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Bulgarian Winter Olympics team returns from PyeongChang 2018 empty-handed

February 25, 2018February 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian cross-country skier Yordan Chuchuganov led his compatriots into the Winter Olympics stadium in PyeongChang as his country’s flag-bearer for

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Federer sweeps Dimitrov aside in Rotterdam final

February 18, 2018February 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov has now lost all seven meetings against Roger Federer after losing the Rotterdam Open final 2-6, 2-6 on

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Amid controversy, Bulgarian Football Union chief Mihailov wins new term

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Borislav Mihailov secured another term as president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) at the association’s congress held in Sofia

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Mirza Basic wins Sofia Open title

February 11, 2018February 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bosnia’s Mirza Basic won seven matches in eight days to lift his first ATP Tour trophy after prevailing over Romania’s

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Bulgaria’s team of 21 in Pyeongchang as XXIII Winter Olympic Games open

February 9, 2018February 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A lavish ceremony with a cast of 2000 marked the February 9 opening of the XXIII Winter Olympic Games in

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Dimitrov out of Australian Open after loss to Britain’s Edmund

January 23, 2018January 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov exited the Australian Open after a 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 quarterfinal loss to Britain’s Kyle Edmund in yet

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Dimitrov ousts Kyrgios to advance into Australian Open quarterfinals

January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Three weeks into the ATP Tour season, Grigor Dimitrov has already played plenty of close matches and, once again, had

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Sport 

Dimitrov edges Rublev to set up Kyrgios re-match at Australian Open

January 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Last time they met, Russia’s Andrey Rublev delivered an upset by knocking out Grigor Dimitrov out of the 2017 US

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Grigor Dimitrov outlasts qualifier to book place in Australian Open third round

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Australian Open third-seed Grigor Dimitrov narrowly avoided a stunning upset against US qualifier Mackenzie McDonald, ranked 186th in the world,

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