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Vietnam will send four competitors to take part in the World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Championships in Hungary from November 13-17.

U19 Japan have accepted the Vietnam Football Federation’s invitation to play at the Nutifood Cup in HCM City in early 2014.

Former Italian soccer star Fabio Cannavaro will arrive in HCM City ahead of attending the 2013 Tiger Street Football tournament as an honourable ambassador.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given his support to Iran's bid to host the 2019 Asian Cup during a visit to the country on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on November 4 approved the list of Vietnamese delegation to attend the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar this December.

Vietnamese trio Nguyen Thu Ngan, Chau Tuyet Van and Nguyen Thi Le Kim snatched a gold medal at the first day of the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Bali, Indonesia.

National Under-23 coach Hoang Van Phuc yesterday was suspended from working at the ongoing Binh Duong Television International Football (BTV) Cup in Binh Duong Province.

Vietnam's Under-19 team will have chance to play youth teams from Europe during a friendly tournament which will be organised next year.

Vietnam has its sights on winning up to four gold medals at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, to be held in Bali at the end of this month.

Vietnamese players has beaten Australian Sydney FC 4-1 in a penalty shootout to win the U21 International Thanh Nien Newspaper Cup in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.

Vietnam will face Sydney U21 FC in the final of the international U21 football championship, which is taking place in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan today.

After being accused of wasting the State Budget, VFF's chairman, Nguyen Trong Hy, has denied this charge and said they always follow correct procedures.

The Vietnamese squad is scheduled to meet Thailand at the 2013 Mekong Region U23 International Football Tournament (BIDC Cup), according to a draw held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on October 21.

The Vietnamese Football Federation has been accused of wastefulness and ineffectiveness both in operations and training activities.

Vietnam's national football team remain outside of the top three in the Southeast Asian rankings, but have managed to jump from seventh place to fourth this month, according to FIFA.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was beaten 1-2 by Chong Wei Feng from Malaysia in the first match of Denmark Open 2013 on October 16.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has received sponsorship from Japan’s Kawasaki group for his next ten tournaments.

Four Vietnamese athletes will arrive in Poland to take part in the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships on October 17.

Vietnam claimed a convincing victory over Australia on October 7, successfully taking berth to the final round of the U19 Asian football tournament.