VOV.VN - Hanoi Football Club (Hanoi FC) have announced the appointment of Brian Stock as an assistant coach, adding further depth to the club’s technical staff, according to a statement on the club’s official fan page.

The 21st Lawrence S. Ting Charity Walk 2026, themed "Walking to Share", is set to occur on the morning of January 24, 2026, at the Crescent area in Phu My Hung City Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Group A match between Vietnam and Saudi Arabia on the evening of January 12 is set to play a decisive role in determining the final standings and the winners to advance to the knockout stage at the AFC U23 Asian Cup.

Nearly 11,000 athletes from 75 countries and territories competed in the 13th Ho Chi Minh City Marathon, which kicked off on Le Duan street on the morning of January 11.

VOV.VN - Vietnam claimed a gold medal at the 2026 Asian MMA Championship after Lo Thi Phung forced her Iranian opponent to submit just 51 seconds into the final, marking the country’s only gold medal at the tournament.

VOV.VN - Vietnam claimed a 2-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan in the second match of Group A on January 9, strengthening their chance of advancing to the knockout stage of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup which is taking place in Saudi Arabia.

Kyrgyzstan’s media have issued a series of notable assessments of Vietnam’s U23 football team ahead of a pivotal Group A match at the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup, scheduled for January 9 in Saudi Arabia.

VOV.VN - The Shopee Cup trophy, handcrafted by world-renowned British silversmith Thomas Lyte, will be displayed in Vietnam for the second consecutive year, offering football fans a rare opportunity to see and photograph the prestigious prize ahead of the tournament’s climax.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will look to build on their opening-match victory when they take on Kyrgyzstan in their second Group A match at the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 on January 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s representatives U16 PVF will take on youth sides from Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at venues within the Aspire Academy complex in Qatar, which will host the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals from 2025 to 2029.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam International Team Golf Championship 2026 (VITGC) is scheduled to take place at NovaWorld Phan Thiet Golf Club in Lam Dong province from January 9–11.

Vietnamese fighters will target championship honours when they compete at the Asian Mixed Martial Arts Championships 2026 in China, aiming to build momentum and ranking points on the continental stage.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi People’s Committee held a ceremony on January 7 to honour and reward the Vietnam U22 team, along with coaches and athletes, in recognition of their outstanding achievements at the recent 33rd SEA Games.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national para sports team will depart for Thailand on January 15 to compete at the 13th ASEAN Para Games, due to take place from January 20 to 26.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has drawn widespread international praise after opening their AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 campaign with a convincing 2-0 victory over Jordan on January 5, a result that surprised regional media and placed Vietnam at the top of Group A.

VOV.VN - Vietnam U23 opened their AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 campaign with a composed 2-0 victory over Jordan U23, underlining the squad’s tactical discipline and match control.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City chess player Pham Tran Gia Phuc claimed the championship in the Grandmaster section at the Grandmaster–International Master Chess Tournament 2026, which concluded in Hanoi on January 5.

VOV.VN - Head coach Kim Sang-sik said his Vietnamese team are well prepared and confident as they target a place in the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026, ahead of their opening match against Jordan.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been named among the Top 10 nominees for the Best Women’s National Team in the World for a second consecutive year, according to Futsal Planet, one of the world’s most prestigious futsal websites.

VOV.VN - Vietnam are grappling with a serious attacking personnel crisis just days before their opening match against Jordan at the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026, following fresh injury concerns surrounding key strikers.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s youth football will be represented by PVF U15, who are set to compete against a series of Japanese and South Korean opponents at the GROUND.N Stove League 2026 in Jeju, the Republic of Korea (RoK) from January 14 to 22.

The 13th ASEAN Para Games, scheduled for January 15-27 in Nakhon Ratchasima province of Thailand, is expected to be a fiercely competitive arena, bringing together the region’s top athletes with disabilities.

VOV.VN - Vietnam U23 enter the U23 Asian Cup 2026 with growing expectations, having won the gold medal at the SEA Games 33 and returned to training after only a brief break to prepare for Vietnam football’s first major tournament of 2026.

VOV.VN - Representatives of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) visited Vietnam U23 shortly before the start of the U23 Asian Cup 2026 finals, during which several competition-related issues were discussed.

VOV.VN - FIFA has confirmed a revised qualification format for the 2027 FIFA U20 World Cup, a move that increases Asia’s representation and opens up additional opportunities for Vietnam to return to the global youth stage.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national team began 2026 with high-intensity training sessions in Qatar on January 1 before travelling to Saudi Arabia for their opening match of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 finals against Jordan five days later.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Oanh won the women’s title, while Hoang Nguyen Thanh claimed the men’s crown at the Vietnam International Half Marathon (VIHM) 2026 in Hanoi on January 1.

VOV.VN - With a total score of 1,272, shooter Trinh Thu Vinh was announced as Vietnam’s most outstanding athlete of 2025 in a national poll organised by the Sports Authority of Vietnam on December 31.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi GM and IM Chess Tournament 2026, jointly organized by the Vietnam Chess Federation and the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, got underway on December 31 at the Future Grandmaster Chess Club in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam lost 2-1 to Syria in a closed-door friendly on December 30, a match aimed at testing squad depth and tactical options ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup finals in Saudi Arabia.