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Women to cycle at Binh Duong Open tourney

 The annual International Women's Cycling Tournament is expected to bring to fans exciting races as strong teams with more than 70 powerful cyclists have agreed to join the event.

Nguyen Tien Minh advances in German Open

Nguyen Tien Minh qualified for the second round at the ongoing German Open badminton tournament.

Women's football: Australia thump Vietnam 9-0 in Japan

 Vietnam's Olympic qualification hopes took a blow after a 9-0 loss to Australia in a qualification tournament in Japan yesterday.

Binh Duong cycling race to attract six foreign teams

  The Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2016 will be held from March 8 to 16 with the participation of eight local and six international teams.

Vietnam beats Turkey at world championships

 Le Tien Dat played a key role in Viet Nam's 3-1 win over Turkey at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Malaysia on Mar 1.

VN men, women win at world table tennis championships

 Vietnam beat Slovenia 3-1 in the second match of the World Team Table Tennis Championships' women's competition, which is ongoing in Malaysia.

Tokyo FC defeat Binh Duong

  Vietnamese Becamex Binh Duong lost 3-1 to FC Tokyo in the second round Group E match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo yesterday.

Ly Hoang Nam jumps to 884th in world tennis rankings

 Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam has jumped to a career-high 884th in the world rankings.

Barca opens the way to Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The champion of La Liga will ink a deal with a Vietnamese business in March 2016, paving the way for Messi and his teammates to go to Vietnam like Arsenal and Manchester City did recently.

Boxing Tournament Strandja 2016 silver medal for Vietnam

 Boxer Ha Thi Linh bagged one silver medal at the 67th International Boxing Tournament Strandja 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria on February 28, said the national boxing team training board.

Asian kite surfing championships end in Ninh Thuan

 The first round of Kiteboard Tour Asia 2016 was held in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan from February 25 to 28.

Binh Duong to kick off Biwase Cup 2016

The Binh Duong International Women's Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2016 is scheduled to be officially opened on March 8 in order to mark the 106th anniversary of the International Women’s Day.

Ba Na Hills Golf Club to open in March

 Ba Na Hills Golf Club, the first golf course designed by former world No. 1 Luke Donald, will open on March 25.

Gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung and his Olympic dream

 Gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung just spent his 8th lunar New Year away from home. Hung is doing his best to fulfill a dream of competing in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Clipper boats enter 8th racing leg from Da Nang

 Twelve crews of the ongoing Clipper 2015-2016 Round the World Yacht Race began their race between Vietnam’s central Da Nang city and China’s Qingdao at 4 pm on February 27.

Tien Minh knocked out of Austrian Open

 Vietnamese top player Nguyen Tien Minh on February 26 was knocked out of the Austrian Open badminton tournament in Vienne after suffering a harrowing defeat to Artem Pochtarev of Ukraine 1-2 in the second round.

Vietnam submits bid to host AFF Cup

 Viet Nam will bid for the right to host the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2016.

First int’l motorsport facility introduced in Vietnam

 The HappyLand motorsport park, the country’s first motorsport facility with international standards, was introduced by Khang Thong Group in Ho Chi Minh City on February 26.

Historic milestone for Vietnam’s futsal team

 Vietnam’s futsal team has made national football history, making it through to a World Cup event for the first time ever.

VN National Volleyball Champs to start in April

 The first stage of the National Volleyball Championship will kick-off in April with the participation of 21 teams, of both men and women.