The Golden Ball 2017 organisers, Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Saigon) newspaper announced the shortlist for categories in the nomination on December 20.

Đỗ Tuấn Đức and Phạm Như Thảo were ousted from the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at the Turkey International badminton tournament which wrapped up on December 21.

Kylian Mbappe celebrated his 19th birthday on Wednesday with a goal and an assist as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-1 victory over Caen in Ligue 1.

Championship side Bristol City dumped Manchester United out of the League Cup on Wednesday, scoring with seconds remaining to beat the holders 2-1.

Coach Park Hang-seo of Việt Nam’s U23 team confirmed that a friendly match against South Korean Ulsan Hyundai FC was an important test for his team ahead of the Asian championships next month.

17-year-old Tiffany Linh Nguyễn defeated veteran Trần Thị Tâm Hảo in the semi-finals of the women’s singles at the National Best Tennis Players Tournament, Vietravel Cup 2017 yesterday.

Trịnh Linh Giang won a ticket to compete in the men’s singles semi-finals at the National Best Tennis Players Tournament, Vietravel Cup 2017.

Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announced her professional comeback after a four-year absence in a video posted to her Instagram account on Tuesday.

A much-changed Manchester City held off a spirited challenge from Leicester on Tuesday to reach the League Cup semi-finals following a dramatic penalty shootout, as Arsenal also progressed.

World champion Thạch Kim Tuấn has been nominated for the Victory Cup Award, considered Việt Nam’s top honour in sports.

Alongside strengthening the quality of domestic footballers, V.League 1’s side FLC Thanh Hóa will select more foreign players to prepare for the football season next year.

Việt Nam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has called up goalie Phí Minh Long to his squad to prepare for the finals of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship.

After winning in the semi-finals, Thái Sơn Bắc will now face Thái Sơn Nam in the final match of the HCM City Open Futsal tournament on December 20.

Vietnamese martial artists returned home on December 18 with four golds won at the first Wushu Sanda Asian Cup held in China.

Gylfi Sigurdsson's stunning goal against his former club maintained Everton's unbeaten record under Sam Allardyce with a 3-1 win on Monday that left Swansea rooted to the foot of the Premier League.

Ulsan Hyundai FC, who won South Korea’s FA Cup earlier this month, will send a squad of 18 to Việt Nam for a friendly match with U23 Việt Nam on December 21 in Hà Nội.

The Việt Nam national women’s football team have dropped one step to No 32 in the world ranking of this year’s  fourth quarter, according to FIFA’s latest release.

Việt Nam defeated their junior U19s 4-1 in their match of the Thanh Niên newspaper’s International U21 Football Tournament yesterday in Cần Thơ Province.