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Bulgaria's Pironkova Reaches Sydney Semi-Finals
Tsvetana Pironkova scored on Wednesday her 14th victory in a row, defeating Barbora Zahvalova Strycova in the Sydney International tournament in Australia.
Pironkova, currently No 67 in the ATP rankings, won over the Czech player 6:4, 6:1, making her way into the semi-finals.
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Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova Reaches Quarterfinals in Sydney
Bulgaria's No.1 female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova won her match against Madison Keys (USA) in the second round of the women's singles competition at the Sydney Apia International tournament.
The score was 4:6, 4:1 when the American retired after suffering an injury to her right shoulder, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.
Tennis: Simona Halep withdraws from Sydney WTA tournament for medical reasons
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, the main favourite of the WTA tournament in Sydney, withdrew in the last moment from the competition due to a gastroenteritis.
Photo credit: (c) GRIGORE POPESCU/AGERPRES ARCHIVE
On Tuesday, Simona Halep, WTA No. 3, was to play against Karolina Pliskova (the Czech Republic). AGERPRES
Simona Halep wins the WTA Shenzhen Tournament
The Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has won the 500,000-dollar WTA tournament in Shenzhen (China) on Saturday, after sweeping Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland), #8 seed, 6-2, 6-2.
Photo: (c) Grigore Popescu / AGERPRES Photo
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Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for final of WTA Shenzhen tournament
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has qualified for the final of the 500,000-dollar WTA tournament in Shenzhen (China) on Friday, after defeating Chinese player Saisai Zheng by 6-2, 6-3, in one hour and 26 minutes of play.
Photo credit: (c) Mao Siqian / XINHUA
Tennis: Monica Niculescu, defeated in inaugural round of WTA Shenzhen tournament
Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu was defeated by 6-1, 7-5 by Slovenian player Polona Hercog, on Monday, in the inaugural round of the 500,000 WTA Shenzhen tournament.
"Ex Ponto" exhibition opens at Kalemegdan
BELGRADE - "Ex Ponto", an exhibition that follows the wartime fates of Young Bosnia members and Belgraders in 1914, opened at Belgrade's Kalemegdan Fortress on Monday as part of events commemorating the outbreak of World War I.
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Kustendorf film festival in Drvengrad January 21-26
BELGRADE - The 8th international film and music festival Kustendorf will be held in Drvengrad on Mokra Gora from January 21 to 26.
The competitive programme will comprise 17 movies from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Holland, Iceland, Romania, Israel, Croatia, Germany, Belgium, France, Hungary, Egypt, Russia, the USA and Serbia and the awards will bew the gold, silver and bronze eggs.
Conchita Wurst to Co-Host 2015 Eurovision Song Contest
Conchita Wurst will be a presenter at the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The the Austrian drag queen - who won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with "Rise Like a Phoenix" - will interview contestants at the Green Room in Vienna on Saturday, May 23, 2015, according to reports of international news agencies, as cited by Sega daily.
UNSC to soon discuss Palestinian request
UNSC to soon discuss Palestinian request
NEW YORK -- The UN Security Council will decide on the request for recognition of a Palestinian state at the end of the year, said chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.
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