Hanoi T&T triumphed at the National U19 Football Championship after beating Viettel 5-4 in a penalty shootout yesterday in Nha Trang.

 Vietnamese badminton star Nguyen Tien Minh missed out on a berth in the final of the 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix Gold after suffering a bitter 0-2 loss to Riichi Takeshita of Japan in their semifinal clash on March 26.

 The most outstanding Vietnamese athletes of the year were honoured in a ceremony called Vietnam Glory in Hanoi yesterday.

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Arsenal JMG Academy’s youth team have been invited to take part in Football for Friendship (F4F), an international children’s social project, in Milan, Italy.

 Coach Nguyen Huu Thang has finalised his squad of 23 players who will travel to play Iraq in Iran in the final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 Asian Cup joint-qualifiers on Tuesday, March 29.

 Nguyen Tien Minh continued to play exceptionally well at the SkyCity New Zealand badminton tournament on March 25 in Auckland City.

 The final round of the Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) Grand Prix took place in Algeria on March 25.

 Leading Vietnamese fencers Vu Thanh An and Nguyen Thi Le Dung are in the Republic of Korea for the Fencing Grand Prix Sabre.

 The UEFA Champions League trophy will visit Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province) from April 8 to 13 on its second trip to Vietnam so far.  

 The Kien Giang-based Kien Long Commercial Joint Stock Bank on Mach 23 signed an agreement with the Vietnam Professional Football Company, the manager of V-League, on providing sponsorship for the National Cup and the First Division in 2016-17.

 Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has booked a place in the semifinals of the ongoing 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix Gold after coming from behind to beat Qiao Bin of China 2-1 in the quarterfinals on March 25. 

 Two goals each by Nguyen Cong Vinh and Nguyen Van Toan helped Vietnam to secure their first international win under coach Nguyen Huu Thang over Chinese Taipei in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification’s Asian category.

 The central city of Da Nang is gearing up for the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG 5) scheduled for September 24 – October 3, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Ly Hoang Nam has defeated Yu Cheng-yu of Chinese Taipei in a head to head match in the main round of the Kofu International Open Tennis men’s singles in Japan.

 Vietnamese athletes will head to the next rounds of the SKYCITY New Zealand Open badminton tournament in Auckland City.

 Vu Thi Hang secured a berth to compete at the coming Olympics in Brazil on March 20.

 Nguyen Thanh Ngung qualified for the Brazil Olympics via the 2016 Asian 20km race walking championships in Nomi-shi, Japan on March 20.

 One of the toughest adventure races in the world – Tu Lan Adventure Race 2016 – will get underway on April 28 in Quang Binh Province, according to an announcement by Oxalis, the race organizer.

 About 5,000 professional and amateur runners and tourists are expected to compete in the Da Nang International Marathon on August 6.

  The Chervo Vietnam Open Championship 2016 will be played on three golf courses and will include three rounds, the event’s organising board announced on Thursday.