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Football stars across the 10 ASEAN member states have taken part in #BeActive videos to encourage people in the region to stay healthy and active amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.

An additional four sports have been proposed to add to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), raising the total figure to 40, the Southeast Asian Games Federation said during its virtual meeting on July 21-22.

The development of a coronavirus vaccine or treatment will be key to allowing the postponed Tokyo 2020 games to open in a year's time, organising committee president Yoshiro Mori said Wednesday.

Hosts Việt Nam will hold an online conference with regional countries on July 21 and 22 to announce the list of sports at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (Para

The Vietnamese national football team have maintained their leading position in Southeast Asia, according to the July FIFA world rankings.

FIFA has banned eleven players of Dong Thap Football Club for match-fixing during the national U21 tournament.

Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau will bid farewell to Dutch team SC Heerenveen and repatriate to play for V.League side Hanoi FC in the second half of the Vietnamese top flight season, according to an official announcement from Hanoi FC.

Close to 2,000 runners from across Vietnam took part in the 61st Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon, the country’s oldest annual marathon, around Ly Son island in the south-central province of Quang Ngai on July 5.

Thirty-two Vietnamese racing drivers received their racing licences during a ceremony in Hanoi on July 4.

Hanoi Football Club has said that they can support the Dutch SC Heerenveen FC to pay Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau if his contract continues.

The 11th Vovinam Vietnam tournament opened in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on June 23, marking the return of Vovinam Vietnam following a brief hiatus due to the spread of the novel coronavirus epidemic.

The 400m medley swimming record set by Việt Nam's top female swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên in 2011 was broken by 15-year-old Võ Thị Mỹ Tiên.

Nguyen Van Quyet’s stunning strike against Ceres Negros FC of the Philippines in 2017 has been listed among the five best acrobatic goals, announced the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The fourth Dalat Ultra Trail has been cancelled after an athlete died due to extreme weather conditions.

The Asian Football Federation has turned down a proposal by Vietnam to organise the AFF Cup 2020.

The fourth international marathon competition Dalat Ultra Trail 2020 kicked off in the resort city of Da Lat, capital of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on June 19.

Vietnam have been drawn to play reigning champions Saudi Arabia, Australia and Laos in Group C at the 2020 AFC U19 Championship, which will be hosted in Uzbekistan from October 14-31.

Nearly 2,000 Vietnamese and foreign people will participate in the Tien Phong Marathon National Championship.

Fox Sports Asia has recently named Vietnam head coach Park Hang-Seo as one of the most outstanding football coaches in Asia.