The closing ceremony of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 2017) will be held on August 30, one day earlier than planned.

 Top Vietnamese swimmer, Hoang Quy Phuoc, won a gold medal in the 100m freestyle swimming event at the Stockholm Swimming Open 2017, in Sweden, on April 11 (local time).

 The National Archery Cup will be organised in Vinh Long Province on April 17-23 with the participation of 180 athletes.

 Coach Hoang Anh Tuan of Vietnam is confident that his team can spring a surprise at the upcoming FIFA U20 World Cup in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 Vietnam defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 in their opening match at the International U19 Football Tournament, which was held in Nha Trang City on April 11.

 Vietnam have secured the only ticket to the final round of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup after defeating Myanmar 2 – 0 on April 11.

 Many universities in the US have announced their award of scholarships to Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien.

 Eight teams will participate in this year’s edition of the VTV9-Binh Dien International Women’s Volleyball Tournament, to be held from April 22 to 30 in Tay Ninh Province.

 The Vietnamese Professional Football JSC is considering hiring foreign referees for the V-League following various disputes caused by local referees this season.

 Nguyen Thi That of Vietnam missed the yellow jersey in the last few minutes of the Tour of Thailand cycling tournament on Sunday.

 Vietnam’s women weightlifters earned a slot in the 2018 Youth Olympics thanks to their performance in the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships, which concluded in Thailand yesterday.

 The first international U19 football championship will take place in Nha Trang city, the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, from April 11-22.

 Vietnamese young masters earned four silver medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championships in Uzbekistan yesterday.

 Vietnamese Nguyen Thi That earned her second stage win in a row at the Tour of Thailand yesterday.

 Vietnam earned their third win at the 2018 Women’s Asian Cup qualification, beating Iran 6-1 on Sunday in Hanoi.

Viet Nam have been dropped to Group III in the Davis Cup’s Asia/Oceania zone after losing 0-5 to Iran in the play-off in Isfahan City, Iran.

 Over 2,000 people, including 150 outstanding athletes, joined a relay in response to the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) and the 9th Southeast Asian Games for Athletes with Physical Disabilities (Para Games 9) in Hanoi on April 9.

 Referee Tran Xuan Nguyen and his assistant Pham Phu Hung have been sidelined due to mistakes made during a V.League match between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and FLC Thanh Hoa on Saturday.

 The national U15 girls’ team convened in Hanoi on April 7 to prepare for the upcoming 2017 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U15 Girls Football Championship.

 Vietnam proved their power with an 8-0 over Singapore in their second round match of the 2018 Asian Cup’s qualification on April 7 in Hanoi.