Armenian Mini-football Premiership’s five matches ended with abundant goals. Politekhnik won its game with Tsalkut 6-1, Malatia was humbled by Pyunik 2-25, Arax scored victory over GSU 12-6, Tal Grig claimed a sweeping victory over Most Group 25-0, Gyumri defeated Spitak Tnak 5-4.{BR} Tal Grig is a leading team and Politekhnik is the second in the ranking.

In the forth round of Armenian Premiership, Pyunik defeated Kotayk 3-1, Mika claimed 2-1 victory over Banants, Shirak won its match with Dinamo-Zenit 1-0 and Ararat humbled Kilikia 2-0.{BR} After the forth round, Pyunik tops ranking with losing no points, Mika is the second with its 9 points and Kotayk came after them with 1 point.

On May 1 at 5:00 PM the following games of Armenia’ Football Championship will take place: ”Dinamo-Zenith”- “Shirak” /Abovyan/ {BR} ”Kilikia”- “Ararat” /”Hrazdan” Stadium/ ”Mika”- “Banantc”/Voskehat/ ”Pyunik”- “Kotayk”/”Republican” Stadium/

Armenian national team won Wednesday’s friendly match with Turkmen national 1-0. Turkmen team’s defeat was surprising because it 28 points higher than Armenian one in the FIFA ranking.{BR} From the very beginning of the match Armenian team’s supremacy was obvious. Armenian goalkeeper Roman Berezovski never once touched a ball throughout the first 15 minutes. Despite their intense...

Armenian national team defeated its Turkmen rival 1-0 in friendly match on Wednesday in Yerevan.{BR} In a news conference held after the match, Armenian national’s coach Romanian Mikhay Stoikitsa expressed his gratitude to his team football players “for their excellent performance” and said another friendly match would be held before the team meets with Macedonian national in trials for the World Cup.

Armenia-Turkmenistan football game in the “Republican” Stadium of Yerevan ended by 1:0. {BR}

Armenia’s junior football team defeated Georgian rivals 1-0 in a friendly match in Yerevan.{BR} Jora Hovhannisyan and Carl Lombe, two key players of Armenian team, were absent from the match because of injuries.

European Championship of free-style wrestling in Istanbul ended. 5 Armenian wrestlers partook in it. {BR} Martin Berberyan /55 kg/ won the 1st place and became Europe champion. When Martin stood on the 1st stage, the national hymn of Armenia was to sound and our tricolor was to be raised. But carelessness occurred. The hymn of the Soviet Armenia was sounding and flag of the Soviet Armenia was...

The matches of the 3rd event of Armenia’s Championship took place. “Shirak”-“Pyunik” ended in 0:1, {BR} “Banantc”-“Kilikia” – 1:0, ”L. Ararat”- “Dinamo Zenith” – 1:1, ”Kotayk”-“Mika” – 1:3. ”Pyunik” is the first by 9 points. “Mika” has 6 and “Banantc”...

Ripsime Khurshudyan, 63 kg, Armenia’s the only female representative in weight-lifters competition in Kiev, Ukraine, was placed the sixth at the competition ranking after lifting 200 kg.{BR} Arthur Danielyan and Armen Khachatryan were ranked 10th and 14th among men.

On Wednesday, Armenian Football Federation and the federation referees’ committee discussed FIFA referee Ararat Chagharyan’s conduct during the Armenian Premiership match between Lernagorts Ararat and Pyunik teams, when he replied to fans’ insulting remarks by making return insult.{BR} Behavior of the referee assistant Gegham Vardanyan, who spat at fans at the match, was also strongly...

Armenian junior football players will face Georgian rivals in friendly matches planned to be held the next week’s Monday and Tuesday in Yerevan.{BR} On Wednesday, Armenian National will compete with Turkmenistan’s team in Yerevan.

Press Secretary of Football Federation of Armenia informs that on April 20 FFA delegation will leave for Cyprus to partake in the 28th congress of UEFA from April 21-23. {BR} It will be held in Monte-Caputo Complex of Limasole. FFA Chair Ruben Hayrapetyan heads the Armenian delegation. FFA Executive Director Armen Minasyan is in the delegation, too.

On April 23 Armenia’s 1st group championship for football starting. The following 16 teams are to take part in it: {BR} 1. “Vagharshapat” /Echmiadzin/ 2. “Banantc-2” /Yerevan/ 3. “Ararat” /Yerevan/ 4. “L-Artsakh” /Yerevan/ 5. “Pyunik-2” /Yerevan/ 6. “Pyunik-3” /Yerevan/ 7. “Dinamo” /Yerevan/ 8....

Canoeist from Armenia Aram Andreasyan won the 500-meter event in canoe competition held in Poti, Georgia. His teammate Gevorg Asmaryan came the second at the same event. Aram Andreasyan also won the 200-meter event.{BR}

The second round of Armenian Premiership is already over. Pyunik defeated Mika 3-1; Kilikia claimed victory over Kotayk 1-0; match between Shirak and Lernagorts-Ararat as well as match between Banants and Dinamo-Zenit ended with 2-2 and 1-1 draw. Pyunik leads in ranking having 6 points while Mika and Kilikia share the same dais with their 3 points.

In the 3rd event of Family Cricle Cup 2004’ women tournament Mary-Gayane Michaelyan lost towards Venus Williams by 4:6, 1:6 and was left out of the further competition. {BR} It is to state that Michaelyan appeared under Switzerland flag.

On April 9 night, Armenian soccer national team’s player from Cameroon Carl Lombe was attacked by two unidentified men and stabbed in the back with knife.{BR} He was rushed to a hospital with major injuries. Now, Carl has already recovered and is released from the hospital.

Yerevan secondary schools attendees are participating in a week-long competition including basketball, volleyball and race, which started Thursday in Armenia’s capital. Winners are to be given prizes.

Tennis player Mari Gayane Mikaelyan claimed victory 7-6, 6-3 over Virginia Pascuale in the second round of the Family Cricle Cup 2004.{BR} On Friday, she will face Venus Williams, who defeated her second-round rival Samantha Reeves 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

The European Championship for Greco-Roman wrestling starts in Sweden. {BR} 6 wrestlers – Ashot Khachatryan /55 kg/, Vahan Gularyan /60 kg/, Jora Vardanyan /66 kg/, Movses Karapetyan /74 kg/, Vahe Karapetyan /84 kg/ and heavyweight Haykaz Galstyan will represent Armenia. The Armenian sportsmen left for Sweden headed by trainer Levon Julfalakyan.

From March 29 to April 2 the 14th training courses held by UEFA took place on Crete Island of Greece. Armen Gyulbudaghyantc, the trainer of the Armenian combined team of up to 16-year-old football players left for Greece to partake in the courses. {BR} At his interview with press secretary of Football Federation of Armenia Gyulbudaghyantc said that many famous football specialists were present for...

A series of friendly matches was held on March 31. Only Armenia and Andorra of those included in the first group of the 2006 World Cup Trials haven’t held any matches.{BR} Armenian national team is likely to stage its friendly match on Apr.28 in Yerevan. The Armenian national’s first 2006 World Cup Trials match is scheduled on Aug.18 in Skopje, Macedonia. The team will face Macedonian...

After the match between Armenian and English junior teams, the English team coach John Peackok said in his interview with the Armenian Football Federation correspondent that it was difficult to English juniors to extract their victory over Armenians.{BR} Armenian team is a serious rival, it is not so easy to defeat such a team as Bulgaria and Armenian football players did that, he said. There are...