Toulouse took a huge step towards preserving their French Ligue 1 status with a 3-0 win over troubled Ajaccio in the first leg of a relegation/promotion play-off staged at an empty stadium in Montpellier.

Carlo Ancelotti promised to end Napoli's 28-year wait for a Serie A title after it was confirmed on Wednesday he would take over from Maurizio Sarri as coach of the Italian club on a three-year deal.

Hà Nội topped the medal tally of the National Junior Athletics Championship which concluded at Vinh Stadium in the central province of Nghệ An on May 23.

Tân Hiệp Hưng (THH) defeated Sanna Khánh Hòa 3-1 in the first leg’s fifth round of the National HDBank Futsal Tournament at Tiên Sơn Sports Arena in Đà Nẵng City on May 23.

The Toyota Motor Việt Nam Company (TMV) officially launched the Toyota Junior Football Camp 2018 at a press conference on May 22 at Pullman Sài Gòn hotel.

Trần Mạnh Hùng has resigned as deputy chairman of the Việt Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF).

Quảng Ninh’s People's Committee has approved the spending of VNĐ180 billion (US$7,857 million) on upgrading the grand stand and re-decorating function rooms of Cẩm Phả stadium in order to host big international football events, said Đỗ Khánh Tùng, deputy director of the provincial culture and sports department on May 22. 

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.