The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) is scheduled to be held from November 21 to December 2, 2021 in Hanoi and 10 nearby localities, heard a press conference in the capital city on September 29.

A golf tournament was recently held in Russia to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations.

VOV.VN - The second leg matches in the final round of the National Futsal HDBank Cup 2020 will be played in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1.

Two individuals and a team will represent Vietnam in the regional rounds of the 12th edition of the Esports World Championship in October.

VOV.VN - Local chess player Le Quang Liem recorded a resounding victory over Fabiano Caruana, second in the global rankings, on September 26 to make it through to the semi-finals of the Banter Series online chess tournament.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,000 professional, semi-professional, and amateur athletes are set to take part in Viettel Fastest 2020, a charity run which will be held in Hanoi with the aim of raising funds for children suffering from heart disease.

Close to 7,000 people have registered to participate in the VPBank Hanoi Marathon ASEAN 2020, the Vietnam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism unveiled on September 23.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has conferred the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) with the AFC Elite Youth Scheme full membership status.

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese football clubs will take part in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup 2021, following the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) making changes to the way that teams qualify for continental competitions.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has made it through to the quarter-finals of the Banter Series online chess tournament after defeating 2019 Chess World Cup winner Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijani 6-4 on September 22.