Around 2,300 domestic and foreign runners took part in the second Dalat Ultra Trail International Marathon which officially opened in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on March 16.

 Ly Hoang Nam booked a spot in the final of the India F3 Futures after beating his doubles teammate Carlos Boluda-Purkiss on March 16 in Chandigarh City, India.

 Le Tuan Minh of host Vietnam earned the second place at the HDBank International Chess Open Tournament, which wrapped up in Hanoi on March 15.

 Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will enter the semi-final of the men’s singles of the India F3 Futures tennis tournament after defeating Singh Karunuday of the host country on March 15.

 Defending champion Le Quang Liem is close to the leading group of the HDBank International Chess Open Tournament after winning the seventh game in the morning session on March 14.

Vietnamese players continued their good performance at the ongoing Junior Davis Cup pre-qualification, Asia-Oceania zone, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 A group of four female motorcycling enthusiasts from India have reached Vietnam as part of their journey to cover UNESCO World Heritage Sites in seven nations along Mekong River.

 Striker Nguyen Van Toan of Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC won the 2017 Fair Play Award at an annual event organised by Ho Chi Minh City Law newspaper in HCM City on March 14.

 Song Lam Nghe An suffered their first setback in this season’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup on March 14 after losing to Persija Jakarta 1-0.

 Japanese golfer Tomoyoshi Makoto triumphed Best Gross prize at the FLC Faros Golf Tournament 2018, which concluded in northeastern Quang Ninh province on March 11.

 Ly Hoang Nam trounced Sharda Rishabh of India 6-0, 6-1 in the first round match of the India F3 Futures’ singles category yesterday in Chandigarh City.

 Jr NBA, the US National Basketball Association (NBA)’s global basketball development programme for boys and girls, has returned to Viet Nam for a fifth consecutive year.

 FLC Thanh Hoa of Vietnam drew 0-0 with Bali United of Indonesia in the fourth round match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2018 at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi on March 13. 

 International Master Le Tuan Minh defeated Grandmaster Gordievsky Dmitry of Russia at the HDBank International Chess Open Tournament’s sixth-round match in Hanoi on March 13 to replace his rival at the top position.

 Sports events await Vietnam in 2018

 Nguyen Thi That came second in the 16th Grand Prix of Chambéry cycling tournament on March 11 in the district of Chambéry-le-Vieux in Savoie, France.

 Vietnam’s U16 team finished second in the Japan-ASEAN friendly football tournament after losing 0-1 to Indonesia in the final on March 12.

 Hanoi FC registered a narrow 1-0 victory over Hai Phong in the first round of the 2018 season on March 11, which was enough to help the capital team to temporarily share top spot with Quang Ninh Coal.

 Viet Nam basketball team Saigon Heat defeated Westports Malaysia Dragons of Malaysia 102-88 in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at CIS Arena in HCM City on March 11.

 The northern province of Bac Ninh hosted a run on March 11 in response to the Asian Games 18 (ASIAD 18), attracting more than 3,000 participants.