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Local athletes gear up for SEA Games

 Vietnam will send more than 470 athletes to compete at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia in August.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Arsenal end decade-old association

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC officially ended their 10-year-old relationship with European giant Arsenal yesterday.

Cyclists to compete at Number 1 Cup

An Giang Television-Number 1 Cup, an international women’s cycling tournament, will kick off on July 8.

Vietnamese martial artist headlines MMA event in China

 The website of Mixed Martial Artist Junkie has unveiled that Tran Quang Loc from the southeast province of Dong Nai, Vietnam is headlining a major MMA event this August 5 in Macau, China.

VN win first match in Asian volleyball tournament

 Vietnam won the opening match of the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship, held in Ninh Binh Province on Wednesday.

Asian Men’s Volleyball Championships kicks off in Ninh Binh

The Asian Men’s Volleyball Championships, hosted by the northern provinces of Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh, opened in Ninh Binh on June 28.

Professional training for badminton players in Thailand

HCM City will send 12 badminton players and two coaches to Thailand for a short training course in an attempt to find new talent.

Football players summoned for AFC U23 champs qualifiers

Head coach Nguyen Huu Thang on June 27 selected 28 players for the national U23 team for the upcoming 2018 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.

K-League All Stars to send best players to Vietnam

 The K-League All Stars team will arrive in Vietnam with 18 players for a friendly match, according to coach Hwang Sun-hong.

Vietnam wins 20 gold medals at Eastern Asian youth chess championships

Vietnam officially concluded its campaign at the second Eastern Asian Youth Chess Championships 2017 on June 25, racking up a total of 20 gold, 20 silver and 12 bronze medals across different age groups for both boys and girls.

VN’s women team rise in world rankings

Vietnam’s women’s football team moved up one place from No 33 to 32 in the world ranking for the second quarter of 2017.

Vietnam rank eighth at world chess event

 Vietnam team ranked eighth at the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, which wrapped up in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on June 26.

More than 100 paragliders fly over Da Nang sea

More than 100 paragliders from around the world took part in a paragliding festival at TienSa Beach in the central coastal city of Danang on June 23-25.

Hanoi U13 Club to compete in Gothia Cup in Sweden

 Hanoi Football Club will compete in the Gothia World Youth Cup 2017 from July 16-22 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

VN chess prodigies bring home the bacon

Young Vietnamese chess players won 20 gold medals at the Eastern Asian Youth Chess Championships which concluded in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on June 25.

Vietnam's top tennis player expected to enter ATP’s top 500 after victory in Thailand

Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam came from behind to beat number two seed, Jankovits Yannick of France, with a score of 2-1 in the Thailand F3 Futures final on June 24, thereby claiming the men’s singles title in a convincing manner.

International table tennis tourney to be held in Vinh Long

 The Vinh Long International Table Tennis Tournament is scheduled to begin on July 7-9 at Vinh Long Sports Centre.

Vietnam wins first silver taekwondo medal on global stage

 Vietnamese Truong Thi Kim Tuyen won a silver medal at the 2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in the Republic of Korea on June 25, a milestone for Vietnamese taekwondo.

Malaysian wins Tam Dao Mountain Trail

 Ong Soon Seng from Malaysia won the 70km category of the Tam Dao Mountain Trail, which concluded in Tam Dao town in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on June 25.

Vietnam's top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam wins Thailand F3 Futures

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won the men’s singles title of the Thailand F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on June 24.