Việt Nam News

Long jumper Bùi Thị Thu Thảo scored a double triumph at the Victory Cup gala for the best players and coaches of 2018 yesterday in Hà Nội, winning the awards for Female Athlete of the Year and Most Favourite Athlete of the Year.

Việt Nam's No 1 chess player Lê Quang Liêm ranked ninth on the table at Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019, concluded yesterday morning.

Barcelona have brought forward their summer move for Jean-Clair Todibo and will sign the defender from Toulouse immediately, the Spanish club announced on Thursday.

David Beckham will be unveiled as co-owner of Salford City on Saturday after the Football Association approved his application to become a director of the non-league club.

The Vietnamese men’s U22 football team will be undermanned in Cambodia for the 2019 AFF U22 Championship, said head coach Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn.

Việt Nam’s top chess player Lê Quang Liêm lost to grandmaster Yu Yangyi from mainland China in the ninth round of the Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019, held yesterday morning.

The tournament belongs to the annual national competition system held to evaluate athletes nationwide.

Saigon Heat suffered their second-straight loss on Wednesday in a match that saw the hosts’ best performance of the season.

Violence at a recent FA Cup match between Everton and Millwall harkened back to the dark days of football's past.

From the Asian U23 Championships a year ago through the Asian Games, the AFF Cup and now the Asian Cup, Vietnamese footballers have shone on the international stage.

The annual capital dragon boat race will be held on February 16th and 17th in West Lake, at Lý Tự Trọng Statue Garden and Thanh Niên road, Nguyễn Đình Thi Street in Tây Hồ District, said a representative of Hà Nội People’s Committee Department of Culture and Sports.

Liverpool failed to make the most of title rivals Manchester City's defeat 24 hours earlier in a 1-1 draw with Leicester at Anfield on Wednesday.

Four-time defending champions Juventus crashed out of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday with a 3-0 quarter-final defeat by Atalanta, as AS Roma suffered a humiliating 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Fiorentina.

Hà Nội FC have strengthened their team by signing a one-year contract with free agent American-Guamanian midfielder Brandon McDonald, their second deal in the last two days.

Viettel FC on Wednesday introduced their new head coach Lee Heung-sil, who has signed a two year contract.

Việt Nam have twice taken part in the final round of the AFC Asian Cup – in 2007 and 2019. Although the two cup performances are separated by more than a decade, they share a number of striking similarities.

Việt Nam’s top chess player Lê Quang Liêm advanced to the next round after drawing with the world’s sixth ranked Maxime Vachier Lagrave from France in the eighth round of Gibraltar International Chess Festival, held yesterday morning.

Cardiff manager Neil Warnock revealed his pride despite losing 2-1 at Arsenal on Tuesday as the Welsh side returned to action for the first time since a plane carrying the club's record signing Emiliano Sala disappeared over the Channel Islands.