Vietnamese female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh successfully overcame her Taiwanese rival Hsu Wen Chi in the first round of the Denmark Open 2023 on October 19.

Despite 3 consecutive defeats in the recent FIFA Days event, the Vietnamese national football team still advanced on the FIFA rankings, which was released on October 18.

Vietnam suffered their third consecutive defeat, losing 0-6 at the hands of one-time World Cup quarterfinalists Republic of Korea (RoK).

The World Billiards Federation (UMB) has accepted Tran Quyet Chien's participation in the World Cup, ensuring that his international competition is not affected after his withdrawal from Chinese tournament in protest of cow-tongue map.

After beating Brunei 6-0 in the first qualifying round played on October 17, Indonesia will be in the second qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup, in the same group with Vietnam.

In early November, the second round of the 2023 National Volleyball Championship will commence in Dak Nong and Da Nang. The results of this round will determine which teams advance to the finals.

Luu Tu Bao receives nods from 100 per cent of delegates at the October 15 meeting to be President of the Vietnam Boxing Federation from 2023-28.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named a Vietnamese female referee supervisor, along with two local female referees, to take charge of several group games at the 2023 AFC Women's Club Championships.

Head coach of the Vietnamese national football team Philippe Troussier has been named among the greatest coaches in the history of the Asian Cup by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The nation’s leading Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam dropped 93 spots to world No. 471 in the men’s singles category, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced on October 16.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) set tough tasks for the national teams during its annual general meeting on October 15 in Hanoi.

According to organisers, Barkley was the most comprehensive player of VBA history. The 1.96m-tall star is a multi-purposed player under coach Matt Van Pelt.

Ethiopian runner Dino Sefir, who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, was the winner in the men’s 42-km competition at the Hanoi Marathon Heritage Race 2023 which was held in the capital on October 15.

In Vietnam, although Pickleball is relatively new and just starting to gain popularity, Vietnamese amateur players have already won the first international medals.

Their gold ended Vietnam’s 17 years of title drought in this rattan ball kicking sport.

Goals from Oston Uronov and Khusniddin Alikulov sealed a comfortable 2-0 win for Srecko Katanec’s team, while Philippe Troussier’s Vietnam had no answers, with not a single shot on target.

The Vietnamese national futsal team have risen two places to reach 37th place in the world, according to the latest Futsal World Ranking released on October 13.

The 15-strong contingency of Vietnam will compete in the U8, U10, and U12 age groups in the FIDE World Cadet Championships from October 14-27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Among the international runners making their debut in the race are Dino Sefir, Askale Margasa Tafa, and Jebesa Dabesa from Ethiopia.

Vietnamese female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh has progressed through to the quarter-final round of Arctic Open 2023 in Finland following two consecutive wins against several strong rivals.