Vietnam’s national men’s football team will have a friendly match with Syria on May 31 at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi, the Vietnam Football Federation announced.

 There were no surprises in the second round match of the Badminton Asia Championship on April 28 when Vietnamese Nguyen Tien Minh lost to world leading athlete Lin Dan in the men’s singles event.

 Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc on April 28 won the first gold medal for Vietnam at the Singapore Open Track and Field Championships in race walking by capturing the women’s 20-km bronze.

 The Vietnamese female weightlifting team are likely to earn a spot at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

 The Tuan Chau – Ha Long 2016 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship got underway on the resort island of Tuan Chau in Ha Long city, in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.

 Nguyen Tien Minh will face badminton legend Lin Dan in the second round of the Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan, China.

 Vietnamese players had a good start at the Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships which began yesterday in Wuhan, China.

 National singles ace Nguyen Tien Minh and nine other team members are representing Vietnam in the 2016 Badminton Asia Championships, taking place in Wuhan, China from April 26 to May 1. 

 The 2016 Asian Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship is scheduled to kick off tomorrow at the Tuan Chau International Entertainment Arena in the northern coastal city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh province.

 Pham Thi Thao and Ta Thanh Huyen passed the Olympics qualifying round in the women’s lightweight double sculls category in Chungju, South Korea, on April 25.

 Trinh Van Vinh of Vietnam grabbed a gold and a silver medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan yesterday.

On April 25, K+ Satellite Digital Television announced that it has acquired the broadcast rights of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2016-19 season.

 Pham Thi Hue yesterday earned the 15th Olympic slot for Vietnam after her success during the rowing qualification tournament in South Korea.

 Nguyen Thi Hai brought home three gold medals from the IPC Athletics Grand Prix, which wrapped up in Beijing, China yesterday.

 Vietnam’s national futsal team could not surprise Japan in their friendly match in Kariya, Japan on April 22.

 Ho Chi Minh City successfully defended its title at the National Vovinam Clubs Championships which closed in the southern province of An Giang on April 22.

 The National Golf Championship for Seniors will kick off at Thua Thien - Hue Province’s Laguna Lang Co Golf Course on April 30.

Becamex Binh Duong’s trip to the Asian Football Confederation Champions League ended yesterday after their 0-3 loss to Jiangsu Suning in the fifth round match of Group E.

 Vietnam won two gold and five bronze medals at the Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, which closed in the Philippines on Monday.

 Vietnam are in the “Group of Death” at the ASEAN U-16 Football Championship.