Sport

Second-round play began Friday at the British Open with Rory McIlroy among the early starters chasing 18-hole leader Adam Scott and Tiger Woods among the last of the leaders out at Royal Lytham.

England will defend their ranking as the top Test team in the world when they come up against a strong South African side in the first of three Test matches at the Oval on Thursday.

A Vietnamese martial art is claiming its place beside karate and taekwondo, now that the Southeast Asian Games will allow athletes to compete in vovinam.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that world football's governing body has adopted a new code of ethics.

When finances at the Ho Chi Minh City Football Club turned sour, the chairman looked to none other than himself.

Thousands of athletes and officials are to begin arriving in London for the Olympic Games, as questions remain about recruitment of security staff.

The Vietnamese team grabbed three gold medals in the final round of the 2012 Asian Muay Thai Championships which started in HCM City on the evening of July 12.

Eight teams from across the country are competing at the U17 National Football Championships in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from July 11-20.

The winner of this year's ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup will receive a prize of USD200,000, double that of previous years.

A ceremony to wish the Vietnamese team every success at the 2012 London Olympic Games was held in Hanoi.

Vietnamese athletes will face tough competition at the 19th HCM City International Track and Field Championships as countries in the region are sending their best athletes.

Roger Federer won a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam crown over Andy Murray.

Serena Williams has warned her rivals that her emotional fifth Wimbledon title will act as a springboard for even greater glory.

The fourth International Vovinam (traditional Vietnamese martial arts) Festival will be held in Binh Dinh Province from August 1-4, according to a press briefing in Hanoi.

Andy Murray was the toast of his hometown Dunblane after becoming the first Briton to reach the Wimbledon men's final for 74 years.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has secured a place in the finals of the 2012 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships.

Vietnam’s national football team has moved down 22 places to stand at 120th position in the FIFA rankings in July, marking their departure from the top 100

The Asian Billiards Championships is held in HCM City today with 32 athletes from six countries.

Andy Murray beat Marin Cilic to reach a fifth successive Wimbledon quarter-final where he will meet Spanish bulldozer David Ferrer who has made the last eight for the first time at the 10th attempt.