On May 27-31 in Hungary the Armenian football team of 19-year-old players will take part in the 2004-2005 Football Europe Championship 2nd qualifying phase. For the year 2005 this is perhaps the most important tournament for the Armenian football, because our team of 19-year-old players can for the first time play in the final phase of a championship. The dates of the games are already known. {BR} The...

The 2006 World Football Championship preliminary game Armenia-Andorra will take place in the stadium «Hanrapetakan» after Vazgen Sargsyan on March 26 at 6 p.m. For the last few years this is the first case when the game in Yerevan starts so early. The reason is that the quantity of fans in the stadium is lowering. {BR} The game Armenia-Andorra will be served by the referees from Malta. The chief...

On March 18 the Armenian Football National Team will play a friendly match against the Kuwait National Team. The game will take place in Arabian United Emirates in the Dubai stadium. {BR} Besides, The Armenian Football Federation has already had an agreement with the Jordanian Football Federation to play two friendly games during 2005. The first game will be on August 30 in Yerevan, and the second...

In the international chess tournament after Karpov Rafael Vahanyan does not manage to win a game. Moreover: in the 7th round he lost the game to leader Bologan, and in the 8th round played the 7th draw in this tournament with Savdakasov. By the way, the game was finished at the 10th step. {BR} Before the last round Bologan and Bakro top the list with 5.5 points each. Vahanyan, with 3.5 point, takes the 7th place together with 2 other players.

In the Karpov international tournament in Russia the games of 6th round have just finished. Rafael Vahanyan played a draw with white draughts with Onishchuk. Now he has 3 points and is still in the middle of the list. {BR}

In Poykovski, Russia, the chess tournament of ex-world champion Anatoly Karpov is continuing. After the 5th round the Moldovan grossmeister Bologan tops the list with 4 point. Rafael Vahanyan representing Armenia has shown 50% results and shares the 6th place with Svidler. In the 6th round Vahanyan will meet Onishchuk , who is in the 4th place with 3 points. {BR} Moldovian

The Armenian Chess federation refuted the hearsay on intentions to organize World Championship in Yerevan in autumn 2005. {BR} The fact is that FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov stated during a press conference that a contest has been announced and expressed hope that the Armenian, Georgian and Singaporean chess federations will not remain aloof. After the press conference the Russian media by mistake...

Armenia will go to the friendly game Qouveyt-Armenia anticipates for March 18 not with its best team. For the first, many players, such as Haroutyun Vardanyam, Arthur Patrosyan and Edgar Manoucharyan, have traumas. {BR} For the second, March 18 is not included in the friendly game calendar, so there will be serious problem with those legionaries of the national team the clubs of which will not want...

The Armenian champion «Pyunik» finished his games in the Football international Competition in Uzbekistan. In the first game the Armenian champion of the last 4 years had lost 1:2 to the Youth team of Uzbekistan. {BR} In the second game «Pyunik» played with the Uzbekistan champion «Pakhtakor» and lost 0:2. In the group consisting of these 3 teams our champion took the last place, although they...

Today the international chess competition “Aeroflot Open” will finish in Moscow in which 30 Armenian chess-players participated. In the penultimate round, after several draws, finally Vladimir Hakobyan, Levon Aronyan, Gabriel Sagsyan, and Artashes Minasyan won their games. In the last round Vladimir Hakobyan with play with white draughts with Andrey Kharlov, leader of the A group and in...

Today footballers of Pyunik Yerevan played their first match at the international tournament held inTashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan . {BR} Our team met with Lokomotiv Tbilisi and was defeated with a score 1:2.

The Aeroflot Tournament is coming to an end. Our grand masters Vladimir Hakobyan, Levon Aronyan, Artashes Minasyan and Tigran Pertosyan gained 0.5 point in the 7th tour. Gabriel Sargsyan won a victory over Rafel Vaganyan while Karen Asryan defeated Robert Fontanie. The Armenian chess players of the A group have almost lost the chance to win the first place. Vladimir Hakobyan is however likely to become...

Jora Hovhannisyan, player of the Armenian Youth team, has signed a 5-year contract with the Greek famous team «Olimpiakos», where he was passing a experimentary period for several months. {BR} The son of famous Khoren Hovhannisyan played in «Pyunik» up to 2004 August after which was fired from the team and from the national team for bad behaviour. Later on he was excused. In the meantime the 18-year-old...

In the Aeroflot chess tournament in Moscow the games of the 6th round took place. Vladimir Hakobyan had the following draw; Tigran Petrosyan lost his game to Alexander Khalifman. Of all our players Vladimir Hakobyan is on the highest place – on the 7th. In the 2nd stream of group A Arsen Eghiazaryan keeps the 2nd place with a number of other players. {BR}

The Aeroflot international chess tournament in continuing in Moscow, where the games of the 3rd round took place. Vladimir Hakobyan playing with white draughts beat Zviad Izoria and is in the third place alongside with a number of other players. {BR} Vasili Ivanchuk and Andrey Karlov are leading with 100% results – 3 points. Levon Aronyan who is among the favorites of group A, lost with black...

Almost all the games of the second tour of the Aeroflot Chess Tournament ended in a draw. {BR} Vladimir Hakobyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, Ashot Anastasyan, Rafael Vahanyan, Artashes Minasyan, Karen Asryan, Arman Pashikyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Benjamin Galstyan and Tigran Kotanjyan gained 0.5 points. Levon Aronyan and Tigran Petrosyan won with 1 point. Nelly Aghinyan and Elina Danielyan were defeated.

Today in the Armenian Football Federation the final diplomas were given to the graduates of the Referees School. The School is the only one in CIS and is in the building of the Yerevan State Physical Culture Institute. The education is free of charge and lasts for 2 years. In contrast to previous years, this year there were many women among the graduates. {BR} The larger part of the students was once...

The International Chess tournament of Aeroflot has started in Moscow, in which many Armenian chess-players are participating. In the first round un group A Vladimir Hakobyan beat Semen Dvoris, Ashot Anastasyan bet Yevgeni Najer. {BR} Rafael Vahanyan drew with Artashes Minasyan. So did Levon Aronyan and Karen Asryan. Tigran L. Petrosyan lost the game. Elina Danielyan and Lilit Mkrtchyan included in...

According to the law of the Armenian Higher and First Leagues, the football clubs were to pay the entrance fees up to February 10 in order to be able to take part in the competition. {BR} But 10 clubs have not yet made the payments, which can serve as a source of conclusion about the grave situation of our club football. By the way, the entrance fee is $3-7 thousand, which by the criteria of the football...

The 70th anniversary of Vitali Smirnoff, deputy president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recently been celebrated in Moscow. Jacques Roguet, IOC president also took part in the celebrations. Gagik Tsaroukyan, president of the Armenian Olympic Committee was also invited, and he for the first time met Jacques Roguet and presidents of CIS and Baltian countries Olympic Committees in Moscow....

Today the Armenian championship on free-style wrestling was held in the gymnasium of the Institute of Physical Culture. The Armenian wrestlers were for the first time given the opportunity to compete. {BR} The organizational part of the championship left much to be desired. First, it was rather cold in the gym, second, the gym was not appropriate for the conduction of a championship. The indicator...

«Mika», the vice-champion of Armenia, is taking part in the Tourkmenbashi Cup in Ashgabat, which is dedicated to the President of the country Saparmourat Nijazov. {BR} «Mika» has had a successful start in the tournament and beaten in the first game the Uzbekistani team «Nobbakhor» 1:0. The goal was scored by Artyom Adamyan. The Armenian champion «Pyunik» has left for Tashkent to take part in an international tournament. «Pyunik» will play...

Tomorrow the Aeroflot international tournament will start in Moscow in which hundreds of chess-players will take part. As always, there will be a number of Armenian chess-players (about 30 this time). Vladimir Hakobyan, Rafael Vahanyan, Levon Aronyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, Karen Asryan, Artashes Minasyan and others will take part in the tournament. Of all the leading players only Smbat Lpoutyan has not...

Andre Agassi was successful in the first phase of the San Jose ATP International Competition, where he beat Reynolds 6:4, 6:4. And today late at night David Nalbandyan will play his first game in the ATP tour in Marseille. The Armenian-Argentinean tennis player will play with Reiner Schuttler. {BR}