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The Vietnamese national football team lost 1-2 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rivals in its first match of the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying round at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on February 6.

VFF's General Secretary Ngo Le Bang said he wanted to resign from the post after the Tet holiday due to work pressures.

A wide-ranging match-fixing investigation has uncovered more than 380 suspicious matches.

Vietnam’s top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete in the 2013 All England Open Badminton Championships from March 5-10.

The UAE national football squad will arrive in Vietnam on February 4 to prepare for their Asian Cup qualifying match against the hosts.

The UAE national football squad will arrive in Vietnam on February 4 to prepare for their Asian Cup qualifying match against the hosts.

Former England captain David Beckham signed for Paris Saint-Germain in a five-month deal, fuelling hopes of a celebrity boost for French football as it faces an exodus of top players.

Vietnamese representatives Nguyen Thi Thanh An and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son have pocketed tickets to the Chess World Cup in Norway next year.

Novak Djokovic said he was motivated by going into the history books as the winner of three consecutive Australian Open titles after he mastered his rival Andy Murray in the final on Sunday.

Female chess grandmaster Nguyen Thi Thanh An is leading the 2013 Chess World Cup qualifying round after finishing her first five matches undefeated in the Philippines.

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem had his third win at the Festival Tradewise Gibraltar 2013 in the UK on January 25.

Four young Vietnamese tennis players have made it to the International Tennis Federation’s Asian 14 & Under Championships – Division 1 after outstanding performances at lower levels.

China's Li Na stormed into the final of the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Maria Sharapova, leaving her one victory away from her second major title.

Vietnam's potential future football supremo Kazuyoshi Tanabe audaciously claimed that the national football team could reach the World Cup in the next few years.

Clint Dempsey's equaliser in the final minute of stoppage-time denied MU victory as Tottenham Hotspur forced a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane.

Vietnam continues occupying the top position in the Southeast Asian region in FIFA rankings for January 2013.

Newly-appointed coach Hoang Van Phuc has made whole-sale changes, dropping veterans in favour of younger players for the SEA Games 27.

Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola's move to Bayern Munich stunned Spain's partisan sporting press, which marvelled Thursday that he chose the German league over the English.

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem will leave the Aeroflot chess tournament in Russia to compete in the UK’s Festival Tradewise Gibraltar 2013 from January 22-31.