Vietnam could bring some surprises at the finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, which will open in China on January 9, said an article on the Chinese sports website catjc.com.

 Saigon Heat has added two players, Maxie Esho and Michael Williams, to strengthen its line-up for the ongoing ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

 Vietnam’s football teams had an outstanding 2017 with six national teams qualifying for Asian championships and this will prove to be their achievement as well as challenge in 2018.

 Vietnam traditional martial arts (Vovinam) will be an official sport at the upcoming ASEAN University Games.

 HCM City FC made another surprise in the transfer market on January 8 when they introduced their newest player, Brazilian striker Gustavo Santos Costa.

 Vietnam’s coach Park Hang-seo on January 7 announced the names of 23 players who will compete in the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championship finals.

 Former Vietnam national team coach Toshiya Miura said he hopes to lead V.League 1 club Ho Chi Minh City to third place this season.

 Viet Nam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was defeated in the semi-final of the Hong Kong F6 Futures tennis tournament yesterday. 

 Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem has fallen to 23rd spot, with a new Elo rating of 2,737, in the latest International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings for January 2018.

 Viet Nam’s Ly Hoang Nam defeated No 3 seed Reboul Fabien of France in the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong F6 Futures tournament yesterday.

 Following the completion of legal procedures, American David Harrison Arnold of Saigon Heat has become a resident of Viet Nam and will now be classified as a local player in the team at the ongoing ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) 2018.

 Former striker of the national U22 and U23 teams, Nguyen Huu Khoi, signed a one-year contract with South Korean K3 League team Siheung City FC on Thursday.

 The Vietnam U-23 team tied with Palestine 1-1 in the friendly match held in China on January 4.

 Vietnamese tennis ace Ly Hoang Nam is still inside the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)’s top 500 tennis players in early 2018.

Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh was named second in the world men’s 10m air pistol rankings for January, according to the latest announcement by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

The nation’s top tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam entered the quarterfinals of Hong Kong F6 Futures tournament yesterday.

 Vietnam’s top ten athletes in 2017

 Vietnam’s strongest male badminton players will compete at the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters which is scheduled for January 9-14 in Bangkok.

Vietnam had a successful sporting 2017, and the country’s athletes hope to build on this solid foundation at the Asian Games, the AFF Cup and various domestic and international events.

 Viet Nam’s national women’s football team have been invited to play in an international four-side friendly competition in Guangzhou, China, on January 19-23.