VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national team concluded the year in 98th place in the FIFA rankings, a total of 17 spots higher than regional rivals Thailand, according to the global rankings released by football’s governing body FIFA on December 23.

VOV.VN - 2021 represented an impressive year for sports, despite COVID-19 disrupting events and competitions. The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has therefore selected the top 10 sporting events of the year.

VOV.VN - Thailand overwhelmed Vietnam 2-0 in the first leg of the AFF Cup semifinals taking place in Singapore on December 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese acrobat duo Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep broke their own world record by doing a head-to-head balancing act and climbing 100 stairs of the Girona Cathedral in Catalonia, Spain on December 23.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team won three gold medals at the 2021 Asian Karate Championship in Kazakhstan which concluded on December 22.

VOV.VN - Having faced strong rivals such as Japan, Australia, and Saudi Arabia in the recent third 2022 World Cup qualifying round has helped Vietnam hone in skills in clashing with regional rivals like Thailand.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese martial artist Hoang Thi My Tam bagged a gold medal in the women’s kumite 55kg in the U21 category at the 2021 Asian Karate Championship held in Kazakhstan on December 20.

VOV.VN - A complex consisting of seven tennis courts with a capacity of 5,000 seats and investment capital of VND120 billion is taking shape in Bac Ninh province for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) which will be held in Vietnam next year.

E-Racing has officially become a category of the Southeast Asian eSports Championship 2021 (SEA EC 2021) besides PUBG Mobile, League of Legends: Wild Rift and Valorant, according to Vietnam Recreational E-sport Association (VIRESA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam stunned Cambodia 4-0 in the last Group B match in Singapore on December 19 evening and they will face their archrivals Thailand in the semi-finals at the ongoing AFF Cup 2020.