Sloane Stephens is determined to write her name into the history books after she sealed a place in the WTA Miami Open final with a battling three-set victory over former world number one Victoria Azarenka here on Thursday.

Nigeria’s 2-0 loss to fellow World Cup qualifiers Serbia in London this week served as a ’reality check’ to inflated World Cup hopes, according to team spokesman Toyin Ibitoye.

Desriac Loic won the first stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament yesterday.

Vietnamese players will take part in the Fencing Grand Prix’s sabre to be held in South Korea’s Seoul from March 30 to April 1.

The nation’s top goalkeeper, Đặng Văn Lâm, may miss the fourth round of the V.League this weekend owing to injury.

As Roma sporting director Monchi conceded that Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah had been sold on the cheap to Liverpool for 40 million euros (US$49 million) before "the Neymar effect" transformed the market.

Danielle Collins produced the performance of a lifetime and pulled off an almighty shock at the WTA Miami Open on Wednesday, sending Venus Williams crashing out 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals.

A doping test will be conducted for the first time at the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament, which will begin on March 29.

Boss of Hà Nội FC Đỗ Quang Hiển has signed a contract of 250 million euros (US$310 million) with French group Boyugues to improve and expand the Hàng Đẫy Stadium.