Bulgarian sport journalists have voted Olympic shooter Maria Grozdeva October's Athlete of The Month in the country. Grozdeva is two-time Olympic champion, and also won the World Cup in Taiwan at the end of October.
Bulgaria's basketball champion Lukoil Academic won a major victory over Italians Vertical Vision in a Group D match for the ULEB Cup. Even without superstar center Priest Lauderdale and guard Nenad Pistoljevic, the Bulgarians managed to wring out 111-108
Bulgaria's carting aces will try the skills of seven-times world champion in Formula 1 Michael Schumacher. The carting race is scheduled to take place in Kerpen, the Schumacher brothers' hometown, on November 27, Bulgarian news agency reported.
Bulgarian national team goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov pledged to take a local newspaper to court over an insult. The player was maddened by 7 Dni Sport, the country's leading sport daily, calling him a "fool" after a lapse in the World Cup qualifier against
Bulgarian Evgenia Radanova, five times absolute short track European champion, won the Alta Valtellina Trophy in Bormio, Italy. Radanova was first in the women's final ranking after ending second in both 1000m and 500m and winning the super final in the
Bulgaria is determined to test new football talents in Wednesday's friendly against Azerbaijan, national coach assistant Petar Hubtchev disclosed Monday. There will be national team debutants for sure, Hubtchev said at a press conference.
Bulgaria's Martin Petrov earned his entry into the Bundesliga top 10 players after he netted twice for Wolfsburg's 3-0 against Stuttgart. The ranking was prepared by the prestigious German radio Sport 1.
Some of the world top bodybuilders are taking part in the Optimum Grand Prix contest in Sofia.
Four referees that officiated a Bulgarian domestic match last weekend have been suspended by the Bulgarian Football Union for an unidentified number of matches.
Bulgaria's football coach Hristo Stoitchkov has declined an offer from Chicago Fire team to become its coach for annual salary of USD 2 M. Stoitchkov has met in Los Angeles the Chiefs of the US team, in which he used to play, the Top Sport Daily reports.
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Simona Peycheva will rival for the World Cup in Moscow after qualifying among the first eight in the series. Ahead of her last major performance this year, after the Olympics' sixth place in August, Peycheva braces for more suc
After two months of unwavering 41st place in world football, Bulgarian team moved up to 37th position in the latest monthly upgrade of FIFA ranking. The squad of Hristo Stoitchkov has climbed on with a total of 626 points fuelled by Bulgaria's draw 2-2 w
Young Bulgarian striker Dimitar Iliev takes part in a Chelsea training session in England on Wednesday, hoping to make a good impression and join the Chelsea juniors. Iliev currently plays for the Under-21 team of Bulgarian champion Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
Bulgarian man takes care of the sports condition of the NBA megastar Shaquille O'Neal as well as that of boxing champ Bernard Hopkins. Shaq and the Miami Heat team are highly impressed by the professionalism of the Bulgarian Tsoncho Kolev, who is also co
Bulgaria's basketball champion Lukoil Academic has recorded a starting defeat 75:91 from Greece's Aris for the cup of the Union of European Basketball League (ULEB). Sofia's Universiada Hall saw a smashing play from Bulgarian Todor Stoikov who netted 32
Emlyn Hughes, the former football captain of the English football team and of Liverpool FC, has died at the age of 57 of brain tumour. He passed away in Sheffield Tuesday morning.
America's six-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps was arrested in Maryland last week and charged with drunk driving, media disclosed. Phelps, aged 19, faces up to a year in jail.
Bulgarian football coach Hristo Stoitchkov brought to the spotlight two more young players from local clubs to boost the squad's defense ahead of the control match with Azerbaijan. Assen Karaslavov from FC Slavia and Mikhail Venkov from FC Litex will fue
Young Bulgarian tennis prodigy Sesil Karatantcheva has jumped over 27 ranks up in the WTA ranking comfortably placing herself at 127th seed. The 15-aged player, coached by star-training Nick Bollettieri, improved her position in global tennis after her e
Bulgarian referee Galin Moskalev drew fierce criticism upon himself after Sunday's CSKA-Marek 2-2. Moskalev failed to annul a goal by CSKA's Kostadin Hazurov, who scored after striker Stoyko Sakaliev apparently passed the ball to him using his hand.
Italy's Lecce lost 3-4 to Udinese on Sunday, despite a brilliant play by Bulgarian striker Valeri Bojinov. The teenager scored twice for Lecce, but the guest team caught up and a last-gasp hit by Czech midfielder Marek Jankulovski gave Udinese a victory.
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