Sapa ride opens new vista for cylists

Participants from 22 countries have competed in the first-ever three-day Việt Nam Mountain Bike Marathon in the remote mountainous region in Sapa in Lào Cai Province.

Czechs edge France to retain Fed Cup title

Karolina Pliskova and Barbora Strycova clinched the Czech Republic's fifth Fed Cup title in six years on Sunday after beating France in the the deciding doubles rubber in Strasbourg.

Gritty Djokovic avoids Thiem upset at Tour Finals

Novak Djokovic survived a scare at the start of his bid to regain the world number one ranking as the Serb battled back for a 6-7 (10/12), 6-0, 6-2 victory over Austria's at the ATP Tour Finals on Sunday.

Boxer Linh beats Duyên to win 60kg category

The stand of Trịnh Hoài Đức Gymnasium nearly exploded when Hà Thị Linh of Hà Nội beat Lừu Thị Duyên of HCM City to triumph in the women’s 60kg category in Let’s Viet boxing tournament in Hà Nội.

VN tie with Avispa Fukuoka in friendly

Việt Nam’s national football team tied 0-0 with Avispa Fukuoka FC of Japan in a friendly match at Cần Thơ Stadium in the southern province of Cần Thơ on Saturday.

Danang Dragons win VBA League

The Danang Dragons beat HCM City Wings 85-78 in the second final match to finish first at the first national professional basketball league, played at the Military Zone 5 Gymnasium in the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng on Saturday.

Chiến enters semis of 3 cushion cup

Vietnamese top billiard player Trần Quyết Chiến earned a ticket to compete in the semi-finals of the ongoing LG U+ 3 Cushion Master Cup in Seoul, South Korea.

Badminton: Trang advances, Minh loses

No 3 seed Vũ Thị Trang of Việt Nam defeated Japanese Haruko Suzuki 21-17, 21-15 in the second round match of the Celcom Axiata Malaysia International Challenge badminton tournament yesterday in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Ngọc grabs gold in 10m air pistol

Lê Thị Hoàng Ngọc bagged gold at the Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2016 at the Hà Nội based-National Sports Training Centre yesterday.

Tokyo 2020 OKs baseball games in Fukushima

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers on Wednesday approved a plan to hold part of baseball’s qualifying rounds in the disaster-hit Fukushima region to support its recovery from the 2011 tsunami and nuclear accident.

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