Sport

Arjun Atwal became the first Indian-born player to win on the USPGA Tour by shooting a final round three-under par 67 to capture the Wyndham Championship.

Serena Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open on Friday, saying she still is recovering from surgery to repair cuts on her right foot.

Liverpool will take a slender 1-0 lead to Turkey after a Ryan Babel goal earned Roy Hodgson's side a narrow victory over Trabzonspor.

Vietnam's best chess players are ready for the Chess Olympiad 2010 in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, from September 19 to October 4.

Taekwondo athletes Nguyen Thanh Thao and Nguyen Quoc Cuong won a silver and a bronze medal for Vietnam at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Czech qualifier Iveta Benesova has stunned Serbian top seed Jelena Jankovic to reach the third round of the two million-dollar WTA Montreal Cup.

Vung Tau won two gold medals, two silvers, and one bronze in the national golf championship that was held in the central province of Binh Thuan.

Hanoi T&T drew with Navibank Sai Gon 0-0 yesterday, August 15, to secure the season title with 46 points, one round earlier than expected.

Roger Federer orchestrated a victory over nemesis Tomas Berdych for a place in Saturday ATP Toronto Masters semi-finals.

The national football team will convene for training in Hanoi, while U-23 squad will be in Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the AFF Cup and Asian Games.

The inaugural Youth Olympic Games get under way in Singapore on Saturday, realising a long-held dream of International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge.

The Vietnam Football Federation will review the sale of television rights for the national top-flight V-League football.

Steven Gerrard helped Fabio Capello avoid another chastening experience as the England captain's double strike secured a 2-1 win over Hungary.

Vietnam won the championship title with 14 gold, five silver and three bronze medals at the third Southeast Asian Pencak Silat tournament.

V-League teams Dong Thap, Nam Dinh and Thanh Hoa have three weeks to convert their clubs into profit-making businesses.

The 2010 Vietnam International Open Dance Sport Tournament, the Me Trang Cup, will be held in Hanoi on August 13-14.

American Hunter Mahan jumped out of the pack Sunday to win the 8.5 million-dollar World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational.

The northern mountain province of Lao Cai is preparing for the Mountaineering Championships to conquer Fansipan Mountain.

The Vietnam football governing body (VFF) will crack down on an alarming increase in football-related violence, VFF's vice chairman Nguyen Lan Trung said.