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Khanh Hoa to host volleyball event

 The central province of Khanh Hoa will host the National Junior Clubs Volleyball Championships in Nha Trang City on October 1-14.

Nguyen Tien Minh enters quarterfinals of Yonex US Open

 Nguyen Tien Minh earned a ticket to compete in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Yonex US Open Badminton Championships at the Anaheim Convention Centre Arena today.

Phuong, Thinh in Junior Circuit final

 Nguyen Van Phuong and Huynh Thinh made the final of the ITF Junior Circuit – HCM City’s boys’ doubles tennis tournament on July 20.

Domestic kung fu school banned from fight with Canadian

 The Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts Association has banned the Nam Huynh Dao Kung Fu School from participating in any competition with the martial artist Pierre Francois Flores without official permission.

Vietnam wins two gold medals on last day, ranks fourth at ASG

 Vietnamese athletes pocketed two gold medals on the last day of the ASEAN School Games, ASG, yesterday in Singapore.

Vietnam's cricket squad to debut at SEA Games

 Vietnam’s national cricket team will make history by competing for the first time at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia next month.

Nguyen Van Phuong, sole Vietnamese in HCM City’s Junior Circuit’s singles

 Nguyen Van Phuong of Viet Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the ITF Junior Circuit – HCM City yesterday.

Vietnam beat East Timor in qualification match

 Vietnam defeated East Timor 4-0 in a match of the AFC U23 Championship qualification, which was played under heavy rains in HCM City on July 19.

RoK, Thailand win team events at int’l table tennis championship

The Republic of Korea team A won the men’s team event after beating their team B comrades 3-2 at the 31st Golden Racket international table tennis tournament.

Quang Liem places second at Danzhou

 Chess prodigy Wei Yi of China stole the show today (July 18)at the Danzhou Super-GM Tournament beating Le Quang Liem of Vietnam in the final round after 18 moves in 90 minutes.

Vietnamese student-gymnasts win three golds at ASEAN Games

 Vietnamese gymnasts won three gold medals at the ongoing ASEAN Schools Games in Singapore on July 17.

Danzhou chess: Le Quang Liem draws match, slips to third

 Le Quang Liem dropped to the third place at the Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament after the penultimate round in China yesterday.

Vietnam to face Timor Leste at AFC U23 Qualifications

 Vietnam’s national U23 football team will compete against Timor Leste in the first match of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship.

Ly Hoang Nam becomes first Vietnamese player in ATP top 500

 Ly Hoang Nam has become the first ever Vietnamese tennis player to reach the top 500 of the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings.

Quang Liem records amazing win over reigning world rapid chess champion

 Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem impressively defeated reigning world rapid chess champion, Vassily Ivanchuk, after 41 moves.

HCM City players top int’l three-cushion billiards tournament

Cueists from HCM City claimed the top three positions at the 2017 International 3-Cushion Billiards Tournament, which wrapped up in the southern province of Binh Duong on July 16 after three days of competition.

Vietnam grabs first ever swimming gold in regional school games

 In a first, Vietnam grabbed a gold medal in swimming at the ninth ASEAN Schools Games (ASG), which is ongoing in Singapore.

Vietnam bring home seven karate bronze medals

Vietnam wrapped up the 16th Asian Karate Federation Cadet, Junior, U21 and the 14th AKF Senior Championships 2017 with seven bronze medals in Kazakhstan on July 16. 

Ngo Quang Thuan scores winner in Vietnam vs Malaysia match

 Ngo Quang Thuan scored the only goal in Vietnam’s 1-0 win over Malaysia in their fourth match of the ASEAN Football Federation U15 Championship in Thailand on July 16.

Japanese Students win VTV Cup

 Japanese Students team triumphed in the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament, VTV Cup, beating Indonesian national team 25-14, 25-19, 25-14.