On the afternoon of July 25, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) held the closing ceremony and award ceremony of the National U21 Football Championship - FPT Play 2026 Cup at the PVF Youth Football Training Center (Nghĩa Trụ commune, Hưng Yên).

On the evening of July 25, at Chanh Hung Futsal Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Thai Son Bac Club defeated Tan Hiep Hung Club (Ho Chi Minh City) 6-0 in the final round to claim the 2026 HDBank National Futsal Championship title. This victory ended their 16-year wait to return to the top of Vietnamese futsal.

On the afternoon of July 25, the remaining two quarterfinal matches of the U17 National Championship Finals – Red Dragon Cup 2026 took place with dramatic twists. At Pleiku Arena, U17 Hanoi, benefiting from an age advantage, took the initiative to push their formation high and put pressure on U17 PVF-CAND's goal right from the opening whistle.

Defending runners-up Thailand defeated Laos 5-0 while playing with a numerical advantage for most of the match in their Group B opener of the 2026 ASEAN Cup, thus securing a favorable start on their journey to the championship.

Thai Son Bac has officially claimed the title at the 2026 HDBank National Futsal Championship after a convincing victory over Tan Hiep Hung Ho Chi Minh City in the final round. The historic championship comes after a 16-year wait and with just a one-point lead over Thai Son Nam Ho Chi Minh City.

Adriel Silva is reportedly on the radar of Hanoi Police, opening the possibility of the Brazilian center-back playing in the capital after leaving Hanoi FC.

The FIBA International Solidarity Cup four-nation invitation tournament resulted in two consecutive wins: the first game was 113-79 against Cameroon, followed by a back-to-back second game of 74-63 against Georgia. In the second game, China's shooting touch was far from the explosive performance of the first game (16-for-31 from three), with only 4-for-22 from three (about 18% accuracy) and even free throws at 16-for-23 (about 70%).

Following a 7-0 victory over Timor Leste in their Group A opener of the 2026 ASEAN Cup, the Vietnam team has come back to Hanoi to get ready for their home match against Singapore.

On July 25th Beijing time, the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League semifinal wrapped up. The Chinese team couldn't pull off a miracle, falling 0-3 cleanly to Turkey and failing to reach the final. Vargas was too strong, scoring 23 points single-handedly. Now they'll only face Italy for the bronze medal. Yet this match also brought four harsh realities to light for China.

In the Shanghai Derby on the evening of July 25, Port successfully avenged themselves against Shenhua with a 2-0 victory. Goals from Leonardo and Li Xinxiang not only secured the cross-city win for Port but also brought their points total to 19, allowing them to surpass Shenhua, who also have 19 points, in the standings. After the match, many Port fans joked, "Thanks to our Shenhua brothers, otherwise we would really be struggling to avoid relegation.