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 40th anniversary (December 20, 1976) and received the Labour Order, third class from the President of Việt Nam in Hà Nội 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).
Vietnamese top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam won the first round of the Thailand F5 Futures in Huahin today.
SHB Đà Nẵng are ready to compete with Yadanarbon of Myanmar in the second match of the Toyota Mekong Club Championship’s preliminary round on Friday at the Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đình Stadium.
Cristiano Ronaldo said he had answered his critics in style as he rounded off a "spectacular" year with a hat-trick to win the Club World Cup for Real Madrid and add to his multitude of titles.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his side will be ready to pounce if Premier League leaders Chelsea falter following their impressive 2-1 comeback victory over title rivals Arsenal.
RB Leipzig’s goal-scorer Willi Orban is relishing the prospect of Wednesday’s Bundesliga showdown and the chance to stop hosts Bayern Munich topping the German league table at Christmas.
The Army and Student Cross-Country Running Tournament closed in HCM City on December 18.
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez hopes teammate Lionel Messi will follow his lead by signing a long-term contract to see out the remainder of his prime years at the Camp Nou.
Vietnamese fighters won six of eight gold medals at an international taekwondo tournament, the President Cup, in HCM City on Saturday.
Thai forward Siroch Chatthong scored twice against Indonesia to help Thailand lift the Suzuki Cup in Bangkok on Saturday, overturning a shock first leg deficit.