Việt Nam News

Mark Williams fought off a stunning comeback from John Higgins to claim his third world snooker crown on Monday and become at 43 the oldest champion since Ray Reardon 40 years ago.

Neymar will attend Tuesday's French Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and minnows Les Herbiers, PSG captain Thiago Silva said.

Chun Hsin Tseng of Chinese Taipei won the men’s singles category of the Việt Nam F1 Futures tennis tournament in Huế yesterday.

More than 1,600 people from 56 countries and territories will do battle later this month in a bid to be Ironman.

Việt Nam beat the Philippines 3-0 at the third match of Group A of the AFF U16 Girls’ Championships yesterday.

Việt Nam won three gold medals at the four-day Thailand Open Track and Field Championship, which closed yesterday in Bangkok.

Coach of Việt Nam U23 football team, Park Hang-seo was awarded a township house in the central city, worth VNĐ2 billion ($88,000), from a donor in Đà Nẵng in a ceremony on Sunday.

The Return to the Countryside Cycling Tournament, Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời Cup, is scheduled to begin on May 10.

The Trans-Việt Nam Junior Cyclists Tournament started in Yên Sở Park in Hà Nội on May 6.

The first Vovinam (Vietnamese martial art) Grand Prix was organised in Algeria on May 4-5.

The fifth Hùng Kings Cup championship kicked off in Singapore on May 6 with the participation of 20 football teams representing overseas Vietnamese students, entrepreneurs and intellectuals.

The National Boxing Clubs Cup started in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk on May 6.

Văn Hiến University won in the futsal category of the Việt Nam University Games (VUG) finals in Hà Nội on May 6.

Lionel Messi weaved his magic to keep 10-man Barcelona's unbeaten season alive as a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou on Sunday left Real Madrid sweating over an injury to Cristiano Ronaldo. 

 "I will miss you," Arsene Wenger told the Arsenal fans after being given a fitting farewell in his final home game in charge after 22 years with a 5-0 thrashing of Burnley on Sunday.

The annual international volleyball tournament, VTV9-Bình Điền 2018, will see five of the best foreign clubs competing, according to organisers, speaking at a press briefing yesterday in HCM City.

Việt Nam finished second in the World Team Table Tennis Championships’ third division in Halmstad, Sweden, on Saturday.

Vietnamese head coach Park Hang-seo said Việt Nam were in a tough grouping at the 2019 Asian Cup, but his players had experience facing strong rivals.