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Ho Chi Minh City will organise its first ever international marathon on November 26, Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Director of the municipal Department of Tourism said.

The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat kicked off its first ever eSports competition as global interest surges in video games as a spectator sport.

Vietnam won a total of 161 medals, including 40 gold, standing fourth in the medal tally after seven competition days of the ninth ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia.

Vietnamese football fans, for the first time in the country, have a chance to meet German National Cup and football legend Joerg Heinrich during his visit to the country.

Former coach of Thailand national football team, Kiatisuk "Zico" Senamuang, is set to meet with leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation to talk about taking over the vacant position as coach of the Vietnam national team.

Yen Bai is ready to host paragliding festival while Sapa will welcome marathon runners from September 22 to 24.

The ninth ASEAN Para Games opened at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the night of September 17.

Japanese Sota Hara and Thailand’s Pujyanuch Prachayanipon won the men’s and women’s Hội An International Marathon in the ancient coastal city on Sunday.

Some 1,500 amateur, semi-professional, and professional runners from around the world are expected to set out from Hoai River Square on September 17 for The Hoi An International Marathon 2017.

The Vietnam Football Federation has decided to find a foreign coach to replace Nguyen Huu Thang as no local coach meets the criteria they set to lead the national team.

Vietnam defeated Indonesia 3-0 in the third match of Group B of the AFF U18 Championship held in Myanmar yesterday, Vietnam’s third consecutive victory.

Nguyễn Thị Ngoan of Vietnam won a gold medal at the Karate 1-Premier League in Halle/Leipzig, which closed Sunday in Germany.

Even as Singapore’s Pang Xue Jie walked away in disappointment, the Vietnamese athletes hugged each other excitedly.

Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player, Le Quang Liem, bid an early farewell to the ongoing 2017 Chess World Cup in Georgia after conceding a 0.5-1.5 defeat to Indian GM, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, in the second round on September 7.

Vietnam’s football team earned their first victory at the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup qualification on September 5 after beating hosts Cambodia 2-1 during their third Group C match in Phnom Penh.

The Vietnam Television International Cycling Tournament - Ton Hoa Sen Cup 2017 kicked off at the King Ly Thai To flower garden in Hanoi on September 2.

Maria Sharapova rolled into the last 16 at the US Open by overpowering US teen Sofia Kenin on Friday while a wide-open side of the men's draw lost 2014 champion Marin Cilic.

The Hanoi Relay Race will begin on November 19 at the island in Ecopark urban area, about 10km southeast of Hanoi.

Japan saluted its national football side Friday after they stormed into next year's World Cup with a comprehensive 2-0 win over fierce rivals Australia.