Việt Nam suffered first defeat at the Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship’s preliminary round, losing 23-25, 19-25, 25-17, 22-25 to powerhouse South Korea in Pool C, yesterday in the Philippines.

 Nguyễn Kim Trading Joint Stock Company and Samsung Việt Nam hang 100 smart TV as bonuses for athletes who win gold medals at the coming Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia.

Hosts HCM City topped the National Junior Chinese Chess Championship which closed yesterday.

Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents FC (PVF) defeated hosts Tây Ninh 2-0 on Thursday to secure a berth in the final of the National U15 Football Championship.

 Việt Nam secured their second win at the Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship, beating New Zealand 25-11, 25-12, 25-8 in the preliminary round.

Norwegian Karsten Warholm aped 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch when he realised he had won the men's 400m hurdles title and his victory could prove as valuable to the sport as the painting is to the Norwegian tourism industry.

Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov stunned top seeded Rafael Nadal to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Montreal Masters tournament, spoiling the Spaniard's chances of returning to world No 1.

A young team from Japanese football club Shimizu S-Pulse will play a friendly tour with young teams of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai in the central highlands province on August 18-20.

The Vietnamese taekwondo team will be closely watched during the upcoming SEA Games in Malaysia, with the athletes expected to win at least four gold medals.