An unprecedented 24 boats were sailing on Sydney-Hobart record pace Tuesday as they flew down the east coast of Australia in favourable winds with eight-time winner and favourite Wild Oats XI in the lead, the organiser said.

Arsene Wenger hailed Olivier Giroud's fighting spirit after the Arsenal striker marked his first Premier League start of the season with the winning goal against West Bromwich Albion.

Quảng Ninh Coal have set a target of entering the V.League top three in the 2017 season.

V.League side Long An have signed a one-year contract with American Ashkanov Apollon for their upcoming tournament.

The country's top badminton players Nguyễn Tiến Minh and Vũ Thị Trang got married on December 26 in HCM City.

Strikers Hoàng Đình Tùng of FLC Thanh Hóa and Gaston Merlo of SHB Đà Nẵng will miss their first matches when V.League 2017 kicks off next week.

World football governing body FIFA has ranked Việt Nam at No 32 in the women’s category.

The favourite supermaxis led the fleet out of Sydney harbour heading for Hobart on Monday as a fine weather forecast brought a new record back into sight at the start of one of the toughest yacht races in the world.

The Vietnam Match Play and Professional Golf Championship will be organised from December 28 to December 31 at BRG Ruby Tree with the participation of 130 golfers in Hải Phòng.