing 134km in 3:16:01 hours.

Twenty-one teams will take part in the qualifying round of the Thanh Niên Newspaper National U-21 football tournament from October 3 to October 13.

A golf tournament to raise scholarship funds for the “Giving strength to students” initiative will begin on September 3 at the Long Thành golf course in southern Đồng Nai Province.

US teenager Frances Tiafoe came tantalizingly close to a stunning US Open upset on Monday, only to be denied by compatriot and five-set master John Isner.

Lý Hoàng Nam eased into the final of the National Tennis Championship yesterday in Đà Nẵng City when his rival Trương Thanh Giang retired.

Việt Nam defeated Palestine 9-0 in the third round match of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s U16 Qualifier yesterday in Hà Nội.