Former World Chess Champion Antoaneta Stefanova won the title at the prestigious International Women's Chess Open in the Chinese city of Shaoxing. The competition took place under the Swiss system in nine rounds. There were 34 contestants from 9 countries, including four former world champions. The Bulgarian won the title without a loss. In the last ninth round, the Grandmaster finished in a draw against Harika Dronavalli from India, which was enough to win the title. This has been Stefanova’s first title since she gave birth last year. She received a cheque for 40,000 US dollars for the success.
The Bulgarian national football team drew 2–2 with Cyprus at Hristo Botev Stadium in Plovdiv in their penultimate friendly match before the start of the World Cup qualifiers. Bulgaria twice took the lead through Aleksandar Kolev but was unable to..
The Bulgarian women's national volleyball team claimed its first victory in the Nations Volleyball League 2025. Bulgaria defeated the Dominican Republic 3:1 (25:21, 30:32, 25:19, 31:29) in their second match of Group 1, played in Ottawa (Canada)...
Three Bulgarian tennis players have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Roland Garros Junior Championships, BTA reports. Rositsa Dencheva defeated the 16th seed, Laima Vladson of Lithuania, 7–5, 6–4, and will face Luna Maria Sinalli..
Bulgarian driver Nikola Tsolov secured his third pole position of the Formula 3 season after winning the qualifying race at Britain's Silverstone circuit...
Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has qualified for the third round of Wimbledon. In the second round of the tournament, Dimitrov defeated..
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