In an interview with Myanmar Times several days ago, striker Le Cong Vinh – captain of the Vietnam national football team - announced that he would retire next year and the AFF Cup 2016 would be his last AFF.

 Japan topped the medal table of the Asian Junior Athletics Championships, which concluded on June 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Vietnam national men’s football team beat Singapore 3-0 in the final of the 2016 AYA Bank Cup in Myanmar to take the trophy in the first time it attends.

Vietnam yesterday came from behind to beat Singapore to win the bronze medal at the Nations Cup in the U21 competition in Malaysia.

 Bui Huy Thong of Vietnam and his teammate, Azhar Mohd Noor from Singapore, triumphed in the first round of the Asia Road Racing Championship’s Asia Dream Cup, yesterday in Japan.

 Vietnam Women’s Grandmaster Nguyen Thi Mai Hung won a gold medal at the Asian Individual Blitz Women Chess Championship, which closed in Uzbekistan on Saturday.

 Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang brought their gold medals home after winning in the finals of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge yesterday in Hanoi.

 Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Le Quang Liem is close to winning the men’s title of the ongoing  Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 Japan’s Yokohama FC wants to renew a loan contract with midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) for another 5-10 years.

 Vietnam’s national football team jumped 12 places in the international football rankings, according to FIFA’s latest list.

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem tied with Wei Yi of China in the seventh round at the ongoing Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 Bruno Garcia said Vietnam find themselves in a difficult group for the upcoming Futsal World Cup but his team are 99 percent ready to spring another surprise.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem regained his top position in the men’s category at the ongoing Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem dropped to second place at the ongoing Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 Le Cong Vinh kept his promise and did a good job to help Vietnam beat Syria 2-0 in an international friendly match yesterday in Hanoi.

 Golfer Hoang Ngoc Quy will represent Việt Nam at the Scottish Open in July after winning the two-day Ballentine’s International Cup 2016.

 Vietnamese female Grandmaster Nguyen Thi Mai Hung beat Pourkashiyan Atousa of Iran in the fourth round at the Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh dropped three places to World No 35 in the latest rankings, the sport’s governing body announced.

 Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat added another accomplishment to his martial arts record with a gold medal at the 17th IFMA Muaythai World Championship, May 19-28, in Jonkoping Sweden.

 Marksmen who win an Olympic medal will receive a big bonus from sponsors according to the Vietnam Shooting Federation.