Dimitar Penev who coached the Bulgarian National Football Team during the 1994 FIFA World Football Cup in USA is celebrating his 75th birth anniversary today. “Being a good football coach is a combination of football practice and the ability to listen and watch”, Dimitar Penev told BNR and admitted that the memories of the summer of 1944 when Bulgaria qualified for the semifinals of the World Football Cup and earned bronze medals remain strong. “Such moments cannot be forgotten”, Dimitar Penev recalls, commenting Bulgaria’s biggest achievement in football. Today, Dimitar Penev is expected to be awarded by this country’s Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov.
President Rumen Radev opens the international tournament Sofia Karate Open 2024 - President's Cup on Saturday, April 20 . The sports event is being held for the 11th time. This year, more than 1,500 participants from 20 countries will take part..
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first Bulgarian expedition to climb Everest, the world's highest peak. On 20 April 1984, 41-year-old Hristo Prodanov climbed the most difficult western slope without an oxygen mask . He reached the..
Petar Stoychev has become the first Bulgarian to swim the Strait of Gibraltar under the Oceans Seven rules without a wetsuit. Stoychev covered the distance from the European coast in the Spanish town of Tarifa to the African coast in Morocco in..
Bulgaria's Kristian Vasilev has qualified for the skiff final at the European Rowing Olympic Qualifiers in Szeged , Hungary. He won the second semi-final..
Boryana Kaleyn won a bronze medal in the all-around at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Tashkent. The other Bulgarian competitor Nikol Todorova..
The Interior Ministry is planning an extra police presence in the capital for the final derby of the season between professional football clubs "CSKA -..
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Mostly Cloudy
Clear