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Chess champion Tran Tuan Minh from Hanoi secured the third place at the U16 event of the 2013 World Championships, which concluded in Al Ain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on December 29.

Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was in critical condition after undergoing brain surgery following a weekend skiing accident that has stunned drivers, fans and athletes around the world.

A cycling tournament kicked off in HCM City on the morning of the December 29 as part of New Year celebrations.

Chief coach Do Dinh Khang has confirmed female weightlifter Nguyen Thi Kim Van was retrospectively awarded two gold and one bronze 2013 Asian Championship medals following a spate of positive drug tests from regional competitors.

Vietnamese world No 10 ranked Nguyen Tien Minh will compete at the upcoming Victor Korean Open badminton tournament in Seoul.

The debate may be raging over whether the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar should be switched to the winter, but the local organisers are content with sticking to the original summer dates.

Outstanding Vietnamese athletes will receive extra rewards for their achievements at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.

Coach Hoang Van Phuc immediately resigned after the team's return from 27th SEA Games, taking responsibility for the weak performance of the team.

Vietnamese football fans will have a chance to see the 2014 World Cup trophy on January 1 in Hanoi.

The 27th SEA Games successfully closed in Myanmar on December 22 after 11 days of competition in the spirit of friendship and solidarity.

As the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar has one day to go, Vietnamese athletes have surpassed their 70-gold medal target, bagging a total of 72 golds as of 04.30pm pm on December 21.

Vietnam's national men's football team jumped fourteen places on FIFA's newest ranking table, finishing at 144th.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Hung set a new men’s triple jump record (16.67 metres) and brought home a gold at the on-going 27th SEA Games.

Vietnam’s national under-23 football team had to say goodbye to the ongoing 27th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 27) in Myanmar, after losing to Malaysia 2-1 in the qualification round.

Sprinter Vu Thi Huong took a gold medal for Vietnam in the women’s 100m in Myanmar on December 17 after a prolonged injury and a recent ovarian cyst surgery.

Even though Vietnam is currently ranked fourth, the head of the delegation predicted they would be in the top three at the 27th SEA Games.

The Pencak Silat team won four gold medals at the SEA games today, bringing the Vietnamese gold medal tally to 34.

Vietnam’s best male badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has unexpectedly lost to Indonesian rival Rumbaka in their December 13 semifinal at the ongoing SEA Games in Myanmar.

Vietnamese wrestlers have earned a total of 9 gold medals from competitions in Myanmar over the past few days, one more gold medal than the set target.