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Coach Philippe Troussier on March 18 announced a list of 28 players of Vietnam's national team to prepare for two upcoming matches against Indonesia in the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Around 600 athletes have registered to compete in the open sea swimming competition – the Ly Son Cross Island – on June 2, with many using the event as a vacation opportunity.

Many hotels in Quy Nhon City in the southern central province of Binh Dinh have announced attractive discounts to attract tourists ahead of popular events scheduled to be held soon in the city.

Over 2,200 runners from 40 countries and territories will participate in the Vietnam Ultra Marathon which will take place in Mai Chau, the northern province of Hoa Binh, on March 23.

Boxer Vo Thi Kim Anh has secured a ticket to Paris 2024 Olympics, the fifth for Vietnam.

Vietnam boasts a lot of advantages to develop sports tourism and is taking measures to promote this type of tourism - one of the fastest growing segments in the industry, with an estimated value of about 800 billion USD globally.

The nation’s top female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh successfully beat former world No. 1 Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand to make the semifinals of the ongoing German Open.

Vietnamese tennis ace Ly Hoang Nam will be back in the world’s top 500 of the upcoming Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings.

The World Championship Three-Cushion 2024 is scheduled to take place in Phan Thiet city, south Vietnam, this September, announced the Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation.

Chief coach of the Vietnam national football team Philippe Troussier is scheduled to return to Hanoi on February 21 to prepare for two clashes between Vietnam and Indonesia as part of the second qualifying round of the 2026 FIFA

The Vietnamese sailing team finished in fifth place in the 2023-2024 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race after docking at Ha Long International Cruise Port in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh at 10:35 a.m. on February 19.

Vietnam will host at least four chess competitions of the Hanoi International Chess Series in 2024, which will deliver world point rankings for successful masters.

Ha Long Bay in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province will be one of the competition venues for the Clipper 2023-24 Round the World Yacht Race that tours a number countries around the world.

The Golden Ball Awards 2023 ceremony is set to be held on February 19 in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the organising board.

The national men’s football team are expected to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals as the upcoming tournament will see the number of participating teams increase to 48, with 2024 being a pivotal year for the senior

Vietnamese swimmers departed for Qatar on February 8 as they head to compete in the 2024 World Aquatics Championships which are scheduled to take place from February 11 to February 18.

Former coach of Vietnamese national football team Park Hang-seo has just signed a contract to become a consultant of the newly-established Bac Ninh Football Club who will play in Vietnamese Football League Second Division for the 2024 season.

Weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh of Vietnam won a bronze medal in the men's 61kg category at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championship on February 4 in Uzbekistan, helping him earn more points for his Olympic place.

The 23rd Windsurf Mui Ne Fun Cup 2024 kicked off on February 2 at Mui Ne beach in Phan Thiet city in the south-central province of Binh Thuan.