Spain’s Sergio Garcia captured his first major golf title on Sunday after 73 failed attempts, making a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Justin Rose and win the 81st Masters.

Winning Paris-Roubaix may be the dream for many cyclists but new champion Greg Van Avermaet would still prefer success at home in Flanders.

Referee Trần Xuân Nguyện and his assistant Phạm Phú Hưng have been sidelined due to mistakes made during a V.League match between Hoàng Anh Gia Lai and FLC Thanh Hóa on Saturday.

Hà Nội FC failed to regain their top place after their draw match, while Long An suffered their 10th defeat in a row yesterday in V.League action.

Vietnamese young masters earned four silver medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championships in Uzbekistan yesterday.

Trần Hoàng Vũ of Hà Nội won two goal medals yesterday at the ongoing National Shooting Cup.

Hoàng Thư Đà Nẵng beat Sanna Khánh Hòa 1-0 in the second day of the National Futsal (indoor football) Championship yesterday in HCM City.

Vietnamese Nguyễn Thị Thật earned her second stage win in a row at the Tour of Thailand yesterday.

Việt Nam have been dropped to Group III in the Davis Cup's Asia/Oceania zone after losing 0-5 to Iran in the play-off in Isfahan City, Iran.