Việt Nam News

Vietnamese defender Nguyễn Thanh Bình is one of players to watch at the Asian U23 Championship which begins on June1, according to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

After a year and nine months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury, Đoàn Văn Hậu is almost ready to return to competitive football.

A brace from Phạm Tuấn Hải sealed a 2-0 win for Việt Nam in the friendly against Afghanistan at Thống Nhất Stadium on June 1.

Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh was visibly moved when he was named the Best Young Player 2020 two years ago, saying the title was an honour that would push him on in his career.

A week on from inheriting the U23 national team from compatriot Park Hang-seo, Gong Oh-kyun has started to put his mark on the squad ahead of the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Championship, which will take place in Uzbekistan from June 1 to June 19.

Thousands of runners will take part in the VnExpress Marathon Sparkling Quy Nhơn on June 12, according to the organisers.

The future is promising for Nguyễn Hoàng Đức, who won his first Vietnamese Golden Ball at the age of 23 and was a key part of both of Việt Nam's successful SEA Games campaigns in 2019 and 2022. 

Clearly my British side is showing, because for this week’s column, I want to talk about the weather. I would say it rained cats and dogs over the weekend in Hà Nội, but that would be understating it. More like it rained lions, tigers, bears and everything in between.

The national women's football team gathered to train on May 30 in preparation for the AFF Cup, which will take place in July in the Philippines.

Vietnamese football has entered a new chapter as female players receive a signing-on bonus as part of their new contracts for the very first time. 

Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn and Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên are national chess teammates. They are the first couple winning at the same time in the 31st SEA Games after grabbing two golds each for Việt Nam.

After 17 years of waiting, Nguyễn Linh Na has helped Vietnamese athletics claim their first SEA Games gold medal in the heptathlon.

Adding this to his clean sheets in the semis and final at the SEA Games 30, he hasn't conceded a goal in 750 minutes of SEA Games football - a new record for the tournament.

Lò Thị Hoàng has surprised many strong candidates to win the historic gold medal for Vietnamese athletics in the women's javelin throw in the SEA Games 31.

A study carried out a few years ago by researchers at Ohio State University and the University of Alabama in the US came to the conclusion that when a particular sporting team wins, fans experienced a high that lasted at least two days.

Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sport Association will support E-sport Federation Cambodia to organise e-sport events at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games.

Head coach Park Hang-seo has announced his squad of 23 players for the national team's friendly match against Afghanistan on June 1 at Thống Nhất Stadium in HCM City.