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Bulgaria's Maleeva Reaches Antwerp Quarter Final

Bulgaria's best tennis player Magdalena Maleeva qualified for the quarter final of the USD 585,000 Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Maleeva reached the quarterfinal after she overcame the rivalry of the Czech player Iveta Benesova 6-4, 6-4.

Sports | February 19, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 617

Greece Scores 2-0 in Friendly with Bulgaria

Greece's national football team won a 2-0 victory over Bulgaria's in a friendly match that took place in Athens on Wednesday evening. It was Papadoupulos who notched up first, in the 26th minute of the game.

Sports | February 18, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 685

Bulgaria Down by 3 Places in FIFA's Latest Ranking

Bulgaria's national football team went down by three places and now occupies the 37th place in the latest FIFA ranking. The latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking is heavily influenced by the African Cup of Nations, which recently reached its climax in Tuni

Sports | February 18, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 760

Lietuvos Rytas Knocks Bulgaria's Lukoil Akademic Out of ULEB

Lithuania's Lietuvos Rytas basketball club won Tuesday a 105:78 victory over Bulgaria's Lukoil Akademic in an eightfinals match for the title of 2003-2004 ULEB Cup champion. The game, played in Lithuania, followed the encounter between Lukoil and Lietuvo

Sports | February 18, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 946

Lecce's Bulgarian Starlet Convoked for National Team

Lecce striker Valeri Bozhinov has been convoked to play with Bulgaria's national youth team in Wednesday's match with Greece. Bulgaria-born starlet said that he was proud to play for his homeland upon arriving from Italy on Tuesday.

Sports | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 761

Short Track Champ Radanova Awarded in Sofia

Bulgaria's Evgenia Radanova, five times absolute short track European champion, received Tuesday a special award in Sofia for her achievements. Radanova was also voted Athlete of The Month by leading Bulgarian media.

Sports | February 17, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 919

Bulgarian Stoitchkov Eyes Lecce's Bozhinov Transfer to Barca

Bulgaria's "golden" footballer Hristo Stoitchkov, who has taken over a new job at his favorite FC Barcelona, is contemplating a tempting offer to attract Italy's Lecce player Valeri Bozhinov, Italian news agencies reported after Sunday's match of Lecce an

Sports | February 15, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 669

170 Compete in Sofia Free Style Wrestling Dan Kolov Tournament

A total of 170 athletes take part in the Dan Kolov International free style wrestling tournament which takes place in the Universiada hall in Sofia, February 14-15. The competition is considered to be a mini-world championship, the men's freestyle Olympi

Sports | February 14, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 4199

Bulgaria's Stoitchkov Takes up Barca Coaching

Bulgarian soccer star Hristo Stoitchkov has started work with FC Barcelona where he will help train the team's junior players, the club said Wednesday, cited by CNN. Barcelona said Stoitchov had taken up his new role several days ago.

Sports | February 12, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1541

Levski-Liverpool Bookers Run Out of Tickets

The tickets for the long-anticipated match between Bulgaria's Levski and UK's Livepool, which will take place on March 3 at Sofia's Vassil Levski National Stadium, are nearly over, the Bulgarian club's financial manager Konstantin Badjekov announced on Th

Sports | February 12, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 612

Bulgaria's Biathlon Team Ranked 6th at Oberhof World Championship

Bulgaria's biathlon team, composed of Olympic gold medallist Ekaterina Dafovska, Irina Nikulchina, Radka Popova and Paulina Filipova, ended 6th at the World Championship relay in Oberhof, Germany. The best performed in the team is Bulgaria's Nagano winne

Sports | February 12, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1165

15,000 Tickets for Sofia's Levski-Liverpool Match Sold in 3 Days

A total of 15,000 tickets for the anticipated Levski-Liverpool match that will take place March 3 in Sofia have been sold in just three days. The game in Bulgaria's capital at the National Stadium Vassil Levski will be a return match, while the two teams

Sports | February 12, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1108

Bulgarian Football Star Stoitchkov Teaches the Goal at Barca

Hristo Stoitchkov already works as a trainer at Barca and teaches the most promising forwards of soccer bases, Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo wrote on Wednesday.

Sports | February 11, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 662

Top Figure Skating Couple Swept "Golden Bulgaria" Award

Bulgaria's top figure skating pair Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski swept for the fourth time "Bulgaria's Sportsmen of the Month" award. Staviski, himself, was present at the awarding ceremony and expressed his and Albena's gratitude for the award.

Sports | February 11, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1133

Bulgaria's Golden Racket Maggie Maleeva Eyes New Tennis Tops

Bulgaria's best tennis player Magdalena Maleeva climbed two positions higher in the World Tennis Association rankings, ranking 21st among the singles. After her last week's success at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, when she reached the final with U

Sports | February 11, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1891

Another Death-End Football Tragedy on Playground

Another death case on the playground occurred on Tuesday in the Italian town of Pescara, when the 16-year-old Thomas Dezi fell breathless just minutes after joining the match on the local Rampignia stadium. The youth football player passed away on the wa

Sports | February 11, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 651

Bulgarians Flock to Buy Tickets for Levski-Liverpool Match

A total of 8000 tickets for the Levski-Liverpool match in Sofia were sold just for one day. Hordes of football fans queued for tickets in front of the national stadium Vassil Levski.

Sports | February 11, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 924

"At Least 6 Golden Medals for Bulgaria" at the Olympics

Bulgaria's sportsmen will sweep at least 6 golden medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, the country's Sports Minister Vassil Ivanov forecasted for private bTV channel. He also announced that it is still unclear whether a visa regime will be imposed for

Sports | February 11, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 582

Bulgarian Olympic Torch Bearers Sought

Bulgaria's capital Sofia is going to host the ignition and the start of the Olympic Fire on its route in Bulgaria, a local Bulgarian newspaper read on Tuesday. For that purpose, a selection of Olympic torchbearers has been launched by Sofia's municipalit

Sports | February 10, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 576

Bulgarian Skating Couple Retains 1st Place in ISU Ranking

Bulgaria's ice dancing couple Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski retained the first place in the ranking of the International Skating Union (ISU) for ice dancing couples. The Bulgarian duo has 4410 points, just a few days after Denkova and Staviski won th

Sports | February 9, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1475

Olympics Security Drill "Blue Odyssey" Kicked Off in Athens

Over 1,000 police, coast guard and fire brigade officers took part in the three-day pre-Olympics security drill at the Athens port of Piraeus and along the coastal area of Palaia Fokaia, Greek media reported over the weekend. Code-named "Blue Odyssey," t

Sports | February 8, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 700
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