Romania’s football club owners, agents case goes to re-trial
Romania’s high court of justice ruled on May 20 to re-try the lawsuit against eight prominent Romanian football club owners and football agents, who were handed heavy sentences in November 2012 on charges of tax avoidance, fraud and money laundering. The previous ruling, by an appeals court, found the defendants guilty of having avoided paying $1.5 million in taxes stemming …
Russia Watch: Russia promotes safe Olympics, downplays Caucasus link
Why was British Prime Minister David Cameron helicoptering around the Caucasus Mountains recently with Russian President Vladimir Putin? Ostensibly Putin, …
Bulgaria’s Dimitrov collapses against Wawrinka in Madrid
Fresh off his win against world number one Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov came close to securing a second straight quarterfinal …
Aston Villa, Bulgaria midfielder Petrov announces retirement
Midfielder Stiliyan Petrov, the former Bulgarian national football team and Aston Villa football club captain, has announced his retirement from …
Sir Alex Ferguson retires as manager of Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson will retire as manager of Manchester United at the end of the season, after 27 years and …
Bulgaria’s Dimitrov stuns Djokovic at Madrid Open
Grigor Dimitrov took the biggest scalp of his career, defeating world number one Novak Djokovic in the second round of …
Russia Watch: After Boston’s bombs, Russia’s world class sports events face big security challenges
Back in the sunny days before the Boston Marathon bombings, Vladimir Putin, an avid sportsman, decided that the best way …
Bulgaria’s Dimitrov rises to 28th in ATP Tour rankings after Monte-Carlo Masters
Grigor Dimitrov jumped six spots in the ATP Tour rankings, to a career-best 28th, after reaching his first quarterfinal at …
Rafael Nadal makes narrow escape against Bulgaria’s Dimitrov at Monte-Carlo Masters
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov came close to scoring a resounding upset in his Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinal against eight-time defending champion Rafael …
Bulgaria’s Dimitrov books quarterfinal date with Nadal at Monte-Carlo Masters
Bulgaria’s top-ranked tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will take on former world number one Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinal of the …
Bulgaria’s Dimitrov wins against Tipsarevic at Monte-Carlo Masters
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov notched his second career win against a player ranked in the ATP Tour top 10 on April …
