Việt Nam earned three gold medals at the first World Tae kwon do Beach Championship, which closed in Greece on May 6.

HCM City will host the Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup for the third time in a row on May 22-28.

Coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn of Việt Nam U20 team said the upcoming friendly match between his team and Argentina on May 10 will be a dress rehearsal for the FIFA U20 World Cup set to transpire in South  Korea between May and June 2017.

Việt Nam ended the Southeast Asian Karate Federation Championships with 22 gold medals and was ranked second behind hosts Indonesia in the medal tally.

Sixteen volleyball players have been called for training to prepare for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which will be organised in Malaysia in August.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho heaped praise on Marcus Rashford's desire to improve after the 19-year-old's brilliant free-kick handed the English giants a 1-0 Europa League semi-final, first leg win at Celta Vigo on Thursday.

Coach Nguyễn Hữu Thắng has called 23 players to be part of his U22 team training camp for a friendly against Argentina on May 14 at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hà Nội.

After a two-year hiatus, former defender for the Việt Nam national side, Đoàn Việt Cường, is on probation with V.League 1 side HCM City.

Việt Nam are taking part in the World Taekwondo Beach Championships, which will take place on the island of Rhodes, Greece on May 5-6.