Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem suffered his first loss to Canadian grandmaster Eric Hansen in the third round of the ongoing 2019 Spring Chess Classic on Monday in Saint Louis, the US.

Vietnam lost through a last minute goal to Australia in the Asian Football Confederation U16 Women’s Championship qualifier’s Group A match in Laos yesterday.

 Head coach Park Hang-seo has selected 37 players to prepare for qualifiers for the 2020 AFC U23 Championship.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved a project aiming to turn Vietnam into a nation with developed sports on the continent by 2035.

 Missing out on a second win, Hanoi FC have been knocked off top spot of the V.League 1-2019 by Ho Chi Minh City FC, who extended their winning streak to two games, as match day 2 concluded on March 3.

 More than 300 players from 27 countries and territories worldwide will compete at the ninth HDBankCup International Chess Tournament slated for March 7-13 in Ho Chi Minh City.

  Vietnam’s U23 team has been drawn in Group K of the qualifying round for the upcoming AFC U23 Championship. They are set to play against Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei in Hanoi this March.

 Vietnam’s futsal team lost 5-4 to Spanish Club UMA Antequera in their second friendly match during a training trip in Spain on Sunday.

Hanoi authorities have recalled 12.68 hectares of land near My Dinh Stadium to build the road for Formula One race which will be held in the city in 2020.

 The 4.25 Club from the DPRK won the championship title of the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament – LienVietPostBank Cup 2019 after defeating LienVietPostBank team of Vietnam 3-0 (25-16, 25-14 and 25-15) in the final match on March 1.

 The 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will have more sports than in the past, according to the Viet Nam Sports Administration.

Juventus Academy Việt Nam’s director Đinh Hồng Vinh has been named national team head coach Park Hang-seo’s assistant coach. 

 Vietnamese cueist Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện has booked a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Carom Billiard three-Cushion - Survival 3C Masters tournament in Incheon, South Korea.

 The 2018 Fair Play Awards will be announced on March 11 in HCM City, HCM City Law newspaper has announced.

FOX Sports Asia have chosen the five best players from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship which recently concluded in Cambodia. Included in the list was Vietnam’s Tran Danh Trung.

Da Nang midfielder Dominik Schmidt will miss at least two weeks of V.League 1 duty due to injury.

 Saigon Heat have signed Stefan Nguyen for the rest of the ASEAN Basketball League season following a series of injuries to its players.

 Vietnam’s U-22 football team ranked third at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-22 Youth Championship after beating host Cambodia 1-0 on February 26.

Van Lam, Xuan Truong, Cong Phuong, and Trong Hoang have been valued as the Vietnamese footballers with the highest estimated transfer value, according to sporting website Transfermarket.

 Saigon Heat were defeated 81-79 by CLS Knights Indonesia in the ASEAN Basketball League on Sunday.