Two goals each by Nguyen Cong Vinh and Nguyen Van Toan helped Vietnam to secure their first international win under coach Nguyen Huu Thang over Chinese Taipei in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification’s Asian category.

 The central city of Da Nang is gearing up for the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG 5) scheduled for September 24 – October 3, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Ly Hoang Nam has defeated Yu Cheng-yu of Chinese Taipei in a head to head match in the main round of the Kofu International Open Tennis men’s singles in Japan.

 Vietnamese athletes will head to the next rounds of the SKYCITY New Zealand Open badminton tournament in Auckland City.

 Vu Thi Hang secured a berth to compete at the coming Olympics in Brazil on March 20.

 Nguyen Thanh Ngung qualified for the Brazil Olympics via the 2016 Asian 20km race walking championships in Nomi-shi, Japan on March 20.

 One of the toughest adventure races in the world – Tu Lan Adventure Race 2016 – will get underway on April 28 in Quang Binh Province, according to an announcement by Oxalis, the race organizer.

 About 5,000 professional and amateur runners and tourists are expected to compete in the Da Nang International Marathon on August 6.

  The Chervo Vietnam Open Championship 2016 will be played on three golf courses and will include three rounds, the event’s organising board announced on Thursday.

 More than US$1 million has been mobilised from Thai and Vietnamese sponsors so far to serve the fifth Asian Beach Games 2016 (ABG 5) that will take place in the central city of Da Nang in September.

  Keneko Hiromi of Japan won the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament, Biwase Cup 2016 yesterday.

 Only two Vietnamese players won at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Asia 14 and Under Championships Division 1’s first matches at Lan Anh tennis club in HCM City on March 15.

 Vietnam won two silver medals at the 51st Portuguese International Badminton Championship on March 13.

Vietnamese master Pham Le Thao Nguyen took the crown in the HD Bank Cup International Open Chess Masters women’s category tournament yesterday.

  Midfielder Nguyen Van Quyet has been cut from the national team’s March summons, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

 Sailors of the Da Nang-Vietnam team recently completed the Clipper World Yacht Race’s 8th leg in Quingdao, Shandong province, China in 8th place.

 The Philippines and Myanmar will co-host the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Council decided at its meeting in Vietnam ’s Da Nang City on March 12, reported Hanoi Moi newspaper.

 Z.com, a Japanese GMO Internet Group providing Internet solutions, signed a deal with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in Hanoi on March 11 to sponsor the national football team.

 Hai Phong monopolised the top spot of the 2016 V-League standings with 12 points as they extended their winning streak to four matches following a narrow 1-0 fourth-round win against QNK Quang Nam on March 12.

 Vietnam has been drawn in Group A along with Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines at the 2016 AFF Women’s Championship, to take place in Mandalay, Myanmar from July 26 to August 4.