Montgomerie Links in the central province of Quang Nam has been selected as the best golf course in Vietnam in 2010-2011.

More than 160 athletes and 30 coaches have registered to take part in the 2011 National Shooting Championships, which began at the National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi on October 6.

The U21 Vietnamese football team will meet with U21 Thailand in a friendly match in the southern province of Ninh Thuan on October 7.  

The final round of the 2011 Asia U-19 Women’s Football Championships will take place in HCM City from October 6-16.

As many as 639 players from 40 teams including Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Thai Binh and Haiphong… have gathered for the 2011 Hanoi Badminton Open-Hanoi Television Cup  

Vietnam defeated Iran 2-1 to take the trophy in the final of the Thanh Nien Newspaper International in the Central Highland City of Pleiku on October 4.

More than 350 martial artists from 15 universities across the country are competing at the 8th National University Taekwondo Championships, which opened in the southern province of Binh Duong on October 4.

Five Vietnamese chess players are competing in the 1st Quin Huangdao Open Chess Tournament in Hebei, China from September 30- October 7.

Vietnamese football players had their final training course at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi on October 3 before leaving for a friendly match in Japan later the same day.

The Toyota National Student Volleyball Tournament 2011 opened at Phan Dinh Phung sports competition hall in Ho Chi Minh City on October 3.

 The State President of Vietnam has approved the application for Vietnamese citizenship submitted by 25-year-old overseas Vietnamese football player, Lee Nguyen.  

The second national tournament of Vovinam martial art clubs ended at the Quang Binh provincial Sports Centre on October 3 after three days of competition.

Vietnamese team has defeated Thai rivals to take berth to the final round of the U21 Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper Football Tournament, which is being held in the central highland province of Gia Lai from September 25-October 4.

Nguyen Thi Phuong from Thanh Hoa finished first in the 5.2km women's event of the 38th annual Run for Peace – Hanoi Moi newspaper race around Hoan Kiem Lake on October 2.

As many as 168 athletes are taking part in the first National Kick Boxing Championship, which opened in the central highland province of Dak Lak on October 2.

The National Beach Volleyball Tournament (Tanimex Cup 2011) kicked off in Vung Tau city on October 3.

Vietnam will participate in the Asian Body Building Championships in Bangkok, Thailand on October 4-7.

The U18 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Tournament-Bac Lieu Cup will take place in the southern city of Bac Lieu from October 8-16.

Despite being defeated in the first round of the Yonex Open 2011 in Japan, Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh still placed 7th in the Badminton World Federation rankings with 57,779 points.  

The Vietnamese football team gathered in Hanoi on September 30 to prepare for a friendly match against Japan on October 7.  

An international futsal tournament involving teams from China, Qatar, Uzbekistan, and hosts Vietnam, will take place at the Quan Ngua Sports Hall in Hanoi from October 7-9.

Vietnam’s Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has given an interview to Chessdom, a well-known website featuring chess tournaments, games and history.

The International Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament will take place in Vung Tau city from October 7-9.

The U21 Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper Football Tournament is being held in the central highland province of Gia Lai from September 25-October 4 with the participation of six domestic and international teams.

The Vietnam U23 squad won a 2-1 victory over their Singaporean rivals in the final match of the HCM City international football tournament on the evening of September 24, securing third place at the tournament.

A friendly table tennis tournament for people from ASEAN member countries was held by the Indonesian Consulate General and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City on September 24.

Weightlifter Nguyen Hong Ngoc from Ho Chi Minh City broke two national records in the 69kg men’s snatch event during the second day of the National Weightlifting Championships on September 23.

Sixteen-year-old Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien made it through to the boys’ U18, group 2 semi-final at the China Junior 15-Xiamen 2011 Tennis Championships on September 22.

The Vietnamese women’s football team will arrive in Kunming, China on September 25 to prepare for the 2011 Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championships this October.

Vietnam will send 593 athletes to the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to compete in 30 sports, the national Olympics Committee announced on Sept. 23.