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SOFIA, March 5 (Reuters) - Former Bulgaria coach Stoycho Mladenov is to return for a third stint as coach of CSKA Sofia, the Bulgarian club said on ...

SOFIA, March 5 (Reuters) - Former Bulgaria coach Stoycho Mladenov is to return for a third stint as coach of CSKA Sofia, the Bulgarian club said on ...

International soccer will return to Libya Monday when local clubs Al Nasr Benghazi and Al Ahli Tripoli meet CSKA Sofia in matches that will mark the first anniversary of the revolution, the Libyan embassy in Bulgaria said.

Dimitar Berbatov is considering a comeback to international soccer, and says he expects an invitation from Bulgaria's new coach. Coach Lyuboslav Penev says he would be glad if Berbatov returns to the team, adding that he will talk with him later this week. Berbatov had said Tuesday that if he receives an invitation, he could consider a comeback.

THE HAGUE, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch national soccer team will finish its preparation for Euro 2012 with a friendly match against Northern Ireland on June 2 in Amsterdam, the Dutch football association KNVB announced on Thursday. The KNVB also scheduled friendlies against Bayern Munich in Munich on May 22, against Bulgaria in Amsterdam on May 26 and against Slovakia in Rotterdam on May 30. Coach Bert van Marwijk' s squad will depart to Krakow, Poland, their residence during the Europea ...

Ukrainians take photos for memory near of the huge version of the official match ball `Tango 12` for the UEFA Euro 2012 soccer championship, mounted on a car on the Independence square in Kiev, Ukraine, 03 December 2011.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has had every reason to be overexcited recently (save for the disastrous state of his country's economy). Not only has he enjoyed his favorite ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Lothar Matthaeus was fired Monday as Bulgaria's soccer coach after leading the team to only five points from seven European Championship qualifying matches.Bulgarian soccer ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Lothar Matthaeus was fired Monday as Bulgaria's soccer coach after leading the team to only five points from seven European Championship qualifying matches.

Lothar Matthaeus was fired Monday as Bulgaria's soccer coach after leading the team to only five points from seven European Championship qualifying matches.

World champion hurdler Sally Pearson said Monday she plans to break the world record next year as she set her sights on London Olympic gold.

Pearson bagged Australia's only gold medal at the world athletics championships in South Korea this month in a new championship record of 12.28 seconds -- the fourth-fastest time ever run in the 100m hurdles.

Only world record holder Yordanka Donkova (12.21sec in 1988) of Bulgaria, her compatriot Ginka Zagorcheva (12.25 in 1987) and Sweden's Ludmila Engquist (12.26 in 1992) have gone faster.

Pearson wants to rewrite history.

England tops Group G after a 3-0 win over Bulgaria: "It was a really good night," said captain John Terry said. "We were hoping for a good start and certainly got that. They came at ...

Soccer is participation as well as spectator sport in the three South Caucasus nations which attach importance and pride to playing big and winning big in this sport. But the draw for the 2014 World Cup European qualifying groups could not make Armenia, Azerbaijan or Georgia happy at all, in that they have been drawn into difficult groups to meet such soccer giants as France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Armenia is drawn to play Italy, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Malta ...

Bulgarian national soccer team coach, German Lothar Matthaeus speaks with an unidentified woman during the final match of Bulgaria soccer Cup between Slavia and CSKA in Sofia, Bulgaria, 25 May 2011.

[1] Scarlett Johansson may seem like an unlikely lead for a Judd Apatow film, but in this context her casting actually makes a lot of sense. Johansson has signed on to star in Can a Song Save Your Life?, which will be written and directed by John Carney (Once) and produced by Apatow. The film follows “a washed-up A&R man who forms a passionate bond with a young singer-songwriter (Johansson) from out of town.” The project calls for Johansson to sing, which shouldn't be a problem for the actress. Johansson is in fact a professional singer, having released an album of Tom Waits covers titled Anywhere I Lay My Head back in 2008 and a collaboration with Pete Yorn called Break Up in 2009. Though the male lead has yet to be cast, Mark Ruffalo and Jim Carrey have been rumored as possibilities. (FWIW, I vote Ruffalo.) Shooting on the film will begin in New York City next year. [The Playlist [2]] After the jump, new gigs for the stars of Twilight, Wizards of Waverly Place, and the late-'90s/early-'00s teen alien show Roswell. Gosh, remember that? Twilight actress Mia Maestro is the latest actress to board Oliver Stone's Savages, based on the novel by Don Winslow. Maestro joins an impressive ensemble that already includes Blake Lively, Aaron Johnson, Emile Hirsch, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro and Uma Thurman. The plot of Savages revolves around two marijuana dealers (Johnson and Hirsch) who are forced to work for a drug cartel when their friend (Lively) is kidnapped. Del Toro will play the cartel's enforcer, while Maestro will be his wife -- "a tough and bitter woman whose soccer mom lifestyle hides a gang life past." Savages will open September 28, 2012. [The Hollywood Reporter [3]] Jake T. Austin, best known as one of the Wizards of Waverly Place, is in final negoatiations for the part of Huckleberry Finn in Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, based on the mischievous young characters originally created by Mark Twain. Austin will be starring opposite Super 8 star Joel Courtney, who was recently cast [4] in the role of Tom Sawyer. Plot details for the film have not been revealed, but based on what I recall of Twain's novels from high school English, I suspect we can expect some fence-painting, some cave-exploring, perhaps a raft or two? Production for the film is scheduled to begin this August in Bulgaria. [Showblitz [5]] Roswell star Brandon Fehr has been cast in a new, unrelated Roswell project titled Roswell FM. The indie romcom revolves around Fehr's character, who must choose between his dream job hosting a UFO-themed radio show in Roswell and supporting his family financially. Mirelly Taylor will play the love interest, one of a quirky cast of characters who work at the radio station. Shooting will start July 25 in, yup, Roswell, NM. [Variety [6]] Discuss: I really can't even think about this Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn project without remembering the last film I saw about those characters -- the 1995 Disney film Tom and Huck, starring then-teen heartthrobs JTT and Brad Renfro (RIP) in the title roles. Does this make Courtney and Austin their 2011 equivalents? If so, which generation do you think got the better end of the deal? [1] http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Scarlett-Johansson1.jpg [2] http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/scarlett_johansson_to_star_in_can_a_song_save_your_life_from_once_director/ [3] http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/twilight-actress-mia-maestro-joins-206277 [4] http://www.slashfilm.com/young-super-8-star-joel-courney-play-tom-sawyer/ [5] http://www.showblitz.com/2011/06/jake-t-austin-hucks-it-up-in-tom-sawyer-and-huckleberry-finn.html [6] http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118039222

Sixty paragliding athletes from eight countries have registered for taking part in a tournament dubbed "Indonesia Open" to be held in Sigi District of Central Sulawesi, on June 18 to 25, a media reported here on Monday. The eight countries are Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France, Russia and the Philippines, FX Murdianto, chairman of the Central Sulawesi Aero Sport Federation (FASI) was quoted by Antara news wire as saying. The athletes have confirmed their in ...

On the General Assembly of the Association for University Sport "Akademik" that took place on May 27, 2011 in Sofia, Bulgaria Assoc.