Hakan Calhanoglu missed an open goal as Lazio held AC Milan 0-0 in the Italian Cup semi-final, first leg in the San Siro on Wednesday, leaving all the play for in Rome next month.

Tottenham's Christian Eriksen scored within 11 seconds on Wednesday to overshadow Alexis Sanchez's Premier League debut for Manchester United, while Chelsea crashed to a 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.

Việt Nam has sent a team of three athletes to participate in the eighth Asian Indoor Athletics Championship, which will kick off at Aftab-e Enqhelab Stadium in Tehran, Iran, today.

Trần Tiến Đại has been appointed chairman V.League 1 club Sài Gòn FC.

V.League 1 newcomers Nam Định have signed Trinidadian forward Neil Benjamin ahead of the upcoming football season.

FLC Thanh Hóa lost to Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-5 in the AFC Champions League play-offs in South Korea on January 30.

Top Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm won the eighth match at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 in England on January 30.

Việt Nam’s U23 team have received prizes worth up to VNĐ23 billion (US$1 million) from different organisations after winning a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, according to the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF).

Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medallist Nguyễn Anh Tú aims to take the trophy at the Elite Table Tennis Tournament which will be held in Hà Nội on February 3-4.

The national U16 team will compete in an international friendly tournament in Japan in early March, according to the Việt Nam Football Federation.

Việt Nam will participate in the women’s category at the Badminton Asia Team Championship in Alor Setar, Malaysia from February 6 to February 11.

The national futsal team grabbed one win and one loss from their training course which closed in Japan yesterday.

The duo Lý Hoàng Nam and Trịnh Linh Giang of Becamex Bình Dương reached the semi-finals in the men’s doubles at the Việt Nam Tennis Federation (VTF) Pro Tour 1 in Vũng Tàu City yesterday.

Top Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm tied with Alan Pichot of Argentina in the seventh round of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 in England on January 29.

Lý Hoàng Nam of Becamex Bình Dương secured a place to compete in the quarter-finals of the Việt Nam Tennis Federation Pro Tour 1.

Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) lost to Vasco Gama B of Brazil in the second match of the annual Bình Dương Television International Football Cup (BTV Cup).

Gerard Pique said on Monday he may have quit football altogether rather than play for anyone other than his beloved Barcelona, with whom he signed a new five-year deal two weeks ago.

Manchester City will have a chance to avenge their shock defeat to Wigan in the 2013 FA Cup final after the sides came out together in Monday's draw for the fifth round.