Despite a goalkeeper crisis and playing away from home Hải Phòng beat Sông Lam Nghệ An 3-2 to climb to fourth place in the V. League yesterday in Vinh City.

Việt Nam lost 1-3 to Croatia in their first match of the Chinese Football Association International Futsal Tournament yesterday in Changshu City, Jiangshu Province.

Danang Dragons pocketed their second win of the season, beating Saigon Heat 82-72 on their home turf in Đà Nẵng City on Thursday.

Vietnamese chess master, Nguyễn Đức Hòa, finished third at the Piaya Network Negros International Open which closed in Bacolod, Philippines, on October 19.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has included Vietnamese midfielder, Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung, in its list of 100 Women 2017.

Home favourite Sergio Garcia grabbed a share of the first-round lead in his Andalucia Masters title defence with a five-under-par 66 at Valderrama on Thursday.

Lyon piled the pressure on Everton manager Ronald Koeman with a 2-1 Europa League win at Goodison Park on Thursday, while Olivier Giroud's acrobatic late strike snatched Arsenal a 1-0 victory over 10-man Red Star Belgrade.

Vũ Thị Anh Thư could not make another surprise at the Badminton World Federation Junior Championships after losing in the fifth round yesterday in Indonesia.

Việt Nam secured one silver medal on the last day of the Asian Canoe Sprint Championships on Wednesday in Shanghai, China.