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Popular sports and a monthly golf column by Alan Rogut of Pravets Golf Club.

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Luck of the draw prevents scheduling conflict for The Wall Live in Sofia

August 9, 2013August 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Uefa Champions League play-off round draw resolved the brewing stadium row in Bulgaria, preventing the scheduling conflict between Ludogorets

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Leisure Sport 

Stadium row raises questions about The Wall Live in Sofia

August 8, 2013August 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Three weeks before Roger Waters brings his visual masterpiece, The Wall Live, to Sofia, a public row erupted in Bulgaria

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s football clubs demand cut of any Gazprom sponsorship money

August 6, 2013August 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff South Stream

Bulgaria’s top-flight football clubs plan to ask the Cabinet to divide any sponsorship money from Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom

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Bulgaria’s volleyball federation faces fine for gambling ad

July 16, 2013July 16, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s volleyball federation could be banned for allowing an ad for a banned gambling website to appear on the advertising

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Turkey’s Fenerbahce and Besiktas handed Uefa bans, Romania’s Steaua spared

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Turkey

The disciplinary committee of Europe’s football governing body Uefa has ruled to hand European competition bans to Turkish clubs Fenerbahce

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Sport 

Goal-line technology debuts in world soccer

June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 Rosanne Skirble of VOANews

Goal line technology makes its debut in international football this weekend at the Confederations Cup in Brazil. FIFA, the sport’s

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov sets up Djokovic re-match at Roland Garros

May 30, 2013May 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov defeated French wild-card entrant Lucas Pouille in the second round of the French Open on May 30, setting

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Sport 

Russia tries to keep wrestling in the Olympics

May 29, 2013May 29, 2013 Jessica Golloher of VOANews Russia

Russia says it will ask the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to keep wrestling in the games. This after the IOC

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Romania’s football club owners, agents case goes to re-trial

May 20, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romania’s high court of justice ruled on May 20 to re-try the lawsuit against eight prominent Romanian football club owners

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