Neymar scored a second-half penalty as four-time defending champions Paris Saint-Germain toiled before overcoming 10-man Amiens 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the French League Cup on Wednesday.

Kyle Julius, head coach of Saigon Heat, is considered one of the most well-known names that Canadian basketball has ever had.

Former midfielder Trần Anh Khoa, who is famous in Việt Nam after suffering a severe injury two years ago, is now strong enough to get married on Thursday in the beach city of Đà Nẵng.

Coach Park Hang-seo said Việt Nam’s three rivals in Group D at the Asian U23 Championship were powerful opponents. Among them South Korea, who play Việt Nam today were formidable, but Park said he knew their playing style and hoped to succeed at the match in Kunshan, China.

Michael Williams’s outstanding performance helped Saigon Heat beat defending champions Hong Kong Eastern 121-115 in their ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) match on Tuesday.

Japan’s Yokohama Football Club will play a friendly match against local SHB Đà Nẵng at the city’s Hòa Xuân Stadium on January 20th, a representative of SHB Đà Nẵng said yesterday.

Phạm Cao Cường of Việt Nam made a big impression at the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters badminton tournament, beating No 5 seed Ygor Coelho of Brazil in the men’s singles, first round, yesterday in Bangkok.

Lê Tuấn Minh of Việt Nam brought home a silver medal from the Laos International Open Chess Tournament which closed on Monday in Vientiane.

Former world number one Angelique Kerber says she is looking for more confidence-boosting matches ahead of next week's Australian Open after knocking Venus Williams out of the Sydney International.