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Russia Watch: Russia promotes safe Olympics, downplays Caucasus link

May 14, 2013February 6, 2014 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia, Sochi Olympics

Why was British Prime Minister David Cameron helicoptering around the Caucasus Mountains recently with Russian President Vladimir Putin? Ostensibly Putin,

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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov collapses against Wawrinka in Madrid

May 10, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Fresh off his win against world number one Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov came close to securing a second straight quarterfinal

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Aston Villa, Bulgaria midfielder Petrov announces retirement

May 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Midfielder Stiliyan Petrov, the former Bulgarian national football team and Aston Villa football club captain, has announced his retirement from

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Sir Alex Ferguson retires as manager of Manchester United

May 8, 2013May 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Sir Alex Ferguson will retire as manager of Manchester United at the end of the season, after 27 years and

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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov stuns Djokovic at Madrid Open

May 8, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov took the biggest scalp of his career, defeating world number one Novak Djokovic in the second round of

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Russia Watch: After Boston’s bombs, Russia’s world class sports events face big security challenges

May 1, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Back in the sunny days before the Boston Marathon bombings, Vladimir Putin, an avid sportsman, decided that the best way

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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov rises to 28th in ATP Tour rankings after Monte-Carlo Masters

April 22, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov jumped six spots in the ATP Tour rankings, to a career-best 28th, after reaching his first quarterfinal at

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Rafael Nadal makes narrow escape against Bulgaria’s Dimitrov at Monte-Carlo Masters

April 19, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov came close to scoring a resounding upset in his Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinal against eight-time defending champion Rafael

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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov books quarterfinal date with Nadal at Monte-Carlo Masters

April 18, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s top-ranked tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will take on former world number one Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinal of the

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