Vietnam lost 0-2 to hosts Iran in the play-off match of the Davis Cup Group II, Asia/Oceania in the first day of competition on April 7 in Isfahan city.

 Hanoian Do Thu Thuy triumphed in the women’s 10m individual air rifle event with a new record at the National Shooting Cup yesterday in the capital city.

 Head Coach Claudio Ubeda of Argentina U20 has announced a series of upcoming friendly matches during a training camp in Vietnam.

 Vietnam retained its place among Southeast Asia’s top three teams as the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced the latest men’s world rankings on April 6.

 Boxing and traditional martial arts tournament Let’s Viet Championship 2017 is scheduled to be held this month in HCM City.

 The 23rd ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships will be held in Jiangsu Province’s Wuxi City, China this weekend.

Luu Thi Chuc My of Vietnam on Thursday came third in the women’s 48kg snatch event at the ongoing IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

 The Biscom Golf Tournament 2017 is scheduled for May 6-7 at the FLC Quy Nhon Golf Links in the southern province of Binh Dinh.

 Quang Ninh Coal lost to Home United of Singapore in Group H’s third round of the AFC Cup 2017 at My Dinh National Stadium on Wednesday.

Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions crushed Saigon Heat 114-74 in the first semi-final of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the Southorn Gym in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai on Wednesday.

 Hoang Xuan Vinh has won two gold medals at the ongoing National Shooting Cup in Hanoi.

 This year’s Youth Worlds are being held from April 3-10 in Bangkok, Thailand.

 Vietnam completely outclassed Syria to secure an 11-0 win and send out a warning to their Group D rivals at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018 qualifying opener on April 5.

The late winning shot by Van Thanh ensured Vietnam’s Hanoi FC a 2-1 win over Singapore’s Tampines Rovers in the 2017 AFC Cup on April 4, thus securing a top spot in Group G with eight points after four matches.

 Over 500 athletes will race in the 15th Le Fruit Triathlon in Ho Tram beach on the southern coast on June 10, event organisers Pulse Active company told Viet Nam News yesterday.

 Quang Ninh Coal hope to beat Singapore’s Home United in the third Group H match set for April 5 at the AFC Cup 2017 at the My Dinh National Stadium.

 A press conference for a 2056km bicycle race from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi that gets underway later this week was held on April 4 by the main sponsor of the event, Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV).

A relay will be held around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on April 9 in response to the 29th Southeast Asian Games and the 9th Southeast Asian Games for Athletes with Physical Disabilities hosted by Malaysia later this year. 

 Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh dropped five places to world No 52 in the latest rankings, the sport’s governing body has announced.

 Top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam cannot attend the Davis Cup 2017, Asia/Oceania Zone Group 2 because of injury, according to General Secretary of Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) Doan Quoc Cuong.