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Bulgaria Scores 2nd Hopman Cup Victory [Jan 06, 2012] Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov and Tsvetana Pironkova defeated the US 2-1 in their last Hopman cup encounter, thus finishing second in Group A. The mixed doubles game had to be decided in just one long set, as Dimitrov had to catch a late-evening plane to Sydney ? and the Bulgarians won it 8-5. Prior to that, the best Bulgarian male tennis player won against world number eight Mardy Fish of the US ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Upsets Denmark at Hopman Cup [Jan 04, 2012] Bulgaria recorded its first ever victory at Hopman Cup, upsetting strong favorites Denmark 2-1 in Group A. Tsvetana Pironkova and Grigor Dimitrov won 3:6, 6:4 (10:1) against Caroline Wozniacki and Frederik Nielsen in the decisive mixed doubles game on Wednesday. Prior to the decisive clash, world number one Caroline Wozniacki got off to an early morning 9:30 a.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Face Italy in 1st World Cup 2014 Qualifier [Nov 29, 2011] Underdogs Bulgaria will kick off their World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign against Italy on September 7 2012, it has been made clear. The game against Italy in Sofia will mark the official debut of Bulgaria's new coach, former Atletico Madrid striker Lyuboslav Penev, who is the nephew of the most successful Bulgarian football manager in history, Dimitar Penev. Four days after their game with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UEFA opens racism investigation against Bulgaria (AP) [Oct 05, 2011] UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Bulgaria over allegations that racist abuse was directed at England players during a Euro 2012 qualifying match last month. European football's governing body says the Bulgarian Football Union faces charges of "discriminatory behavior relating to chanting by home supporters" from the Group G game in Sofia on Sept. [via YahooNews] More >>

UEFA opens racism investigation against Bulgaria [Oct 05, 2011] UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Bulgaria over allegations that racist abuse was directed at England players during a Euro 2012 qualifying match last month. European football's governing body says the Bulgarian Football Union faces charges of "discriminatory behavior relating to chanting by home supporters" from the Group G game in Sofia on Sept. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Dimitrov Once Again Fails to Upset Tsonga [Oct 04, 2011] Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's top male tennis prospect has once again failed to World No 7 and Seed 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. Tsonga defeated Dimitrov 7-6 (7), 7-5 in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing on Tuesday. "I didn't move really well, didn't hit the ball really good, but I was on the court with my head," the Frenchman commented after the game, as cited by The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Lampard dropped for Bulgaria clash [Sep 02, 2011] Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard was dropped for England's Euro 2012 clash with Bulgaria here on Friday as manager Fabio Capello opted for a new-look midfield in the Group G qualifying game. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro 2012 qual. - England set to play Bulgaria in near-empty stadium [Sep 01, 2011] Bulgaria are struggling to sell tickets for Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier at home to England, despite it being a huge game for the hosts. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Top Tennis Player Loses Contested Game against Ferrer [Aug 19, 2011] 6th-ranked tennis player David Ferrer won a particularly hard game against top Bulgarian player Grigor Dimitrov at the second round of the ATP Masters in Cincinnati. The Bulgarian started out well and almost marked his first win against a player in the top 10, winning the first set with 6:4. After an even start of the second set, Ferrer made up, crushing the Bulgarian 1:6 in the second set. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Belarus beats Bulgaria 1-0 in friendly (AP) [Aug 10, 2011] Sergey Kislyak scored midway through the first half to give Belarus a 1-0 win over Bulgaria in a friendly on Wednesday. Kislyak scored from a rebound in the 33rd minute after Vladislav Stoyanov failed to block Dmitri Verkhovtsov's shot from inside the box. Belarus attacked from the start and was in control of the game. [via YahooNews] More >>

Belarus beats Bulgaria 1-0 in friendly [Aug 10, 2011] Sergey Kislyak scored midway through the first half to give Belarus a 1-0 win over Bulgaria in a friendly on Wednesday. Kislyak scored from a rebound in the 33rd minute after Vladislav Stoyanov failed to block Dmitri Verkhovtsov's shot from inside the box. Belarus attacked from the start and was in control of the game. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Levski Wins Dramatically in Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round [Jul 29, 2011] Bulgaria's Levski Sofia football club are off to a flying start in the prestigious Eropa League tournament, even though they suffered difficulties winning 2-1 at hoe against Slovakia's Spartak Trnava. The dramatic third qualifying round's first leg game was decided in its last ten minutes. Tomachek secured the lead for the Slovakian side as he scored from the penalty spot in the 80th minute, but ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Off to Flying Start at Wimbledon [Jun 21, 2011] Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova smashed Italian Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-1 for less than an hour in her opening match at the Wimbledon Grand Slam Tournament. The first set took Pironkova just 21 minutes, as she succeeded in breaking two of the 19-year-old Italian's service games. The Bulgarian then closed the second set with even greater ease, giving away just one game to her ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Montenegro with Draw at Euro 2012 Qualifier [Jun 05, 2011] The Saturday Euro 2012 qualifier between the Bulgarian national football team and Montenegro in Podgorica ended with a draw ? 1:1. Radomir Djalovic put the hosts ahead in the 52nd minute, but 14 minutes later Ivelin Popov scored for Bulgaria, bringing the game to a tie. The Bulgaria team performed quite differently during the first and the second half ? they started with a weak play and improved ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Advances at French Open [May 22, 2011] Bulgaria's top female tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, is through to round two, completing a 7-5 6-3 win over Australia's Casey Dellacqua at the French Open tournament. Pironkova made two unforced errors all game and while even though she experienced some differences in the first set against the 26-year old Australian, ranked 317th in the world, she secured herself 100 WTA points and EUR 25 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Face Switzerland in Crucial Euro 2012 Qualifier [Mar 26, 2011] The embattled Bulgarians of Lothar Mathaeus will face the football team of Switzerland in Sofia Saturday evening in a game they have to win to keep any chances of getting to Euro 2012. At this stage, Bulgaria is fourth out of 5 teams in Group G, while it has to end up at least second in order to have a chance to qualify. Out of its 3 games this far, Bulgaria lost to England (4:0) and Montenegro ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Record-High Jackpot Goes to Kubrat [Feb 11, 2011] The record-high BGN 7 M jackpot in Bulgaria's State lottery "Toto" was drawn late Thursday at second draw in the 6/49 game. The winner is reported to be a man from the northeastern town of Kubrat guessing all 6 numbers - 25, 26, 27, 32, 37, 43. He bet BGN 2.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Anticipates Record-High Jackpot [Feb 10, 2011] The jackpot in Bulgaria's state lottery "Toto" is expected to reach the record-high BGN 7 M in the Thursday drawing. On Sunday, the jackpot in the Toto 2 6/49 game survived after failing to find winners 24 draws in a row. The Toto craze in Bulgaria continues as a total of 1 500 370 tickets worth BGN 4 M were bought for the Sunday drawing.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Out of Australian Open [Jan 19, 2011] Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's best male tennis player, has been eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open after losing 5-7, 3-6, 3-6 by Stanislas Wawrinka on Wednesday. Even though the Bulgarian youngster showed a decent performance and had his chances, Wawrinka, ranked 19th in the world, took the best of the game, especially in the last two sets. Wawrinka is trained by Dimitrov's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Capello: 'Bulgaria is Dangerous Team' [Aug 30, 2010] England coach Fabio Capello warned that Bulgaria will be a difficult adversary, some days before Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier game against Bulgaria in London. [via YahooNews] More >>