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Vietnam remains Southeast Asian No 1 in FIFA rankings

 Vietnam’s FIFA world ranking for October remained unchanged from the previous month, with 102nd place still good for the top spot in Southeast Asia.

Vietnamese cyclist to compete for Lotto–Soudal Ladies in Belgium

 Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi That will compete for Lotto–Soudal Ladies, a women's professional cycling team based in Belgium, next year.

Vietnam’s golfers have eyes set on WAGC 2018

 Viet Nam’s national golf team has set its sights on winning the World Amateur Golfers Championship (WAGC) 2018 in Malaysia this week.

Techcombank HCM City International Marathon to start

 The Techcombank HCM City International Marathon is scheduled to take place in December in HCM City.

Football: women’s team determined to pass AFC U19 qualifier

 The national women’s football team is resolved to pass the qualifier round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Women’s Championship hosted by Vietnam this year.

Vietnam lose to Incheon United 1-2 in friendly match

Vietnamese men’s football team lost to Incheon United FC 1-2 in a friendly match on October 22 during their two-week intensive training course in the Republic of Korea.

Golden girl of Vietnamese athletics

 She is athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who recently won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games. Thao is also one of the 10 outstanding citizens of Hanoi this year.

Vietnam loses to Australia, says goodbye to AFC U19 champs

 Vietnam’s U19 football team were unable to gain a win, losing 1-2 to Australia in the final knockout stage for Group C in the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship on October 22.

Marathon to run through Long Bien this week

 The Long Bien Marathon 2018 will take place on October 28 in Long Bien District sports centre.

Run of Kizuna Ekiden Hanoi 2018 to start

 The Kizuna Ekiden Hanoi 2018 – Run for Traffic Safety is scheduled to start on November 18 around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi.

Over 2,600 runners compete in Hanoi Int’l Heritage Marathon

 More than 2,600 runners, including foreigners from 50 countries and territories, took part in the Hanoi International Heritage Marathon 2018 in the capital city on October 21.

HCM City girl wins world junior chess champs

 15-year-old Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong from Ho Chi Minh City won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event on October 19’s morning at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Greece.

Vietnam to host 2019 AFC U19 Women’s Champ qualifiers

 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has allowed Vietnam to host the Group E qualification matches for the 2019 AFC U19 Women’s Championship, announced the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on October 18.

National football team ready for friendly matches in RoK

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team on October 19 joined a practice session in Paju, in the northern region of the Republic of Korea (RoK), as part of its training course to prepare for the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018.

Vietnam lose to Jordan 1-2 at AFC U19 champs

 Vietnam’s U19 football team suffered a 1-2 defeat to Jordan at the team’s opener at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship on October 19.

Vietnamese player stops in the quarter-finals of world junior tennis champs

 Vietnam’s young talent Nguyen Van Phuong stopped in the quarter-finals of men’s doubles at the World Super Junior Tennis Championships in Japan on Thursday.

Vietnam CEO Forum Golf Tournament to tee off

 The Viet Nam CEO Forum Golf Tournament, TTC Cup, will start on Tuesday at Tan Son Nhat Golf Course in HCM City.

VN’s player enters world super junior tennis champ quarter-finals

 Vietnamese player Nguyen Van Phuong has reached the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles at the World Super Junior Tennis Championships in Japan with his partner Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune from Denmark.

Vietnam in Group A at AFF futsal champs

Vietnam will compete Thailand, Timor Leste and Cambodia in Group A of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championship 2019, scheduled for October 21-27 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam coach wants to top AFF Cup’s Group

Head coach Park Hang-seo is hoping to lead Vietnam to the top of their group at the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship, the AFF Suzuki Cup, which will be held in a new format early next month.