Vietnamese taekwondo martial artists got a boost yesterday, with the Asian Taekwondo Union announcing that the poomsae taekwondo event will be held at the Asian Games (Asiad) 2018 in Indonesia for the first time next year.

Việt Nam won two gold medals at the ongoing Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships in Kazakhstan.

Việt Nam's U16 and U19 teams are in the No 1 seed group of the East zone to prepare for the draws of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) tournaments, the AFC has announed.

HCM City athletes dominated the show at the National Chess Championship yesterday in Hà Nội.

Hải Phương Nam Phú Nhuận crushed Sanna Khánh Hòa 3-2 in the round eight of the National Futsal Championships in HCM City yesterday.

Argentina’s U20 squad will play two friendly matches in Việt Nam next month, Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) general secretary Lê Hoài Anh confirmed yesterday at a press briefing in Hà Nội.

Two Vietnamese representatives lost in the last qualifying round matches of the International U19 Football Championship in Nha Trang City yesterday.

Nguyễn Trường Tài won the 11^th stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament yesterday.

The National Beach Volleyball Tournament began yesterday at Nhật Lệ Beach in Đồng Hới City in Quảng Bình Province.

U20 Việt Nam lost to U23 Borussia Monchengladbach 0-1 in a friendly match, part of their two-week training camp in Germany to prepare for the upcoming FIFA U20 World Cup in South Korea, on April 19.

Lyon and Besiktas were handed suspended European bans and fined 100,000 euros each on Wednesday after crowd violence scarred their Europa League quarter-final match in France, UEFA said.

Serena Williams is expecting a baby this year her spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, hours after the tennis great hinted at the news in a Snapchat post.

Lê Nguyệt Minh of HCM City won the 10th stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament yesterday.

Defending champions HCM City 1 will play Việt Nam Coal and Minerals in the opening match of the National Women’s Football Championship on May 11 in HCM City.

Host masters Lương Phương Hạnh and Trần Tuấn Minh dominated the National Chess Championship after the fifth rounds yesterday in Hà Nội.

Ceres Negros of the Philippines crushed Vietnamese football champion Hà Nội FC 6-2 in the second leg round-robin in a Group G match of the 2017 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup at Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City yesterday.

Defending champions Thái Sơn Nam defeated Hải Phương Nam Phú Nhuận 7-2 in the National Futsal Championship yesterday in HCM City.

Former US women’s national team footballer Linda Hamilton, who won the World Cup in 1991, and coach Lisa Berg had a short training session with Vietnamese women’s footballers as part of the Sports Envoys programme in Hà Nội on April 18.