Balkans

The European Athletics Council has awarded its 2017 Indoor Championships to Belgrade, while Tbilisi has landed the inaugural edition of the Youth Championships in 2016.

Men’s world No.2 tennis star Novak Djokovic has entered into a three-year global partnership with Japanese watch manufacturer Seiko.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has signed a three-year agreement to become an international ambassador for French automobile manufacturer Peugeot.

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has ordered top-flight league club Botev Plovdiv to play its next game behind closed doors after fans threw objects onto the pitch and hit an official.

The Bulgarian government has supported a potential bid by capital Sofia to host games at UEFA Euro 2020.

Bankrupt Bulgarian football club CSKA Sofia is reportedly close to being taken over by business group Red Champions.

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has announced that national top-flight club Botev Plovdiv will replace debt-ridden CSKA Sofia in this year’s UEFA Europa League, after receiving an official confirmation from the European governing body.

Bulgarian fallen giant CSKA Sofia is seeking a merger with another top-flight football team after declaring bankruptcy.

The Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Thracian Cliffs has been announced as the venue of the 2013 World Match Play Championship as part of a new hosting concept for the leading golf tournament, introduced by title sponsor Volvo.

Manchester United has furthered its recent trend of agreeing sponsorship deals with overseas telecommunications companies by agreeing its first deal with a European operator.

Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) president Bobby Mihaylov has stated his “desire” to enter a joint bid with Romania for UEFA Euro 2020.

Michel Platini, president of UEFA, yesterday reiterated the zero-tolerance approach of European football’s governing body towards match-fixing, warning players that they will never play again if implicated in any wrongdoing.

International sports agency MP & Silva has acquired the worldwide media rights for the ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag in a multi-year deal.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) and the Sportfive agency will launch a new version of a live web-streaming portal for the World Championship in Croatia.

Bulgaria will bid to host a Formula One race in the near future, according to the Bulgarian Motorcycling Federation (BMF).

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has extended their longstanding television and perimeter rights cooperation with international sports agency Sportfive for the next three qualification stages until 2014.