Trang and Linh win in first round of Austrian Open The event has a total prize fund of US$25,000.

Halep downs battling Jabeur on fourth match point in Dubai Top seed Simona Halep needed four match points to see off Tunisia's Ons Jabeur on Wednesday, squeezing into the quarter-finals of the WTA Dubai Championships 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (9/7).

Libya's UN-backed government suspends participation in Geneva talks Libya's unity government announced late Tuesday it would halt its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn country where a fragile truce has been repeatedly violated.

Hoàng knocks out Wongda to retain WBA Asia title

 Boxer Trương Đình Hoàng has dominated the defence of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia super middleweight belt in Manila, the Philippines.

Osaka gets Australian Open started after smoke fears ease Naomi Osaka made a winning start to her title defence at the Australian Open on Monday as the Grand Slam tournament began on schedule after a build-up hit by haze from raging bushfires.

Barty not concerned despite early Brisbane exit World number one Ashleigh Barty remains upbeat about her Australian Open preparations despite losing her opening match of the season at the Brisbane International on Thursday.

Joint working group on VN-Cambodia border gates meets

The first-round meeting of the joint working group on Việt Nam-Cambodia border gates was held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Sharapova slams 'second-hand' Brisbane event as men take over

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova said the Brisbane International felt like "a second-hand event" with women relegated to outside courts to make way for men playing the inaugural ATP Cup.

Domestic cybersecurity products on the rise

The number of locally-made cybersecurity products increased last year, said the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) yesterday.

Croatian president to face leftist ex-PM in run-off Croatia's conservative president narrowly made it to a run-off election against a leftist former premier on Sunday, after a nationalist folk singer won over a large chunk of her camp's far-right wing.