Việt Nam’s national men’s football team have dropped five spots to 134th place in the latest FIFA rankings.

Alan Pardew has been sacked as Crystal Palace manager with the club just above the relegation places, the Premier League side's chairman Steve Parish said on Thursday.

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino rates the trial of new video referee technology at the Club World Cup a "positive" step towards its intended use at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Việt Nam won their second gold medal at the 10th SEA Table Tennis Championships yesterday in Indonesia.

Vietnamese midfielder Lương Xuân Trường has ended his contract with South Korean Incheon United FC to join Gangwon FC, who will play in the K-League Classic next season.

The National Super Cup match between V. League 1 champions Hà Nội FC and National Cup winners Quảng Ninh Coal will be held on December 29 at Hàng Đẫy Stadium in Hà Nội.

Takehiro Hattori scored the only goal in his team Yokohama FC’s 1-0 win over Việt Nam in the second round of the International U-21 Football Tournament yesterday in HCM City.

Vietnamese midfielder Lương Xuân Trường, who attended Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL)-Arsenal JMG Academy, will compete for Gangwon FC, of K-League Classic, after ending a two-year-loan deal with Incheon United FC.

Việt Nam’s top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam was ousted from the quarter-final match of the Thailand F5 Futures in Huahin yesterday.

Turkey international Arda Turan scored a hat-trick as holders Barcelona thrashed third-division side Hercules 7-0 in the second leg of their Copa del Rey last-32 tie.

Việt Nam won the men’s team title at the Southeast Asia Table Tennis Championships 2016 in Indonesia on December 21.

Next month's Australian Open will offer Aus$50 million (US$36.25 million) in prize money, with the men's and women's singles champions both netting a cool $3.7 million, organisers said on Wednesday.

The Việt Nam Olympic Committee (VOC) held a ceremony to celebrate its 40^th anniversary (December 20, 1976) and received the Labour Order, third class from the President of Việt Nam in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Vietnamese defender Vũ Văn Thanh’s goal in the second leg semi-final match between Việt Nam and Indonesia on December 7 was named among AFF Suzuki Cup 2016’s top 10 goals by the website affsuzukicup.com on Tuesday.

Lý Hoàng Nam defeated Jeong Young-Hoon of South Korea in the second round of the Thailand F5 Futures in Huahin today.

Eintracht Frankfurt went third in the Bundesliga with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Mainz on Tuesday, their first win in four on the final round of 2016 matches.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will need at least three months of rest after surgery to her left hand cut by a knife-wielding burglar on Tuesday, her spokesman said.

Vietnamese top striker Lê Công Vinh has been named in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 team of the tournament by the website fourfourwo.com (Singapore version).