Sport

The 12th National Youth Martial Arts Tournament opened in Can Tho city, attracting nearly 300 athletes from 30 provinces and cities.

Rory McIlroy completed the lowest opening 36 holes in US Open history on Friday despite a double-bogey finish.

As many as 40 teams will take part in the 2011 Vietnam Offroad Cup in Hanoi on June 25-26.

FIFA had approved the fourth phase of a project to nurture football in Vietnam, a source from the Vietnam Football Federation said.

Thach Kim Tuan will be the sole Vietnamese representative at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Malaysia on June 30.

Vietnam ranked third at the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships, bringing home 14 golds, 11 silvers, and 12 bronzes.

The Boston Bruins have kept their Stanley Cup hopes alive, punishing Vancouver 5-2 to force a game seven in the NHL's championship series.

A football tournament for the Vietnamese students in the summer of 2011 wrapped up in Moscow on June 12.

Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks captured their first NBA championship with a 105-95 win over the Miami Heat.

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius who dreams of next year's London Olympics, brings his quest to Saturday's Diamond League meet at New York.

Two disabled Vietnamese athletes have won three gold medals at the 10th International Para-Badminton Tournament held in Dortmund, Germany.

The Boston Bruins routed the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 to knot the NHL Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece.

Salary and bonus to coaches and athletes in Vietnam will almost double as of July.

German Falko Goetz will be the head coach of Vietnam ’s national football squad and Olympic team for the next two years.

Vietnam has entered its bid to host the Asian Games in 2019, according to an official from the Vietnamese Olympic Committee.

Vietnam will begin constructing its largest badminton centre in Hanoi by late this year, said an official from the Vietnam Badminton Federation.

Shaquille O'Neal, one of the most dominating big men in NBA history in his prime, announced his retirement after a 19-year career.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter was re-elected head of world football, vowing to clean up the body's tarnished image.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has approved the proposal to host 10 big international sporting events this year.