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Over 100 foreign players to join BRG Golf Hanoi Festival

 More than 140 Vietnamese and 100 foreign players will compete at the BRG Golf Hanoi Festival 2018 slated for October 2-4. 

Vietnam team secures second round win at Chess Olympiad

 Vietnamese chess players have scored second round wins over Iraqi and International Chess Committee of the Deaf (ICCD) teams at the ongoing 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia.

Vietnam wins silver at World Challenge Cup 2018

 Top Vietnamese artistic gymnastics athlete Le Thanh Tung won a silver medal at World Challenge Cup 2018, which concluded on Monday in Hungary.

Vietnam draw with Indonesia at AFC U16 Champs

 U16 Vietnam drew 1-1 with U16 Indonesia in the second match of Group C in the final round of the Asian Confederation Cup (AFC) U16 Championship, held on September 24 at Bukit Jalil Stadium, Malaysia. 

Vietnam wins opening rounds of Chess Olympiad

 Vietnamese chess players on September 24 scored their first win, emerging victorious over Taiwan and Honduras, in the first round of the 2018 Chess Olympiad taking place in the Batumi, Georgia.

Vietnam to welcome AFF Cup in October

 Vietnam will welcome the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup in October ahead of the event that will take place from November 8 to December 15.

Vietnam brings strongest team to Batumi Chess Olympiad

 Vietnam’s national chess team arrived in the Batumi of Georgia to compete in the 43rd Batumi Chess Olympiad, which began on September 23.

Vietnam in fifth place at Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup

 Vietnam national women’s volleyball team gained the fifth place at the sixth Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women after trouncing the Republic of Korea (RoK) 3-0 at Chartchai Hall, Thailand on September 23.

Vietnam ranks third at four-nation international friendly tournament

 Vietnam’s U19 football squad ranked third at the four-nation international friendly tournament in Qatar after being beaten 2-1 by Uruguay on September 22.

Another Vietnamese win Vietnam Mountain Marathon

 Hanoian Nguyen Tien Hung won the men’s 100km event at the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon (VMM), the country’s biggest ever mountain race, which ended in Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province over the weekend.

Vietnam enter the second qualifying round of AFC women’s champs

Although they were defeated by U16 Bangladesh 2-0 in their last match of the first qualifying round for the 2019 AFC Women’s U16 Championship, held yesterday in Bangladesh, U16 Vietnam still advanced to the second qualifying round.

Over 3,100 runners compete in Sa Pa int’l mountain marathon

 The annual Sa Pa international mountain marathon 2018, the sixth of its kind, took place in Sa Pa district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 21-23, as part of the Sa Pa autumn festival 2018. 

Vietnam maintain Southeast Asia reign in latest FIFA rankings

 Vietnam have defended their 102nd position in the world as the International Football Federation (FIFA) released its latest men’s rankings on September 20.

Viet Nam crush Lebanon 7-0 at AFC women’s champs

 Việt Nam’s U16 team crushed Lebanon 7-0 in the third match of their Group F qualifying round for the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s U16 Championship in Bangladesh on Friday. 

Nam enters quarter-finals of Spain F28 Futures

 Việt Nam’s top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam is through to the men’s singles quarter-finals at the Spain F28 Futures tournament in Madrid.

Ly Hoang Nam beats Alejandro Moro Canas at Spain F28 Futures

 Viet Nam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang  Nam defeated Alejandro Moro Canas of Spain 2-1 in the men’s singles first round of the Spain F28 Futures tennis tournament in Madrid on September 19.

Vietnam beat Ivory Coast 3-1 in U19 friendly tournament

 Vietnam’s U19 team had to fight back to take a 3-1 win over the Ivory Coast in their second match of the four-nation international friendly tournament held in Qatar on September 19.

Track and field athletes honoured for ASIAD 2018 achievements

 The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) and the Vietnam Athletics Federation (VAF) held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 19 to commend and reward track and field athletes for their achievements recorded at the recent Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018). 

3,400 runners to compete in sixth Vietnam Mountain Marathon

 Some 3,400 runners from around the world will compete in the Vietnam Mountain Marathon which is about to return to Sa Pa, Lao Cai this September.

FIFA chairman congratulates Hanoi FC

 FIFA Chairman Gianni Infantino has sent his congratulations to Hanoi FC for winning the V.League 1 with five games still to play.