Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has highly appreciated the efforts of coaches and athletes in the first working weeks after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Captain Nguyen Van Quyet converted a penalty into a goal to help Hanoi FC beat hosts Bangkok United 1-0 in the Preliminary Stage 2 tie of the AFC Champions League in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 12.

VOV.VN -Incheon United have announced a deal for Vietnamese forward Cong Phuong on their website. The deal will see the talented attacker officially join the club in a one-year loan deal from Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

Six Vietnamese futsal players will train with top-flight Spanish clubs in preparation for coming international tournaments.

Vietnam’s national men’s and women’s football teams are expected to bring home gold medals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30), which will take place in the Philippines later this year, said Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 12 held an exchange with coach Park Hang-seo and some Vietnamese football players who are receiving injury treatment in the country.

VOV.VN -Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi That came in third place at the Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas, a professional women's cycling tournament, held in Spain on February 10.

V. League 1 champions Hanoi FC will play Thai League runners-up Bangkok United in the first qualification match of the AFC Champions League on February 12 evening in Bangkok.

Despite their physical challenges, Vietnamese athletes with disabilities have striven with outstanding efforts and gained remarkable results at regional and international arenas over the years, bringing glory to the nation.

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has climbed 11 places from 422nd to 411th in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)’s latest men’s singles rankings.

With the title “It's time for another Southeast Asian star in Korea”, the Korean Times of the Republic of Korea praised Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong as a new talent in the football in Asia. 

Saigon Heat lost to Singapore Slingers 70-76 at the ASEAN Basketball League in Singapore on February 10.

Following a successful AFC Asian Cup 2019, midfielder Luong Xuan Truong of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) has joined Buriram United Football Club of Thailand.

Strong and fierce as they are on the court, the Vietnamese women’s volleyballers are very feminine and gentle in real life. They, either the 17-year-old girls who are still perfecting themselves or the “veterans” at the age of 36 with abundant experience, still always maintain the beauty of Vietnamese women.

VOV.VN - To mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year Festival, the Year of the Pig, a boat racing festival was held on Ly Son island located in the central province of Quang Ngai on February 8.

Central midfielder Luong Xuan Truong has arrived in Thailand to sign a contract with the country’s Buriram United Football Club.

Star Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam has become Thai club Muangthong United's most expensive goalkeeper ever.

After a successful 2018, managers and fans are brimming with hope that Vietnam’s sportsmen and women will obtain more international successes this year. 

VOV.VN - Nguyen Quang Hai, Vietnam’s star player in midfield, has come top in a vote to determine the best goal scored at the AFC Asian Cup finals held in the United Arab Emirates.

Vietnamese football will take part in various international playgrounds in 2019, including tournaments at the Southeast Asian, Asian and World Cup levels.

FIFA have hailed two nations from the just-concluded football Asian Cup for improving the most: champions Qatar and Vietnam.

VOV.VN- Vietnam’s under 22 national football team will gather together in Ho Chi Minh City on February 7 to prepare for the upcoming U22 Southeast Asian Championship 2019, set to get underway in Cambodia on February 17.

VOV.VN -Park Hang Seo, the Korean head coach of the Vietnamese national football team, has been appointed as ambassador for his native Sancheong county in Gyeongsang province, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Tennis player Thai Son Kwiatkowski, ATP world rank 275, will become a naturalised Vietnamese citizen to take part in the Southeast Asian Games later this year.

VOV.VN - Here’s a quick look at Vietnamese footballers who were born in 1995, under the sign of the Pig.

Traditional martial arts have been developing for centuries in Vietnam, with hundreds of styles nationwide, including Nam Hong Son, Tay Son Binh Dinh and Vovinam. Vietnamese styles have been become popular around the world thanks to their typical characters and practicality.

Long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao scored a double triumph at the Victory Cup gala for the best players and coaches of 2018 in Hanoi on February 1, winning the awards for Female Athlete of the Year and Most Favourite Athlete of the Year.

VOV.VN -The Vietnam men’s national football team has climbed one place from 100th to 99th in the latest FIFA rankings thanks to their excellent results at the Asian Cup 2019, according to the website Footy Rankings.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem recently got 7 points after 10 matches, a performance which placed him sixth on the rankings at Gibraltar Masters Chess Festival 2019 and receiving a bonus of US$2,200 in prize money.

From the Asian U23 Championships a year ago through the Asian Games, the AFF Cup and recently the Asian Cup, Vietnamese footballers have shone on the international stage.