More than 220 amateur cyclists will race in the Da Nang Cycling Open-Asanzo Cup along the coast this Sunday to raise funds for victims of Agent Orange (AO) in Da Nang.

 One of the fiercest rivalries in the world of chess today has resumed with the announcement by Magnus Carlsen that he will compete at Chess World Cup 2017 set for September 1-25 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

 Vietnam lost 0-3 to South Korea in their first match in the Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship being held in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Monday.

 Thai Son Nam defeated Al Dhafra 2-0 in the final match of the AFC Futsal Club Championship’s group A yesterday at Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in HCM City. 

 The Vietnamese women’s futsal team arrived in Japan on July 24 for training ahead of the upcoming SEA Games.

 Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has become the No 1 seed in Southeast Asia region, as per the latest ATP world rankings released on Monday.

 Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh missed the chance to enter the final round of the 2017 Yonex US Open Badminton Championships at the Anaheim Convention Centre Arena on July 23.

 The Ho Chi Minh City International Track and Field Championships Open 2017 is scheduled to be held on July 27-28 at the Thong Nhat Stadium.

 Vietnam has earned a berth at the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship to be held in China next year.

 The Philippines has pulled out of hosting the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, as its Government decided to use the sport funding for re-building conflict-hit areas in Marawi.

 Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Van Phuong won the final match in the men’s singles at the U18 Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit – BECAMEX Cup 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City on July 22.

Vietnam’s national U15 team returned home on July 23 with the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Under-15 Championship trophy held in Thailand.

 Vietnam topped Group I, which saw the hosts beating Macau 8-1, in the second-round match of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship qualification in Ho Chi Minh City on July 21.

 The central province of Khanh Hoa will host the National Junior Clubs Volleyball Championships in Nha Trang City on October 1-14.

 Nguyen Tien Minh earned a ticket to compete in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Yonex US Open Badminton Championships at the Anaheim Convention Centre Arena today.

 Nguyen Van Phuong and Huynh Thinh made the final of the ITF Junior Circuit – HCM City’s boys’ doubles tennis tournament on July 20.

 The Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts Association has banned the Nam Huynh Dao Kung Fu School from participating in any competition with the martial artist Pierre Francois Flores without official permission.

 Vietnamese athletes pocketed two gold medals on the last day of the ASEAN School Games, ASG, yesterday in Singapore.

 Vietnam’s national cricket team will make history by competing for the first time at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia next month.

 Nguyen Van Phuong of Viet Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the ITF Junior Circuit – HCM City yesterday.