The UAE maintained their hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a shock 2-1 victory at home against regional giants Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Rafael Nadal has conquered the French Open 10 times and battled career-threatening knee and wrist injuries, but his greatest challenge awaits him -- telling rowdy New Yorkers to be quiet.

Vietnamese martial artists won three gold medals in the combat category of pencak silat at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia yesterday.

Vietnamese martial artist Phạm Thị Tươi won the first gold medal for the Vietnamese pencak silat team in the women’s 50kg combat category at the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia today (August 29).

Former world No 1 Maria Sharapova made a triumphant return to Grand Slam competition Monday after a 15-month doping ban, outlasting second-ranked Simona Halep 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at the US Open.

French wonderkid Ousmane Dembele shrugged off comparisons with Neymar and insisted he still has much to learn, despite becoming the second most expensive player in history as he was presented by Barcelona on Monday.

Vietnamese weightlifter Trịnh Văn Vinh won a gold medal and broke two Southeast Asian (SEA) Games records in the men’s 62kg at the ongoing Games in Malaysia yesterday.

Veteran women’s volleyball player Phạm Thị Kim Huệ, 35, bid adieu to the national team after they brought home a bronze medal at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

Mai Đức Chung, acting head coach of the national men’s football team, has called 23 players for the qualifying round of Asian Cup 2019. Chung replaced coach Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, who announced his resignation after the men’s team was ousted from the qualifying round of the ongoing SEA Games.