Vietnam's Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won his first match at the Spice Cup in the US on October 16. 

Vietnam took the lead at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Vovinam Championships in Cambodia over the weekend, with 9 gold and 10 silver medals.

Nguyen Tai Duc, a student from the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School, has reached the semi-finals of the one-handed event in the first World Rubik’s Cube Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 14-16.  

The National Cycling Tournament opened in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on October 17.

Japan has successfully defended their champion title after defeating Vietnam 6-0 in the final of the Asian Women’s U19 Football Championships.

Vietnam’s football squad trounced Singapore 9-1 in their opening match at the 2011 Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Women's Championships in Laos on October 16.

Vietnamese athlete Phan Thi Ha Thanh has earned a bronze medal at the ongoing 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Japan.

The twelve players of Vietnam’s national badminton team will fly to Indonesia on November 1 to prepare for the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

Nguyen Thanh Tung of Vietnam took home a gold medal today at the World Wushu Championship taking place in Turkey after he topped the men’s non-fighting event Taijiquan with 9.68 points.  

The Army team claimed the 17th National Shooting Championships, which closed in Hanoi on October 14, with a total medal haul of 18 gold, 15 silver and 10 bronze medals.      

The Vietnamese women football team is set to defend its champion title at the 2011 Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Women's Championships in Laos.  

 As many as 23 teams will compete in the 10th Municipal Students Football Championships to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from October 22-November 26 to mark the 55th anniversary of the Vietnam Youth Union (October 15).  

The 2011 VFF-Eximbank Cup will be held at the National My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi from October 19 to 23 by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Super International Grand chess master Le Quang Liem left Ho Chi Minh City on October 12 to attend the SPICE Cup in the US from October 15-25.

Eight teams from Vietnam and abroad are competing at the International Football Championships-Number One Cup in the southern province of Binh Phuoc from October 11-20.

The Vietnamese team has recorded positive results at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships being held in Japan from October 8-16.

Vietnam’s U19 women team was defeated 0-5 by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) team in the final round of the 2011 Asia U-19 Women’s Football Championships.

Vietnam pocketed a bronze medal at the International Futsal (indoor football) Tournament Hanoi 2011, losing 2-3 to Uzbekistan in the last round on October 9 at the Quan Ngua Sport Palace. 

Vietnamese gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh has qualified for the women’s vault final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Young International Tennis Prudential Cup-Bac Lieu 2011 opened in the southern city of Bac Lieu on October 9.

The first National Kick Boxing Championships closed in the central highland province of Dak Lak on October 9.

China 1 has won the International Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament which concluded in the southern city of Vung Tau on October 9.

Vietnam’s top player Nguyen Hoang Thien has climbed from number 145 to 135 in the latest International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings.

Vietnam's German football coach Falko Goetz was satisfied with his team's performance, although Vietnam lost 0-1 to Japan in a friendly match in Kobe, Japan, on October 7.

Vietnam defeated China 2-0 at the ongoing international futsal tournament, which kicked off at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi on October 7.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son earned a bronze medal at an international open chess tournament that concluded in China on October 7.

The International Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament-Khang Linh Cup 2011 opened in Vung Tau City on October 7.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Minh Linh has won two gold medals at both Asian and world championships, which are concurrently taking place in Thailand.

Australia made a come back to overcome Vietnam 4-3 in the opening game of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s U19 Championship in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese bodybuilder Pham Van Mach has won a gold medal in the 55kg category of the ongoing 2011 Asian Championships in Thailand, which coincides with the 3rd World Bodybuilding Championships for Women.