Propelled by an on-fire Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid stand on the brink of a fourth consecutive Champions League quarter-final, determined to finally end their tag as Europe’s nearly men.

Antonio Conte slammed Manchester United’s cynical attempts to intimidate Chelsea in his side’s bitter FA Cup quarter-final win, but Jose Mourinho hit back at his rival by insisting he remains the Blues’ best ever manager.

Vietnamese International master (IM) Trần Tuấn Minh is the surprise leader of the HDBank Cup International Open Chess after three rounds in HCM City.

Phạm Hồng Loan of Gạch-Phân Bón Con Voi won the sixth stage of the Bình Dương International Women’s Cycling Tournament yesterday.

Defender Trương Đình Luật has rejected calls to join the national team in competing at the upcoming Asian Cup qualifiers, announcing his retirement yesterday instead.

Quảng Ninh Coal of Việt Nam and Singapore’s Home United can close the gap on Group H pacesetters Yadanarbon of Myanmar at the Asian Football Confederation Cup today.

Vietnamese Lý Hoàng Nam won his first round match at the Japan F2 Men’s Futures in Nishi-Tokyo yesterday.

Husband and wife Nguyễn Tiến Minh and Vũ Thị Trang will defend their singles titles at the Ciputra Hanoi -- Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge, which will be held here on March 21-26.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hailed goalkeeper Keylor Navas's contribution as the European champions leapfrogged Barcelona into top spot in La Liga despite a series of blunders this season from the Costa Rican on Sunday.