HCM City Wing defeated Saigon Heat 92-73 in their first meet at the Việt Nam Basketball Association League at the Hồ Xuân Hương Gymnasium on September 21.

The national futsal squad arrived home yesterday and received a bonus of VNĐ1.5 billion (US$66,700) for their effort at the ongoing World Cup in Colombia.

Second seed David Goffin eased into the ATP Metz Open quarter-finals but French third and fourth seeds Lucas Pouille and Gilles Simon were made to struggle on Thursday.

Olympian Nguyễn Thị Như Hoa won the women’s individual epee title at the National Fencing Championship on September 21 in Hà Nội.

V.League side Cần Thơ have extended their contract with coach Vũ Quang Bảo and the foreign players after the 2016 tournament ended last weekend.

Trương Thị Lệ Trinh has been invited to officiate at the upcoming FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup being held in Jordan from September 30 to October 21.

Three candidates have entered the final round of the 2016 Golden Whistle award for referees, the Việt Nam Football Federation said.

The Viet Nam Amateur Open Championship golf tournament is being organised on October 28-30 at the FLC Samson Golf Links in Thanh Hóa Province with the participation of some 100 athletes.

The national flag hosting ceremony of the fifth Asian Beach Games was officially launched yesterday in Đà Nẵng’s East Sea Park.