Summer Olympic Games
Judo: Corina Caprioriu wins second gold medal for Romania in Baku Grand Slam
Romanian judoka Corina Caprioriu, Olympic Vice-Champion in London, on Friday won the gold medal in the 57 kg category of the Grand Slam competition in Baku (Azerbaijan), after defeating British Nekoda Smythe Davis in the final.
Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE
Romania's Chitu wins silver in the Baku Grand Slam tournament
Romanian judoka Andreea Chitu on Friday won the silver medal in the women's 52-kg category of the 2015 Grand Slam tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, as she lost the final to Brazil's Erika Miranda.
Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE
Romania's Ungureanu wins gold in Baku Judo Grand Slam tournament
Romanian judoka Monica Ungureanu won the gold medal in the women's 48-kg category of the Judo Grand Slam tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, as she defeated Hungary's Eva Csernoviczki on Friday.
Photo credit: (c) Grigore POPESCU / AGERPRES ARCHIVE
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Wawrinka, Proceeds to Quarterfinals in Madrid
Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov proceeded to the quarterfinals of the men's singles competition of the Madrid Open.
Dimitrov won against Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland with 7:6 (5), 3:6, 6:3 in a match, which lasted just below two hours.
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Proceeds to Second Round of Singles in Madrid
Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov proceeded to the second round of the men's singles competition at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Dimitrov defeated on Tuesday Donald Young from the USA with 6:4, 3:0 after retirement of the US player in the second set due to an injury.
Grigor Dimitrov Faces Young, Tsonga and Monfils at Madrid Tennis Masters
Bulgaria's best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will play two matches at the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open Tour Tuesday.
Dimitrov's first match will be against US player Donald Young, scheduled to start minutes before 2 pm at the second biggest court of the tournament.
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.
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.
Bronze for Serbia's kayakers
RACICE - Serbia's Milica Starovic and Dalma Ruzicic Benedek won the bronze medal in the K-2 at the 2015 European Canoe Sprint Championships in Racice, the Czech Republic, on Saturday.
Starovic and Ruzicic Benedek finished the final race in 3:34.340 and were placed third.
Gold went to Romania's crew (3:42.220), while Poland won the silver medal (3:42.740).
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Tennis: BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy (ATP) Thursday results, Friday schedule
Romanians Marius Copil and Adrian Ungur produced the day's surprise Thursday, defeating Florin Mergea and Rohan Bopanna in the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy doubles on the BNR Arenas of Bucharest and thus qualifying to the semifinal.