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EU demands concessions as Greece hurtles toward deadlines
By Anabela Reis & Francine Lacqua
Euro-area finance chiefs urged Greece to bow to their terms for releasing aid within days to avert a cash crunch.
Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova Ousted from Second Round in Madrid
Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova was defeated in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday.
Pironkova was defeated with 3;6, 1:6 by Lucie Safarova in a match, which lasted 73 minutes, daily Dnevnik reports.
The Bulgarian suffered a heavy defeat and could not offer a considerable resistance to Safarova throughout the match.
Ivanovic advances in Madrid after opponent retires
MADRID - Serbia's highest ranked player on the WTA rankings, Ana Ivanovic, advanced to the second round of Madrid Open, after her first round opponent, Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru, retired from the match on Saturday.
Ivanovic was leading by 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 4-0.
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Tipsarevic starts with victory in Madrid qualifications
MADRID- Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic made a wining start at qualifications for the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open after beating Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday.
Tipsarevic will next play the winner of the clash between Matteo Viola of Italy and Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia.
Flotel Europa receives new award
BELGRADE - After being premiered and receiving award at this year's Berlinale, the film Flotel Europa by Vladimir Tomic has won the award for best documentary at the Crossing Europe film festival in Linz.
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Djokovic to bypass Madrid one more time
MADRID - World's No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic will not be hitting the court at the upcoming ATP Masters Series tournament in Madrid for the second consecutive year, a Madrid-based sport daily has reported.
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ASALA victim calls for friendship
The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) was an Armenian terrorist organization that operated from 1975 until the early 1990s. It conducted a series of assassinations against Turks throughout the 1970 and 1980s, killing 46 and injuring 299 people. Some 42 of the assassinated were Turkish diplomats.
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These are the ladies who scored ’3-pointers’ in the hearts of Olympiacos’ star players
Olympiacos’s basketball team will again head to a European Final Four this season after a buzzer-beating three-pointer on Thursday evening at home against Barcelona by Giorgos Printezis, 71-68.
Minister: Turkey 'courageous' enough to have nuclear plant
Turkey is not less courageous than other countries which have nuclear power plants, the country?s energy minister has said, as concerns lingered over the safety of Turkey?s first nuclear power plant, which is being constructed in the southern province of Mersin.
Fenerbahçe sole Turkish side in Final Four after Madrid beats Efes
Fenerbahçe Ülker will represent Turkey in the prestigious Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four after Istanbul?s Anadolu Efes bowed to Real Madrid late on April 23 in the fourth game of the match up at home, mainly due to a strong Spanish performance in the last period.