Defender Nguyễn Hữu Anh Tài of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai will play for Uijeongbu FC of South Korea in a one-year loan contract after an agreement between the two sides released yesterday.

Two former champions SHB Đà Nẵng and Hoàng Anh Gia Lai meet in the opening match of the V. League today, each seeking to regain some lost glory.

Hoàng Nguyên Thanh defended his title in the men’s 7.7km category of the National Bà Rá Mountain Climbing Tournament in Bình Phước on Friday.

Vietnamese representative Saigon Heat will play Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Truth for their first win of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season today at the Kaohsiung Municipal Senior High School.

SCG, one of the leading conglomerates in ASEAN, on Thursday inked a two-year agreement to sponsor the capital’s football team Hà Nội Football Club (Hà Nội FC).

Athletic Bilbao held out with nine men to secure a first win over Barcelona in four years and carry a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their Copa del Rey last 16 tie on January 11.

Sanna Khánh Hòa have never been a powerhouse in the V. League, but have remained the ‘dark horse’ for several seasons and are arch-rivals of teams including the title favourites.

World No 1 Andy Murray claimed his 26th consecutive victory on Wednesday with a battling 7-6 (8/6), 7-5 win over Austria’s Gerald Melzer to reach the Qatar Open quarter-finals.

The Việt Nam Football Federation has decided to suspend coach Văn Sĩ Sơn of Hà Nội FC for four matches at the upcoming V League 1 for kowtowing to referee Võ Minh  Trí.