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Vietnamese female referees to officiate U17 Women's Asian Cup finals

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named a female Vietnamese referee supervisor, along with two other local female referees, as the officials for several games at the 2024 AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup finals.

Vietnam to host continental pickleball tournament

Vietnam will host the Asia Open Pickleball Championships (AOPC) for the first time later this year in HCM City.

Vietnam advance to Futsal Asian Cup quarters

Vietnam’s national futsal team has qualified for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup quarterfinals, despite losing 1-2 to Thailand in the last match of group A on April 21.

2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup: Vietnam beat Malaysia, get close to quaterfinals

The door to the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup quarter-finals is wide open for Vietnam after they beat Malaysia 2-0 in a Group D match on April 20 evening.

Dat, Hai qualify for Paris Paralympics

Le Tien Dat and Do Thanh Hai are two first Vietnamese athletes earning their official spots to compete at the Paralympic Paris 2024.

2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup: Vietnam beat China in group stage

Vietnam on April 19 defeated China in a Group A match of the ongoing 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup in Thailand, raising hopes of entering the quarter-finals.

Vietnam wins one gold in 2024 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships

Vietnamese canoeist Diep Thi Huong on April 19 brought home a gold medal at the 2024 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships which is currently taking place in Japan.

Field hockey makes a resilient comeback in HCM City

The current focus of hockey lies in nurturing and expanding the player base in HCM City, where a significant number of Vietnamese and expatriate hockey enthusiasts reside.

Vietnam’s No. 1 female badminton player qualifies for Paris Olympics

Female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh will be the 7th representative of Vietnam to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer.

Vietnam draw with Myanmar at 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup’s group stage

Vietnam drew 1-1 with Myanmar in their first match of Group A at the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup on April 17.

Truong Thao Vy to play in US Women's National Basketball Association

The Washington Mystics selected Truong whose Vietnamese name is Trương Thảo Vy from Gonzaga University in the 2024 WNBA Draft on April 16.

The Ly brothers’ mission to popularize pickleball in Vietnam

Expressing their aspirations, the Ly brothers aim to bring home the gold medal and further promote pickleball, a sport that aligns well with the qualities of Vietnamese people and provides sports enthusiasm with more choices.

Nguyen Quang Hai listed AFC U23's top best players in history

As the biennial AFC U23 Asian Cup was officially kicked off on April 15, the continental football governing body has spotlighted Vietnamese Nguyen Quang Hai in the list of the top 10 players.

VFF President leads AFC delegation at U23 Asian Championship finals

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on April 15 that its President Tran Quoc Tuan has been appointed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as head of the AFC delegation at the ongoing U23 Asian Football Championship finals in Qatar.

Vinh wants Olympic medal in doping comeback

Trinh Van Vinh will represent Vietnam at the Paris Olympics this summer.

VFF to announce new head coach of Vietnam football team in May

Vietnam Football Federation is likely to announce the new head coach of the Vietnam national football team in early May to prepare for the upcoming match against the Philippines team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Vietnamese golfer wins title at Taiwan amateur tournament

Vietnamese golfer Nguyen Anh Minh successfully won the 31st Taiwan Amateur Golf Championship 2024 on April 12 in Kaohsiung city.

Volleyballer Thuy confirmed to make history with a deal playing in Turkey

Vietnamese most successful volleyball player Tran Thi Thanh Thuy will make a new high note in career as she will join the world’s strongest league in the next few weeks.

Vietnam has youngest squad at U23 Asian Cup 2024

The national U23 football team has been recognised as the youngest squad competing at the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup finals which will run from April 15 to May 3 in Qatar.

Japanese Aquaman becomes a Red River Warrior in Vietnam

It was not the first time Ayusawa Takanori hit the waves of Hanoi's mother river. He also took part in the first season on April 24, 2021 of the Red River Warrior and finished first.