FIFA has ended a doping investigation into Russian footballers named in the country's provisional World Cup squad after finding "insufficient evidence" of any wrongdoing, it said on Tuesday.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo offered his support on Tuesday to Sporting Lisbon players in the wake of a horrific gang attack at the club's training ground last week.

More than 100 athletes from 14 table tennis teams nationwide have been competing at the 36th Nhân Dân Newspaper National Table Tennis Tournament 2018 to win the Petro Vietnam – Cà Mau Fertiliser Cup, at the sport centre in central highland province of Lâm Đồng.

Việt Nam Coal and Mineral defeated Thái Nguyên 2-1 in the first round of the National Women’s Football Championship, Thái Sơn Bắc Cup 2018 yesterday.

Former Vietnamese goalkeeper Dương Hồng Sơn has voted to be one of five best AFF Suzuki Cup goalkeeper ever by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam has gone up three places in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which was released on Monday.

Goalkeeper Đặng Thị Kiều Trinh of the Việt Nam national woman’s team has quit after 14 years of association.

Robin Knoche crushed Holstein Kiel's dreams of promotion on Monday, as his header fired Wolfsburg to a 1-0 win in the second leg of the relegation play-off, securing Bundesliga survival.

Peru striker Paolo Guerrero has received the backing of players' union FIFPro ahead of a meeting with FIFA's president to try to overturn a drugs ban that could keep him out of the World Cup.