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Bulgaria to Provide BGN 1.1 M for Hosting U-17 Euro in 2015

Bulgaria's Minister of Youth and Sports Krasen Kralev announced that the state will provide BGN 1.1 M for hosting the UEFA European U-17 Championship in 2015.

Kralev said that the programme has been approved and a contract will be signed soon, the news website Dnevnik reports.

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Starts Australian Open with Victory

Bulgaria's No.1 male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov started successfully his participation in the first Grand Slam tournament for the year - the Australian Open on Monday.

In just over an hour Dimitrov defeated Dustin Brown from Germany with 6:2, 6:3, 6:2 in the first round of the men's singles competition in Melbourne, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.

Kvitova Defeats Bulgaria's Pironkova at Semifinals in Sydney

Bulgaria's No.1 female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova lost to Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic at the semifinals of the women's singles competition at the Apia International tournament in Sydney.

Kvitova defeated Pironkova, who was the reigning champion in Sydney, with 7:5, 6:1 on Thursday, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.

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.

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.

Roger Federer Beats Grigor Dimitrov in Brisbane Semifinal

Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has lost a Brisbane International semifinal match to Switzerland's Roger Federer 2:6, 2:6.

Federer took just 53 minutes to beat fourth-seeded Dimitrov on Saturday, thereby reaching the final of the Brisbane International.

Federer will now play Canada's Milos Raonic in Sunday's final.

Ludogorets' Owner Confident Team Will Claim Fourth Successive Title

The owner of Bulgarian reigning football champion Ludogorets Kiril Domuschiev expressed confidence that his team will win the domestic championship for the fourth time in a row.

According to Domuschiev, the competition with the team of CSKA, who are leaders at half-season, will be fierce, but the team from Razgrad will triumph at the end.

Grigor Dimitrov Reaches Brisbane Doubles Semifinals

Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has scored a third consecutive victory in Brisbane.

Grigor Dimitrov and Thanasi Kokkinakis made it into the Brisbane doubles semifinals after defeating Robert Lindstedt and Marcin Matkowski 6:3, 6:7, 10:7, according to reports of the BGNES news agency.

The Bulgarian-Australian team will next play Kei Nishikori/Alexandr Dolgopolov.

National team head coach Fatih Terim paints grim picture of Turkish football

Turkish national team coach Fatih Terim painted a grim picture of football in the country in a press conference on Jan. 7, while also outlining future moves to revamp Turkish football.

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov to Start Against Chardy in Brisbane

Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov is to face Jeremy Chardy from France in the second round of the Brisbane International tournament.

In the first round Chardy won with 6:4, 6:4 against Andrey Golubev from Kazahkstan in a tight match, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.

Grigor Dimitrov Declared Bulgaria’s Best Sportsperson for 2014

Star tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has won the award Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year for 2014.

In 2014, Dimitrov made it into the top 10 of ATP, reaching place 8, and won three titles, getting to the ½-finals of Wimbledon and the ¼-finals of Australian Open, according to reports of Sega daily. He currently holds 11th place in the ATP ranking.