Personalities

With his impressive achievements in recent times, Vietnam’s top tennis star Ly Hoang Nam has risen 18 places to reach the 272nd place in the world for the first time.

Football star Huynh Nhu has had her first match for Lank FC, a historic milestone for Vietnam as the first female footballer competing abroad.

Coach Park Hang-seo has said he and the Vietnam men’s football squad will make efforts to meet their goals this year, and work to promote young Vietnamese footballers.

Football star Nguyen Quang Hai has got a working visa for France, according to his representative Nguyen Dac Van, who added that he is expected to back to the European country this week.

Coach Park Hang-seo from the Republic of Korea (ROK) has extended his contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) for another year, from February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023.

Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh has been named as player of October during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s voting in the third round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers, the AFC said on October 17.

National team defender Doan Van Hau has been ruled out of the remaining World Cup qualifiers through injury.

Hoang Vinh Giang (1946 - 2021) is considered a visionary sports strategists and one of the "chief architects" of Vietnamese sports. He is credited with the rebuilding sports that had been banned for a long time, bringing in new sports and raising many other sports in Vietnam.

Vietnam football team’s captain Que Ngoc Hai has vowed to try his best with his teammates to raise the national flag at the Asia's third round of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Star athlete Tatyana McFadden and wheelchair tennis quad star Dylan Alcott start their participation in the Paralympics on Day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 28.

Weightlifters Thach Kim Tuan, Vuong Thi Huyen and Hoang Thi Duyen have qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, raising the total number of Vietnam’s official berths in the upcoming Games to 14.

Goal has released its list of the 25 most promising young footballers in the Southeast Asian region, with Vietnam being represented by four players, namely Nguyen Canh Tiep and Nguyen Van Bach (Song Lam Nghe An FC), Vo Nguyen Hoang (Saigon FC), and Nguyen Phi Hoang (SHB Da Nang).

After being named the best player of the 2020 V.League 1 season, forward Nguyen Van Quyet is favourite to take the Vietnamese Golden Ball award for the first time in his career.

National team star striker Pham Thi Hai Yen is thrilled with her opportunity to go abroad to play for Lank FC in the Campeonato Nacional III Championship, the third division of Portuguese women's football.

Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau will bid farewell to Dutch team SC Heerenveen and repatriate to play for V.League side Hanoi FC in the second half of the Vietnamese top flight season, according to an official announcement from Hanoi FC on Friday afternoon (July 10).

Fox Sports Asia has created a poll for football supporters to select their dream Asian defence and renowned Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau is listed among the nine nominees.

Vietnamese football star Nguyen Quang Hai has been listed as one of nine nominees for Asian Front Three by the prestigious sport website Fox Sports Asia.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has joined other continental footballers in the Asian Football Confederation's Break The Chain campaign to raise awareness about the coronavirus pandemic.

The world football governing body FIFA recently interviewed Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh ahead of the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualification match in March.

Vietnamese badminton star Nguyen Tien Minh is targeting a spot at the Tokyo Olympics, hoping to make it his fourth appearance at the games.

A new V.League season is about to kickstart next month, promising a fierce title race between the 14 participating teams. Let’s take a look at some of the domestic strikers who are much awaited for the upcoming 2020 season.

Vietnam U23s’ captain, Nguyen Quang Hai, has affirmed his determination to collect the full three points against Jordan U23s when the two sides meet on the second matchday of Group D in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship later tonight (Jan 13).

Having scored against the UAE national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier last November, Vietnamese promising striker Nguyen Tien Linh has expressed his confidence ahead of his U23 side’s opener at the upcoming 2020 AFC U23 Championship against UAE U23s.

Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh has been named by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in the list of stars promising to shine at the 2020 AFC U23 Championship.

Defender Doan Van Hau has made history for Vietnamese football as he becomes the first Vietnamese player to play for a Dutch first team, following his official debut for SC Heerenveen during a KNVB Cup second round match on December 18 morning (Vietnam time).

Vietnamese decorated swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will be honoured at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games scheduled in New Clark City, the Philippines on December 11.

Vietnam U22s’ top scorer Ha Duc Chinh has vowed to be well-prepared for the gold medal match against Indonesia U22s at this year’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines.

Good news has come to the Vietnamese sports with archers Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu and Do Thi Anh Nguyet having both qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.

Daniel Nguyen has gathered with the national tennis team after a short training camp in the US and is determined to win two gold medals in his first Southeast Asian (SEA) Games next month.

Asian media has praised goalkeeper Dang Van Lam after his fantastic performance in the wooden frame of the Vietnamese team in a draw with Thailand on the night of November 19.