Bui Yen Ly of Vietnam entered the final of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships on May 26 in Jonkoping, Sweden.

 Nguyen Thi Quynh pocketed a gold medal at the SEA Pacific Fencing Championship in Pasig City, the Philippines.

 Hoang Xuan Vinh bagged a bronze medal at the International Sport Shooting Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Munich, Germany.

 Nguyen Dac Tien of Vietnam triumphed in the Thailand Open’s U18 tennis event in Muang Thong, on May 23.

 Vietnam’s Nguyen Quoc Nguyen finished third at the World Cup 3-Cushion Carom Billiards, which closed in HCM City on May 22.

 Ly Hoang Nam rose to No 886 in the ATP’s latest world rankings, released on May 23.

 The three-cushion carom billiards World Cup held in Ho Chi Minh City concluded on May 22 with the overall championship victory going to Frederic Caudron from Belgium.

 V.League 1’s Quang Ninh Coal has agreed to let their midfielder Nghiem Xuan Tu have a trial period at Germany’s FC Kaiserslautern in August.

 Vietnam grabbed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals yesterday at the Taiwan Athletics Open.

 The world’s top 32 players in three-cushion carom billiards are showing off their skills at the World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City, which opened on May 20.

 Vietnam has been placed in Group C of the Futsal World Cup to be held from September 10 to October 1, inclusive, in Columbia and will face tough competition from Italy, Paraguay and Guatemala.

 Vietnam won three gold medals at the two-day Taiwan Athletics Open on May 19.

Top players Ly Hoang Nam, Nguyen Hoang Thien and Nguyen Minh Tuan will compete in the Dà Nang Tennis Clubs Tournament at Tien Son Sports Centre between May 20 and 25.

 Vietnamese female boxers hope to have tickets to the Rio Olympics in 2016 via the World Boxing Championships, an Olympic qualifying round, to be held in Kazakhstan today.

 Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Rich “Ace" Franklin will have a martial arts exchange in HCM City on May 21.

  Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped six places to the 927th spot in the world rankings.

 Dinh Quang Linh defended his men’s singles title on the last day of the National Table Tennis Championships at Ho Xuan Huong Gymnasium in HCM City on May 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Football referee Ha Anh Chien, 40, has been banned for life following his serious mistakes at a V-League match last week, which made headlines for afew days.

 Vietnam top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam fell to Vishnu Vardhan of India on May 12 in the quarter-finals round of the India F3 Futures tennis tourney.

 Vietnam's Ly Hoang Nam went through to the quarter-finals of the India F3 Futures tennis tournament after his opponent withdrew yesterday in Jassowal City.