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The door to the 2018 World Cup officially closed on Vietnam after they succumbed to a 0-1 defeat against Iraq in their last Group F clash of the second World Cup qualifying round, held on neutral ground in Tehran,

Two goals each by Nguyen Cong Vinh and Nguyen Van Toan helped Vietnam to secure their first international win under coach Nguyen Huu Thang over Chinese Taipei in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification’s Asian category.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh entered the third round of the ongoing Maurice’s Pools and Spas Waikato International 2016 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

More than US$1 million has been mobilised from Thai and Vietnamese sponsors so far to serve the fifth Asian Beach Games 2016 (ABG 5) that will take place in the central city of Da Nang in September.

Z.com, a Japanese GMO Internet Group providing Internet solutions, signed a deal with the Vietnam Football Federation to sponsor the national football team.

The second cross-country cycling championship, the Vietnam Victory Challenge, kicked off on March 10 in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

A strategic partnership agreement between the Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) and Barcelona FC (FCB) is expected to bring more benefits to both sides in the future.

Vietnamese shooter Ha Minh Thanh won a bronze medal at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2016 will be held from March 8 to 16 with the participation of eight local and six international teams.

As many as 5,000 locals and 300 members of the 2015-2016 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race participated in the second Da Nang Barefoot Run across My Khe Beach on February 21.

Thailand crushed Vietnam 8-0 in the bronze-medal play-off match at the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship yesterday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

FIFA Director of Competitions Colin Smith has congratulated the Vietnam Futsal team on its good performance at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship, and welcomed it to the 2016 Futsal World Cup.

Vietnam beat Japan at the quarter-finals of the AFC Futsal Championship to earn a ticket to 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time.

The Clipper World Yacht Race fleet finished its sixth leg in the central coastal city of Da Nang on February 17 and received a spectacular welcome from local people.

Vietnam will face a crunch encounter against reigning champion Japan in the knockout stage of the 2016 AFC Futsal Championships after they missed the Group C top spot following a 1-3 loss to Thailand on February 15.

The VFF has finally managed to persuade Nguyen Huu Thang, previous coach of two-time V-League champions Song Lam Nghe An, to take the position of Vietnam coach.

With less than two weeks to go until the world famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race arrives in Viet Nam on February 17, Da Nang is counting down to its hosting the international crew and showing itself off

Adam Johnson has been sacked by Sunderland after pleading guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming.

Quang Ninh Coal Football Club President Pham Thanh Hung has sounded out the former Vietnamese national team coach Toshiya Miura to lead his team.