Trần Tuấn Minh of Việt Nam shared top place with other athletes following the first round of the World Junior and Girls U20 Chess Championship in Tarvisio, Italy, on Monday.

Italy failed to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1958 on Monday as they were held to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their play-off at the San Siro by Sweden, who qualified with a 1-0 aggregate victory.

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the ATP Finals on Monday, admitting he had lost his fitness battle after crashing to defeat in three sets to David Goffin in a thrilling encounter.

Park Hang-seo is confident of securing a win for Việt Nam in his first match as coach in today's 2019 Asian Cup qualifier clash against Afghanistan.

Former England and Arsenal player Sol Campbell sent a message to Vietnamese football fans through Arsenal’s Facebook page yesterday.

Việt Nam’s top player Lý Hoàng Nam is seeded No 6 at the Việt Nam F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament, which began yesterday in Bình Dương Province.

Defending champions HCM City 1 struggled to beat Hà Nội 2 1-0 in round 10 of the National Women’s Football Championship, held in the northern province of Nam Định yesterday.

 Mã Minh Cẩm of Việt Nam secured a bronze medal at the Three Cushion World Championship, which ended in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on Sunday.

 Hosts Phong Phú Hà Nam and Việt Nam Coal and Minerals emerged triumphant at the National Women’s Football Championship on Sunday in Hà Nam Province.