Sport

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam recently approved a project to develop sports in Vietnam towards 2035.

Newly-appointed U22 football coach Lee Young-jin has been tasked with securing gold at the South Asian Games later this year in the Philippines.

Famous Vietnamese weightlifter Tran Van Vinh has been found to have tested positive for doping and is liable to face serious punishment from International World Federation.

The late goal by substitute Le Xuan Tu helped Vietnam U22s overcome hosts Cambodia by a narrow margin 1-0 to finish third at the 2019 AFF U22 Youth Championship on February 26.

Vietnam failed to book their place in the title match of the 2019 AFF U22 Youth Championship after succumbing to a 0-1 defeat against Indonesia in their semifinal clash at Cambodia’s National Olympic Stadium on February 24.

Qatar wants to build a $20 billion sports industry by 2022 as it seeks to develop new markets amid regional political tensions, an economic official in the emirate said Sunday.

Vietnam came from behind to beat the Philippines 2-1 in the first match of Group A of the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship in Cambodia on Sunday.

Members of Vietnam’s U22 football team arrived at Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital on February 15 to prepare for their conquer of the trophy of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday he was "optimistic" about organising the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with 48 teams instead of 32 but warned that it would be "not easy".

Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong was unveiled as an Incheon United FC player at a press conference held in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, on February 14.

Central midfielder Luong Xuan Truong has arrived in Thailand to sign a contract with the country’s Buriram United Football Club.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has won the vote for the best goal at Asian Cup 2019.

Vietnamese football will take part in various international playgrounds in 2019, including tournaments at the Southeast Asian, Asian and World Cup levels.

Park Hang Seo, the Korean head coach of the Vietnamese national football team, has been appointed as ambassador for his native Sancheong county in Gyeongsang province, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnam aims for achievements in SEA Games 2019 and Olympics 2020.

Tennis player Thái Sơn Kwiatkowski, ATP world rank 275, will become a naturalised Vietnamese citizen to take part in the Southeast Asian Games later this year.

The Vietnam men’s national football team has climbed one place from 100th to 99th in the latest FIFA rankings thanks to their excellent results at the Asian Cup 2019, according to the website Footy Rankings.

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem recently got 7 points after 10 matches, a performance which placed him sixth on the rankings at Gibraltar Masters Chess Festival 2019 and receiving a bonus of US$2,200 in prize money.

Celebrations were set to go on all weekend in Doha as thousands of jubilant Qataris took to the streets within minutes of the country's astonishing Asian Cup final victory Friday.