Vietnamese International Master (IM) Tran Tuan Minh is the surprise leader of the HDBank Cup International Open Chess after three rounds in HCM City.

Pham Hong Loan of Gach-Phan Bon Con Voi won the sixth stage of the Bình Dương International Women’s Cycling Tournament on March 13.

Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong will lead Vietnam’s football team’s frontline, according to coach Nguyen Huu Thang who announced his 2019 Asian Cup qualification list in Hanoi last week.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Student Association has launched its annual intramural and intercollegiate sports program in futsal as well as dance competition in 68 colleges and universities across Vietnam.

Nguyen Thi Thu Mai won the fifth stage of the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament on March 12.

Vietnam’s top chess player, Le Quang Liem, defeated Andyka Pitra of Indonesia in Ho Chi Minh City on March 12 during the first round of the masters category of the seventh HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament 2017.

A disabled football fan has inspired others with his true passion for the sport after covering over 1,300 kilometers to Ho Chi Minh City to cheer for his favorite team.

Hanoi Buffaloes leveled a 1-1 score with Thai powerhouse Hitech in the second play-off match on March 12 in the Thailand Super Basketball League in Bangkok.

As many as 232 chess masters from all the five continents compete in the 7th HD Bank International Open Chess Tournament, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 12. 

Vietnam’s basketball team Saigon Heat are confident of facing defending champions Westports Dragons Malaysia at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at 5pm at CIS Arena in HCM City on March 11.

VOV.VN - The modern sport of greyhound racing emerged from the ancient hunting practice of pursuing game with dogs. 

As many as 305 badminton players from 16 countries are expected to compete in the Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2017, the organisers said on March 10.

The men’s national football team of Vietnam remains at 136th place in the FIFA ranking in March 2017, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Entries are invited from runners for the first Ha Giang Province’s Marathon Open which will kick off on April 30.

Le Quang Liem, Vietnam’s top chess player, will compete in the seventh HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament 2017, the event’s organising board has announced.

In March each year, hundreds of Muay Thai boxers from Thailand and around the world visit Ayutthaya province, one of Thailand’s old capitals, to pay respect to their teachers and past Muay Thai masters in an event, called "World Wai Khru Muay Thai Ceremony.”

The Vietnam national football team will convene on March 20 in Hanoi to prepare for the qualifying round of the Asian Cup 2019.

The 7th International Women's Cycling Tournament (Biwase Cup 2017) kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 8. 

Vietnam will play host the Republic of Korea in Group A’s first match at the Asian Handball Championship which will be organised in Suwon city from March 13 to 22.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has closed the list of 24 teams to compete in the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, to be hosted by the Republic of Korea (ROK), with Vietnam among Asia’s five representatives.

Young boxers from Vietnam won a gold, three silver, and two bronze medals at the ASEAN Youth Boxing Championships which concluded in Saraburi, Thailand, on March 6.

VOV.VN -Chess players in Vietnam are looking forward to some exciting matchups when the HDBank Cup International Open Chess Tournament 2017 (March 12-17) opens in just a few days in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Athletes from Vietnam competed at the Hong Kong International Judo Open on March 5-6 in seven weight categories for girls and seven for boys, bringing home a treasure trove of medals.

A 70-year-old Vietnamese-born American woman living in Kansas City has set the record for being the oldest human to complete the ‘triple 7’ marathon challenge – running seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive days.

A football event for disadvantaged children as part of the Football for Community Outreach programme was co-held by the Ho Chi Minh City’s Social Welfare Centre for Children and UNICEF Vietnam on March 4 in the city. 

VOV.VN -Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien failed in both women’s 200m breaststroke and 400m freestyle stroke at the first day competition of Arena Pro Swim Series in the US on February 3.

Nguyen Thi Luyen of Vietnam won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in Thailand.

Vietnam’s national futsal squad was named for the first prize of the 2016 Fair Play Award with 705 points at a ceremony held by the Ho Chi Minh City law newspaper on the evening of March 1.

VOV.VN - Final preparations for a women’s international level cycling race set to get underway tomorrow (Mar. 3) have begun in the province of Binh Duong.

Hoang Thi Bao Tram of Vietnam registered her second draw at the Zone 3.3 Chess Championship’s women’s category on March 1 in the Philippines.