Việt Nam needs a minimum 1-0 result against Indonesia today to reach the finals of the ASEAN Football Federation Cup after waiting for nearly 10 years.

V.League 1’s side Bình Dương have recruited three players for the new football season.

Borussia Dortmund can set a new Champions League goal record at Real Madrid on Wednesday if the likes of Marco Reus, Ousmane Dembele or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score at the Bernabeu.

V.League 1 side FLC Thanh Hóa have signed coach Ljubomir Petrovic of Serbia for the new football season.

Vietnamese top chess player Lê Quang Liêm has jumped up three positions to the 29th place with an Elo of 2718 in the men’s standard category, according to the International Chess Federation’s rankings in December.

National champion duo Lý Hoàng Nam and Nguyễn Văn Phương were defeated in the first match of the National Best Tennis Players Tournament yesterday in Nghệ An Province.

Els Performance Golf Academy (EPGA) has been selected to become Việt Nam’s golf training centre, following a signing ceremony held in Hà Nội on December 4.

Đỗ Văn Bình has been elected President of the Việt Nam Shooting Federation for 2016-20.

Four Vietnamese swimmers will take part in the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), which is scheduled to be held from December 6-11 in Ontario, Canada.

Việt Nam won two more silver medals at the eighth World Bodybuilding & Physique Federation Championship, which wrapped up in Thailand on December 4.

Gianluca Lapadula struck a late winner as AC Milan maintained their early season challenge to champions Juventus with a 2-1 defeat of defiant Crotone on Sunday.

Việt Nam coach Nguyễn Hữu Thắng did not blame his players, but encouraged them to try harder after their 2-1 defeat to Indonesia in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final at Stadion Pakansari on Saturday.

Việt Nam are in Group B of the first ASEAN Deaf Football Championship, which begins today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Việt Nam won two silver medals at the Asian Xiangqi Championship, which closed in Malaysia on Friday.

Việt Nam was tied 2-2 in their last match at the international futsal tournament in Jiangsu Province, China yesterday.

Saigon Heat lost their first match 90-65 to the Singapore Slingers in the ASEAN Basketball League on Saturday.

Top player Lý Hoàng Nam of Bình Dương on Tuesday defeated teammate Nguyễn Văn Phương in the first round of Group A men’s singles in the National Tennis Tournament.

Nguyễn Hữu Thắng and his players are expected to overcome Việt Nam’s misfortune of losing in the semi-finals at previous editions after being on top in the group round at the ASEAN Football Federation Cup.