Sport

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has dropped to 10th in the world badminton rankings, the sport's governing body has announced.

The former head of the Elite Sport Department of the National Sports Administration, shared in an interview about the financial problems of hosting the coming 18th Asian Games.

Vietnam lost 2-4 to Birmingham in their last friendly match in the UK as part of their European tour on March 20.

U19 Vietnam admitted their first bitter defeat during their European tour after losing 9-0 to U10 Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly on March 18.

HCM City hosts Asia U14 tennis champsAs many as 78 athletes from 16 countries and territories around the globe are competing at the Asia U14 Tennis Championships 2014, which got underway in HCM City on March 17.

Four Vietnamese kids have been selected to visit English Premier League Chelsea FC and meet their three football stars in May.

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.