In the 7th round Levon Aronyan (Armenia) defeated ex-world champion Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria). Aronyan is currently the third with 9 points. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) lost to Vasili Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Teymur Rajabov played a draw with Wishvanathan Anand (India).

Most football fans are disappointed with Armenia’s defeat at the recent Armenia-Turkey match. It is not strange that Hrazdan stadium began emptying after the second goal.

Armenian GM Levon Aronian tied with the World Champion Vishvanatan Anand at the third round of the Grand Slam tournament underway in Bilbao.

The Armenian national football team is getting ready for the World Cup Qualifying match with Turkey due on September 6.

he Turkish national team headed by Fatih Terim continues preparing for the World Cup 2010 qualifier due in Armenia on September 6.

The half-back of the Armenian football team Arthur Voskanian who presently plays in Belorussia’s “Vitebsk” considers the upcoming Armenia-Turkey football match an important event in Armenia’s football history.

“Chess Masters-2008” has kicked off in Bilbao, Spain, with the participation of six Armenian Grand Masters. In the first round Armenian GM Levon Aronyan lost to Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

The Turkish Football Federation has officially rejected its disposed tickets for the World Cup qualifier due on September 6, 2010. This news was announced by Ruben Hayrapetyan, President of the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) at today’s press conference.

Yerevan's Hrazdan sports ground is supposed to be overcrowded on September 6. Over 55 thousand football fans will arrive in Armenia to watch the upcoming Armenia-Turkey football match.

The 18th round of the Armenian Football Championship was held without major surprises. Ararat won over Gyumri’s Shirak 2:1. The match was held in a tense atmosphere.

In the UEFA Cup first qualifying round “Ararat” lost to “Belinzona” (1:3) in Lugano, Switzerland. On July 17 in the first match that took place in Abovyan, Armenia “Belinzona” was able to win a 1:0 victory against “Ararat”.

One of the Korean TV channels broadcast fragments of the opening ceremony rehearsal of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Though the organizers tried hard to keep the scenario secret, Koreans were able to reveal it.

The Armenian Greko-Roman Wrestling national team had an unsuccessful performance in the World Junior Wrestling Championship, Istanbul. In the first round Sargis Khachatrian (50kg) lost to Reza Asadpour of Iran. The latter got to the final round, so Khachatrian was given a chance to struggle for a bronze medal.

The Judo International Federation has declared the list of its participants in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Armenia will be represented by 2 sportsmen – Hovhannes Davtyan (60kg) and Armen Nazaryan (66kg).

Armenian Grand Master Gabriel Sarkissian lost to Alexander Beliavski of Slovakia at the Georgy Marx Memorial tournament underway in Hungary.

The Champions League First knockout Qualifying Round is now over. Champions from 28 lowest-ranked European countries participated in it. For the first time in the past 7 years the Armenian Champion had to leave the League, losing both matches of the first round.

In the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Armenians set their hopes on weightlifter Gevorg Davtian (77kg), who is the only Armenian double European champion that won a silver medal in the World Championship 2007.

After leaving the Iranian club “Rah Ahan,” the goal-keeper of the Armenian football team, Gevorg Kasparov, returned to Yerevan. He has already signed a contract with Yerevan’s “Ulyssis.”

Armenia's vice Champion “Banants” beat another record in the history of Armenian football losing to Austrian “Red Bull” 0:7. It was a crushing defeat for Armenia during the Euro Cup matches.

Armenia’s Champion “Pyunik” lost to “Anortosis” of Cyprus 0:1 at the first round of the Champion’s League Qualifiers.

Armenian women wightlifters’ national team will present a woman weghtlifter in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 20-year-old Meline Daluzian (63kg), who won a gold medal in the previous two European Championships, will present Armenia in Beijing.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games initiate in a month and from now on China is ready to receive her guests. A month before the Olympic Games the construction processes are already over. The games will chiefly be held in Beijing, though other great cities of China will host tournaments too.

World champion Arthur Abraham again defended his IBF world middleweight title against Columbian Edison Miranda. The latter sought revenge on Abraham for an earlier defeat.

Armenian Grand Master Levon Aronian defeated Michael Adams of England 1.5:0.5 in the final round of the Karen Asrian Memorial. Aronian became the winner of the rapid chess tournament with 8.5 points.