Sport

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.

Cycling could be cut from the Olympic programme if the Lance Armstrong scandal implicates the sport's governing body of covering up a widespread doping scheme, the International Olympic Committee said.

Lance Armstrong confessed to talk show host Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.

Trainer Hoang Van Phuc has been assigned to lead Vietnam’s national football team in its two matches with the UAE on February 6 and Hong Kong on March 22 in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying round.

MU beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday while Manchester City secured their first league win at Arsenal in 38 years, beating them 2-0.

As many as 61 young tennis players from across Asia will participate in the international tennis federation U14 Asian Championship-Division 2, 2013.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was beaten 1-2 by China’s Wong Wing Ki in the first round of the 2012 Korean Open on December 10.

The Vietnam Football Federation announced a draft list of 50 players who will prepare for the qualifier of the 2015 Asian Cup.

Former Khanh Hoa coach Hoang Anh Tuan has turned down the opportunity to coach the national football team at the last minute.

Khanh Hoa FC coach Hoang Anh Tuan is expected to train the national football squad for their first two games of the Asian Cup 2015 qualifiers.

The Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company has invited a Japanese expert to act as its deputy general director for the 2013 season.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete at the 2013 Malaysia Open from January 15-20.

MU floored Wigan Athletic with a confident 4-0 win on Tuesday as rivals Manchester City won 3-0 at home to Stoke City.

Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh has been selected as 2012’s most outstanding athlete (scoring 1570 points), followed by swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (1020 points).

Hanoi Football Club has decided to again lower their asking price for trading attacker Le Cong Vinh to VND4 billion.

As we close out 2012, DTiNews has narrowed down the list of our top ten most important sport events of the year.

Vietnam’s No. 1 badminton player will take part in the Korea Open Super Series Premier in Seoul, the Republic of Korea from January 8-13.

The General Department of Sports and Physical Training disagreed with the VFF after it invited Coach Hoang Van Phuc for the national squad.

The World Vovinam Federation has announced the third World Vovinam Championships will be held in Paris, France from July 3–7, 2013.