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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.

The first international mountain marathon in Vietnam took place in Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai on October 6.

The International Federation of Football Associations has allocated US$20,000 in funding to Thua Thien-Hue province’s “Football for All in Vietnam” initiative.

Embassy in collaboration with the local Topas Ecolodge Resort, will take place on October 5 in Sapa in the northern province of Lao Cai.

The Vietnamese squad defeated its Taiwanese rivals 6-1 at the opening match in F group of the U19 Asian football tournament’s qualifying round in Malaysia on October 3.

Claims that migrant workers are treated like slaves in 2022 World Cup host Qatar were centre stage on Thursday as global football's governing body FIFA met behind closed doors.

Hanoi’s National My Dinh Stadium will host the 2013 U13 Southeast Asian Football Tournament (2013 Yamaha Cup) from October 4–6.

World number one Novak Djokovic says it will be at least five years before Asia can produce a top-ranking men's player, and greater support for emerging players is the key.

A young Singaporean is hoping her fast hands and feet can strike a blow for Asian women when she joins the region's tiny ranks of female cage-fighters next month.

Chairman of Vietnam Professional Football Company, Vo Quoc Thang, said that he himself does not know how many football clubs will play in the next V-League.

More than 170 athletes representing 40 countries have registered to compete in the International Mountain Marathon on October 5-6 in the northern tourist resort town of Sa Pa.

Vietnam’s No1 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is expected to win the 2013 National Badminton Champions, which opened in HCM City on September 23.

A football match-fixing ring based in Singapore was the world's "largest and most aggressive" such operation, the Interpol chief said in remarks published Tuesday after the arrest of the group's suspected mastermind.

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem and 16 international Grand Masters have registered to participate in the Spice Cup in the US from October 15-19.