The Việt Nam women’s national football team have jumped one place from 37th to 36th in FIFA’s third quarter world rankings with a grand total of 1,638 points.

Việt Nam’s U19 football team were defeated by top team South Korea 1-3 during their last game at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship final in Indonesia.  

Danny Welbeck pounced on a defensive lapse to snatch a 1-0 victory for Arsenal at Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League on Thursday, while seven-time European champions AC Milan crashed to a home defeat by Real Betis.

Roger Federer won his 17^th consecutive match at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday, dispatching Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals.

V.League 1’s side Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) have inked their two-year contract with midfielder Phạm Hoàng Lâm from the V.League 2’s Long An to prepare for the new football season of 2019.

Việt Nam’s top chess player Lê Quang Liêm draw to grandmaster Lomasov Semen from Russia in the fifth round at the Isle of Man (IoM) International Chess Tournament, held recently at Villa Marina, Isle of Man, England.

Việt Nam’s national football team came from behind to defeat South Korea’s Seoul FC 2-1 during their second friendly match held in South Korea yesterday.

Việt Nam’s top badminton player Vũ Thị Trang entered the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Paytren Berkat Anadi Indonesia International Challenge, held in Surabaya City, Indonesia.

Việt Nam’s top badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh was eliminated in the second round of the Paytren Berkat Anadi Indonesia International Challenge, held recently in Surabaya City, Indonesia.

Borussia Dortmund stunned Atletico Madrid with a 4-0 thrashing on Wednesday to move to the verge of the Champions League knockout stage, as English teenager Jadon Sancho scored his first goal in the competition.

Việt Nam’s top cyclist Nguyễn Thị Thật will join Belgian women’s professional cycling team Lotto-Soudal Ladies at the start of 2019.

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Việt Nam’s veteran volleyball player Phạm Kim Huệ will return to play for Vietinbank team in the Petro Việt Nam (PV) - Cà Mau Fertilizer Cup 2018, said one of the organisers.

Rafinha replaced Lionel Messi and helped Barcelona win without him as the Brazilian scored the opener in a 2-0 Champions League victory over Inter Milan on Wednesday.

Việt Nam’s U19 women enjoyed their first victory after beating Malaysia 2-1 in the first qualifying round of Group E at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Women’s Championship, held yesterday at Mỹ Đình Stadium.

Việt Nam’s tennis golden hope Lý Hoàng Nam beat Hoàng Thành Trung on the fourth day of Việt Nam F4 Futures – Hải Đăng Cup 2018, held at Hải Đăng tennis complex stadium, Tây Ninh Province.

Roger Federer had to fight hard to hold off Serbia's Filip Krajinovic on Tuesday, edging to a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win to reach the second round of the Swiss Indoors.

Jose Mourinho bemoaned the chasm between his Manchester United side and Juventus as the Italian champions won 1-0 on Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Old Trafford in the Champions League on Tuesday.