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The Vietnam Football Federation is looking for a new head coach of the national football team after terminating Frenchman Philippe Troussier’s contract on March 26.

The Vietnam national football team's hopes for the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers are dimming, after a disappointing 0-3 defeat at the hands of Indonesia on Tuesday.

The second Summer Yoga Festival is expected to attract approximately 1,500 practitioners as it is due to take place in Ha Long City of northern Quang Ninh province on May 25 - 26.

Two cueists Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh made history for Vietnam when they defeated their Spanish opponents at the 2024 World Championship Three-Cushion National Teams in Germany on March 24, securing the championship title for the first time.

Vietnam lost by a goal to nil away at Indonesia in their third match of Group F in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday.

A Francophone running tournament entitled "Ensemble" (Together) will take place on March 24 at Thong Nhat (Reunification) Park in Hanoi, with the event attracting the participation of over 1,800 runners.

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.