An early goal and an injury-time header from captain Harry Kane gave England a 2-1 victory against Tunisia in their opening World Cup game in Group G on Monday.

V.League 1’s side SHB Đà Nẵng won’t have the service of their key striker Sebastián Gastón Merlo at least in the next two matches because of injury.

The new Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League only got underway over the weekend, but the drama has kicked into mid-season form.

HCM City triumphed at the National Junior Vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial arts) Championship which wrapped up in the southern province of Phú Yên on Sunday.

Việt Nam ranked sixth in the Asian Women’s U19 volleyball championship, LienVietPostBank 2018 Cup.

Germany coach Joachim Loew said the defending World Cup champions played "very badly" in Sunday's 1-0 loss to Mexico, warning that the shock defeat left them with little margin for error in their remaining group games.

Coach Tite blamed first night nerves after Brazil's bid for a sixth World Cup got off to a rocky start as Switzerland withstood an early onslaught to snatch a 1-1 draw in Rostov-on-Don on Sunday.

Three beautifully crafted goals in the second half helped Belgium defeat Panama 3-0 in the opening match of the World Cup Group G actions here on Monday.

The opening match of this year’s Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League between defending champions Thang Long Warriors and runners-up Cantho Catfish was launched on June 16.