The Armenian football team plays with the team of Kazakhstan on June 2. The meeting kicks off at 5:00, Yerevan time.

Recently Ilham Aliev made warlike statements in Baku saying that they had got some military techniques, thus, frustrating the military balance in the region. The Armenian part keeps silence, even when Robert Simmon, the Special

The Ghazakh combined football team is preparing for “Euro-2008” selective game with the Armenian combined football team. Several changes have been made in the Ghazakh team. Sergej Skorikh from “Toboli” and Kayart Ashirbekov from “Aktobeji” have left the combined team.

Armenian Champion “Pyunik” will compete with Cup-Holder “Banants” for the Armenian Super Cup. The meeting is scheduled for May 27, 2007, at “Republican” sports ground.

Famous footballer Arkadi Andreasyan will resume sporting activity.

Armenian Women's chess team enjoyed victory in the 4th tour of the World Chess Championship. Our chess players beat the team of Botswana by the score of 4:0.

The 7th tour meetings of the Armenian Football team championship kick off today. This tour is a special one as the 4 favorites of the championship will host the other four teams which do not compete for leading places.

Brazilian legionary of “Ararat” Marcos stands out at the current Armenian Football Championship due to his clever and productive participation. The team administration has already noticed it and is interested in Marcos.

Yan Porterfield, chief coach of the Armenian national football team, has announced the names of 23 footballers who are to play during the “Euro-2008” selective meetings. Among the 23 footballers, the name of Vahe Tadevosyan, who is

Yan Porterfield, the Chief Coach of the Armenian football team, introduced the footballers who will participate at the June2-6 meetings with Kazakhstan and Poland within the framework of Euro-2008 try-outs.

Olympiad-2006 winner Ukraine beat Armenian 3:1 in the first tour of the Women’s World Chess Championship held in Yekaterinburg. Armenian chess players Elina Danielyan and Siranush Andreasyan got 0,5 points each. Lilit Mkrtchyan and Nelly Aghinyan came off second-best.

Banants beat Gandzasar/Kapan/ 1:0 in the sixth round of the Armenian Football Championship. It is due to mention that Gandzasar has been beaten twice in the current tour. The team presently occupies the fifth place.

The Armenian boxing team has left for the Czech Republic to participate at the international tournament scheduled for May 16. To remind, the chief coach of the Armenian team is Rafael Mehrabyan.

Armenian marksman Norair Bakhtamyan played successfully in the World Cup next phase held in Bangkok. Bakhtamyan took the second place with 567 points in pneumatic gun 60 shot exercise, Hrachia Petikyan, the President of the Armenia Shooting Federation, informed “A1+.”

Artashes Baghdasaryan, the football player from the Armenian Football youth team, has returned to the Yerevan “Kilikia”. In 2006 summer the talented protector moved to Austria, were he was playing in “Pashing” team. Playing in the supreme team of Austria, Baghdasaryan did not manage to maintain in this club. The reasons

In opinion of Yerevan “Ararat” team chief trainer Varuzhan Sukiasyan, his wards didn’t deserve defeat in the game with “Banants” in the 5th tour of Armenian championship. As it has been already informed in this competition “Ararat” was defeated by a score of 0 to 1.

Mika beat Ulysses 7:0 during the fifth tour of the Armenian Football Championship.

Women Chess Championship kicks off at Yekaterinburg, Russia, on May 19-30Elina Danielyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Siranush Andreasyan, Nelly Aghinyan and Liana Aghabekyan are involved in the Armenian team.

The cup final meeting of “Ararat”-“Banants” is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. May 9, at “Hanrapetakan” sports ground after Vazgen Sargsyan.

Majority of Armenian football fans will support “Ararat” football team during Armenia’s football Cup semi-final match Ararat vs. Banants to be held tomorrow. This information was received from the A1+ questionnaire one on random selection among football fans.

Hovhannes Davtyan enjoyed the victory in the World Judo Super-Cup held in Moscow. He took the first place in the 60-kilogram category. Prior to the Moscow tournament, Hovhannisyan was awarded a silver medal in the European Championship.

In the second tour of the Russian Team Chess Championship “South Ural” tied with “TPS” with the overall 3:3. Smbat Lputyan, who plays in “South Ural,” beat Volotkin and Karen Asryan tied with his Ukrainian competitor Vasili Ivanchuk. Vladimir Hakobyan, another Armenian participant of the team, is currently having a rest.

Today Samvel Petrosyan, Principal Coach of 'Pyunik' and RA champion resigned. 'Pyunik' press secretary Vahan Danielyan informed 'A1+' about this sudden resignation At present Petrosyan’s deputy Vardan Minasyan temporarily takes over the main coach.

Armenian Grand Master Vladimir Hakobyan, will henceforth play in the Russian team “Ural.” Azeri GM Temur Rajabov will also play in the team. According to specialists, “Ural” is presently the strongest team in Russia and it has a real chance to become the country’s champion.