Vietnam U20 football squad will attend a training camp in Germany, which is expected to start in March, to prepare for the World Cup Championship in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 The Vietnam Young Women’s Volleyball Team has moved up seven spots to stand at No. 18 overall in the latest official FIVB World Rankings.

 The National Ba Ra Mountain Climbing Tournament is scheduled to kick off on January 6 in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, the event’s organisers announced on January 3.

 Champion 10m air pistol shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh starts the new year 2017 out continuing to occupy the top spot in the latest International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) world rankings.

 The International Football Federation (FIFA) website has run an article lauding achievements of Vietnam futsal and U-19 teams, said Vietnamese Football Federation (VFF) on January 3.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has  been fined USD38,000 after local football fans threw stones through the windows of a bus carrying the Indonesian football squad to their hotel in Hanoi last month.

 Hanoi Buffaloes will compete in the Thailand Basketball Super League with three foreigners.

 The following are Vietnam's top 10 sports events of 2016.

 Thai Son Nam claimed yesterday won the second National Futsal Cup, held in HCM City.

 Following a successful year in sports in 2016, Viet Nam is gearing up for even better results next year, according to the National Sports Administration.

 On December 30, the jury for the Golden Ball Awards unveiled the shortlist for the best candidates for each sports category.

 The Hanoi Buffaloes will take part in the Thailand Basketball Super League, which kicks off on January 7.

 Hundreds of Vietnamese journalists in three cities yesterday voted for markman Hoang Xuan Vinh as the best player of 2016 due to his successful achievements during the year.

 Quang Ninh Coal won the National Super Cup, beating Hà Nội Football Club (Hà Nội FC) 4-2 on a penalty shootout at Hà Nội’s Hàng Đấy Stadium yesterday.

 Le Cong Vinh, new vice president of HCM City FC signed two new contracts ahead of the V.League season, just a few days following his promotion.

 All Vietnamese players were knocked out of the Thailand F6 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on December 28 in Hua Hin.

Quang Nam will host the 2017 RS: One World Championships, the sixth of its kind and Vietnam Open Windsurfing Race during Quang Nam Heritage Festival next year, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 An 87th minute header by Keitaishii gave Yokohama the goal it needed to beat Thailand and win the Thanh Nien U21 Cup in HCM City yesterday.

 Ly Hoang Nam and teammate Kittiphong of Thailand have defeated the Russian duo of Aleksandr - Maksim in the first round of the men’s doubles at the Thailand F6 Futures tournament.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam dropped four places on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)’s latest men’s singles rankings to the 662nd position.