“Pyunik”-“Derry City” meeting is scheduled for July 18, 11:45 p.m. Yerevan time.

The Armenian champion team “Pyunik” is in Ireland and is preparing for the meeting with “Derry City” within the framework of the Championship League.

The second stage of the Armenian Football Championship ended, though two delayed meetings are to take place.

A1+ interviewed Pyunik's chief coach Armen Gyulbudaghyants on the Derry City-Pyunik meeting scheduled for July 17 within the framework of the Championships League.

The 14th tour meetings of the Armenian Football Championship were held without major surprises. As it was supposed the favorites enjoyed victories with high scores.

The “Sevan” International Chess Tournament is coming to an end. Grand Master Bartholomew Macey, Poland, and Grand Master Yuri Vovk, Ukraine, share the 1st and 2nd places respectively after the seventh round.

European Summer Championship of Shooting was launched in Granada, Spain.

None of the leaders managed to win in the 6-th tour of the international chess tournament in Sevan.

It is already three years Armenian football teams have been taking out patents to participate in the Champion League, UEFA and Intertoto Cup Finals.

During “Mika”-“Ararat” match the guests were quite close to the victory, when in the last moment of the game they received a goal and the game was over by a score of 2:2. Despite the missed victory, the chief coach of “Ararat” Varuzhan Sukiasyan was content of the results.

Chess international tournament has launched in the town of Sevan and the meetings of the forth tour have already completed. Five of ten participants represent Armenia.

“Gandzasar” beat “Banants” 3:2 at “Republican” stadium within the framework of the Armenian Football Championship. The score was opened by Gaga Tbilashvili at the 50th minute. Six minutes later Armen Petrosyan scored the second goal. The latter attacked the penalty area from the left side and took the goal-keeper unawares.

The Armenian professional boxer and IBF World Champion Vakhtang was beaten by Nonito Doner on July 8. He was down for the count in the fifth round.

The footballers of “Pyunik” did their best to beat “Ararat” but their efforts failed. We had a chance to score a goal during the first match. Our footballers mainly attacked from the angels. We were well aware that Pachajyan and Mkrtchyan will be “under control” during the whole meeting.

“Banants” and “Mika” will represent Armenia in the UEFA Cup Final try-outs. Their competitors will be Swedish “Yang Boyzli” and Hungarian MTK respectively. Over the past years Armenian teams have mostly held meetings in “Republican” Stadium.

Hamlet Mkhitaryan, an experienced footballer from the Armenian National team, has been playing in “Pas” team in Iran during the last six months. However, he is in Armenia at present is playing in “Pjunik” team where he used to play. In an interview with the “A1+”, Mkhitaryan told how he appeared in Yerevan.

Azerbaijani “Azerisport” agency conducted a survey on the decision of the UEFA to cancel Azerbaijani and Armenian football meetings. 27 percent of respondents noted that the UEFA made a right decision, since

Azerbaijani “Azerisport” agency conducted a survey on the decision of the UEFA to cancel Azerbaijani and Armenian football meetings.

The goal-keeper of the Armenian Football team Gevorg Kasparov is back to Armenia. To remind, Kasparov has played in the Iranian “Pass” for the recent six months.

After his return to “Pyunik” Armenian leading footballer Hamlet Mkhitaryan scored his first goal during the Gandzasar-Pyunik meeting.

“Ararat” was left out from the Intertoto Cup elimination matches though the team beat “Shakhter” 2:0 at “Republican” Stadium. During the first match “Shakhter” won over Ararat 4:1.

Armenian football teams “Mika” and “Banants” will respectively compete with Hungarian “MTK” and Swedish “Yang Boyzi” at the UEFA 2007-2008 Cup final try-outs.

Foreign footballers earn great sums of money and their annual salaries surpass millions of dollars.

Casting of lots for the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup tournament for 2007-08 is due tomorrow in the UEFA headquarters in Neon. Armenia will present “Pjunik” for the 6-th time in the Champions League tournament. The teams are