No 2 seed Phạm Cao Cường advanced to the quarter-finals at the Beer Lao International Series badminton tournament yesterday in Vientiane, Laos.

Thang Long Warriors confirmed their top position in the Việt Nam Basketball Association League after beating HCM City Wings 84-73 yesterday.

Former national midfielder, Nguyễn Minh Châu, has decided to retire, just three matches before the end of the V.League.

Park Hang-seo completed the selection of his assistant team to help him prepare his players for the 2019 Asian Cup qualification match against Afghanistan later this month.

Sergio Aguero became Manchester City's all-time record scorer and was described as "a legend" by coach Pep Guardiola whose side booked their place in the Champions League last-16 with a 4-2 win at Napoli on Wednesday.

Rafael Nadal secured the year-end world number one ranking with a 7-5, 6-3 second-round victory over South Korean Hyeon Chung at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.

Việt Nam, for the first time, will host the Asian Women’s Amateur Boxing Championship from November 2 to 8 in HCM City.

Việt Nam lost 1-5 to Malaysia in the semi-final match of the AFF HDBank Futsal Championship in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnamese football clubs, Nam Định and Quảng Ninh Coal, will play a friendly tournament, the second China-Asean Cities Invitational, in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, in November.

Malaysian referee Zamzaidi Katimin has been invited to officiate the V.League match between Quảng Nam and Quảng Ninh Coal in the 24th round on Saturday.

The only golf course in the world designed by former top-ranked player Luke Donald is the best new layout in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam placed third at the Asian U23 Fencing Championships, which closed on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Saigon Heat came back from their defeat last week to beat Danang Dragons 79-64 in Game 41 of the Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) league on Tuesday.

Austrian fifth seed Dominic Thiem battled into the last 16 of the Paris Masters on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 victory over German lucky loser Peter Gojowczyk.

Manchester United closed to the brink of the Champions League knockout phase after more inadvertent generosity from Benfica goalkeeper Mile Svilar helped them to a 2-0 victory on Tuesday.

Vietnamese Lý Hoàng Nam is ranked No 5 at the Vietnam F1 Futures tennis tournament, which will begin on November 6 in Bình Dương Province.

The 10th Việt Nam Hockey Festival is scheduled to start at the Việt Nam Hockey Centre in Bến Lức Town, Long An Province on November 4-5.

Nguyễn Anh Khôi secured a double at the World Youth U14, U16 and U18 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which ended in Greece on Monday.