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Vietnamese tennis star Ly Hoang Nam moved one step closer to becoming one of the world’s top 600 players after climbing ten places to 610th in the latest ATP singles rankings.

Malaysian football authorities on Wednesday called on a former FIFA official to provide evidence after he claimed the country had become the hub for match-fixing in Southeast Asia.

Andy Murray can depose Novak Djokovic as world number one on Saturday but the British star insists he won't let the pressure of the historic occasion knock him off course.

The Vietnam Mountain Bike Marathon will take place in Sapa from November 4 to 6.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has announced that Vietnam will host one of the two ASEAN futsal championships in 2017.

The 40th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championships will take place at Hanoi’s National Sports Training Centre from November 1-12 with the participation of nearly 300 shooters representing nine countries and territories across the region and the continent.

The U19s football team will be awarded over USD45,000 for reaching the semi-finals of the U19 Asian Cup and qualifying for U20 World Cup 2017.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has had a working session with a delegation from Japan’s Mimasaka city in Hanoi as part of the programme to boost culture and sports activities towards the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Vietnam failed to create any surprise against title favourites Japan as they succumbed to a 0-3 defeat at the hands of the team from the “land of the rising sun” in the semifinals of the 2016 AFC Championship in

Việt Nam’s top female swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên earned a slot in the finals of the 200m medley category in the ongoing FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 in Japan.

A sparkling page was written in the history of Vietnamese football when the country’s U-19 team slipped past Bahrain 1-0 on the night of October 23, making its way through to the semifinals of the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship,

The ASEAN Football Federation has announced that the 13th ASEAN Futsal Championship will be cancelled as no suitable host country is found.

Việt Nam has jumped to the No.2 position in the Southeast Asian region as per FIFA’s October ranking, which was released on October 20.

The California Management Group, a Vietnam-based lifestyle and entertainment company, has just opened its first franchised UFC Gym in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2.

Vietnam’s U19s secured a place in the quarter-finals of the U19 Asian Cup 2016 for the first time after they drew against Iraq.

The Saigon Sports Club has been opened in Ho Chi Minh City with the aim of training young Vietnamese martial arts professionals.

Lý Hoàng Nam jumped 18 spots to world No 683 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings, announced yesterday.

Vietnamese gymnasts scored resounding victories at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup 2016 in Hungary securing two gold medals in the men’s vault and parallel bars disciplines, and one bronze in the men’s rings event.

England ground out a low-key 2-0 victory over Malta in Saturday's 2018 World Cup qualifier in interim manager Gareth Southgate's first game in charge, while defending champions Germany strolled past the Czech Republic 3-0.