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Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem impressively defeated reigning world rapid chess champion, Vassily Ivanchuk, after 41 moves in the seventh round of the ongoing 8th Hainan Danzhou Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament in China on July 16.

Muscle Contest Vietnam will be held for the first time at Military Zone 7 Competition Centre in HCM City on August 19.

Vietnam’s no. 1 tennis player Ly Hoang Nam and partner Sun Fajing (China) beat Alcantara Francis Casey (Philippines) and Singh Karunuday (India) with a score of 2-0 on July 14 to win the men’s doubles title at the China

A cycling tournament entitled ‘Returning to Trường Sơn’ begins on July 15 in Hanoi.

Vietnamese karate artist Doan Bao Chau lost in a four-minute match with the martial artist Pierre Francois Flores from Canada.

Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem has joined Yu Yangyi and Ding Liren, both from China, in second place at the ongoing 8th Hainan Danzhou Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament, after securing a crucial win against Vladimir Malakhov in the fourth round.

Local authorities said the friendly match with the martial artist Pierre Francois Flores from Canada in Hanoi must have a permit in case of severe injuries.

Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Lê Quang Liêm has been invited by Grand Chess Tour (GCT) to participate in the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament in the US on August 14 - 18.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has approved sending a Vietnamese delegation of 693 members to the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm finished second in the World Open 2017 chess tournament which wrapped up in the US on Tuesday.

Vietnam’s Olympic champion Hoang Xuan Vinh retained his top position in the latest men’s World 10m air pistol rankings with 2,542 points, the International Shooting Federation announced.

South Korea's Chella Choi and American Danielle Kang, each seeking her first major title, both birdied the 18th hole to share the lead after Saturday's third round of the Women's PGA Championship.

Vietnam will send more than 470 athletes to compete at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia in August.

The 2017 AVC Men’s Club Volleyball Championship officially commenced in the northern province of Ninh Binh on June 28, with the participation of 13 national teams and national champion clubs from countries across Asia.

Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam came from behind to beat number two seed, Jankovits Yannick of France, with a score of 2-1 in the Thailand F3 Futures final on June 24, thereby claiming the men’s singles title

More than 100 amateur cyclists will partake in the Sơn Trà Mountain race on Sunday (June 25) promoting the protection of the red-shanked douc langur in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve.

Việt Nam grabbed two golds on the last day of the Thailand Open Tracks and Field Championship in Bangkok on June 15. Vietnamese runners dominated the middle distance event, with Nguyễn Văn Lai and Nguyễn Thị Oanh winning the

The 2017 U15 International Football Challenge Cup funded by the Thieu Nien Tien Phong Plastic JSC kicked off in the central city of Da Nang from June 14 with four teams from Vietnam, Taiwan (China), Myanmar, and Indonesia competing.

Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam jumped 42 spots to reach world No 559 in the latest men’s singles rankings, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced on June 12.