Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has climbed two steps to secure 7th place in the latest World Badminton Federation (WBF) ratings.

The upcoming match between the Vietnamese national football team and Qatar in the second qualifying round for the 2014 World Cup has drawn attention from the Associated Press (AP).

Nearly 300 athletes from 16 teams nationwide are competing in the final round of the 2011 National Junior Football Tournament, which opened in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak on July 22.

2010 Asian Karate champion, Shinohara Shohei, will arrive in Vietnam on July 25 to begin a two year Karate teaching programme, announced the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Around 300 martial artists from 22 countries, including France, Italy, Denmark, Cambodia and Indonesia will take part in the 2nd World Vietnamese Martial Arts (Vovinam) Championships in Ho Chi Minh City from July 28-31.

The 2011 National Women’s Football Championships closed in the northern province of Ha Nam on April 9.

The 7th National Sports Festival for Ethnic Minorities, Zone II, officially kicked off in the central province of Quang Nam on July 20.

The Vietnamese national football team left Vietnam on July 20 in preparation for the first leg match with Qatar in the 2014 World Cup second qualifying round.

The Vietnamese team, led by two coaches: Nguyen Thanh Huy and Le Minh Khuong, flied to Russia on July 22 to attend the 6th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships.

On July 19, the Tuoi Tre (Young Age) newspaper in collaboration with the Vietnam Television Centre, Binh Dien Fertilizer Company and Vietnam Golf introduced the third annual golf tournament scheduled to take place at the Thu Duc golf-course in Ho Chi Minh City on July 23.

The National Rowing and Canoeing Junior Championships 2011 officially closed at the Ho Tay (West Lake) Boat Club in Hanoi on July 19.

As many as 236 swimmers are competing for 106 sets of medals at the National Youth Swimming Championships, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 19.

As many as 86 female boxers from 20 teams across the country are taking part in the 2011 National Women Boxing Tournament which kicked off in the northern province of Lao Cai on July 18.

The Vietnamese national football team’s chief coach, Falko Goetz, has appeared optimistic about the coming match with Qatar in the 2014 World Cup qualifier.

International Grand Master Le Quang Liem will compete in the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Germany from July 21-31.

The Hanoi team topped the medal tally at the 2011 National Junior Diving Tournament, which concluded in the northern province of Phu Tho on July 18.

The Vietnamese national team defeated the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) with a score of 3-0 and took third prize at the 2011 International Women’s Volleyball Tournament for the VTV-Sun Group Cup, which ended in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak on July 16.

The Vietnamese U16 football team will play Myanmar on July 16 in its last match of the qualifying round for the U16 Southeast Asian Football Championships.

The Vietnamese national team is travelling to China to take part in the Asian Karatedo Championships from July 17-25.

World no. 9 Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Chinese rival Bao Chun Lai for the first time at the quarter-final match of the US Open Badminton Championships on July 14.

The Vietnam Football Team, including 24 players, headed by coach Falko Gotz, will gather at the Thanh Long Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on July 17 to take six training sessions before leaving for Qatar on July 20.

Vietnam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh secured his berth in the quarter-final round of the US Open Grand Prix Gold after defeating Kashyap Parupalli on July 14 in California. 

Binh Dinh will represent Vietnam at the ASEAN U13 Football Championship in Thailand from July 15-18.

Ho Chi Minh City Baseball Federation was established on July 9, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

Nguyen Thi That won the second stage of the National Women’s Open Cycling Tournament, An Giang Television Cup, on July 11.

Outstanding Vietnamese athlete Truong Thanh Hang secured a berth for the 2012 London Olympics after winning a gold medal at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships on July 10.

The Vietnamese U16 football team lost 0-5 to Singapore on July 8 in their first match at the U16 Southeast Asian Football Championships, which is taking place in Laos from July 7-20.

Vietnam’s national football team will gather for its second training course in Ho Chi Minh City on July 17 to prepare for the 2014 World Cup second qualifiers.

The International Women's Volleyball Tournament, VTV-Sun Group Cup will kick off on July 9 at the Buon Ma Thuot city Gymnasium in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Outstanding Vietnamese athlete Truong Thanh Hang won a silver medal at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships, which is taking place in Kobe, Japan.