As of 25 September until 2 October Sofia is hosting the 7th edition of the ATP Sofia Open 2022 tennis tournament. Sunday’s matches begin with qualifiers.
The three Bulgarian contestants are starting their participation directly in the main draw of the tournament. Grigor Dimitrov, 2017 tournament champion is under No. 3 and will compete from the second round. Jannik Sinner, Italy is No. 1. A match between the two is possible at the semi-finals.
Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, canceled his participation because of an injury. Wawrinka will be replaced in the main draw by 138th in the ATP ranking Aleksandar Vukic (Australia), who will play in the first round against the Italian Fabio Fognini.
Bulgarian open-water swimmer Tsanko Tsankov swam one of the most difficult swimming marathons in the Ocean's Seven, his manager Nikolai Iliev reported. Tsankov swam the longest of the seven marathons, from the Molokai Island to Oahu in the..
In one of the mountains near Sofia - Vitosha, a new mountain race - Hut Hop Race will take place today starting at 10 am. The race is a run/walk with elements of map orientation using any navigational aids. Organizers are Kiril Nikolov "Dizela",..
Nurgyul Salimova scored her first victory at the Grand Prix chess tournament in the Kazakh city of Shymkent . In an eighth-round match, she defeated Mongolia's Batkhuyag Munguntuul with the black pieces. Salimova took the initiative from the start and..
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