Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba quickly deleted a controversial social media post of him smiling after manager Jose Mourinho was sacked by the club on Tuesday.

HCM City FC hired South Korean Chung Hae Seong as their new manager on Tuesday in HCM City.

The second Uni Super Championship Muay Thai Tournament will be held in HCM City on December 23.

Việt Nam picked up two bronze medals at the Asian Continental Chess Championship which closed on December 18 in Manila, the Philippines.

Vietnamese students won one gold medal and one bronze in karate at the ASEAN University Games in Myanmar on December 17.

Việt Nam finished second out of 60 countries and territories at the 18th World Pencak Silat Championship, which concluded in Singapore on Sunday.

A series of rule changes making it easier for women to return after pregnancy or injury was ratified on Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

Duvan Zapata scored within the first minute as Atalanta piled the pressure on Lazio to boost their European hopes with a 1-0 win in Bergamo on Monday.

Park Hang-Seoul has called six players in addition to the current ones to prepare for the Asian Cup early next year.

Việt Nam will play Myanmar in the final of the Thanh Niên Newspaper's international U21 football tournament on Tuesday in Huế City.

Five Vietnamese players from the AFF Cup winning team have made it to the tournament’s Best XI.

Mai Nguyễn Hưng triumphed on the seventh stage of the Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa cycling tour in the Central Highland province of Đắk Tô on Sunday.

Two deflected Xherdan Shaqiri strikes handed Liverpool victory over Manchester United in the Premier League for the first time in nine attempts as Jurgen Klopp's men moved back to the top of the table with a 3-1 win at Anfield on Sunday.

Lionel Messi continued his sublime form by netting his 31st La Liga hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Levante 5-0 on Sunday to regain their three-point lead at the top of the table.

The AFF Cup winners Việt Nam will vie for the champion trophy against South Korea, winners of the East Asian Football Federation Championship, in a match next March.

Midfielder Trần Đình Trọng will miss the Asian Cup 2019 which will be organised on January 5-February 1 in the United Arab Emirates.

Việt Nam’s men national football team are the centre of praise from international media after their 3-2 aggregate victory in the final of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup against Malaysia on Saturday at Mỹ Đình National Stadium.

Việt Nam capped a historic year of football success by lifting silverware in front of an ecstatic crowd in Hà Nội today.