Sport

Fencer Vu Thanh An has been chosen to hold the national flag for the Vietnam sport delegation at the opening ceremony of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia on August 19.

Vietnam suffered their first defeat at the Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship’s preliminary round, losing 23-25, 19-25, 25-17, 22-25 to South Korea in Pool C, yesterday in the Philippines.

Vietnam remain in third place in the Southeast Asian region, behind the Philippines and Thailand, as the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced the men’s world rankings for August, on Thursday.

Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in 10-12 categories with the aim of earning 8-10 gold medals at the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, according to Dinh Viet Hung, Secretary General of the Vietnam

The starting gun for the Danang International Marathon 2017, Vietnam’s biggest annual professional marathon, will be fired on August 6 at Bien Dong Park in the central city of Da Nang.

More than 5,000 athletes and tourists will race this Sunday in the annual Manulife Đà Nẵng International Marathon, one of the biggest sport events in central Vietnam.

Vietnamese striker Nguyễn Công Phượng has been selected as one of five best potential J.League strikers in Southeast Asia by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com.

Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player, Le Quang Liem, jumped seven places to achieve a career-best world number 23 ranking with a new elo rating of 2,739, in the latest International Chess Federation rankings for August 2017.

Vietnam will take part in the fifth World Vovinam Championship scheduled to be held in India from August 2-5.

Vietnam wrapped up the Asian Men’s and Women’s Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship with four golds, nine silvers and 12 bronze medals on July 27 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The Ho Chi Minh City International Track and Field Championships Open 2017 kicked off at Thong Nhat stadium on July 27.

Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam has become the No 1 seed in Southeast Asia region, as per the latest ATP world rankings released on Monday.

Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh missed the chance to enter the final round of the 2017 Yonex US Open Badminton Championships at the Anaheim Convention Centre Arena yesterday.

As one of the five best runners-up with good results, the Vietnamese football team have managed to qualify for the tournament’s final round in China next year.

Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Van Phuong won the final match in the men’s singles at the U18 Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit – BECAMEX.

Nguyen Tien Minh powered his way into the quarterfinals of the 2017 Yonex US Open Badminton Championships today (July 21) after a 77-minute thriller against Abian of Spain.

For modern Olympic host cities, the twin threats of terrorism and financial ruin constantly loom. But spare a thought for Tokyo 2020 organisers, who face the added risk of a devastating earthquake or tsunami.

Football mega-star Cristiano Ronaldo jetted into Singapore for a flying visit to Valencia owner Peter Lim and his family Friday on his way to a media event in China.

Vietnam defeated East Timor 4-0 in a match of the AFC U23 Championship qualification, which was played under heavy rains in HCM City on July 19.