The International Football Federation (FIFA) has closed the list of 24 teams to compete in the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, to be hosted by the Republic of Korea (ROK), with Vietnam among Asia’s five representatives.

 Viet Nam wrapped up the Hong Kong International Judo Open with three gold, two silver and three bronze medals on Sunday.

 Young boxers from Viet Nam won a gold, three silver, and two bronze medals at the ASEAN Youth Boxing Championships which concluded in Saraburi, Thailand, yesterday.

 Viet Nam’s Saigon Heat came from behind to beat second seed Singapore Slingers 75-73 at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the OCBC Arena on Sunday.

 Foreign duo Fagan and Stevens both scored helping Hai Phong beat Quang Nam 2-0 in the eighth round of the Toyota V-League 2017 last weekend to jump up to fourth place in the provisional standings with 13 points.

 Vietnam has secured two additional places in the 2017 Chess World Cup (males category) and the 2018 Women’s World Chess Championship after the Zone 3.3 qualification tournament concluded on March 5 in the Philippines.

 Even as striker Nguyễn Công Phượng and latest sensation Lương Xuân Trường hog the limelight, many eyes are on mid-fielder Nguyễn Quang Hải, expecting big things of him in the new season.

 Viet Nam have secured two more berths at the World Cups of chess at the Zone 3.3 Chess Championships 2017, which closed in the Philippines Sunday.

 Quảng Nam had their first V.League loss of the season, losing 0-2 to Hải Phòng in the eighth round match yesterday.

 Hòa Xuân Stadium has been always a lucky venue for SHB Đà Nẵng who beat Quảng Ninh Coal 2-0 in the eighth round of the V. League yesterday in Đà Nẵng.

 More than 5,000 domestic and foreign marathon athletes will join the fifth Da Nang International Marathon, the biggest of its kind central Vietnam, which is scheduled on August 6.

 Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien failed in both women’s 200m breaststroke and 400m freestyle stroke at the first day competition of Arena Pro Swim Series in the US on February 3.

 The annual Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament is expected to entertain sport aficionados with exciting races by nine strong teams from eight foreign countries and ten domestic teams during a nine-day competition.

 Vietnam’s national futsal squad was named for the first prize of the 2016 Fair Play Award with 705 points at a ceremony held by the Ho Chi Minh City law newspaper on the evening of March 1.

 The Vietnam U20 squad will prepare for the FIFA U20 World Cup by joining a long-term training camp February 28- April 16 in Germany.

 Hoang Thi Bao Tram of Vienam registered her second draw at the Zone 3.3 Chess Championship’s women’s category yesterday in the Philippines.

Olympian sharpshooter Hoang Xuan Vinh fell just short of making it through to the final round of the 50m Pistol at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup.

 Top Vietnamese badminton players have made a big leap in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

 The first round of the National Billiards and Snooker Championship will be organised from March 5 to March 14 in Quang Ngai Province.

 The Asian Volleyball Confederation has chosen Vietnam to host the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Cup this year.