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Cash-strapped Greece gives green light to aid for Formula 1 track

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Despite economic forecasts predicting a sixth consecutive year of recession and having to slash billions of euro in budget spending,

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Uefa auditors dig into CSKA Sofia accounts

September 14, 2012 Alex Bivol

Four financial auditors from Uefa’s club financial control body arrived in Sofia to check the accounts of Bulgarian football club

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Fulham’s Berbatov declines to return to Bulgarian national team

September 3, 2012September 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Dimitar Berbatov, newly signed at Fulham, said on September 3 2012 that he would not be returning to the Bulgarian

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Sport 

Pironkova through, Dimitrov out at US Open

August 30, 2012February 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s two standout tennis players have had mixed fortunes in the first round of the US Open in New York,

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Lance Armstrong to be stripped of titles, banned from cycling

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 VOANews

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said late Thursday it will strip famed cyclist Lance Armstrong of his titles and ban him

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London Olympics conclude, IOC grateful

August 13, 2012August 13, 2012 Parke Brewer of VOANews

The London Olympics have come to a close with the International Olympic Committee pleased with nearly all aspects of the

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Sport 

Bulgaria opens Olympic medals count, all eyes on volleyball

August 10, 2012August 10, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

After almost two weeks of disappointing results by Bulgarian athletes in the London Olympics, the country won its first medal,

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Sport 

China: Doping allegations against Olympic swimmer ‘biased’

July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 VOANews

A Chinese official has blasted what he says are “biased” doping allegations against one of his country’s young swimming stars

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London readies for Olympic Games opening

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 VOANews

London is welcoming around 10,000 athletes, hundreds of thousands of visitors and a worldwide television audience for the formal opening

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