Le Cong Vinh kept his promise and did a good job to help Vietnam beat Syria 2-0 in an international friendly match yesterday in Hanoi.

 Golfer Hoang Ngoc Quy will represent Việt Nam at the Scottish Open in July after winning the two-day Ballentine’s International Cup 2016.

 Vietnamese female Grandmaster Nguyen Thi Mai Hung beat Pourkashiyan Atousa of Iran in the fourth round at the Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh dropped three places to World No 35 in the latest rankings, the sport’s governing body announced.

 Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat added another accomplishment to his martial arts record with a gold medal at the 17th IFMA Muaythai World Championship, May 19-28, in Jonkoping Sweden.

 Marksmen who win an Olympic medal will receive a big bonus from sponsors according to the Vietnam Shooting Federation.

 Six out of seven Vietnamese masters secured wins in the first round of the Asian Individual Chess Championship currently taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

 Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram continued to shine on day two of the National Age Groups Swimming Tournament in HCM City yesterday after winning five more gold medals and breaking a national record.

 The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships 2016 will be held at the Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City from June 3-6.

 More than 1,000 athletes from all over Vietnam will compete at the national Paralympic Games that will take place from July 8-14 in HCM City, according to the Vietnam Paralympic Association (VPA).

 Vietnam’s U16 football team has been drawn into the “Group of Death” at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Football Championship.

 Bui Yen Ly of Vietnam entered the final of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships on May 26 in Jonkoping, Sweden.

 Nguyen Thi Quynh pocketed a gold medal at the SEA Pacific Fencing Championship in Pasig City, the Philippines.

 Hoang Xuan Vinh bagged a bronze medal at the International Sport Shooting Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Munich, Germany.

 Nguyen Dac Tien of Vietnam triumphed in the Thailand Open’s U18 tennis event in Muang Thong, on May 23.

 Vietnam’s Nguyen Quoc Nguyen finished third at the World Cup 3-Cushion Carom Billiards, which closed in HCM City on May 22.

 Ly Hoang Nam rose to No 886 in the ATP’s latest world rankings, released on May 23.

 The three-cushion carom billiards World Cup held in Ho Chi Minh City concluded on May 22 with the overall championship victory going to Frederic Caudron from Belgium.

 V.League 1’s Quang Ninh Coal has agreed to let their midfielder Nghiem Xuan Tu have a trial period at Germany’s FC Kaiserslautern in August.

 Vietnam grabbed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals yesterday at the Taiwan Athletics Open.