Swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên grabbed her fourth Best Athlete of the Year award after winning a vote organised yesterday in Hà Nội and HCM City.

International Master Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên continued her good performance at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Pep Guardiola refused to be drawn into a war of words with Jose Mourinho after Manchester City maintained their impressive progress towards the Premier League title.

World No 1 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with a knee injury, but said he still intends to play in next month's Australian Open.

 Việt Nam's national women’s football team have been invited to play in an international four-side friendly competition in Guangzhou, China, on January 19-23.

Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên achieved the best result of the Vietnamese masters in the 2017 King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

An open tournament for former national table tennis team players will be held in HCM City on December 29-31.

Olympian Đỗ Thị Anh played a key role in helping Hà Nội win the last gold medal at the National Fencing Championships, which closed in the capital city yesterday.

The world football governing body, FIFA, has recognised four Vietnamese referees to reach the Elite 2018 level.