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Vietnam defeated Chinese Taipei 4-0 in a Group F match in the qualifiers of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023, which took place at Viet Tri Stadium in the northern province of Phu Tho on October 5.

Vietnam will send two clubs to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Club Championship 2023, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

More than 1,500 athletes competed in different categories in the 47th Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) Newspaper Run for Peace held around Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the city on October 2.

Tran Van Thao won the International Boxing Association (IBA) belt after overcoming Andrew Laurio of the Philippines, marking a significant milestone in his career and Vietnamese boxing as a whole by becoming the nation’s first IBA champion.

Vietnam beat Singapore 4 - 0 in a match of the international friendly football tournament in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21 evening.

Hanoi Golf Tourism Week 2022 is expected to attract a large number of international visitors, thereby greatly contributing to boosting the capital’s total tourism revenue.

Vietnamese footballers had a great start in the U20 Asian Cup qualifiers, as they defeated Hong Kong 5-1 in their opening match in Indonesia on September 14.

Two local youth e-sports teams, Flash and MGN Box Esports, are currently competing at the Asia Star Challengers Invitational (ASCI 2022) which is taking place in an online format.

Vietnamese footballers departed for Indonesia on September 12 for the qualifiers of the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 hosted by Indonesia.

A total of 64 local and three foreign players are set to compete in an international three-cushion billiards tournament which is scheduled to run from September 15 to 18 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

As many as 5,300 runners from 48 countries and territories globally are set to compete in the Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM 2022) which will be held from September 9 - 11 in the northern highlands town of Sa Pa

The Portuguese Football Federation on September 6 granted an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) to Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu, thereby now making her eligible to play for Länk FC.

Vietnam topped the Finswimming World Cup Round Swimming Pool 2022 in Thailand after securing 26 gold, 11 silver, and five bronze medals.

Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm has reached his highest world ranking as he enters the top 20 chess players in September.

The national men’s football team of Vietnam maintains its 97th position in FIFA’s August rankings, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

Vietnam’s tennis star Ly Hoang Nam has reached a world ranking of No 328, according to the ATP's latest release.

Vietnamese female football striker Huynh Nhu has just arrived in Portugal to sign a two-year contract with Länk FC.

Vietnam will send five athletes to compete in the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating events which will be held in the coming months in Europe.

World champion Magnus Carlsen defeated Vietnam’s leading chess player Le Quang Liem 3-1 on August 18 in the fourth round of the FTX Crypto Cup, the main stage of the Champions Chess Tour.