Sport

'Running man' Nguyen Xuan Tien has decided to auction his T-shirt which has with the autographs of European giant Arsenal's star footballers.

Vietnam Television has officially won broadcast rights for the World Cup 2014, at the price of USD7 million.

Coach Chen Yun Fat of the Vietnamese women's football team has been motivating his players with the promise of greater things to come, like a chance to play in the World Cup.

Toshiya Miura of Japan has penned a two-year contract with the Vietnam Football Federation to coach the national football squad and the national Olympic team.

The VFF will pay USD15,000 a month for the new Japanese coach of the national squad, much lower than what previous foreign coaches have received in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Football Federation is speeding up procedures to sign a contract with a Japanese coach to lead the national football team.

The National Traditional Boat Racing Tournament will kick off on May 5, on the Con Son Lake of the Con Son-Kiep Bac Tourism Site in Hai Duong Province.

Vietnam lost 1-3 to Bulgaria in their last group series of the on-going 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo on May 1.

Police in Ninh Binh Province recently arrested two footballers from the provincial football club for betting on the results of a recent football match.

Vietnam will compete against strong rivals in Group C at the final round of the U19 Asia Football Tournament 2014, according to a draw held in Myanmar on the evening of April 24.

Twenty two teams from Vietnam, Japan and Malaysia are set to participate in a cycling tournament from May 1-6 to mark the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism.

The Olympic Council of Asia has acquiesced to Vietnam’s bid to withdraw from staging the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18) in 2019.

A sports expert who has been studying regulations on sports betting in Vietnam for 15 years, gave his opinion about the barriers impeding this activity in the country.

The Vietnam Football Federation, representatives from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation have voiced their strong support for combating corruption in sport.

In a recent surprise announcement, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has said it will not send younger players to the U22 Asian Cup in 2015.

The For the Future of Vietnam Football programme will kick off its third season on a larger scale, bringing more opportunities for the local children during their summer vacation.

Secretary General of the Vietnam Football Federation Le Hoai Anh recently announced the final decision on hiring the next coach for the team will be made in May.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assigned several ministries and Hanoi capital to work with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and relevant agencies to pull the plug on the hosting of the 2019 Asian Games (ASIAD 18).

The Vietnamese national chess team, which boasts six prominent chess masters, have departed for Sharjah, UAE, to participate in the 13th Asian Continental/Individual Open and the 2014 Women’s Chess Championships taking place from April 16 to 26.