Sport

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism discussed expenses for the 18th ASIAD, which is to be held in Vietnam in 2019.

Vietnam martial artists won eight gold, nine silver and three bronze medals at the 15th Pencak Silat World Championships.

Vietnam's football appears to be in a slump after the national team lost the recent match in the Asian Football Federation Cup.

Achim Ecke from the German National Olympic Committee is running a training course in Hanoi for Vietnamese coaches.

Vietnam’s national team lost to the Philippines 0-1 in the second match of the ASEAN Football Federation of Suzuki Cup at Rajamangala Stadium in Thailand on November 27.

Vietnamese gymnasts won two golds and one silver at the 2012 Ostrava World Cup, which wrapped up in the Czech Republic.

Rangana Herath grabbed two big wickets to lead Sri Lanka's fightback on the second day of the second and final Test against New Zealand at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo.

Vietnam were held to a 1-1 draw by Myanmar in the opening game of the 2012 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup in Bangkok on November 24.

Harrison Dillard, who overcame racial prejudice to become the only man to achieve the Olympic double of 100m and 110m hurdles gold, and fought as a Buffalo Solider in the Second World War, was honoured on Friday.

Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh easily defeated host rival Ka Long in straight sets at the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2012 on November 21.

U22 Vietnam narrowly beat Thailand’s Chonburi FC 2-1 in its final match of Group A to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2012 Binh Duong Television Cup.

Chelsea's hopes of defending their Champions League title were left hanging by a thread after a 3-0 defeat to Juventus.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien earned a silver to add to her bronze at the Asian Swimming Championships in Dubai on November 19.

Vietnam’s International Grand Master Le Quang Liem was held to a draw by his Chinese rival Ma Qun at an ongoing chess tournament in the UAE.

Miguel Angel Jimenez became the oldest winner on the European Tour by clinching victory in the Hong Kong Open at the age of 48 years and 318 days.

Nguyen Anh Khoi extended his unbeaten run by beating Abdulla Gadimbayli of Azerbaijan at the World Youth Chess Championships.

Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem was shockingly defeated by underdogs Ukrainian Andrey Sumets in the second match of the 2012 Furajha International Chess Championships in UAE on November 15.

The top Vietnamese equestrian, Phan Thi Ha Thanh, won a gold medal for the horse jump at the Asian Championships in Fujian, China.

Roger Federer insists his dramatic defeat against Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP Tour Finals was exactly the kind of epic showdown that stops him thinking about retiring.