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Nguyen Tien Nhat claimed Vietnam's first gold medal at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore yesterday.

FIFA staff gave Sepp Blatter a standing ovation on Wednesday even as his resignation failed to quell a corruption storm that could yet touch world football's fallen leader.

Vietnam table tennis stars Tuan Quynh and Anh Vu on June 1 cruised to a 3-1 victory over their Malaysian rivals in the men’s double event at the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games ongoing in Singapore.

Vietnam began their quest for the elusive gold medal in the men’s football competition at the Southeast Asian Games with an emphatic 6-0 victory over Brunei.

Beleaguered FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Thursday warned of "more bad news" for football's scandal-tainted world body but rejected calls to resign over a widening corruption controversy.

Vietnamese young tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has climbed two notches from the 14th to the 12th spot in the International Tennis Federation (ITF)’s latest junior rankings.

Six of the seven top FIFA officials arrested on Wednesday in Zurich as part of a twin corruption probe are opposing their extradition to the United States, the Swiss justice ministry said.

Veteran wushu martial artists are expected to win gold for Vietnam at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

Roger Federer blasted organisers of the French Open on Sunday after a teenage fan breached tight security, racing on court to snap a ‘selfie’ with the Swiss legend.

Striker Le Cong Vinh has boosted Vietnam's morale before Vietnam's national football team meets Thailand in the Group F opening game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Vietnamese fencers are aiming to win the first gold medals for the Vietnam sports delegation at the coming 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore next month.

Vietnamese young tennis player Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the third round of the Grade A Trofeo Bonfiglio tournament on May 20 after triumphing 2-0 over his US Vasil Kirkov.

Vietnam asserted their mastery over Japan in five sets, 3-2, to win the first match of the 2015 Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship taking place May 20-28 in Tianjin, China.

Toshiya Miura yesterday (May 19) announced a list of 24 players who will compete at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers this weekend.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s U14 Girls’ Regional Championship is set to get underway in the Youth Football Training Centre of the Vietnam Football Federation in Hanoi on June 20-28.

A delegation from the Manchester City football club is visiting Hanoi to discuss the establishment of a youth development and training centre next to the Viettel Sports Centre.

Linda Truong, a Vietnamese-Ukrainian athlete, will be one of two representatives from Vietnam at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games' rhythmic gymnastics event.

Vietnam marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh won a bronze medal at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition in Fort Benning, the United States.

Vietnam pocketed its third win at the Badminton World Federation Sudirman Cup in China, beating Australian 3-2 on May 14.