Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot as Argentina revived their World Cup qualifying campaign with a battling 1-0 win over rivals Chile on Thursday.

A 15-year-old canoeing athlete died during training at the Hải Dương Province Aquatic Sports and Training Centre on Thursday.

China-based midfielder Paulinho scored a hat-trick as Brazil thrashed Uruguay 4-1 to move to the brink of the World Cup finals here Thursday.

A record some 300 people will participate in the annual Tiền Phong Newspaper Marathon being held in Ninh Bình Province on Sunday.

Savanna Lý Nguyễn pocketed her second title at the National Women’s Tennis Championships which concluded yesterday in Đắk Lắk Province.

Vietnamese top player Lý Hoàng Nam entered the simi-finals of the singles of the Japan F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Kofu City yesterday.

The official website of FIFA, fifa.com has published an article about  U-20 Việt Nam team’s striker, Trần Thành, a promising footballer in the coming final round of the FIFA World Cup U-20.

Midfielder Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng failed to make it to the national team for the 2019 Asian Cup qualification in the last minute because of an injury.

Tops seeds Nguyễn Tiến Minh and Vũ Thị Trang of Việt Nam booked their quarter-final berths at the Ciputra Hanoi–Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge.

Việt Nam are in Group B of the qualifying round of the 2018 World Women's Volleyball Championship, Asia zone, according to a recent draw.

Hà Nội FC shot to the top position of the V.League after registering a huge 5-1 win over Long An in a late ninth-round match yesterday.

Lộc Thị Đào won a gold medal for Việt Nam at the Asian Archery Cup which is ongoing in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday.

Đinh Văn Linh of Hòa Bình Club won the first stage of the men’s professional category of the offroad cycling tournament, Dalat Victory Challenge 2017 yesterday.

The Southeast Asian Senior and Youth Taekwondo Championships are ongoing in HCM City.

Hanoi Buffaloes failed to secure a berth in the final of the Thailand Basketball Super League after losing their third semi-final match yesterday in Bangkok.

Saigon Heat lost to Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions 97-110 on Wednesday in the penultimate match of the qualifying round of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

Eugenie Bouchard's poor run of form continued Wednesday as the Canadian suffered a first-round exit at the hands of Australia's Ashleigh Barty at the Miami Open.

Lukas Podolski signed off his Germany career in style on Wednesday smashing home the winning goal with his trusty left boot to seal a 1-0 friendly victory over England.