Vietnam completely outclassed Syria to secure an 11-0 win and send out a warning to their Group D rivals at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018 qualifying opener on April 5.

The late winning shot by Van Thanh ensured Vietnam’s Hanoi FC a 2-1 win over Singapore’s Tampines Rovers in the 2017 AFC Cup on April 4, thus securing a top spot in Group G with eight points after four matches.

 Over 500 athletes will race in the 15th Le Fruit Triathlon in Ho Tram beach on the southern coast on June 10, event organisers Pulse Active company told Viet Nam News yesterday.

 Quang Ninh Coal hope to beat Singapore’s Home United in the third Group H match set for April 5 at the AFC Cup 2017 at the My Dinh National Stadium.

 A press conference for a 2056km bicycle race from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi that gets underway later this week was held on April 4 by the main sponsor of the event, Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV).

A relay will be held around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on April 9 in response to the 29th Southeast Asian Games and the 9th Southeast Asian Games for Athletes with Physical Disabilities hosted by Malaysia later this year. 

 Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh dropped five places to world No 52 in the latest rankings, the sport’s governing body has announced.

 Top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam cannot attend the Davis Cup 2017, Asia/Oceania Zone Group 2 because of injury, according to General Secretary of Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) Doan Quoc Cuong.

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has risen four places, from No 33 to No 29, in FIDE’s world rankings for April.

 Ly Hoang Nam jumped 36 spots to world No 591 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings, announced on April 3.

 Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won two golds and one silver at the Speedo Sectionals 2017 tournament held in Indianapolis, the US from March 30 to April 2.

 The global information technology giant IBM, on April 3, kicked off its project to support the southern province of Binh Duong in accelerating the implementation of its vision to become a smarter city between now and 2020. 

 Multisport competitions for both adults and children, including the popular Ironman race, are schedule to hit the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 7.

Young Vietnamese Karatedo marital artist Nguyen Thi Ngoan snatched a bronze medal at the ongoing Karate1 Premier League in Dubai, the UAE from March 31-April 3.

 Two Vietnamese earned their best in the last 32 round of the Seoul Fencing Grand Prix men’s and women’s sabre events yesterday.

 Vietnamese cyclists will take part in the Tour of Thailand from April 1 to 6.

 Tran Quyet Chien suffered a surprise early exit yesterday (Mar. 31) in the second round of the 3-cusion billiards World Cup in Luxor, Egypt as Cho Myung-woo from the Republic of Korea defeated him 37-40.

 Nguyen Quoc Ky was voted president of the Viet Nam Tennis Federation (VTF) following a two-day meeting which ended on March 31.

 Viet Nam’s Tran Quyet Chien has entered the second round of the Three-Cushion World Cup being held in Luxor, Egypt.

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) FC will welcome star midfielder Tran Minh Vuong back to action this weekend after his absence.