Real Madrid moved a step closer to a third straight Champions League title after substitute Marco Asensio hit the winner in a 2-1 semi-final, first-leg victory at Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Angelique Kerber earned quick revenge against Petra Kvitova with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of the Czech in the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Wednesday while top seed Simona Halep needed a fightback to survive.

Vietnamese athletes have grabbed 11 gold medals from the Asian Weightlifting Federation Junior and Youth Championships in Urgench, Uzbekistan.

Both Vietnamese clubs were disqualified from the Asian Football Confederation Cup after the last group round matches.

Việt Nam topped the ranking table after winning 29 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Karate Championships which closed yesterday in Bắc Ninh Province.

Việt Nam’s Sanatech Khánh Hòa are in Group B of the coming ASEAN Football Federation Futsal Club Championship which will be organised in Indonesia in July.

Nguyễn Thành Tâm won the 25th stage, his seventh win, of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament yesterday.

Chinese-owned AC Milan's shareholders have been called to a meeting on May 2 to discuss modifying the terms of one of two bonds signed by the financially unstable Italian club with US investment firm Elliott.

Theo Walcott did his best to boost Sam Allardyce's approval rating as the Everton winger clinched a 1-0 win against Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday.