Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo denied hiding millions of euros in income at a court hearing near the Spanish capital on Monday where he was charged with tax evasion.

Việt Nam will take part in the fifth World Vovinam Championship scheduled to be held in India on August 2-5.

Twenty-four players left for South Korea yesterday to attend a 10-day training session to prepare for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

Tô Nhật Minh won the rapid chess category of the ongoing National Chess Team Championship in HCM City.

Việt Nam’s Lý Hoàng Nam advanced to the second round in the Thailand F4 Futures tennis tournament in Nonthaburi Province yesterday.

Football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo appears in court near Madrid on Monday accused of evading millions of euros in taxes, the latest player to fall foul of Spain's taxman.

Caeleb Dressel brought the curtain down on the world championships with an historic seventh gold medal in Budapest on Sunday, equalling the record of swim legend Michael Phelps.

Vietnamese top female swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên failed in the qualifying round of her strong category -- the women’s 400m medley category of the FINA World Championships.

Fifteen-year-old chess player Nguyễn Anh Khôi won the men’s standard category title at the National Chess Team Championship in HCM City.

Việt Nam dominated the Southeast Asian Senior and Junior Rowing Championships, which concluded in Đà Nẵng yesterday.

Nguyễn Hữu Kim Sơn set a new national arecord in the men’s 1,500m freestyle event while swimming in the FINA World Championships, which concluded in Hungary yesterday.

Việt Nam defeated archrivals Thái Lan 3-2 in their classification round yesterday at the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship in Indonesia.

Nguyễn Văn Phương grabbed his second title in 10 days by winning the boys’ single event at the International Tennis Federation Junior Becamex Cup in Bình Dương Province yesterday.

Nguyễn Lê Minh Phú won a silver medal at the 13th Asian Schools Chess Championship, which concluded in Panjin City, Liaoning Province, China, yesterday.

Bùi Yến Ly of Việt Nam triumphed in the women’s 51kg muay Thai category at the World Games in Poland yesterday.

Thái Sơn Nam came from behind to clinch the third place in the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club Championship after a 6-1 victory over Qatar’s Al Rayyan in HCM City yesterday.

Veteran coach Lê Thụy Hải said the Việt Nam U22 team could get positive results if they sustained their performance during their 1-0 win over the K-League All Stars team in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Việt Nam's participation in the Southeast Asian Games is only its second time yet; however, the team, including local and overseas Vietnamese, is expected to make a big bang in Malaysia.