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Ly Hoang Nam back in world’s top 500 tennis players

 Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped 27 places to 495th in the world top 500 of the Association of Tennis Professionals men’s singles rankings.

Hanoi FC's midfielder banned and fined for elbowing

 Key Hanoi FC midfielder Nguyen Van Quyet has been suspended for two matches because of his foul during a V.League match last Saturday.

Vietnam third in Asian archery champs event

 Vietnam pocketed a bronze medal at the 20th Asian Archery Championships in Bangladesh on Wednesday morning.

Vietnamese boxer qualifies for 2018 Youth Olympics

 Female Vietnamese boxer, Do Hong Ngoc, has booked her place in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Quang Nam may lose AFC Champions League slot

 V.League champions Quang Nam FC are faced with the possibility of not qualifying for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League 2018.

Catfish beat Warriors in third leg of finals

 Cantho Catfish came closer to winning the Viet Nam Basketball Association trophy after beating Thang Long Warriors 77-74 in the third leg of the finals on Sunday.

Vietnamese to box at Youth Olympics 2018

 World youth boxing championships silver holder Do Hong Ngoc of Vietnam has bagged a slot to participate at the Youth Olympics next year.

Arjun Kadhe wins VN F3 Future tournament

 23-year-old Arjun Kadhe of India stunned spectators by winning the Viet Nam F3 Future tennis tournament, Becamex IDC Cup, which wrapped up in the southern province of Binh Duong on November 26.

Kenya dominate int’l marathon event in Hanoi

 Kenya’s athletes dominated at the 2017 Techcombank HCM City International Marathon held in HCM City on November 26.

Vietnam wins championship at Southeast Asian Wrestling Championships

 The Vietnamese team of 48 wrestlers won the championship with 24/24 sets of gold medals in the men’s freestyle and classical categories and the women’s freestyle event at the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Freestyle and Classical Wrestling Championships.

Over 5,000 runners join HCM City International Marathon

 More than 5,000 athletes from 44 countries participated in the 2017 Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon on November 26.

Sports betting–a potential sector for investment

 Many foreign investors jumped on the opportunity when the Vietnamese government has completed normative legal documents on the betting business.

Vietnam to compete in US weightlifting champs

 Vietnamese weightlifters are ready to compete in the World Weightlifting Championships which is scheduled from November 28 to December 5 at the Anaheim Convention Centre in Anaheim, California, United States. 

Ly Hoang Nam drops in quarters at F3 Futures tourney

 Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam dropped in the quarter-final round of the Viet Nam F3 Futures tennis tournament in the southern province of Bình Duong yesterday.

VBA final: Thang Long Warriors beat Cantho Catfish

 Thang Long Warriors defeated Cantho Catfish 73-68 in the second game of the final of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League in Hanoi on November 23.

Southeast Asia wrestling championship opens in Bac Ninh

 Some 125 athletes are competing at the Southeast Asian wrestling championship, which opened in the northern province of Bac Ninh on November 23.

Vietnam football team drop to world No 125

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team dropped four spots to 125th place in the latest FIFA rankings.

National gymnastics champs start in Hanoi

 The National Gymnastics Championships started on November 23 at Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi.

All Vietnam Kendo Championships to begin

 The second All Viet Nam Kendo Championships will begin on November 25-26 in Bac Tu Liem District in Ha Noi.

Ly Hoang Nam enters quarter-final of Vietnam F3 Futures

 Vietnam’s Ly Hoang Nam booked his spot in the quarter-finals of the Vietnam F3 Futures tennis tournament in the southern province of Binh Duong on November 23.