Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has drawn with M.Paragua from the host Philippines in the sixth round of the Asian Continental Chess Championships.

Vietnam came out a triumphant first at the Southeast Asian Rowing Championships which wrapped up on May 19 in Malaysia.

Vietnam has triumphed at a Southeast Asian Rowing Championships in Malaysia, bringing home five golds, four silvers and a bronze.

(CPV) - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on May 16 officially signed a two – year contract with coach Hoang Van Phuc.

(CPV) – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has urged relevant agencies to build a velodrome and trade-service complex in My Dinh national stadium.

The PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gaz Distribution Joint Stock Company (PVGASD) has agreed VND1 billion (USD47.600) sponsorship deal with the national beach volleyball team.

(CPV) - In the final stage of the 2013 Asia Athletics Grand Prix that took place on May 12 in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, Vietnamese athlete Do Thi Thao won her third silver medal in the 800m event.

The National Shooting Cup will commence on May 14 at Hanoi's National Sports Training Centre.

The national age groups finswiming-swimming championships is scheduled to kick off at Phu Tho club in Ho Chi Minh city on May 14.

(CPV) – From May 16-19, the 2013 Larue Cup football tournament will be held at Hanoi’s Quan Ngua Sports Complex.

(CPV) – At Ho Chi Minh City’s Army Theatre, on May 7, Saigon Liberation newspaper in collaboration with Impressionism EEC Event JSC held the Gala Awards 2012 Vietnam Golden Ball.

(CPV) - The Huda 2013 student football tournament opened in Vinh city, Nghe An province on May 6, with the participation of universities and colleges from the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Thua Thien – Hue, and Da Nang city.

(CPV) - The 16^th national archery tournament opened in Vinh Long province with the participation of 130 athletes from 14 cities, provinces.

(CPV) - According to the Vietnam Table-tennis Federation, this year, the national squad was scheduled to travel to Paris from May 13-20 for the 2013 World Championship.

Members of the national shooting team are practising hard at the National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi to prepare for the upcoming 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich, Germany from May 23 - 30.

The National Futsal Championships will open in Ho Chi Minh city on May 11.

Do Thi Thao will be Vietnam’s sole representative at the upcoming Asian Grand Prix, kicking off in the Thai capital Bangkok on May 4.

The 2013 Tuan Chau – Ha Long Asian Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament opened on April 25 in Ha Long City, northeast province of Quang Ninh.

(CPV) – The first national dragon boat tournament Eximbank 2013 will take place from April 25 to May 3 in Ha Tien town, in Vietnam's Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

(CPV) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved regulations on the 7th national sports festival in 2014.