A big win over Yemen in Group D’s last round match tonight will help Việt Nam having reach the knock-out stage of the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

Runner Võ Văn Thơm died after collapsing 18 kilometres into the HCM City International Marathon over the weekend. He was 24 years old.

The former striker was joined by more than 1,000 Manchester United fans at the Nguyễn Du Gymnasium on his fourth trip to the country.

Huddersfield announced the departure of manager David Wagner by mutual consent on Monday, with the club rooted at the bottom of the Premier League.

Seventh seed Karolina Pliskova brushed aside fellow Czech Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-2 to reach the Australian Open second round on Tuesday.

Defender Đỗ Duy Mạnh will be sidelined in Việt Nam’s match against Yemen in the Asian Cup on Wednesday because he has received two yellow cards in the tournament.

A WBA Asia Boxing event will be held on January 20 in HCM City.

Golfing fans of Russia gathered for the Kremlin Cup 2019 on Saturday in Hà Nội.

The first professional golf tournament of the year, the Heron Lake VPG tournament, as part of the VPG Tour system, will be held at Heron Lake Golf Course and Resort in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc from January 16 to 18.

Midfielder Lê Tấn Tài has signed an one-year contract extension with former V-League 1 champions Becamex Bình Dương.

Amateur marathoner Chia-Che Chang, from Chinese Taipei, won the Hồ Chí Minh marathon 2019, which concluded yesterday in Phú Mỹ Hưng, HCM City.

Viet Nam coach Park Hang-seo refused to single out any of his players for blame after his side was beaten for the second game running in the Asian Cup.

Top seed Marcel Granollers from Spain triumphed at the Việt Nam Tennis Open Đà Nẵng City 2019 on January 12 after an easy 6-2, 6-0 win over Italian Matteo Viola in the men’s singles final.

Striker Nguyễn Anh Đức is considered a “magnate” of Vietnamese football. Not only has he achieved a lot on the field – the most important thing for a professional footballer – he has also been a success in his business dealings.

Việt Nam have been left with a mountain to climb to qualify for the knockout stages of the AFC Asian Cup.

The Garmin Run Hanoi will be held for the first time on March 24 at Gamuda Yên Sở Park.

The northern province of Nam Định will host the National Wrestling Tournament on March 15.

V.League 1 defending champions Hà Nội FC will compete in the Thailand’s most prestigious pre-season tournament next week.