Sport

It seems to be a tough task for Vietnamese sport to achieve the set target of securing three gold medals at the upcoming Asian Games. Nonetheless, the performances and achievements of Vietnamese athletes are sparking a belief in the

Vietnamese goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung presented the Man of the Match award to Croatian player Ivan Perisic after the 2018 World Cup semi-final between England and Croatia on July 12.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s proposal to host the 31st Southeast Asian Games and the 11th ASEAN Para Games in the country in 2021.

Vietnam’s U23 team will face Japan in Group D of the men’s football of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 18, following the draw held in Indonesia on Thursday.

The Vietnam Olympic football team are in the No 3 seed group to prepare for the draw of the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced.

Tiger Woods roared into contention for his first victory since 2013, matching the best round of his injury comeback with a five-under par 65 Friday at the US PGA Quicken Loans National.

The first ever Hanoi International Marathon will take place on April 14 next year.

Cafes and restaurants which are popular places for football fans in Vietnam were shocked after Vietnam Television announced at a short notice that they must ask permission for broadcasting World Cup.

The National Assembly on Thursday morning passed the Law on Sports and Physical Training, with the majority voting yes to the controversial bill.

Finally let loose after a year-long diet of international friendlies, hosts Russia roared their World Cup intent to the rafters on Thursday (Jun 14) with a 5-0 tournament opening win over Saudi Arabia.

Nearly 100 fliers from clubs nationwide and overseas will compete in a paragliding race, entitled ‘Fly over Tien Sa’, which will take place in the central coastal city of Da Nang on June 22-24.

Nguyen Le Thanh Son, 11, has become one of 22 children from around the world who will serve as a mascot as football players walk onto the pitch for the final match of World Cup 2018.

Vietnam Television (VTV) announced that it had bought the 2018 World Cup broadcasting rights at the price of USD15m after gifts from Vingroup and Viettel.

Vietnam Television claims to have almost finalised negotiations with Infront Sports & Media for buying broadcasting rights of the upcoming World Cup 2018.

Vietnamese football fans are planning to go to Laos and Cambodia to watch World Cup as local TV channels have not yet been able to buy World Cup broadcasting rights.

French urban freeclimber Alain Robert attempted to scale the world's fifth-tallest building Wednesday, getting more than half way up the 123-storey Lotte World Tower in Seoul before security forced him to abandon the ascent.

The 23rd Asian Taekwondo Championships kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

Flagmakers in Bangladesh are doing a roaring trade weeks ahead of the World Cup, but no-one is interested in the home nation's colours -- the money is all on pennants for Lionel Messi's Argentina and Neymar's Brazil.

Maria Sharapova says she supports a Grand Slam seeding for longtime rival Serena Williams as the American tries to rebuild her career after giving birth nine months ago.