Vietnam won two gold medals at the first stage of the Asian Archery Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 2-9.

 The 2018 season of V.League, which will begin on March 10, is expected to attract more football fans to stadiums thanks to the effects of the U23’s outstanding performance at the AFC U23 Championship in China last January.

 The annual HDBank International Open Chess Tournament features a record number of participants and bonus awards in its eighth edition which will run in Hanoi from March 10-15.

 More than 2,300 runners will compete in the Dalat Ultra Trail 2018 to be held in Lac Duong District in the Central Highliands province of Lam Dong on March 16-18.

 Tang Nguyet Minh will become the first Vietnamese woman to take part in the 2018 North Pole Marathon to be run on April 9.

Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam entered the final of men’s doubles category of the India F2 Futures tennis tournament in Kolkata yesterday.

 The Viet Nam national U16 team came from behind to defeat Laos 2-1 in the international friendly tournament ASEAN 2018 held in Miyazaki, Japan, yesterday.

 A total of 271 players from 21 countries and territories have registered to participate in the annual HDBank International Open Chess Tournament, slated for March 10 – 15 in Hanoi.  

 The annual Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament - Biwase Cup 2018 opened in Thu Dau Mot city in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 8. 

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan proposed that the World Chess Federation design suitable cooperation forms to help the city boost the development of the sports, especially in schools.

 Vietnam’s national U16 team beat Laos 2-1 in the international friendly tournament ASEAN 2018 in Miyazaki, Japan, on March 8.

 The runners-up of V.League 1, FLC Thanh Hoa FC, lost to Bali United of Indonesia 1-3 in the third match of Group G of AFC Cup 2018 on March 7.

 Ly Hoang Nam met no difficulties in entering the second round of the India F2 Futures tennis tournament after beating Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash of the hosts 6-4, 6-3 yesterday in Kolkata.

 Song Lam-Nghe An and Indonesia’s Persija Jakarta drew 0-0 at a match of Group H of AFC Cup 2018 on March 6 in Vinh stadium in the central province of Nghe An.

 Ly Hoang Nam and Spanish partner Carlos Boluda-Purkiss came from behind to win their first-round doubles match at the India F2 Futures tennis tournament in Kolkata yesterday.

 The annual international women’s cycling tournament, Bình Dương Open, will be held from March 8-16 with a large number of foreign participants.

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and the destroyer USS Wayne E.Meyer of the US Navy anchored at Tien Sa Port, Da Nang city on May 5.

 Vietnam are in Group B of the second AFC Women’s Futsal Championship after a draw held on March 5 in Kuala Lumpur.

 The 8th HDBank Cup International Open Chess Tournament is set to take place in Hanoi from March 9-16.

 Saigon Heat are close to assuring a spot in the play-off round after defeating the CLS Knights of Indonesia 114-86 in the Asian Basketball League, while playing at home on Saturday in HCM City.