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Bidding Plot Targets to Sue BBC

The BBC faced the threat of being sued in court over the scheme that accuses Bulgarian IOC member Ivan Slavkov of "inappropriate conduct" in the 2012 Olympic bidding process. Bulgaria's National Olympic Committee is said to be implicated in a vote-purcha

Sports | August 3, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1421

BBC: London Bid Clean

London's bid team cannot be accused of any wrongdoings in the IOC cash-for-votes scandal that implicated Bulgaria's top sports official, according to the BBC.

Sports | August 3, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 949

Defiant Silence in Bulgaria over IOC "Trap"

Bulgaria's top sports official, the IOC member accused of "inappropriate conduct" in the 2012 Olympic bidding process, declined to comment his controversial meeting with fake English business consultants before BBC airs the allegations. I cannot tell you

Sports | August 3, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1940

Bulgaria's Most Wanted Man

A reward of BGN 1,000 was offered by the Bulgarian sports radio Gong for any information on the location of the president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee Ivan Slavkov. Slavkov's name was involved in a major bribe scandal within the International Olymp

Sports | August 3, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2313

Bulgaria in the IOC Bribe Scandal Limelight

The president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee Ivan Slavkov is now one of hottest names for the media all over the world.

Sports | August 2, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1117

Bulgarians in "Baldpates" Dream Team

Two Bulgarians were praised in the dream team of "bald-headed" footballers playing in Turkey's Super League. National goalkeeper Zdravko Zdravkov playing in the Rizespor from recently and Istanbulspor's Alexander Alexandrov were hailed as the ideal baldp

Sports | August 2, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1523

Bulgarians Enjoy Olympic Games Visa-Free

Greece will not introduce an entry visa regime for Bulgarian tourists or business people during the Olympic Games in Athens, Bulgaria's Ambassador to Greece Stefan Stoyanov said. More than half a million Bulgarians visit the southern neighboring country

Sports | August 2, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 775

IOC "Knew about Scandal Set-up"

The International Olympic Committee has been aware of the cash-for-votes scandal set-up, according to one of IOC most prominent lobbyists. The jobbery was staged with the knowledge of IOC Vice President Vitaly Smirnov and aimed to disclose those who give

Sports | August 2, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 925

Gallery Houses Bulgaria's Olympic Center

A municipal gallery in an Athens district will house Bulgaria's information center during the Olympic Games 2004.

Sports | August 2, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 912

Bulgarians with Rhythmics' Bronze

The six graces composing Bulgarian assembly team listened to the national anthem with the bronze medals in the awarding ceremony of the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament held in Varna over the weekend. The winning team in both the group and individual

Sports | August 1, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1104

Sofia Labels Olympics Scandal "Fabrication"

A Bulgarian Football Association spokesman said that the Olympics cash-for-votes scandal was a "fabrication."

Sports | August 1, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 859

New Triumph for Bulgaria's Football Champ

Bulgarian football champion Lokomotiv Plovdiv grabbed the country's Super Cup Saturday, after defeating Litex 1-0. The victory came in the last minutes of the game with a goal by Ivan Paskov.

Sports | July 31, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 839

World Gymnast Stars in Varna

Russian celebrity gymnasts Alina Kabaeva and Irina Chashchina joined the World Cup championship that started in Bulgaria's coastal city of Varna Saturday. Kabaeva, who is Russia's most successful female rhythmic gymnast to date, is seen as one of the mai

Sports | July 31, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1416

Sofia Accused of Olympics Bribery

A US newspaper said Bulgaria was involved in a cash-for-votes scandal in the race for hosting the 2012 Olympic Games. According to the Evening Standard, Bulgaria's Olympic Committee Chief Ivan Slavkov was involved in the bribery scandal.

Sports | July 31, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 968

Tyson Suffers Critical Knockout

America's heavyweight Mike Tyson suffered a four-round knockout by Danny Williams, with experts commenting that the match could signal the end of Tyson's career. In the first minutes of the game Tyson, 38, apparently overpowered his 31-year-old British o

Sports | July 31, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 902

Bulgarian Graces Brace for World Cup

The coastal city of Varna is putting final touches in the preparation of Saturday's start of the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament. Best Bulgarian graces Simona Peycheva and Elizabeth Paisieva are surely to stir rivalry at a very high level.

Sports | July 30, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 881

Penalty for Bulgaria's Raving Goalkeeper

The goalkeeper and captain of Bulgaria's Levski FC has been fined over a nightclub rough-and-tumble. The scandal broke after Dimitar Ivankov caused havoc at a Sofia nightclub during a party with teammates.

Sports | July 30, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1008

Bulgarian Starlet Focused on the Olympics

Bulgaria's top sprinter Ivet Lalova is getting ready for the Olympics.

Sports | July 30, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1567

Bulgarian Volleyball Stars Scolded

Two of Bulgaria's best volleyball players will be punished over management quarrel. Volleyball stars Nikolay Ivanov and Plamen Kostantinov participated in Bulgaria's most viewed TV talk show and revealed that there was mismanagement in the Bulgarian Voll

Sports | July 29, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1012

Starring Petrov Stays Loyal to Celtic

Celtic star Stilian Petrov insists he has no intention of quitting the Hoops - despite the call from his mentor Hristo Stoitchkov to leave for a big club like Barcelona. The new Bulgarian squad manager believes the 25-year-old midfielder is too good for

Sports | July 28, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 714

Bulgarian Sprinter Sweeps Best Time

Bulgaria's top sprinter swept Tuesday the best time at the 100m start of Super Grand Prix taking place in Stockholm, Sweden. The currently fastest woman in Europe stopped the countdown watches on 11:22 sec, despite the torrential rain inundating the stad

Sports | July 27, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2437
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