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A Step Closer to World Chess Victory

Bulgaria's Grandmaster Antoaneta Stefanova has marked her first victory over Woman Grandmaster Ekaterina Kovalevskaya in Elista, Kalmikiya. Stefanova, who is clear favourite to win the World Championship after the ouster of top seed Grandmaster Koenru Hu

Sports | June 3, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2866

Bulgarian Couple Triumph with World Aerobics Cup

Galina Lazarova and Marian Kolev reaped the audience applause and the champion cup at the 8th World Aeropbics Championship. Bulgarian aerobics couple swept their success due to least penalty points among rivals scoring a total of 19.

Sports | June 3, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1361

French Open Gasps at Bulgaria's Prodigy Onset

Sesil Karatantcheva has stormed through the individual matches at prestigious French Tournament Roland Garros. She smashed the 8-seeded Russian Elena Vesnina scoring 6:3, 6:1 for an hour.

Sports | June 3, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1385

Olympic Torch Relay Set on First Global Tour

The Olympic Flame is set to blaze a global trail during a six-week odyssey before it returns for the August 13 opening ceremony in Athens. Sydney 400-metre champion Cathy Freeman will run the opening leg of a relay, which will visit 33 cities in 34 days

Sports | June 2, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1284

Bulgarian Squad Retreats Friendly 1:3 to Czechs

Bulgarian national Milen Petkov scored the only goal in the Czech door in the very last minites of the control match played in Prague. Earlier the referee cancelled a successful attack by Bulgaria's Martin Petrov, which let the Czech hosts keep their vic

Sports | June 2, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 976

Olympic Tickets Selling Slowly

More than half the tickets for the Athens Olympics are still unsold. The organizers say that the low sales are due to the slow spectator demand and the fact that corporate sponsors are buying far fewer seats than four years ago.

Sports | June 2, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 956

Bulgarian Grandmaster Faces Russian WGM

Bulgaria's Grandmaster Antoaneta Stefanova will face Russian WGM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya. Both have made it to the finals of the women's world championship in Elista, which starts on June 3rd.

Sports | June 2, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1117

Bulgarian at World Chess Finals

Bulgaria's Grandmaster Antoaneta Stefanova stormed into the finals of the World Women Chess Championship. Antoaneta, who is a Varna'02 European champion, overcame the rivalry of former world champion Maia Chiburdanidze with 1,5:0,5 point.

Sports | June 1, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 960

Predecessors Challenge Bulgaria's Football Team

Bulgaria's national football team will match skills with their 1994 predecessors, in a warm-up for the EURO 2004 in Portugal. Ten years ago, Bulgaria made a splash by becoming world's number four.

Sports | June 1, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 912

Bulgaria Welcomes Grieving Everest Toppers

Eight alpinists from Bulgarian Everest 2004 expedition landed at Sofia Airport. The team's head Metodi Savov expressed the deepest grief of all over the loss of their youngest member Hristo.

Sports | June 1, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2104

Galatasaray Eyes Bulgarian Player

Turkish football heavyweight Galatasaray voiced intentions to sigh up Bulgaria's Alexander Alexandrov. But Alexandrov told Bulgarian media that he had received no specific offers.

Sports | June 1, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 619

Everest Team Nearing Home

Bulgaria's Everest 2004 expedition has landed on Istanbul Airport on their way back home. The eight alpinists are scheduled to have dinner with Bulgarian ambassador to Turkey Stoyan Stalev tonight.

Sports | May 31, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 676

Bulgarian Junior Football Awaits Stoitchkov Coaching

A training school coached by Bulgaria's megastar Hristo Stoitchkov is likely to open doors for junior footballers. Sports Minister Vassil Ivanov has engaged to provide for an appropriate location to build up the junior training school.

Sports | May 31, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 653

Bulgarian Storms into World Chess Semi-Finals

Bulgaria's chess gross master Antoaneta Stefanova has lived up to be seeded in the semi-finals of the World Women Chess Championship. The Bulgarian, who is a Varna'02 European champion, progressed outplaying Georgia's World Junior Girls Champion Nana Dza

Sports | May 31, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1102

Bulgarian Tennis Prodigy Advances in Paris

Bulgarian tennis wonder kid Sesil Karatantcheva, 14, easily overcame the rivalry of the French Virginie Ayassamy in the first round of Roland Garros girls' singles. Sesil defeated her French rival 6-1, 6-1 in just 36 minutes.

Sports | May 30, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1149

Stoitchkov Says Goodbye with Victory at Camp Nou

Bulgarian top footballer Hristo Stoitchkov said goodbye to his football career with a major show at Camp Nou. Barcelona's Dream Team outplayed the team of some of the world's greatest footballers 2:1 after captain Stoitchkov secured 2:0 advantage in the

Sports | May 30, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1361

Bulgarian Everest Woman Declared Dead

Bulgarian Everest climber Mariana Maslarova, who went missing May 24, was declared dead today. Brazilian alpinists who were in Maslarova's team broke the news in Katmandu.

Sports | May 29, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 15447

State Officials Stand in Admiration Before Stoitchkov

Bulgarian top-diplomat Solomon Passy is one of the many state officials that congratulated the unique talent of Bulgarian football Hristo Stoitchkov on the ending of his remarkable sports career. The winner of some of the most prestigious football awards

Sports | May 29, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2553

Ropes Pulled from Everest North Side

Ropes from Everest North side, about 7200 meters down, were cut or pulled. The news was broken by Everest news late on Friday night.

Sports | May 29, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 688

Bulgarian Racket Advances at Rolland Garros

Bulgaria's golden racket Maggi Maleeva headed through the French Open tennis tournament on Friday fixing off US Meghann Shaughnessy. Maleeva defeated Shaughnessy 6-3 7-6 (7-3) at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, May 28.

Sports | May 28, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 614

Golf Playgrounds Green up Bulgaria

A second playground has opened doors for the worldwide popular game fans in Bulgaria. Air Sofia inaugurated its second golf terrain in the country at the town of Sliven, about 200 km east of Sofia and less than 100 km from the Black Coast.

Sports | May 28, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1164
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