Bulgaria
Botev to replace CSKA in the Europa League
The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has announced that national top-flight club Botev Plovdiv will replace debt-ridden CSKA Sofia in this year’s UEFA Europa League, after receiving an official confirmation from the European governing body.
Bankrupt CSKA Sofia seeking merger
Bulgarian fallen giant CSKA Sofia is seeking a merger with another top-flight football team after declaring bankruptcy.
Bulgaria lands 2013 World Match Play Championship
The Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Thracian Cliffs has been announced as the venue of the 2013 World Match Play Championship as part of a new hosting concept for the leading golf tournament, introduced by title sponsor Volvo.
United takes telecommunications strategy to Europe
Manchester United has furthered its recent trend of agreeing sponsorship deals with overseas telecommunications companies by agreeing its first deal with a European operator.
Bulgaria eyes Euro 2020 bid
Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) president Bobby Mihaylov has stated his “desire” to enter a joint bid with Romania for UEFA Euro 2020.
Platini reiterates zero-tolerance approach to match-fixing
Michel Platini, president of UEFA, yesterday reiterated the zero-tolerance approach of European football’s governing body towards match-fixing, warning players that they will never play again if implicated in any wrongdoing.
Bulgaria to bid for F1 race
Bulgaria will bid to host a Formula One race in the near future, according to the Bulgarian Motorcycling Federation (BMF).
BFU extends relationship with Sportfive
The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has extended their longstanding television and perimeter rights cooperation with international sports agency Sportfive for the next three qualification stages until 2014.
Bulgarian businessman to set up sports channel
Bulgarian businessman, Grisha Ganchev, has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the Plovdiv-based cable television channel Evrokom and aims to transform it into a sports-based channel.
THREE 2014 CANDIDATE CITIES ANNOUNCED
Sochi (Russia), Salzburg (Austria) and PyeongChang (Republic of Korea) were today accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in Lausanne as Candidate Cities to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014. The cities were accepted unanimously from a total of seven Applicant Cities, which also included Jaca (Spain), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Sofia (Bulgaria), and Borjomi (Georgia).
IOC SET FOR 2014 GAMES SHORT-LIST
The IOC will confirm the final short-list of cities in the running to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday.
ESPN CLASSIC LAUNCHES IN TURKEY
Turkey is the latest country to sign up sports TV network ESPN Classic, following a carriage deal inked with Turkey’s leading digital platform, Digiturk.
SOCHI UP IN 2014 OLYMPICS RATING
Sochi’s bid for the 2014 Olympics has moved up in the latest Bids Power Index, with Salzburg still the leading candidate.
SALZBURG BID NAMES MD
Anton Schutti is the new managing director for the Salzburg 2014 bid.
APACE IN MUSICAL MOVE
Apace Media plc (AIM: APA), the intellectual property and branded content company, is set to acquire a stake in MM Televizia OOD, the integrated media group.
AUSTRIA AND SOUTH KOREA HEAD RACE FOR 2014
Bids from PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria, are said to hold big leads over five other rivals in the race for the 2014 Olympics.
AUSTRIA AND SOUTH KOREA HEAD RACE FOR 2014
Bids from PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria, are said to hold big leads over five other rivals in the race for the 2014 Olympics.
SEVEN BID FOR 2014 WINTER OLMYPICS
The International Olympic Committee says that seven cities will bid for the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics