World number one Andy Murray enjoyed a comfortable start to his quest for a third Madrid Masters title with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Romania's Marius Copil on Tuesday.

The 2017 Asian Women’s U23 Volleyball Championships will be held on May 13-21 in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.

Coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn of Việt Nam’s U20 squad said the upcoming match against Argentina would show supporters how his team have prepared for the FIFA World Cup in South Korea.

Olympic winner Hoàng Xuân Vinh met no difficulty to win a gold medal in his strong point of men’s 10m air pistol individual event at the Southeast Asia Shooting Championship yesterday in Malaysia.

The Nhân Dân Newspaper 35th National Table Tennis Championship will be organised on May 15-21 in Hải Dương Province.

Two Vietnamese athletes booked their berths in the May 11 semi-finals of the ongoing International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

Eugenie Bouchard claimed she had the support of the tennis world after matching her fighting talk with some thrilling tennis to shock Maria Sharapova 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round of the Madrid Open on Monday.

Cesc Fabregas urged Chelsea to wrap up the Premier League title on Friday after the leaders moved within touching distance of the silverware thanks to the Spaniard's inspired display.

South Korea's 12th-ranked Kim Sei-Young edged Thailand's third-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn 1-up in Sunday's final to win the Lorena Ochoa Match Play title and capture her sixth career LPGA triumph.