Alan Pardew has been sacked as Crystal Palace manager with the club just above the relegation places, the Premier League side's chairman Steve Parish said on Thursday.

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino rates the trial of new video referee technology at the Club World Cup a "positive" step towards its intended use at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Việt Nam won their second gold medal at the 10th SEA Table Tennis Championships yesterday in Indonesia.

Vietnamese midfielder Lương Xuân Trường has ended his contract with South Korean Incheon United FC to join Gangwon FC, who will play in the K-League Classic next season.

The National Super Cup match between V. League 1 champions Hà Nội FC and National Cup winners Quảng Ninh Coal will be held on December 29 at Hàng Đẫy Stadium in Hà Nội.

Takehiro Hattori scored the only goal in his team Yokohama FC’s 1-0 win over Việt Nam in the second round of the International U-21 Football Tournament yesterday in HCM City.

Vietnamese midfielder Lương Xuân Trường, who attended Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL)-Arsenal JMG Academy, will compete for Gangwon FC, of K-League Classic, after ending a two-year-loan deal with Incheon United FC.

Việt Nam’s top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam was ousted from the quarter-final match of the Thailand F5 Futures in Huahin yesterday.

Turkey international Arda Turan scored a hat-trick as holders Barcelona thrashed third-division side Hercules 7-0 in the second leg of their Copa del Rey last-32 tie.