Sport

The Vietnamese Professional Football JSC is considering hiring foreign referees for the V-League following various disputes caused by local referees this season.

U20 Argentina will play friendly matches against U23 and U20 Vietnam teams next month.

Novak Djokovic vowed to spearhead Serbia's Davis Cup semi-final clash against France in September, telling reporters: "From your mouth to God's ears, I'll do my best to be there".

Vietnam retained its place among Southeast Asia’s top three teams as the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced the latest men’s world rankings on April 6.

A press conference for a 2056km bicycle race from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi that gets underway later this week was held on April 4 by the main sponsor of the event, Ho Chi Minh City Television.

The coach of Thailand's national football team has shocked fans by resigning from his post after leading the War Elephants through a disappointing 2018 World Cup bid.

Vietnam will play rivals Japan in Group B of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Futsal Championship, after a draw was held on March 30 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vietnam ranked first at the 12th Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships which closed on March 28 in the Philippines.

Le Thanh Tung brought home the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing 2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar after producing a brilliant performance in the men’s vault category.

The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 will take place across the country at 7am on Sunday, according to the National Sports Administration.

Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất of Việt Nam won his title at the first International Thai Martial Arts Games and Festival, which is currently on in Bangkok till March 22.

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem walked away with US$13,000 as the overall winner of the Masters category (for participants rated above 2,100) at the 2017 HDBank International Chess Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17.

Vietnamese coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn hopes Vietam can make a big surprise at the coming FIFA U-20 World Cup, after the draw for event took place at the Suwon Artrium, South Korea yesterday.

As many as 305 badminton players from sixteen countries are expected to compete in the Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2017, according to the organisers.

Việt Nam’s basketball team Saigon Heat are confident of facing defending champions Westports Dragons Malaysia at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) today at 5pm at CIS Arena in HCM City.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has closed the list of 24 teams to compete in the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, to be hosted by the Republic of Korea (ROK), with Vietnam among Asia’s five representatives.

The Asian Volleyball Confederation has chosen Vietnam to host the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Cup this year.

Vietnam’s No. 1 marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh went on to satisfy his home fans by winning a silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, India.

Chinese clubs splashed a record 388 million euros ($411 million) on footballers in the January-February transfer window despite an official crackdown on spending, with Oscar's heavyweight move to Shanghai SIPG leading the way.