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Bulgarian Football Union rejects election of Berbatov as President at rival Congress

  • Football

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) has said it will not recognise the election of former Premier League star Dimitar Berbatov as the organisation’s President, labelling a Congress held on Friday (March 18) as "a farce."

Berbatov, who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Fulham during his career, has promised

since 2005.He had captained the Bulgarian team that finished fourth at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United

States.


Olympic figure skating team result may not be known until next year as Valieva drugs case threatens to drag on

  • Figure Skating

A decision on the case involving Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva may not be concluded for several months, it has been claimed.

It means that the United States may have to wait until next year before they find out whether they are

2022 and will not be until a final decision is reached on Kamila Valieva's doping case - leaving the United

States, left, and Japan, right, in limbo ©Getty ImagesThe Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) have six


IIHF World Junior Championship to be staged in August after postponement

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced the dates of this year’s rescheduled World Junior Championship in Canada.

put in Group B alongside hosts Canada, Finland, Czech Republic and Slovakia.Defending champions the United

States, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and Austria have been drawn in Group A.The IIHF has confirmed that



Under-fire IBA claims it cannot "completely cancel" contract with Gazprom, leaving Olympic place in doubt

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has claimed "it is not currently possible to completely cancel" its controversial sponsorship deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom, despite concerns that it could threaten the sport’s chances of maintaining its spot on the Olympic programme.

limit sponsorship and other financial support from entities with links to the Russian or Belarusian states

A total of 18 National Federations, including the United States, England, France, Australia, New Zealand

was due to run until 2023 after being renewed every three years since it was first signed in 2012.The United


Scotland withdraw from World Women’s Curling Championship over more COVID cases

  • Curling

Scotland have been forced to withdraw from the World Women’s Curling Championship in Canada after being hit by two more positive COVID-19 cases.

overcoming Czech Republic 8-7, while Japan saw off Italy 9-2 and then held their nerve to defeat the United

States 7-6.In the other results, the US claimed a 7-6 victory over Italy, Canada triumphed 8-4 against


Fritz stuns Nadal to capture Indian Wells Masters crown as Świątek shines again

  • Tennis

Californian-born Taylor Fritz overcame injury fears to inflict defeat on Spain’s Rafael Nadal for the first time this season as he captured the men’s singles title at the Indian Wells Masters in front of his home crowd.

to secure a shock 6-3, 7-6 victory over Nadal at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California in the United

States where Poland’s Iga Świątek defeated Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-4, 6-1 to claim the women’s singles


Home long jumper Vuleta hits gold standard again but Ingebrigtsen falls short at World Athletics Indoor Championships

  • Athletics

Home long jumper Ivana Vuleta, who under her maiden name of Spanovic electrified a Belgrade crowd in 2017 when she cleared 7.24 metres to win the European Athletics Indoor gold, rose to the challenge again to retain her World Athletics Indoor Championships title in the Serbian capital with 7.06m.

medallist Keely Hodgkinson until she withdrew as a precaution with a quad tear, went to Ajee Wilson of the United

States in 1:59.09.The women’s 4x400m relay was won by Jamaica in 3:28.40, anchored by individual bronze

Championships saw Ethiopia finish top of the medals table with four golds, three silvers and two bronzes.The United

States was second with three golds, seven silvers and nine bronzes, in front of Belgium, which claimed


Ukrainian athletes shine on final day of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

  • Gymnastics

Ukrainians Yuliia Kasianenko, Illia Kovtun, Nazar Chepurnyi and Daniela Batrona shined on the final day of the International Gymnastics Federation Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cairo.

competition with a gold in the high bar.His commanding score of 14.400 was superior to Paul Juda of the United

States’ and Alexander Myakinin of Israel.The American scored 13.933 to take home silver and the Israeli


Berlin to host FIDE Grand Prix finale as players eye Candidates Tournament spots

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) Grand Prix Series is set to reach its conclusion as Berlin stages the third and final leg.

players on the Grand Prix circuit each compete in two of the three events, with Hikaru Nakamura of the United

States winning the opener in Berlin before Hungary's Richard Rapport triumphed in last month’s second


JJIF hoping "flexible" IOC could give ju-jitsu a spot at 2028 or 2032 Olympics

  • Ju-jitsu

Director general of the Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) Joachim Thumfart has said there are many challenges to get the sport on the Olympic programme, but recent developments in the sporting community could play to its advantage.

 "I see the big challenges is that ju-jitsu is huge in the United States, but not united.


Janicsek wins two titles at Teqball World Series in Paris

  • Teqball

Hungary’s Zsanett Janicsek and Lea Vasas were crowned women’s doubles champions at the International Federation of Teqball's (FITEQ) Teqball World Series event in Paris, after beating the world champions in the final.

12-8.Janicsek and Vasas eventually triumphed in the close contest by winning the deciding set 12-9.United

States’ Margaret Osmund and Carolyn Greco were 12-8, 12-6 winners in the bronze medal match against


Team Fintastic retain World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships title

  • Skating

Finland’s Team Fintastic Junior retained their World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships crown after topping both events in Innsbruck in Austria.

2017.They had won the last World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, held at Nottingham in the United

205.61 points, while Team Skyliners Junior and debutants Teams Elite Junior, both representing the United

States, scored 204.39 and 204.11, respectively, to finish second and third.Day one of the competition


NBCUniversal reports record viewing figures for Winter Paralympics after Olympics decline

  • Beijing 2022 Paralympics

NBCUniversal has put a disappointing Winter Olympics behind it by reporting record viewing figures for the Paralympics in Beijing.

as well as comprehensive streaming on Peacock for the first time.Oksana Masters earned three of the United

States' 11 gold medals at Beijing 2022 and helped attract a record number of television viewers ©Getty