Lê Trung Đức of Thanh Hóa and Đoàn Thu Hằng of Quảng Ninh won gold medals at the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper’s 44th Run for Peace in the capital city yesterday.

Việt Nam national football team’s acting head coach Mai Đức Chung called 24 players to prepare for the match against Cambodia in the second leg match of Group C of the Asian Cup 2019’s qualifying round at Mỹ Đình National Stadium on October 10.

Thirty-five-year-old-swimmer Hà Văn Hiệp burst into tears when he received the gold medal of the men’s SB3 50m breaststroke in the ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia. This is the first international gold medal of him following 10 years of hard training.

Park Hang Seo of South Korea will become coach of the Việt Nam national football team, the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) announced yesterday

 Spiker Trần Thị Thanh Thúy of Việt Nam’s VTV Bình Điền Long An will play for Attack Line Club of Chinese Taipei next month.

The Hanoi Buffaloes lost in dramatic fashion to the Saigon Heat 71-72 in the Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League on September 28 in Hà Nội.

 Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko sunk Spaniard Garbine Muguruza at a shock-prone Wuhan Open on Thursday, powering through a tight match to bag a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory against the world No 1.

Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas, who impressed in their first Presidents Cup outing together Thursday, will face a tough challenge on Friday against International super-duo Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace.

The Hà Nội Open Golf Tournament, VPS Fujixerox Cup, will start on October 15 at Long Biên Golf Course.

Seven Vietnamese gymnasts will compete in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships to be held in Canada on October 2.

Neymar starred as Paris Saint-Germain sent out a statement of intent with an impressive 3-0 Champions League victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday, while Michy Batshuayi grabbed an injury-time winner as Chelsea won 2-1 at Atletico Madrid.

World No 1 Garbine Muguruza powered her way into the quarterfinals at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday, defeating Poland's Magda Linette 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 to set up a mouth-watering clash with Jelena Ostapenko.

Lê Quang Liêm and Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn brought home the last gold medal for the Việt Nam delegation in the men’s team’s blitz chess category at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG), which concluded in Turkmenistan yesterday.

FIFA referee Jumpei Iida will conduct a match in the national V.League’s round 21, which will be held from October 13 to October 15.

Becamex Bình Dương inched closer to the final of the National Cup after beating SHB Đà Nẵng 3-1 in the first leg of the semi-finals yesterday.

Cantho Catfish beat HCM City Wings 85-71 at the Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League at Cần Thơ Gymnasium on September 27.

Simona Halep was defeated 6-2, 6-1 by Russia's Daria Kasatkina on Tuesday at a tumultuous Wuhan Open that has seen two thirds of the top seeds tumble out in the first two rounds.

Việt Nam will participate in a friendly futsal tournament in China as preparation for the regional championship next month.