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Bulgarian Gymnast Grabs 5 Medals at International Competition

The young Bulgarian Anjela Ivanova won two gold and three silver medals at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final in Norway, BTA reported. She ranked first in the rope and ribbon competitions.

Sports | November 6, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 975

Bulgarian Doubles Sambo World Champion Title

Georgi Georgiev of Bulgaria has doubled his World Champion title in sambo after winning the competition in Sofia. In the 74kg category the Bulgarian defeated Timur Rahmatulaev of Israel to grab the gold medal.

Sports | November 5, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2538

Bulgaria's Volleyball Side Lands New Sponsors

Bulgaria's Telco BTC and mobile operator vivatel have become the new sponsors of the Bulgarian volleyball side, the companies announced Thursday. They will help the team attend the world championship in Japan, it was announced at a press conference where

Sports | November 2, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1106

Bulgarian Gymnast Lands Switzerland Gold

Bulgaria's Olympic medallist Jordan Jovtchev grabbed a gold medal in Switzerland, Darik News reported. Jovtchev's rings dominance showed yet again at the Arthur Gander international Championship, leading him to the top of the ladder.

Sports | November 2, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 817

Levski Quit UEFA League Hopes after 0-3 from Werder

Levski Sofia's clash with Werder Bremen ended in disastrous 3-0 on Tuesday. The defeat dumped the final opportunity for the Bulgarian club to prolong their European adventure this season.

Sports | October 31, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1443

1,300 Policemen to Guard Bulgaria's Levski- Werder Bremen Clash

A total of 1,300 policemen will make sure there are no incidents at the football game between Bulgaria's FC Levski versus Werder Bremen on Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior announced. Fans will be able to enter the Vassil Levski stadium after going throu

Sports | October 31, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1127

Levski Coach Apologizes to Werder, Barca for Squashy Grass

The coach of Bulgaria's Levski FC Stanimir Stoilov said that he is a bit embarrassed by the state of the national stadium's grass before the games against Werder Bremen and Barcelona. I would like to apologize to both teams for the bad state of the grass

Sports | October 30, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1256

Beckham May Be Joining Bulgaria's Berbatov in Tottenham

Bulgaria's star striker Dimitar Berbatov may see his star overshadowed, for UK's David Beckham could very well be headed back to his homeland and into Tottenham Hotspurs. The team's manager Martin Jol has told Daily Mail that he is thinking of making a "

Sports | October 30, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1066

Bulgaria's Ice Duo Grabs Skate America Gold Bleeding

World ice-skating champions Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski won the gold medal in the Skate America tournament in bloodied costumes after a crash with another couple during practice.

Sports | October 29, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1144

Bulgaria's Chess Top Master Fails to Reach Essent Top

Bulgaria's best chess player and former World Champion Vesselin Topalov has outplayed Ivan Sokolov for his second win in a row at the Essent Chess Tournament. But in his next game Topalov lost to Judit Polgar with white ending the contest with a total ba

Sports | October 28, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1529

Bulgaria's Ice-Skating Duo Takes Skate America by Storm

Bulgaria's top ice-skating duo Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski have taken a decisive lead in the Skate America tournament in Los Angeles. The World skating champions have a 4.

Sports | October 27, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2272

Bulgaria's National Side "Would Take Back Captain Petrov"

The executive manager of the Bulgarian national football team Dimitar Dimitrov claims the doors are still open for the return of departed captain Stilian Petrov. "I believe Stilian will change his mind," Dimitrov told Darik News.

Sports | October 27, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 818

Bulgaria's Levski Fans Find Secret Trump against Werder

Bulgarian fans are preparing with special morale-heightening props for the Levski-Werder Bremen clash on 31 October in Sofia.

Sports | October 26, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 831

Juventus Eyeing Another Bulgarian Striker

Italy's Juventus must be quite happy with star striker Valeri Bojinov, for they already have their eye on another Bulgarian who plays that position. Juventus scouts have spent the past week evaluating the skills of Tsvetan Genkov, who plays for Lokomotiv

Sports | October 24, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3189

Huge Queues in Sofia for Werder Bremen - Levski Tickets

Hundreds of fans of Bulgaria's Levski FC lined up in long queues Tuesday morning to get their hands one of the 30,000 tickets for the clash with Werder Bremen. The biggest enthusiasts turned up in front of the ticket office as early as 6 am, four hours b

Sports | October 24, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 954

Levski Advances in Bulgaria's Championship with 3:0 over Botev

Bulgaria's Levski FC advanced its lead in the A group of the local championship with a 3:0 win over Plovdiv's Botev. The country's only UEFA Champions League representative is the leader in the group with 28 points, three points away from Lokomotiv, whic

Sports | October 23, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 783

Bulgaria's Star Stiker Berbatov Gives First Interview after Tottenham Transfer

Bulgaria's hot spur Dimitar Berbatov gave his first interview for the UK newspaper Daily Mail after he joined FC Tottenham. Tottenham's new guy is just trying to find his way around and come to terms with his new surroundings, said the author of the inte

Sports | October 21, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1686

Bulgarian Grabs Medal at World Gymnastics Championship

Bulgaria's Olympic medallist Jordan Jovtchev grabbed a silver medal in the rings competition at the 39th World Gymnastics Championship in Aarhus, Denmark. Jovtchev was 5th at the qualifications but received the high 16,325 points for his final performanc

Sports | October 21, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 840

Media, Coaches Pour Praise Over Bulgaria's "Elegant" Berbatov

Bulgaria's striker Berbatov added yet another notch to his belt of world-wide praise with Reuters calling him an "elegant" player who helped his team of Tottenham Spurs grab a win as guests against Besiktas. Berbatov is one of the top players in the UEFA

Sports | October 20, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1178

Atletico Madrid Won't Be Replacing Injured Petrov

Atletico Madrid is not planning on looking for temporary replacements for Bulgarian midfielder Martin Petrov, who was injured and will be off the team for half a year.

Sports | October 19, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 752

Werder Bremen Crashes Bulgaria's Levski with 2:0

Werder Bremen's Diego scored in the 74th minute of the team's clash against Bulgaria's Levski FC, rounding up the score at 2:0. The Brazilian surprized goalkeeper Georgi Petkov after his fellow countryman Naldo netted the first goal in the very end of th

Sports | October 18, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1236
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