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Việt Nam's MMA fighters ready for historic ASIAD debut

South Korea's Hur leads LPGA Indy event by two strokes

South Korea's Hur Mi-jung fired a flawless nine-under par 63 on Thursday to take a two-shot lead over a chasing rio in the LPGA Tour's Indy Women in Tech Championship.

Belotti double inspires Torino comeback win over AC Milan

Skipper Andrea Belotti's quick-fire second-half double, including a sensational overhead kick in front of goal, sealed a 2-1 comeback win in Serie A over AC Milan on Thursday.

Việt Nam start U23 championship as group favourites

Việt Nam are top candidate of Group D at the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship after a draw yesterday in Bangkok.

Golfers to compete at Tiền Phong Golf Championship

Among the prizes, there are four Hole-in-One awards available, coming with four luxury cars worth VNĐ5 billion along with a purse of VNĐ200 million each.

No 2 Park, No 3 Thompson set LPGA pace at Indy

Second-ranked defending champion Park Sung-hyun and World number three Lexi Thompson, the 2017 winner, will set the pace when the LPGA season resumes Thursday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Man Utd survive League Cup shoot-out, West Ham crash out

Manchester United survived a League Cup scare against third tier Rochdale as they won 5-3 on penalties, while West Ham suffered a shock 4-0 defeat at Oxford on Wednesday.

Athletes compete at Hà Nội Mới Newspaper – Run for Peace this Sunday

The 46th Hà Nội Mới Newspaper – Run for Peace will see a number of national team members competing this Sunday around Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội.

Vietnamese athletes advance in Maldives Challenge

No 3 seed Nguyễn Tiến Minh from Việt Nam easily defeated Buwaneka Goonethilleka of Sri Lanka in the first round of the Maldives International Chalenge badminton tournament yesterday.

Hà Nội stumble in quest for AFC glory

Hà Nội FC left themselves a mountain to climb to reach the AFC Cup final after drawing the home leg of the Inter-zonal Final 2-2 at home yesterday to North Korean Side April 25 Sports Club (4.25 SC).

From ruthless to spineless

Former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs was in Việt Nam over the weekend, his second visit this year.

Long jump champion Thảo to withdraw from SEA Games

No 1 long jumper Bùi Thị Thu Thảo has asked to withdraw from the coming 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

Messi injured but Barca seal much-needed win over Villarreal

Lionel Messi endured yet more injury frustration on Tuesday after going off at half-time against Villarreal but Barcelona gave their coach Ernesto Valverde some much-needed relief with a comfortable 2-1 victory.

Pochettino admits Spurs are 'unsettled' after Colchester shock

Mauricio Pochettino claimed his struggling Tottenham side are "unsettled" after they suffered an embarrassing League Cup third-round defeat at fourth-tier Colchester on Tuesday.

Hà Nội aim for historic AFC Cup first

While it's the Vietnamese side's first appearance in the showpiece final, the North Korean side played in the same game last year, losing out to Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan.

Chess masters to compete in HCM City

The National Chess Team Championship will be held from September 25 to October 6 in HCM City.

Messi, Rapinoe win FIFA Player of the Years awards

Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award on Monday with Megan Rapinoe bagging the women's prize to cap a historic year for the United States' World Cup icon.

IAAF chief Coe confirms knowledge of German media's Kenya doping claims

IAAF president Sebastian Coe confirmed on Monday reports in German media which said the governing body's integrity unity had received claims of doping against Kenyan athletes ahead of the World Championships.

Việt Nam need to improve as Malaysia are stronger

National football coach Park Hang-seo believes Malaysia have improved greatly recently, and his team need luck on their side when the two teams meet in the next 2020 World Cup qualifier.