VTV Binh Dien Long An Volleyball Club said its player Tran Thi Thanh Thyy has received a four-year scholarship worth US$160,000 from Oregon State University in the US.

 The UEFA Champions League Trophy tour, part of the “Stirring football jubilation – Bring cup to Vietnam” progamme organised by Heineken, started its trip to five cities in Vietnam on April 8.

 The national men’s football team of Vietnam has advanced to 144th place in the FIFA world rankings this April, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

 Vietnam’s U22 team will take part in a four-side football tournament in Malaysia in June.

 Vietnam’s No. 1 player Ly Hoang Nam will play Mercelo Tomas Barrios Vera of Chile in the first round match of the 2016 International Tennis Federation Junior Masters at the Sichuan International Tennis Centre in Chengdu starting today.

 Captain Nguyen Anh Duc’s double helped Becamex Binh Duong beat South Korean Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-2 in the fourth round of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League’s Group E yesterday.

 Vietnam beat Sri Lanka 4-0 in the eighth round of the open category during the Asian National Cup chess tournament in the United Arab Emirates on April 4.

 Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem performed brilliantly as captain, leading the Webster University team to overall victory at the 2016 Final Four of College Chess that took place in New York on April 2-3. 

 A number of Vietnamese squads will be sent to foreign countries this April for further training in anticipation of the Olympics and Paralympics 2016 qualifiers in Brazil.

 Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped 16 notches to the 870th slot in the latest ATP World Tour rankings.

 On April 3, talented Vietnamese gymnast Tran Ha Vi bagged a gold medal in the girls’ 12-14 age category at the Suzuki World Cup 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.

  Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh climbed seven places to 36th position with 35,050 points in the latest world rankings announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on March 31.  

 The first National Cup round match will be kicked off today with all eyes on Hoang Anh Gia Lai versus Viettel tie at the Pleiku Stadium, Gia Lai Province.

 VN women beat hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) 4-0 in the Asian Nations Cup Chess Team Championship’s fourth match at the Novotel Abu Dhabi Al Bustan Hotel on Thursday.

 Defender Que Ngoc Hai has agreed to play for Song Lam Nghe An for two more years, signing a contract worth VND5 billion (US$217,000).

 V.League 1 side Hanoi FC have applied for permission to rename the club Saigon FC  tothe Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF).

 The door to the 2018 World Cup officially closed on Vietnam after they succumbed to a 0-1 defeat against Iraq in their last Group F clash of the second World Cup qualifying round, held on neutral ground in Tehran, Iran on March 29.

 The Phu My Hung Golf Tournament begins this Sunday with the participation of more than 108 amateur golfers at the South Saigon Golf Court in HCM City’s District 7.

  The Vietnamese judo team have left for China for a short training course to secure tickets for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics.

Although the chances of Vietnam reaching the final round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 Asian Cup joint qualifiers are slim, Vietnam will try to beat Iraq in the final match of the event’s second qualifying round to be held in Iran today.