Nearly 1,000 athletes from 100 teams will compete in the annual Đà Nẵng Newspaper Distance Race at the city’s East Sea Park on Sunday, the race organisers said yesterday.

Trần Duy Khôi set up a national record at the Short Course World Swimming Championships which closed in Windsor, Canada on December 12.

Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên of Việt Nam has reached his best ranking of 1.426 in the world according to the latest release of the Association of Tennis Professionals on December 12.

Hanoians Nguyễn Thị Nga and Nguyễn Anh Tú won the titles of the National Best Table Tennis Players Tournament, which wrapped up on Sunday in Hải Phòng.

Việt Nam topped the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships, which closed in Thailand on December 11.

Vietnamese master Trần Tuấn Minh came second at the Philippines International Open’s Open Division chess tournament on December 11.

Saigon Heat lost to Hong Kong’s Eastern Long Lions 74–84 in their second match at the ASEAN Baksetball League (ABL) on Saturday at the HCM City’s Canadian International School Arena.

Top Vietnamese female badminton player Vũ Thị Trang won two titles at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge on Saturday.

Although Việt Nam were stopped in the ASEAN Football Federation Cup’s semi-final, two players are included in the list of top players in the event by the prestigious website espnfcasia.com.

Vietnamese top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam of Bình Dương took the men’s singles title at the National Best Tennis Players Tournament which wrapped up in the central province of Nghệ An on Saturday.

Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên failed in the women’s 200m medley at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), which wrapped up in Canada yesterday.

Italian cyclist Fabio Aru has been named as the new team leader of the elite Astana team after the departure of his compatriot Vincenzo Nibali, the Kazakh outfit confirmed on Sunday.

The Asian Football Confederation has announced the seeds for the draw of the last qualifying round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Lý Hoàng Nam will vie Phạm Minh Tuấn for the men’s singles title of the National Best Tennis Players Tournament today in Nghệ An Province.

Nguyễn Diệp Phương Trâm of Việt Nam won four gold medals and set up a record at the first day of the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championship in Thailand yesterday.

Badminton player Vũ Thị Trang will play Nguyễn Thùy Linh in the all-Vietnamese women’s singles final at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge today.

Sài Gòn Giải Phóng newspaper yesterday  announced the list of candidates for the 2016 Golden Ball awards.

Saigon Heat have recruited a 2.08m-tall player in their second match at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) today on their home turf at the HCM City’s Canadian International School Arena.