Saigon Heat are close to assuring a spot in the play-off round after defeating the CLS Knights of Indonesia 114-86 in the Asian Basketball League, while playing at home on Saturday in HCM City.

Vietnam is among the 12 member nations worldwide chosen for the pilot implementation of FIFA’s women’s football development project, said Belinda Wilson, a FIFA expert in women’s football.

 Viet Nam and Thailand are the top seeds in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup, which will be organised later this year.

 Ho Khac Ngoc of Song Lam Nghe An FC has been voted the best Asian player for February.

 Rheinol Racing Days, the first-ever motorsport event of Viet Nam, will be held at the Dai Nam Racing Circuit in Bình Duong Province on March 10-11.

 International media have published articles reporting that Formula 1 could have three new Grand Prix events next season, as Miami, Buenos Aires and Hanoi are close to confirming a deal.

 The most important sports competition for Viet Nam this year will be the Asian Games (ASIAD), in which the country targets three gold medals.

 V.League 2018 will begin at Tam Ky Stadium on March 10, with a match between defending champions Quang Nam FC and Sai Gon FC.

 A Japanese delegation of 15 students will visit Viet Nam and play friendly judo matches with Viet Nam’s national judo team and judo athletes in Hanoi and Nha Trang City from March 6-14.

 Two Vietnamese players arrived in Kolkata for the India F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on March 5-11, their first event after the Lunar New Year festival.

 Two national under-23 players scored to help Song Lam Nghe An beat Johor Darul Ta’zim 2-0 in their second match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup’s Group H in Vinh city, the central province of Nghe An on February 28.

 Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) are set to meet Johor Darul Tazim (JDT) of Malaysia in the second match of AFC Cup’s Group H on February 28 at Vinh stadium in the central province of Nghe An.

 FIFA expert Belinda Wilson is in Hanoi to survey the national women’s youth football teams.

 Thanh Hoa lost to Yangon United of Myanmar 1-2 in the second match of Group G of the AFC Cup 2018 in Myanmar on February 27.

 V.League 1 club HCM City have signed a contract with midfielder Paulo Daniel Fernandes Tavares of Portugal to prepare for the upcoming football season.

 Vietnamese goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung finished third in the poll of top goalies of the Southeast Asian (SEA) region carried out by foxsportsasia.com.

 Viet Nam national U19 team have been invited to compete in the Four Nations Tournament to be held in South Korea on April 18-22.

 Vietnam are in Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championship 2018, according to the event’s draw.

 The Vietnamese traditional martial arts Son Long Quyen Thuat league made its debut in Algiers, Algeria on February 24.

 Defending V.League 1 champions, Quang Nam, defeated winners of the Vietnamese National Football Cup, Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA), 1-0 to lift the trophy of the National Super Cup which took place in Hanoi's Hang Day Stadium on February 24.