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The Vietnamese swimmer, Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, is the first Vietnamese to be ranked in the world's top 10 best swimmers by the FINA.

Coach Guillaume Graechen’s players delivered another impressive performance in the second friendly in the UK during their European tour, drawing their hosts U19 Wimbledon 2-2 on March 10.

Vietnam’s 18-year-old badminton player Pham Cao Cuong has leaped four places to fifth in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings.

Vietnam’s U19 squad convincingly defeated U19 Arsenal in London 3-0 during their first excursion to Europe.

The Vietnamese Football Federation has vowed to strictly punish any players and referees who are caught committing or ignoring violent acts on field.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has announced Vietnam will play host to the 2014 AFF U19 Youth Championship due to take place at Hanoi’s National My Dinh stadium from September 5-13.

The fourth International Women’s Cycling Tournament (Biwase Cup 2014) from March 7 to 14 will take place in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Ten teams are competing at the 2014 National Futsal Football Championship which officially kicked off at HCM City’s Thai Son Nam stadium on March 2.

Hoang Van Phuc has opened up the possibility of resigning as chief coach of the national football squad after the squad’s upcoming Asian Cup qualifying match against Hong Kong (China).

Two world-known footballers - Ruud van Nistelrooy (the Netherlands) and Robert Pires (France) – will tour Vietnam in April to showcase the Trophy Cup of UEFA Champions League 2014.

Hanoi T&T football club invited the well known comedian Chi Trung to be the chairman of the club's fan association in an attempt to attract larger audiences.

While a number of Vietnamese television channels are willing to pay a high fees for the broadcast rights of several international football leagues, few pay attention to the V-League.

Real Madrid Foundation academy project manager Manuel Pareno Rogriguez is visiting Vietnam to examine the possibility of establishing a football academy in Hanoi.

VietsovPetro has decided to dissolve its women's volleyball team following problems around the team merger with the Saigon-Thai Binh Duong Beer Team.

The incoming head of the V-League organizing board, Tanaka Koji, met with representatives of the Vietnam Professional Football Company in Hanoi on February 17.

The key player of Vietsovpetro female volleyball team has sent a moving letter to the company’s management board to seek their help for difficulties facing the members of their team.

Vietnam will face Sri Lanka in the relegation battle to the next-lower group after losing 2-3 to Pakistan in the Davis Cup's qualifier in Group II Asia/Oceania zone.

The Vietnamese futsal (indoor football) team's new coach, Bruno Formoso, said he was optimistic about the future and that Vietnam could enter the top four in Asia in the next three years

The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics got off to a shaky start in Sochi on Friday when an illuminated snowflake that was supposed to transform into the fifth glowing white Olympic ring failed to do so.