Hanoi Buffaloes caused a second earthquake yesterday after earning a slot in the Thailand Super Basketball League’s semi-finals in their tournament’s debut in Bangkok.

 FIFA has announced the seeds for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup draw in the Republic of Korea.

 Quang Ninh Coal failed to register their first win at the Asian Football Confederation Cup losing 2-3 to hosts Home United in the third round match of Group H on March 14.

 Vietnam’s Ly Hoang Nam and his partner Issei Okamura of Japan advanced to the second round of the Japan F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament men’s doubles.

 33-year-old defender Truong Dinh Luat has rejected calls to join the national team in competing at the upcoming Asian Cup qualifiers, announcing his retirement yesterday instead.

 Pham Hong Loan of Gach-Phan Bon Con Voi won the sixth stage of the Bình Dương International Women’s Cycling Tournament on March 13.

 Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong will lead Vietnam’s football team’s frontline, according to coach Nguyen Huu Thang who announced his 2019 Asian Cup qualification list in Hanoi last week.

 Vietnam’s national women’s team seeks to earn a berth in the final round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup by leading Group D in the qualifying round.

 Hanoi Buffaloes leveled a 1-1 score with Thai powerhouse Hitech in the second play-off match in the Thailand Super Basketball League in Bangkok on March 12.

As many as 305 badminton players from 16 countries are expected to compete in the Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2017, the organisers said on March 10.

 As many as 232 chess masters from all the five continents will compete in the 7th HD Bank International Open Chess Tournament, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 12. 

 Jr. NBA, the US National Basketball Association (NBA)’s global development programme for youth basketball players, coaches and league administrators, has returned to Vietnam for a fourth consecutive year.

 The men’s national football team of Vietnam remains at 136th place in the FIFA ranking in March 2017, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

 In preparation for the second leg of the V.League, HCM City FC have roped in naturalised player Dang Van Robert.

 Quang Ninh Coal wasted many chances and finished their first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup match in Group H against Myanmar’s Yadanarbon with a 1-1 draw yesterday.

 The 7th International Women's Cycling Tournament (Biwase Cup 2017) kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 8. 

 Jr. NBA, the league’s global youth basketball program for boys and girls, last week marked its return to Vietnam for the fourth consecutive year with its expansion to three cities in the country in 2017.

 Vietnam will play host South Korea in the Group A’s first match at the Asian Handball Championship which will be organised in Suwon City from March 13 to 22.

 Hanoi FC tied with Felda United of Malaysia 1-1 in the second match of Group G of the AFC Cup 2017 at Shah Alam Stadium in Malaysia yesterday.

Chess players in Vietnam are looking forward to some exciting matchups when the HDBank Cup International Open Chess Tournament 2017 (March 12-17) opens in just a few days in Ho Chi Minh City.