Phan Văn Giàu has been appointed coach of V.League 1 side Long An, replacing coach Ngô Quang Sang.

Two-time winners Guangzhou Evergrande ruthlessly dispatched nine-man Eastern 7-0 on Wednesday in a brutal introduction to the AFC Champions League for the Hong Kong minnows and their female coach.

V.League 1 side Long An have been punished severely following their unsporting behaviour in the match between Long An and HCM City on February 19.

Việt Nam came from behind to defeat Thailand 3-1 in the last match of the 2017 Yunnan-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament for U19s in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China yesterday.

Nguyễn Hoàng Yến of HCM City won the title in the women’s standard category of the National Chinese Chess Championships in Vũng Tàu City on February 21.

Brazilian forward Hulk blasted Shanghai SIPG to a 1-0 victory over FC Seoul but the big-spending Chinese giants needed to survive a penalty and a red card before winning their AFC Champions League opener on Tuesday.

Website fourfourtwo.com of the UK has named Vietnamese footballers Hà Đức Chinh and Hồ Minh Dĩ in its list of 20 best footballers under the age of 20 in Southeast Asia.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam earned a berth in the second round of the China F2 Men’s Futures tournament in China yesterday.

Nguyễn Môn has been appointed acting chairman of V.League 1 side Long An to replace Võ Thành Nhiệm, the club announced yesterday.

Hoàng Quý Phước won two gold medals at the eighth Lisbon International Meeting which closed in Oeiras City, Portugal, on Sunday.

Trịnh Đình Thời finished 18th out of 24 athletes in the Snowboarding’s men’s slalom event at the ongoing Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan.

Vietnamese martial arts competitors won two medals at the Jujitsu Thailand Open 2017 in Bangkok on Sunday.

Hà Nội Football Club was held to a 1-1 draw by Ceres Negros from the Philippines in a Group G match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup at Mỹ Đình Stadium yesterday.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam has risen three places from 634^th to 631^st place in the latest world rankings announced on February 20.

Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has announced his retirement from international cricket, ending an illustrious and sometimes controversial 21-year career. 

Theo Walcott scored his 100th Arsenal goal as Arsene Wenger's side ended non-league minnows Sutton United's FA Cup fairytale with a 2-0 victory in the FA Cup on Monday.

Laguna Lăng Cô, winner of the 2017 IAGTO golf resort of the year award, will be hosting its first-ever Faldo Series Asia Grand Final for young golfers from March 15-17.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism yesterday asked the National Sports Administration and the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) to strictly punish Long An following their behaviour in the match between Long An and HCM City in the V.League 1 on February 19.