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FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that a two-year diplomatic rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran should not be allowed to get in the way of football.

Vietnam is among the 12 member nations worldwide chosen for the pilot implementation of the International Football Federation (FIFA)’s women’s football development project.

Hanoi will organise the first dragon boat racing festival this weekend on the West Lake, offering free tickets for visitors.

Vietnamese footballers are working hard to realise new missions in 2018: attending the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD), winning the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 and playing well in the final round of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, according to

South Korea’s Yun Sung-bin made history on Friday as he became Asia’s first Olympic skeleton champion after dominating the daredevil event at the Pyeongchang Games.

Roger Federer moved to within one victory of becoming the oldest man to take the world number one ranking on Thursday with a hard-fought 7-6 (10/8), 7-5 victory over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Rotterdam Open.

Vietnam’s No.1 cyclist Nguyen Thi That won a gold medal at the Asian Road and Para Cycling Championship in Myanmar on February 11.

The Ha Giang International Marathon Race, called ‘Running on the Road of Happiness’, is scheduled for April 30, the event’s organising board has announced.

The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will open in sub-zero temperatures on Friday, with North and South Korea marching together at a gala ceremony to launch what could be the coldest Games on record.

President of the world football governing body FIFA Gianni Infantino has pledged to support Vietnam’s football development programmes in the coming time through the FIFA Goal Project.

Vietnam’s futsal team lost to Uzbekistan 1-3 in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship in Taipei, China on February 8.

South Korean coach of the Vietnamese U23 football team Park Hang Seo was gifted a car by Truong Hai Automobile Company for the squad’s achievement at the recent AFC U23 Championship final.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has leaped up two places to make his first appearance among the world’s top 20 chess players on the live chess ratings website, 2700chess.com.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino will pay a visit to Vietnam on February 8 at the invitation of vice chairman of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan.

Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Lê Quang Liêm ranked seventh at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018, which concluded in England early February 2.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyễn Quang Hải’s goal against Uzbekistan in the final of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship was voted the best goal of the tournament by fans on the AFC website.

A parade of cyclists will roll through Hanoi streets on February 4, designated as World Cancer Day 2018, to raise public awareness of early cancer detection.

Vietnam’s futsal team lost to Malaysia 1-2 in their opening Group A match at the AFC Futsal Championship in Taipei (China) on February 1.

North Korean skiers and skaters were due to arrive in the South Thursday to take part in the Pyeongchang Winter Games, setting the stage for a "peace Olympics" after a year of high tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.