The V. League is again facing a crisis with FLC Thanh Hoa president threatening to walk out with his team if the eight-match ban against captain Pape Omar Faye is not revoked.

 Vietnam will meet Hong Kong in group 2’s first round of the Davis Cup, Asia-Oceania zone, on February 3 in HCM City’s Phu Tho tennis club.

 Viet Nam’s best female gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh has decided to retire from competitive events.

 Italian motorcycle racing icon Valentino Rossi will visit Vietnam on February 12, Yamaha Vietnam announced on its Facebook fan page.

The VN Football Federation has decided to suspend Senegalese striker Pape Omar Faye of FLC Thanh Hoa for eight matches after he made a rude gesture towards supporters during the match between Thanh Hoa and Khanh Hoa.

 The northern province of Nam Dinh and the central province of Quang Binh will host the first round of the National Volleyball Championships on March 21-28, the Viet Nam Volleyball Federation has announced.

 Vietnam won four gold medals at the International Taekwondo Technique Open which closed in Lille, France on January 16.

 Saigon Heat found their first win in the ASEAN Basketball League after defeating Kaohsiung Truth 99-86 on January 14 on their home turf in HCM City.

 Viet Nam took top position in the Southeast Asian Vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial art) Championship, yesterday in Seam Reap, Cambodia.

 Viet Nam’s U20 football team will host a friendly match against six-time U20 world champion’s Argentina in Hanoi.

 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champions Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc has decided to retire.

 Quang Ninh Coal defeated HCM City 2-0 in the second round of the V. League 1 in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Friday.

 Vietnam’s national football squad is placed 136th with 218 points in the latest FIFA rankings, two notches lower than that in the previous month.

 After a fruitful 2016, Vietnamese sport is stepping into the year of 2017 with an “old and new” problem namely the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

 Top Vietnamese marksmen Hoang Xuan Vinh and Tran Quoc Cuong are due to take part in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017 set for February 23-March 1 in India.

 Trinh Linh Giang has climbed up the ATP world ranking to stand at No 1,637, the ATP’s announcement has revealed.

The International Tennis Federation is willing to cooperate with the Vietnam Tennis Federation and HCM City to deploy training programmes for Vietnamese tennis players and trainers, helping the country to obtain higher international achievements.

 Young tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has moved up 7 spots to No. 641 in men’s singles rankings in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings.

 The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 is scheduled to begin across the country at 7am on March 26, announced the Vietnam Sports Administration.

 David Haggerty, President of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), is in Vietnam as part of activities to prepare for the ITF’s Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in August.