Syria coach Ayman al-Hakim on Thursday resigned after the head of the federation criticised his performance, after the team failed to qualify for its first ever World Cup.

Jack Sock booked a place in the semi-finals of the ATP Finals with a surprise 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 win over German prodigy Alexander Zverev, while title favourite Roger Federer warmed up for the last four by subduing Marin Cilic on Thursday.

Lý Hoàng Nam, the sole Vietnamese player left at the Việt Nam F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament’s singles event in Bình Dương Province, has secured a berth in the quarter-finals.

Coaches Trương Việt Hoàng and Lê Huỳnh Đức asked for the termination of their contracts with their respective clubs on Wednesday.

Vietnamese top badminton player  Nguyễn Tiến Minh of Việt Nam easily defeated Tan Jia Wei of Malaysia in the third round of the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge in Johor yesterday.

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.