The No 1 seed, Grandmaster (GM) Wang Hao of China, won the 9th HDBank International Chess Open Tournament 2019, which closed on Wednesday (March 13) in HCM City after a week of exciting world-class competition among 304 players.

 Nearly 2,000 foreign and domestic runners will take part in the 61st National Marathon Tournament organised by Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper in the city of Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Province, on March 24.

 CLS Knights Indonesia beat Saigon Heat by a narrow score of 91-90 in the ASEAN Basketball League on Wednesday.

 Arkady Dvorkovich, new president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) told Viet Nam News about the Viet Nam Chess on his occasion visited HCM City and attended the award ceremony of 9th HDBank International Chess Tournament 2019.

 The nation’s top two billiards players, Quyet Chien and Quoc Nguyen, are set to represent Vietnam at the upcoming UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams in Viersen, Germany.

Vietnam will play two friendly matches with Myanmar ahead of the second round of the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

 Jutatip Maneepham triumphed in the sixth stage of the Bình Dương International Women’s Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2019 on Wednesday.

 Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao won the men’s group of the 2019 HDBank International Chess Tournament that wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on March 13.

After three first three rounds of the new season, the 2019 Wake-up 247 V.League 1 has temporarily taken about a month off for the U23 national team summon, preparing for the 2020 AFC U23 Champs qualifier.

 Four players of the national men’s football team won the highest score in the 2018 Fair-Play Awards, which were announced in Ho Chi Minh City on March 11.

 Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), is currently on a tour of various Asian countries and is due to pay Vietnam a visit on March 13.

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem came out in third place overall with five points at the 2019 Spring Chess Classic in St Louis, Missouri, USA, after brilliantly finishing off Ukrainian master Vassily Ivanchuk in the last round on March 10.

The Vietnam Golf Association (VGA) and Els Performance Golf Academy (EPGA) - the first international golf academy in Vietnam, on March 11 signed a cooperation agreement towards promoting golf movements among young people in Vietnam. 

15-year-old Vietnamese weightlifter, Do Tu Tung, made a strong start at the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation Youth World Championships, bringing home three gold medals and setting three youth world records in the men's 49kg division. 

 Vietnamese weightlifters bagged four more gold medals at the International Weightlifting Federation Youth World Championships in Las Vegas, the US, on March 10.

 Tickets for the upcoming matches of the AFC U23 Championship qualifiers are to go on sale online from March 10, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced.

Vietnam will take part in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Women’s Championship Finals for the first time after finishing second in the group stages in Vientiane, Laos, on March 8.

 A traditional art performance & exchange programme between Dak Lak and Jeollabuk province was held in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, on the evening of March 8, with the theme “Friendship Melody”.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyen Ngoc Thien, visited the training ground of the Vietnam U23 team to encourage the squad members ahead of their important 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualification.

 Ha Duc Chinh ended his eight-month goal drought with an equaliser in SHB Da Nang’s 2-2 draw against Quang Nam in the latest match of the Wake-up 274 V.League 1 on Thursday.