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Former UFC middleweight champion to visit HCM City

 Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Rich “Ace" Franklin will have a martial arts exchange in HCM City on May 21.

Ly Hoang Nam rises six places in world tennis rankings

  Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped six places to the 927th spot in the world rankings.

Linh wins national table tennis event in HCM City

 Dinh Quang Linh defended his men’s singles title on the last day of the National Table Tennis Championships at Ho Xuan Huong Gymnasium in HCM City on May 15.

First Vietnamese referee banned for life

 VietNamNet Bridge - Football referee Ha Anh Chien, 40, has been banned for life following his serious mistakes at a V-League match last week, which made headlines for afew days.

Ly Hoang Nam fails to advance at India F3 Futures

 Vietnam top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam fell to Vishnu Vardhan of India on May 12 in the quarter-finals round of the India F3 Futures tennis tourney.

Ly Hoang Nam to meet No 1 seed in quarters of tennis tourney

 Vietnam's Ly Hoang Nam went through to the quarter-finals of the India F3 Futures tennis tournament after his opponent withdrew yesterday in Jassowal City.

Vietnamese fencer to compete at World Cup

 Olympic qualifier Vu Thanh An will participate in the Senior World Cup Men’s Sabre individual and team events in Madrid, Spain, from May 13-15.

APA sports event opens in HCM City

 The ASEAN Ports Association (APA)’s 12th Sports Meet kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10.

Vietnam's top tennis player advances to second round at Indian Futures

 Ly Hoang Nam entered the second round of the India F3 Futures tennis tournament yesterday.

Ly Hoang Nam competes in India F3 Futures

 Vietnam top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will compete in the India F3 Futures held on May 10 in Ludhiana, India.

Women’s national football championship kicks off

 The 2016 Vietnam Women’s National Championship – Thai Son Bac commenced yesterday in the northern province of Ha Nam.

VN volleyball player continues as Bangkok Glass spiker in new season

 Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa will wear the jersey for Thailand’s Bangkok Glass Volleyball Club at upcoming tournaments.

Vietnam wins gold at IPC Swimming European Open

 Vietnamese disabled swimmer Vo Thanh Tung brought home a gold medal at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships which wrapped up in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal on May 7.

Khanh Hoa draws top ranking in group for Asian meet

 Sanna Khanh Hoa are in Group D of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club Championship in Thailand after an official draw for the continental gathering in Bangkok on May 6.

Chinese team named champion at Can Tho volleyball tourney

 China was crowned the winner of the Asian Volleyball Confederation Women’s Beach Volleyball Tour Vietnam – Can Tho Open 2016 after defeating their Thai rivals on May 7.

French and Swiss runners win Ironman Vietnam 2016

 France’s Cyril Viennot and Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen took the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, of the VNG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2016 in Da Nang on May 8.

Lifter Thach Kim Tuan confident of Olympic success

 Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan believes he will have completely recovered from injury and could win medal at the approaching Olympics in Brazil.

Vietnam wins bronze medal at 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Champs

 Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won a bronze medal at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal on May 6 (Vietnamese time).

Vietnamese wrestlers seeking more berths to Olympic

 Vietnamese female wrestlers are seeking more berths to compete in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games via the last Olympic qualifier that took place in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday.

Vietnamese team enters final of Thai volleyball open

 Vietnam’s Lien Viet Postbank entered the final of the open volleyball club tournament for youths in Bangkok yesterday.