The Vietnamese sporting delegation is expected to reach the top three of the medal tally at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar this December, said Hoang Vinh Giang, Deputy Chairman and Secretary General of the Vietnam Olympic Committee.

Champion Ngo Lan Huong yesterday successfully defended her title at the Asian Xiangqi (Chinese chess) Championships in Sydney, Australia.

 Former Italian soccer star Fabio Cannavaro will be in Vietnam to attend the Tiger Street Football 2013 tournament.

 Vietnam’s world No5 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has flown to Taipei in his quest for the 2013 Taiwan Open Grand Prix Gold title for the third time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A representative of K + (VSTV) has announced to broadcast the entire English Premier League (EPL) (380 games per season) in the three years from 2013 to 2016 in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the newly-published schedule of the 27th SEA Games, men's soccer will begin competition on December 1 while the opening ceremony of the games will open on December 11.

 Vietnamese students proved too strong for the rest of the field at the ASEAN Schools Games' (ASG) which closed yesterday in the capital.

According to the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC), Myanmar - the host country of this year's SEA Games - has decided to sell the television rights of all sport events at the 27th SEA Games.

"2013 is the break-through year of Vietnam’s sports and the sport sector must have a drastic change to have the long-term preparation for the future," said Lam Quang Thanh, Deputy chief of the General Department of Physical Training and Sports.

Vietnamese sports have set an ambitious target for the 27th SEA Games (2013) and many athletes dream of winning gold.

VietNamNet Bridge - In a meeting of the Southeast Asian Sports Federation held in Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar) yesterday, January 29, the host country of the 27th SEA Games officially decided to exclude gymnastics out from the competition program.

VietNamNet Bridge – The selection of the Athlete of the Year 2012 has started and it is said to be the competition between gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh and senior gunner Hoang Xuan Vinh.

VietNamNet Bridge reviews the most outstanding sporting events of Vietnam in 2012.

The local media several days ago reported that An Giang has applied for the right to host the national sports games 2018, with a total cost of VND3.425 trillion ($176 million), higher than the estimated cost for hosting the Asian Games 2019.

The Vietnam Institute for Vietnamese Martial Arts and Sports Research and Development is the first one in Vietnam which has successfully weaned off games addictions for children of school age.