Coach Hoang Anh Tuan has made a plan calling the best players to participate in the annual ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-19 Youth Championship to be held in Indonesia from July 1-15, looking towards the final round.

 Vietnam will host two international volleyball tournaments this summer, heard a press conference held by the Volleyball Federation of Vietnam on May 14 in Hanoi.

The Asian Games is seen as the focus of Vietnamese sport in 2018. With the goal of winning three to four gold medals, the sport sector is frantically making all preparations needed, aiming towards a successful Games in Indonesia.

 Vietnam won a bronze medal yesterday at the AFF U16 Girls’ Championship in Indonesia.

 Vietnam lost to Thailand 2-3 in the penalty shootout, following a goalless draw in the official time to rank fourth in the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship 2018 on May 12, which was held at the Hua Mak Gymnasium in Bangkok.

 More than 1,600 athletes from 56 countries, including 620 Vietnamese, took part in the triathlon race Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2018 in the central city of Da Nang on May 13. 

 The 12th international women’s volleyball tournament – VTV9 Binh Dien Cup kicked off at the sports centre of central Quang Nam province on May 12.

 Japanese women took all first, second and third prizes at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)’s Tuan Chau-Ha Long Opens 2018 which concluded in Ha Long city of the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on May 12.

 Vietnam will meet Laos in the third-place match of the AFF U16 Girls' Championship at 3 pm on May 13 at Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia.

 The FIFA World Cup 2018 will start in Russia in over a month but the Vietnam Television (VTV) has so far failed to land broadcasting rights due to the cost.

 Vietnamese duo Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Van Phuong booked a place in the semi-finals of men’s doubles of Viet Nam F2 Futures Tennis Tournament Vietravel Cup 2018 yesterday.

 The Tuan Chau-Ha Long Open 2018 of the FIVB World Tour kicked off at the Tuan Chau international tourism and entertainment site in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province, on May 10.

 The Vietnam U16 team will meet Thailand in the semi-finals of the AFF U16 Girls’ Championship in Indonesia.

Vietnam lost to defending champions Iran by five goals to zero in the semi-finals of the AFC Women’s Futsal Championships at Bangkok Arena in Thailand on May 10.

 The Vietnam U16 team will meet Thailand in the semi-finals of the AFF U16 Girls’ Championship in Indonesia on Friday.

 Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Ngoan hopes to change her medal colour at the 17th Asian Karate Federation Cadet, Junior & U-21 Championships, which will be held in Okinawa, Japan, from May 10 to May 13.

The leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the National Coaching Council, and head coach Park Hang-seo sat down for a meeting on May 7 to finalise their plans and preparations for the upcoming tournaments.

 National professional sport tournaments will be broadcast on the Viet Nam Cable Television’s (VTVcab) channels in 2018.

Striker Ha Duc Chinh of Da Nang has won the award for best goal this month in the national premier league by the Viet Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company.

Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam came from behind to beat Ji Hoon Son of South Korea in the first round of the Viet Nam F2 Futures tennis tournament held in Hue yesterday.