Vietnam’s national head coach Park Hang-seo confirmed that his team would try to pull off a miracle at the upcoming Asian Football Confederation U23 Football Championship in China.

 Viet Nam’s national women’s football team have been invited to play in an international four-side friendly competition in Guangzhou, China, on January 19-23.

 Pham Le Thao Nguyen achieved the best result of the Vietnamese masters in the 2017 King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

 The annual Binh Duong Television International Football Cup (BTV Cup) will be organised in late January instead of the customary December.

 The International Football Federation (FIFA) has recognised four Vietnamese referees as meeting its Elite 2018 level, after considering the proposals from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s Referee Committee.

 Vietnamese athletes won 425 gold, 301 silver and 319 bronze medals this year, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA). 

 Viet Nam will leave for China’s Asian U23 Football Championship on January 1, eight days before the tournament begins.

 FLC Thanh Hoa have introduced five new players, who were expected to help the team lift their performance at the next V.League season.

 More than 8,000 athletes from 49 countries and territories around the world are expected to partake in the HCM City Marathon 2018 which is scheduled to be held on January 14, 2018, the organizing committee said at a recent news conference.

 Vietnam has officially surpassed the Philippines to become the no. 1 football team in Southeast Asia as the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced its year-end men’s world rankings on December 21.

 Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu is one of three players the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has warned Australia to be wary of ahead of the Asian Women’s Cup in Jordan.

 Yokohama FC defended their title after defeating Vietnam 2-0 in the final of the Thanh Nien Newspaper International U-21 Football Tournament, held on December 22 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

 Kien Giang players won the women’s doubles title at the National Best Tennis Players Tournament, Vietravel Cup 2017.  

 Former Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi of Japan will compete in the HCM City Marathon on January 14 at the invitation of the HCM City Athletics Federation.

 Vietnam jumped to the top of the ASEAN region with their No 112 ranking in the world, according to the latest ranking announced by FIFA on Thursday.

Two FIFA lecturers will directly guide the improvement of the professional skills for leading Vietnamese referees and assistant referees during a referencing course in Hanoi from December 20 to 25.

 Do Tuan Duc and Pham Nhu Thao were ousted from the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at the Turkey International badminton tournament which wrapped up on December 21.

 The Golden Ball 2017 organisers, Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper announced the shortlist for categories in the nomination on December 20.

 Coach Park Hang-seo of Vietnam’s U23 team confirmed that a friendly match against the Republic of Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai FC was an important test for his team ahead of the Asian championships next month.

 After winning in the semi-finals, Thai Son Bac will now face Thai Son Nam in the final match of the HCM City Open Futsal tournament on December 20.