A much-weakened Real Madrid went goal crazy in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, smashing third-division minnows Cultural Leonesa 7-1 away from home in the first leg of their last-32 encounter.

Roma defender Alessandro Florenzi could be set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being stretchered off with a suspected knee ligament injury in a 3-1 win at Sassuolo.

Chinese sports equipment producer Li Ning has inked a five-year sponsorship contract with the Việt Nam Athletics Federation (VAF).

Kids in age groups of four to 12 years old will compete in a chess tournament for primary and junior secondary schools students in the central city on November 5-12.

Việt Nam's national football team tied with Jeonju University team of South Korea 1-1 in their second friendly match in South Korea on October 25.Việt Nam's national football team tied with Jeonju University team of South Korea 1-1 in their second friendly match in South Korea on October 25.

Vietnamese top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam won the first round of the men’s singles at the Việt Nam F8 Futures tennis tournament in Bình Dương Province on October 25.

Six Vietnamese players are taking part in the Carom Billiards 3-Cushion World Cup which kicked off in La Baule, France on Monday.

Việt Nam sent seven female martial artists to the World Karate Championships which opened in Linz, Austria yesterday.

Việt Nam’s Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên ranked sixth in the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup’s women’s 200m medley in Japan yesterday.