Nguyễn Thị Ngoan and Nguyễn Thị Phương will represent Viet Nam in Karate 1-Premier League Paris 2018, to be held in Paris from January 26-28.

Dutch cyclist Jelle van Gorkom, who won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, was in a coma on Wednesday following a crash which left him with a damaged skull, officials said.

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.