Carlo Ancelotti promised to end Napoli's 28-year wait for a Serie A title after it was confirmed on Wednesday he would take over from Maurizio Sarri as coach of the Italian club on a three-year deal.

Hà Nội topped the medal tally of the National Junior Athletics Championship which concluded at Vinh Stadium in the central province of Nghệ An on May 23.

Tân Hiệp Hưng (THH) defeated Sanna Khánh Hòa 3-1 in the first leg’s fifth round of the National HDBank Futsal Tournament at Tiên Sơn Sports Arena in Đà Nẵng City on May 23.

The Toyota Motor Việt Nam Company (TMV) officially launched the Toyota Junior Football Camp 2018 at a press conference on May 22 at Pullman Sài Gòn hotel.

Trần Mạnh Hùng has resigned as deputy chairman of the Việt Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF).

Quảng Ninh’s People's Committee has approved the spending of VNĐ180 billion (US$7,857 million) on upgrading the grand stand and re-decorating function rooms of Cẩm Phả stadium in order to host big international football events, said Đỗ Khánh Tùng, deputy director of the provincial culture and sports department on May 22. 

FIFA has ended a doping investigation into Russian footballers named in the country's provisional World Cup squad after finding "insufficient evidence" of any wrongdoing, it said on Tuesday.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo offered his support on Tuesday to Sporting Lisbon players in the wake of a horrific gang attack at the club's training ground last week.

More than 100 athletes from 14 table tennis teams nationwide have been competing at the 36th Nhân Dân Newspaper National Table Tennis Tournament 2018 to win the Petro Vietnam – Cà Mau Fertiliser Cup, at the sport centre in central highland province of Lâm Đồng.

Việt Nam Coal and Mineral defeated Thái Nguyên 2-1 in the first round of the National Women’s Football Championship, Thái Sơn Bắc Cup 2018 yesterday.

Former Vietnamese goalkeeper Dương Hồng Sơn has voted to be one of five best AFF Suzuki Cup goalkeeper ever by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam has gone up three places in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which was released on Monday.

Goalkeeper Đặng Thị Kiều Trinh of the Việt Nam national woman’s team has quit after 14 years of association.

Robin Knoche crushed Holstein Kiel's dreams of promotion on Monday, as his header fired Wolfsburg to a 1-0 win in the second leg of the relegation play-off, securing Bundesliga survival.

Peru striker Paolo Guerrero has received the backing of players' union FIFPro ahead of a meeting with FIFA's president to try to overturn a drugs ban that could keep him out of the World Cup.

HCM City topped the medal tally at the National Age Groups Swimming Championship, which concluded in Đà Nẵng yesterday.

Vietnamese tennis player Phạm Minh Tuấn finished second in the men’s singles of the Singha TATP Tour, which concluded in Thailand on May 20.

Hà Nội 1 defeated Phong Phú Hà Nam away at Hà Nam Stadium in the first match of National Women’s Football Championship – Thái Sơn Bắc Cup 2018.