Việt Nam News

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho heaped praise on Marcus Rashford's desire to improve after the 19-year-old's brilliant free-kick handed the English giants a 1-0 Europa League semi-final, first leg win at Celta Vigo on Thursday.

Coach Nguyễn Hữu Thắng has called 23 players to be part of his U22 team training camp for a friendly against Argentina on May 14 at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hà Nội.

After a two-year hiatus, former defender for the Việt Nam national side, Đoàn Việt Cường, is on probation with V.League 1 side HCM City.

Việt Nam are taking part in the World Taekwondo Beach Championships, which will take place on the island of Rhodes, Greece on May 5-6.

On-loan Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore scored twice and grabbed an assist as Ajax trounced Lyon 4-1 in the first leg of Wednesday's Europa League semi-final.

The Tuần Châu-Asian Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament kicked off in Hạ Long City in the northeastern province of Quảng Ninh on May 4.

 Roma club icon Francesco Totti will retire at the end of the season when the 40-year-old's contract expires, new sports director Monchi said on Wednesday.

Hà Nội T&T crushed Felda United, from the Philippines, 4-1 in the AFC Cup, yet the win may not be sufficient to ensure the Hà Nội team proceeds to the next round.

Hà Nội FC will play Felda United of Malaysia in the AFC Cup’s last Group G round match today.

The National Individual Badminton Championships will be held from May 7-13 in Đồng Nai Province’s Gymnasium.

Long An club have said goodbye with American striker Ashkanov Apollon following his poor performance in the first leg of the national premier league.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Trần Tuấn Minh won a gold medal at the Asian Junior Chess Championships’ rapid chess event in Iran on May 2.

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh has retained his world No 52 position in the latest rankings, according to the Badminton World Federation.

Việt Nam representative Quảng Ninh Coal left the Asian Football Confederation Cup with a 3-0 win over Yadanarbon FC of Myanmar at the Mandala Thiri Stadium in Mandalay.

Germany's Laura Siegemund was the shock winner of Stuttgart's WTA tournament on Sunday after her three-set win over France's Kristina Mladenovic in the final.

Bùi Thị Thu Thảo brought home a gold medal in the women’s long jump during the third leg of the Asian Grand Prix in Chinese Taipei on April 30.

 Rafael Nadal hailed a "dream start" to his clay court season after romping to his 10th Barcelona Open on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Austria's Dominic.

Nguyễn Thị Luyến of Việt Nam won a gold medal at the Singapore Senior Fencing Championships' women's epee individual event on April 30.