Bulgaria Hosts Major Athletics Event
An international track-and-field athletics championship kicked off in Sofia on Thursday. The BGN 12,000 event takes place at the national stadium, Vassil Levski.
An international track-and-field athletics championship kicked off in Sofia on Thursday. The BGN 12,000 event takes place at the national stadium, Vassil Levski.
American basketball player Desmond Ferguson has joined Bulgaria's silver medallists CSKA. Ferguson used to play in US Portland and Cleveland, and has the opportunity to decide returning to NBA until August 1, according to the new contract.
Bulgaria will choose on Monday a new coach for the national football team, local media said, citing the Vice President of the Bulgarian Football Union. According to Mihail Kasabov, a discussion on the different nominations would take place, followed by t
After running all day long through Sofia's streets, the Olympic Flame lit up the symbolic cauldron in front of the magnificent St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
Passing through the outskirts of Vitosha Mountain, the Olympic Torch is running along the capital's streets. A joyful procession accompanied the 120 sportsmen, artists, public celebrities and volunteers awarded with the honour to join the Olympic Torch r
Bulgaria's national football team went one place down in the latest FIFA ranking. Now the Bulgarians are at the 41st place with 602 points.
The captain of the Bulgarian national football team Stilian Petrov revealed that he has been impressed by midfield playmaker Deco. Petrov described the Portugal star as one of the most impressive performers at this summer's European Championships.
The spirit of the Olympic torch has already conquered entire Bulgaria.
The flame embodying the Olympic spirit have landed Tuesday in Istanbul on its way from Ukraine to Sofia. Turkey's first female FIFA referee, Lale Orta, launched the 30-mile relay, which involved 125 runners and took the torch on a yacht trip in bright su
The resigned coach of Italy's footballers has refused to take on the same post in Bulgaria, media reported. Giovanni Trapattoni quit the job after Italy's elimination from EURO 2004.
Otto Rehhagel, the German, who led Greece to the greatest European Championship sensation in history, has extended his contract until 2008. The head of the country's football federation Vasilios Gagatsis gave a point-blank refusal to suggestions that it
Just twenty-four hours after sweeping the hearts of all Europeans by triumphing at the Euro 2004 finals the Greek footballers were given a rapturous welcome back home. A crowd of nearly 100,000 people applauded the new Greek heroes at the Athens' Panathe
Bulgaria is getting ready for the welcoming of the Olympic torch that will arrive July 7 in Sofia. Transport Minister Nikolay Vassilev will welcome the torch at the Sofia airport.
Bulgaria's top seed Grandmaster Vesselin Topalov didn't manage to reach the finals of the World Chess championship in Tripoli, Libya. Uzbekistan's Grandmaster Rustam Kasimdzhanov defeated Topalov 2-4.
The historic Greek victory at EURO 2004 has boosted national pride so far as the day of July 4 to be promoted for a national holiday. After crowning this year's Olympics hosts with the cup of European Champions, the dream-reeling Balkan country was eager
Ice skaters from eleven countries will take part in a Bulgarian training camp. Alexey Gorshkov, coach of Bulgaria's top ice-skating couple, and their choreographer Sergey Petuhov will lead the exercises.
Greece captain Theodoros Zagorakis has been named as the UEFA EURO 2004 Player of the Tournament. The 32-year-old Athens FC midfielder has been an inspirational figure for his team's wonderful performance at the Championship.
I am extremely happy. The moment is unmatchable.
Otto Rehhagel, the German, who led Greece to the greatest European Championship sensation in history, is confident that the victory will unite Greeks around the world in a way that no politician can.
Greece is having the biggest party the nation has ever seen after the triumph of its team in the European football championship Sunday night.
Greece is the new European Football Champion after defeating host Portugal in a dramatic game in Lisbon. Greece pulled off arguably the biggest shock at a major football championship as a goal by Angelos Charisteas gave them victory at EURO 2004.
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