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Tennis: Mergea and Bopanna qualify to quarterfinals of Halle ATP tournament
Romanian Florin Mergea and Indian Rohan Bopanna defeated Czech Lukas Rosol and Ukrainian Sergey Stakhovsky 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 on Tuesday to qualify to the doubles quarterfinals of the 1,574,640 euros ATP tournament of Halle (Germany).
Bulgaria Beats Malta 1:0, Keeps Chances of Qualifying for Euro 2016 Alive
The Bulgarian men's national football team defeated Malta 1:0 in a match from qualifying Group H on Friday and kept its chances of qualifying for UEFA Euro 2016 alive.
The only goal was scored by striker Ivelin Popov in the 56th minute after Ilian Micanski had missed a penalty for the Bulgarians in the added time of the first half.
Bulgaria to Face Malta in Vital Euro 2016 Qualifier
The Bulgarian men's national football team will face on Friday Malta in a vital qualifier for the UEFA Euro 2016, which will to a large extent determine whether the team will keep its chances of qualifying for the European championship next year.
The kick-off at the National Stadium in Ta' Qali is at 20:45 CET and the match will be broadcasted live on BNT 1 and BNT HD.
Fencing: Romania's women sword team wins gold in European Championships in Montreux
Romania's sabre team took the first place in the European Fencing Championships held in Montreux, Switzerland, on Tuesday, after defeating in the final the Estonian team by 45-35.
Turkey Defeats Bulgaria 4:0 Ahead of Vital Euro 2016 Qualifier
The Bulgarian men's national football team suffered a heavy defeat in a friendly game against Turkey, which was played in Istanbul on Monday.
The Bulgarians lost 0:4 several days before the vital UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Malta, which will be played in Ta' Qali on Friday.
World Bank's Timmer urges longer-term view in Greek talks
By Jasmina Kuzmanovic
The Greek government and its creditors should focus on the overhaul of its economy in order to escape the distracting ?blame game? over its finances, the World Bank?s chief economist for the region said on Monday.
Bulgaria Climbs Five Positions in FIFA World Ranking
The Bulgarian men's national football team climbed four position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, which was released on Thursday.
At present, Bulgaria occupies 62nd position with 537 points, being between the teams of Peru and Australia.
Thus, Bulgaria improved its performance from last month with five positions and 32 points.
New EasyJet routes to Split, Rhodes and Corfu
The routes are launched this week from Newcastle’s International Airport:
June 2 – Split, Croatia
June 4 – Rhodes, Greece
June 7 – Corfu, Greece
Over 20,000 passengers are expected to fly in and out of Newcastle on the three new Split, Rhodes and Corfu routes from June to October this year alone.
Rovinj, Croatia, Braces for Red Bull Air Race
With fine weather forecast for the weekend, the Red Bull Air Race is set to kick off on Saturday in the old town of Rovinj on the western side of Croatia's Istrian peninsula.
Sponsored by the world-famous energy drink Red Bull, the two-day event, running for only the second time in Rovinj, is a part of an eight-race world championship for acrobatic pilots.
Bilic confirms Be?ikta? exit amid West Ham interest
Be?ikta? coach Slaven Bilic has confirmed that he will leave the club at the end of the season as media speculation grew that he may replace Sam Allardyce as West Ham United manager.
Tecau-Rojer advances to men's doubles final of Nice Open 2015
Romanian Horia Tecau and Dutch Jean-Julien Rojer, the main favourites, on Thursday advanced as a double to the men's doubles event final of the 494,310-US-dollar Nice Open 2015 tennis tournament, after defeating Argentinean double Guillermo Duran/Maximo Gonzales 6-3, 7-5 in one hour and 12 minutes of play.
Photo credit: (c) Grigore POPESCU / AGERPRES ARCHIVE
Bulgaria Concludes Participation at UEFA European U-17 with 1-1 Draw
Bulgaria concluded its participation at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship with a 1-1 draw against Austria on Tuesday.
The Bulgarians made their best performance in their last game, earning a historic first point at their debut appearance in the football tournament.
Bulgaria Loses to Croatia at Opening of UEFA European U-17 Championship
The host nation Bulgaria lost at the opening of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship on Wednesday, suffering a 0-2 defeat to Croatia.
The match, which was played at the Beroe stadium in the city of Stara Zagora, was attended by 10 000 spectators and took place right after the official opening ceremony of the tournament.
Bulgarian PM to Attend Opening of UEFA European U-17 Championship
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will attend the official opening of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship on Wednesday.
This was announced by Zhivko Todorov, the mayor of Stara Zagora, one of the four host cities of the tournament along with Burgas, Sliven and Sozopol.
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Reaches Istanbul Semifinals
Bulgarian top tennis player Grigod Dimitrov has defeated Croatia's Ivan Dodig in a TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open match.
Dimitrov has made it to the semifinals by defeating Dodig 6-4, 6-3, adding 90 points to his result in the ATP Rankings.
To find his way into the final match, he will have to face either Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) or Thomaz Bellucci.