Việt Nam News

First international half marathon scheduled on New Year day

Athletes, both elite and amateur, will compete in three categories of 5km, 10km and half marathon (21.0975km).

VPF, FPT Play partner to lift up Việt Nam football

The Việt Nam Professional Football (VPF) and FPT Play has signed a strategic cooperation aiming at lifting national football to closer to international standards.

BritCham Charity Fun Run back in action in Hà Nội, HCM City

The BritCham Charity Fun Run will be back after two years away because of the pandemic.

Midfielder warrior Trang still has a lot to give to Vietnamese football

Born in 1988 in the central province of Quảng Nam, Trang graduated from the HCM University Of Sport in 2010 and joined the HCM City FC in 2011.

IBF Asian champion Quân to defend belt against Baconaje in December

The evening promises to be one of the biggest boxing events the country has ever seen, as Quân sets out to defend his IBF belt for the second time at the Grand Hồ Tràm Strip Hotel in Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Province.

The Local Game: An own goal from Borussia Dortmund

The COVID-enforced disruptions to the qualifying process helped produce one of the strangest league schedules I’ve ever seen in Việt Nam, but there are still more oddities to come.

Athletes to compete in Table Tennis Clubs Cup

The annual Table Tennis Clubs Cup by Hànộimới (New Hà Nội)  Newspaper will see the participation of more than 300 athletes competing for 12 sets of medals from November 3 to 6 at Hà Nội's Trịnh Hoài Đức Gymnasium.

Quyết shines, Hà Nội back to top of V.League 1

Hà Nội were back to top position after a 3-0 win over SHB Đà Nẵng and coach Chun Jae Ho was happy with a performance of skipper Nguyễn Văn Quyết.

HCM City set record, win 11th national title

The reigning champions defended their title after beating Phong Phú Hà Nam 3-1 in the last match of the season at the Hà Nam Province Stadium.

Trúc submits Choi for first pro MMA win at AFC 21

After a minute, Choi shot for a double leg takedown off the back of a Thanh Trúc low kick, but she couldn't take the 2013 and 2015 world Muay Thai champion to the mat.

Việt Nam win first-ever world kumite gold medal

Việt Nam win a gold medal from the World U21, Junior and Cadet Karate Championship which is ongoing in Konya, Turkey.

Huynh tops the world xiangqi championship

The Vietnamese master overcame all, including title favourites Wang Tian-yi and và Zuo Wen-jing of China, who secured the individual men's and women's standard event a day earlier.

Canoe queen Hương set for best athlete of 2022

The canoeist's five gold medals in her first regional sports meet is an incredible achievement.

Việt Nam wins world xiangqi gold medals

The first title went to master Đinh Trần Thanh Lam in the girls' U16 standard Chinese chess event on October 27.

Search for the Golden Ball of 2022 gets underway

Organisers will send invitations for votes to football experts and pundits, national and club coaches and sport reporters nationwide in mid-November.

Local and international MMA fighters to compete at AFC 21 in Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu

AFC 21 will be the first to be held outside of South Korea. It will also the first MMA event in Việt Nam to count towards fighters' professional records. 

Quyết and Park champions at Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters 2022

Nguyễn Hữu Quyết (male) and Park Si Eun from Korea (female) became champions of the Nam Á Bank Việt Nam Masters 2022 today after the four days of competition in Hải Phòng’s Marsh Field, Vinpearl Golf.

Gerrard’s just not good enough, for now

But maybe one reason that’s been somewhat overlooked as to why the former England international was given the boot is pretty simple. He’s just nowhere near good enough.