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Grigor Dimitrov Beats Pablo Cuevas, Faces Andy Murray
Bulgaria's most successful tennis player Grigor Dimitrov started with victory his participation in the BNP Paribas Masters tournament in Paris.
In 64 minutes he won against Pablo Cuevas (6:0, 6:3) and qualified for the nex round where he will face Andy Murray.
Grigor Dimitrov Loses to Roger Federer in Swiss Indoors Basel
Roger Federer has got the better of Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in the Swiss Indoors Basel quarter-finals.
The Swiss defeated the Bulgarian with 7-6(4), 6-2. Federer claimed victory over Dimitrov after one hour and 29 minutes.
Tennis: Simona Halep qualifies for semifinals of the WTA Finals Tournament in Singapore
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep on Thursday qualified for the semifinals of the WTA Finals taking place in Singapore, after Serena Williams lost her first game in the match against Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, in the red Group of the competition.
Macedonia Offers Incentives to Tourists From Region
Macedonia on Tuesday said it was boosting subsidies for tour operators focusing on visitors from Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia by 25 to 35 euro per tourist.
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Grigor Dimitrov Scores Two Hot Shots, Qualifies For Stockholm Semifinal
Bulgaria's most successful tennis player Grigor Dimitrov won his match Friday night against Jack Sock and qualified for the semifinal of If Stockholm Open.
In the second game of the match, which ended 5:7, 6:4, 6:3, Dimitrov scored two spectacular hot shots in a row - behind-the-back and between-the-legs, which left Sock stunned and the audience delighted.
Grigor Dimitrov Nominated For Sportsmanship Award
Bulgaria's most successful tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, is nominated for ATP's Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
The other nominees are Marin Cilic, Roger Federer and Kei Nishikori.
Grigor Dimitrov Qualifies For Quarter Finals Of If Stockholm Open
Bulgaria's most successful tennis player Grigor Dimitrov beat Russia's Teymuraz Gabashvili 7:5, 7:6 and qualified for the quarter finals of the If Stockholm Open tournament.
This was the second time these two competitors will meet on the professional tour, with Gabashvili leading the series 1-0 with a victory three years ago on clay in Houston.
Krunic through to third round of the Kremlin Cup WTA
MOSCOW - Serbian female tennis player Aleksandra Krunic qualified for the third round of the Kremlin Cup WTA as she defeated France's Caroline Garcia, 6-4, 6-2.
Krunic received a special invitation from the cup organisers to take part in the competition. In the Tuesday match, she easily ousted the world's 36th player after just 54 minutes into the game.
Sofia Named European Capital of Sport 2018
Bulgaria's Sofia has been named European Capital of Sport 2018, ACES Europe, the European Capitals and Cities of Sport Federation, announced Tuesday.
Bulgaria's Women's National Volleyball Team Makes Big Leap in World Rankings
Bulgaria's women's national volleyball team climbed 14 places and now occupies the 21th position in the FIVB rankings after the World Cup in Italy.
The Bulgarian team came 11th in the final world rankings after winning four matches and losing five, which increased their score to 52 points.
Norway Beats Bulgaria 2:1 in Euro Qualifiers
Norway managed to defeat Bulgaria in a Monday match in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualification at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo.
Norway's Tarik Elyonoussi was the first to score in the 12th minute, with his team having a clear lead on the Bulgarians.
Bulgaria Loses 0-1 to Croatia in EUFA Euro 2016 Group H qualifier
Croatia beat Bulgaria 1-0 in a Euro 2016 Group H qualifier in Sofia last night after an own goal from Nikolay Bodurov nine minutes before the break.
Croatia's Ivan Rakitic floated a free-kick into the penalty area and Ivan Perisic headed it down, only for Bodurov to send the ball into his own net.
Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova Defeats Austrian Lisa-Maria Moser in Linz
Bulgarian tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Austrian Lisa-Maria Moser with 6: 2, 6: 3 in a match of the first round of the tennis tournament in Linz, with a prize pool of USD 250,000.
As expected, Pironkova outplayed Moser, which is currently number 395 in the world rankings, Bulgaria's Nova TV reports.
Grigor Dimitrov Loses To Novak Djokovic
Bulgaria's most successful tennis player Grigor Dimitrov lost by 2:6, 4:6 to world's number 1 Novak Djokovic at the quarter final of China Open tournament in Beijing.
In spite the loss, Dimitrov gained 90 points in the world rankings.
This was Dimitrov's third in a row and fifth total loss to Djokovic out of six matches against him.
Referee Questions Second Real Madrid Penalty against Ludogorets
Former Spanish referee Juan Andújar Oliver has cast a doubt that the second penalty awarded to Real Madrid in its Champions League match against Ludogorets was well-grounded.