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TENNIS PLAYER MALEEVA WITH FIRST VICTORY IN MELBOURNE SINCE 1994

The Bulgarian tennis player Magdalena Maleeva qualified for the second round of the USD 8.6 M Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park after defeating Marie-Gaiane Mikaelian from Switzerland with 6-3, 6-4.

Sports | January 14, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1066

BULGARIA TO ASSIST GREECE IN ORGANIZATION OF 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES

A bilateral committee on cooperation between Bulgaria and Greece for the organization of the 2004 Olympic Games will be formed, the head of the State Agency for Youth and Sports, Vassil Ivanov, and the Greek Deputy Minister of Culture who is in charge of

Sports | January 11, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 961

SPORTS OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES COOPERATION IN GREECE

Bulgarian sports delegation leaves for Greece. The Bulgarian officials will discuss with their Greek colleagues cooperation during the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece.

Sports | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 896

FORMER NATIONAL FOOTBALL COACH MAY TRAIN MACEDONIAN TEAM

Former national football coach Dimitur Penev may be appointed coach of the Macedonian national football team, newspapers in Macedonia wrote. "I had talks with Macedonian Football Union and its President Vancho Takovski two months ago.

Sports | January 3, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1191

NATIONAL TEAM’S GEORGI IVANOV ELECTED FOOTBALL PLAYER OF 2001

The football player Georgi Ivanov – Gonzo from the national team and the “Levski” team was elected football player of 2001 in Bulgaria for a second year in a row. Ivanov won with 163 points given to him by the Bulgarian sport journalists.

Sports | December 28, 2001, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1066

TOP GYMNAST ELECTED SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Gymnast Jordan Jovtchev was elected Sportsman of Bulgaria for 2001 after a poll among the sports journalists in the country. Weightlifter Galabin Boevski and wrestler Nikolay Paslar follow him.

Sports | December 21, 2001, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 872

TOP GYMNAST AWARDED WITH PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE BY THE SPORTS FOUNDATION

The best Bulgarian gymnast - Jordan Jovtchev was awarded the prize 'Sports Icarus' of the Bulgarian Sports foundation for achievement of the year. The World champion from Gent (Belgium) was distinguished also with the award of the 'Fairplay' foundation d

Sports | December 20, 2001, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 903

“SPORTSMAN/WOMAN OF THE YEAR” TO BE KNOWN ON DECEMBER 21

The organizers of the the competition “Sportsman/woman of the year” announced the nominated ten sportsmen and sportswomen. Journalists made the nominations.

Sports | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 916

BULGARIA WITH NO MEDALS AT WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Bulgarians left the 46th World Wrestling Championship in Patras, Greece with no medals. Sergey Moreyko lost against Greece's Xenofon Koutsioubas in the 130 kilograms category's bronze medal round with 0:8.

Sports | December 9, 2001, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1013

ITALIAN LUIGI SIMONI – CSKA’S NEW COACH

Luigi Simoni is the new coach of the football team of CSKA. On December 8 he signed a two-year contract under which he is to come into office at the beginning of 2002.

Sports | December 9, 2001, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1318

BULGARIANS GO TO WRESTLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS

Armen Nazarian and Sergey Mureyko advanced to the quarterfinals of the 46th Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championships in Patras, Greece. Armen Nazarian, Bulgaria's two-time Olympic champion, beat Istvan Majoros of Hungary 4-0 in the 58 kilogram (127 3/4 p

Sports | December 8, 2001, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1054

BULGARIANS THIRD IN JAPANESE ICE SKATING COMPETITION

Bulgaria's Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviyski won the bronze in free skating competition in Kumamoto, Japan Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat of France won the gold medal. Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas of Lithuania took the silver medal.

Sports | December 2, 2001, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 963

BULGARIAN WITH GOLD AT WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Nikolay Paslar won gold medal at the 69 kg finals of the 35th World Freestyle Wrestling Championship for men in Sofia on November 25. So far the Bessarabian Bulgarian had won 2 bronze medals for Bulgaria at European Championships.

Sports | November 26, 2001, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2141

PASLAR ALSO AT WRESTLING FINAL IN SOFIA

Nikolay Paslar qualified for the 69 kg final at the 35th World Freestyle Wrestling Championship for men in Sofia. Thus the Bessarabian Bulgarian provided himself the silver medal at least.

Sports | November 25, 2001, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1693

BULGARIAN WITH GOLD AT WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Two Bulgarians, Serafim Barzakov (63 kg) and Krasimir Kochev (97 kg) advanced to the finals. Barzakov won the gold medal with 3-1 against world and Olympic champion Alireza Dabir of Iran.

Sports | November 24, 2001, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 953

THREE BULGARIAN VICTORIES IN WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Minister of State Administration Dimitur Kalchev opened on November 22 the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Sofia. The wrestling tournament scheduled for Sept.

Sports | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1078

JOVTCHEV DECLARED N 1 GYMNASTIST IN GENT

Jordan Jovtchev was pronounced N 1 Gymnast of the already ended 35th World Gymnastics Championship in Gent (Belgium). The Bulgarian won the biggest number of medals in the men's competition - 3, becoming champion at the standing exercises and the loops, a

Sports | November 6, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1074

JOVTCHEV - SUPERSTAR AT GYMNASTICS WORLDS

Bulgaria's Jordan Jovtchev and Russia's elegant Svetlana Khorkina took the limelight by winning two gold medals each out of five individual apparatus finals at the World Gymnastics Championships here on Saturday, AP reported. Jovtchev, bronze medalist on

Sports | November 4, 2001, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 787

SCHUSTER INVITED TO RUN LEVSKI

The bosses of Levski had offered to the legendary German footballer in the recent times to take the helm of the 'blues', Todor Batkov, member of the Supervisory Board, said yesterday. 'Schuster insisted on a salary, accounting for 15 percent of the annual

Sports | October 31, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 918

LUKOIL BECAME MAIN SPONSOR OF FC NEFTOCHIMIK

The Bulgarian branch of the Russian oil company LUKoil became major sponsor of the Burgas football club Neftochimik. LUKoil however did not buy the club’s controlling stake.

Sports | October 29, 2001, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1027

OCTOBER 18 UEFA CUP RESULTS

CSKA Kyiv (Ukr) 0 - 2 Club Brugge (Bel) Osijek (Cro) 1 - 2 AEK Athens (Gre)

Sports | October 19, 2001, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1319
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