Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son lost his 1st round battle to Adhiban Baskaran of India at the FIDE World Chess Cup 2017 today (September 6) in Tbilisi, Georgia.

 An unnamed medallist at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which concluded in Malaysia on August 30, has tested positive for a banned substance.

 Lee Min-woo won the fourth stage of the VTV International Cycling Tournament - Ton Hoa Sen Cup on September 5.

 Defending champions Danang Dragons lost to freshmen Thanglong Warriors in the opening match of the Vietnam Basketball Association League in Hanoi yesterday.

Vietnamese athletes will compete in eight of 16 sports at the 9th Southeast Asian ParaGames in Malaysia from September 17-24. 

 Nguyen Quang Hai scored his first goal for the national team in Vietnam’s 2-1 win over Cambodia in their third Group C match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup qualification in Phnom Penh on September 5.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 5 met with and presented gifts to outstanding trainers and athletes who have come back from the 29th SEA Games in Malaysia.

 Tran Tuan Minh of Vietnam won the 14th IGB Dato Arthur Tan International Open Chess Championship 2017, which closed on Monday in Malaysia.

 The Hanoi Relay Race will begin on November 19 at the island in Ecopark urban area, about 10km southeast of Hanoi.

 Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is competing at the Vietnam Open  badminton tournament at Nguyen Du Gymnasium on September 4-10 in HCM City.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan has said that Vietnam are set to win the AFF U-18 Championship, which kicked off in Myanmar yesterday.

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team need to forget their Southeast Asian (SEA) Games’ failure and focus on the AFC Asian Cup 2019’s qualifying round, coach Mai Duc Chung said.

 Vietnam’s national futsal team have set their sights on a semi-final berth at the upcoming Asian Cup Indoor Games.

The annual VTV International Cycling Tournament entered the second stage from Hanoi to central Thanh Hoa province on September 3 with a Philippine cyclist being the first to cross the finish line.

Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, 20, is now the sixth most successful Southeast Asian Games athlete of all time.

 Several provinces held ceremonies on August 31 to honour local athletes who made outstanding performance when competing at the recently-concluded 29th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in Malaysia. 

 Vietnam officially concluded their campaign at the 29th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 29, settling for third place overall with a collection of 58 gold, 50 silver and 60 bronze medals. 

 Vietnam won a total of 58 gold, 50 silver and 60 bronze medals to stay at the third place in overall rankings of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which concluded on August 30, meeting its set target.

 Weightlifter Hoang Tan Tai brought home a bronze medal, the last medal for the Vietnam delegation, from the final competition day of the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia today.

Athletics athletes’ achievements at the SEA Games 29 have lived up to expectations and made up for other sports participated in by Vietnam, said Tran Duc Phan, who headed the Vietnamese team at the event.