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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday received Formula One Chairman and Chief Executive Chase Carey after Hanoi was officially chosen to host the 2020 Formula Grand Prix.

Vietnam’s national football team has been granted with USD4,000 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos before their first match of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.

The Vietnam Skating Federation has just been established.

Hanoi will host a Formula One race in April 2020, city officials said on Thursday (Nov 1), a first for the Southeast Asian nation where racing is still a fringe sport.

Vietnamese national men’s football team has retained its 102nd position in the world with 1,220 points, according to the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) latest rankings.

Vietnam’s U19 football team were unable to gain a win, losing 1-2 to Australia U19 in the final knockout stage for Group C in the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship on October 22.

Vietnam’s young talent Bạch Ngọc Thùy Dương won in the U16 fast chess category at the World Youth Chess Championship 2018, held yesterday morning in Halkidiki, Greece.

5-year-old Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong from Ho Chi Minh City won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event on October 19’s morning at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Greece.

Vietnam’s U19 football team suffered a 1-2 defeat to Jordan in their opening match at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship on October 19.

Vietnam will compete in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Championship 2019 to be held in Cambodia from February 17 to March 2, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced.

Over 2,500 athletes from around 50 countries and territories across the world have registered to participate in the forthcoming Hanoi International Heritage Marathon 2018.

The Vietnamese Football Federation on Sunday announced a ban on six female players who fought after a recent match in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Asian Football Confederation has announced a fine of USD12,500 to Vietnamese Football Federation after local fans set off flares at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia.

Japanese coach Toshiya Miura has been fired as the head coach of HCM City Football Club following the team’s poor performance.

Vietnam enjoyed a good start at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Argentina as weightlifter Ngo Son Dinh won a gold medal for the country at the men’s 56kg event on October 7, the first day of competition

Vietnam’s teams played to draws against strong rivals in the 10th round of the ongoing 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, on October 4.

Vietnamese football-lovers will have a chance to directly cheer the national U23 team at the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship qualifier as the country was recently trusted to host marches of the group that the team will

Vietnamese athletes will take part in the Asian Para Games which will start in mid-October in Indonesia.

Vietnam will be represented by 13 athletes in seven sport events, including badminton, gymnastics, taekwondo, dancesport, weightlifting, swimming and track and field, at the upcoming 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Argentina.