Vietnam remain in third place in the Southeast Asian region, behind the Philippines and Thailand, as FIFA announced the men’s world rankings for August, on Thursday.

Vietnamese taekwondo artists hope that hard training under the guidance of a Korean expert at the National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi in the lead-up to SEA Games 29 will pay off in a treasure trove of medals.

 Seven Vietnamese cueists on August 9 stormed into the semi-finals round of the Verhoeven Open, a three-cushion billiards tournament held annually in Flushing, Queens, New York, according to the Vnexpress online newspaper.

 Vietnam beat Sri Lanka 25-12, 25-14, 25-17 in the first match of the Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship’s preliminary round in the Philippines on Wednesday.

 Midfielder Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung has been featured on the FIFA home page, in an article in which the world football governing agency appreciates her scoring skills.

 The annual VTV International Cycling Tournament – Ton Hoa Sen Cup – will kick off on September 2 with the participation of 84 athletes.

 Yesterday was a bad day for Ly Hoang Nam as he lost in both his singles and doubles events at the Thailand F5 Futures tennis tournament in Nonthaburi Province.

 It took Ly Hoang Nam nearly three hours to beat Arata Onozawa in the first round match of the Thailand F5 Futures tennis tournament on Tuesday in Nonthaburi Province.

 Vietnam’s key sport events like track & fields, swimming, shooting and gymnastics are expected to help its sport delegation secure the third place at the Southeast Asia Games 29, the position that it has retained since 2003.

 The 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games is scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 19 to 31. Let’s take a look at some of the interesting features that make the 2017 version of the Games so special.

 Nguyen Hoang Thien and Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles in the Thailand F5 Futures tennis tournament.

 Hanoi athletes win up to 30 percent of Vietnam’s gold medals at international events, and they are expected to do the same in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).

 The Vietnam Offroad Cup (VOC) is scheduled to kick off on September 9-10 at the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Nationalities on the outskirts of Hanoi.

 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien bade farewell to the Vietnam contingent at a simple ceremony in Hanoi on August 8, as they headed for the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

 All the five stadiums in Malaysia selected to host the 29th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 29) are ready for the biggest sport festival of the region, which will open on August 19.

 Vietnam topped the World Vovinam (a Vietnamese martial art form) Championships, which concluded in New Delhi, India, on August 5.

 More than 5,000 athletes, both professional and amateur, from 44 countries and territories, participated in the Da Nang International Marathon 2017 in central coastal Da Nang city on August 6.

 Viet Nam will organise professional golf tournaments with a view to improving local players’ skills and drawing more attention to golfing facilities in the country, officials said Friday.

 Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in 10-12 categories with the aim of earning 8-10 gold medals at the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

 Vietnamese marksmen set a relatively modest goal of earning three gold medals at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.