Martial arts, a so-called “golden mine” of Việt Nam national sports, is highly expected to win at Asiad 2018.

Việt Nam are Southeast Asia’s No 1 team, coming in at 102 on the FIFA World Rankings for August.

Spanish pro cyclist Edgar Nieto of Ynghua Đồng Nai won the sixth stage of the 27th National Cycling Open – Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời An Giang Cup on Thursday.

Hanoi Buffaloes beat Danang Dragons in the 44th Game of the Việt Nam Basketball (VBA) League at the 5th Military Zone Gymnasium on Thursday.

Gustavo Poyet threatened to quit as Bordeaux coach on Thursday after claiming the club sold key striker Gaetan Laborde to French Ligue 1 rivals Montpellier without his permission.

Novak Djokovic's third-round fightback against defending champion Grigor Dimitrov was interrupted by rain as the pair stood one set each on Thursday at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.

Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên is confident that she will change her medal’s colour at the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia.

The National Chess Tourney 2018 was launched yesterday in Northern Bắc Giang Province.

Việt Nam and Nepal got off to a slow start as both teams tried to establish dominance in midfield. After a 3-0 victory against Pakistan in the first match, Việt Nam got to dictate the pace of the game as they only needed a draw to proceed to the knock-out stage.

Vietnamese cyclist Nguyễn Thành Tâm from Tập Đoàn Lộc Trời won the the fifth stage of the 27th National Cycling Open – Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời An Giang Cup on Wednesday.

Top Vietnamese player and first seed Lê Quang Liêm lost to grandmaster Jojua Davit of Georgia in the ninth set of the 25th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, which concluded on Wednesday (August 15).

Novak Djokovic battled stomach issues and a slow start before dispatching Adrian Mannarino to reach the third round in Cincinnati on Wednesday, but third seed Alexander Zverev again crashed out prematurely.

Saul Niguez and Koke scored in extra time as Atletico Madrid fought back to beat city rivals Real Madrid 4-2 and win the UEFA Super Cup in Tallinn on Wednesday, as Julen Lopetegui got off to a losing start with the European champions.

A decent captain can win football matches single-handedly, and the Premier League has been blessed with brilliant captains for as long as I can remember.

Host Indonesia will broadcast all matches of Asiad 2018 for free via the website vidio.com.

The third VTV International Cycling Tournament – Tôn Hoa Sen Cup was launched yesterday in Hồ Chí Minh City.

Young talent Nguyễn Anh Khôi beat Ahmed Adly of Egypt in the eighth set of the 25th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival on Tuesday.

Việt Nam Olympic team will meet Nepal in their second game of Group D of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia tomorrow.