Grigor Dimitrov insists he is no longer playing in Roger Federer's shadow after the Bulgarian capped the best year of his checkered career by reaching the last four at the ATP Finals.

Two Vietnamese representatives lost at the World Junior and Girls U20 Chess Championship in Italy on Wednesday.

Vietnamese Vũ Artem and partner American Diaz Miguel were ousted from the Việt Nam F2 Futures tennis tournament yesterday in Bình Dương Province.

Gian Piero Ventura's reign as Italy coach ended on Wednesday after a World Cup qualifying fiasco during which the four-time champions failed to reach next year's finals in Russia.

Việt Nam have four athletes in the world top 20 of the billiards three-cushion event, according to the latest release of the World Billiards Union.

The Asian Pacific Golf Summit (APGS) began yesterday with the participation of many leading golf operators, welknown speekers, and managers of world golf groups in Đà Nẵng City.

Nguyễn Tiến Minh of Việt Nam advanced to the third round of the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge in Johor.

Grandmaster (GM) Trần Tuấn Minh on Tuesday beat International master (IM) Huber Martin Christian of Austria in the second round match.

Roger Federer held young pretender Alexander Zverev at bay in a gripping contest on Tuesday to reach the last four of the ATP Finals and stay on course for a seventh end-of-season crown.