The international rating tournament for mountain-ski took place in Lebanon. Sportsmen of 13 countries participated in it. Abraham Sarkakhyan from Tsakhkadzor in male competition performed twice. {BR} The other representative of Armenia Arsen Nersisyan couldn’t partake in the tournament. At the end of March 2 more rating tournaments of mountain-ski will take place in Turkey. The points gained...

The Armenian team of Greco-Roman wrestling departed for Tashkent to partake in the international rating tournament. {BR} Roman Amoyan, Karen Mnatcakanyan, Levon Geghamyan, Ara Grigoryan and Arman Geghamyan are in the combined team headed by Levon Julfalakyan and Aram Gasparyan.

The 2nd tour of chess tournament in Stepanakert devoted to the 75th anniversary of Tigran Petrosyan was over. Latvian Sveshnikov is heading the tournament list by 2 points. Ashot Anastasyan and Karen Asryan gained 1,5 points each.{BR}

”Banantc” training in Antalia has played with Moldova’s “Tiraspol” team for the second time. The game was over by 3:2 in favor of “Banantc”. {BR}

On March 10 2004 Cup Games of Armenia started. In the preliminary event “Ararat” and “Lernayin Artsakh” met. ”Ararat” football players won by 1-0. {BR} Thus after a year break Yerevan’ “Ararat” returned to the great football and won the pass for 1/8 final of the cup games. In the next event “Ararat” will play with “Dinamo-Zenit”.

On March 7 the combined team of up to 17-year-old of Armenia matched with “Dinamo-Zenit” in Armavir municipal field. {BR} They played a draw game – 2:2.

Some changes were made in the leaders staff of Yerevan’ “Ararat”. “Ararat” Club Executive Director Vazgen Petrosyan informed journalists about this. {BR} He said that the club chief trainer and chair Arkadi Andreasyan now bears no relation to “Ararat” but he will soon get a new status in the team. Sevada Arzumanyan will be the new chief trainer of “Ararat”....

On March 5 in “Ayg” sport base of Ararat the combined team of up to 16-year-old football players led by Michael Zakaryan played a check game with National team of up to 16-year-old ones, headed by Sargis Hovivyan. {BR} Ruben Hayrapetyan, Chair of Football Federation of Armenia watched the game. Scoring 2 goals, Sargis Hovivyan’s players won. FFA Chair voiced his standpoint over...

On March 5 this year’ 2nd sitting of Executive Committee of Football Federation of Armenia, headed by FFA Chair Ruben Hayrapetyan, took place. {BR} The sitting discussed and approved the regulations of 2004’ Football Championship of Armenia and Cup games, and the schedule for both Championship and Cup was amended. The changes are determined by FFA wish to create the favorable conditions...

At 4:00 PM Armenian football team of 16-year-old players, headed by Sargis Hovivyan and another combined team of 16-year-old ones led by “Malatia” sport school director Michael Zakaryan, will compete with each other in “Ayg” sporting base of Ararat. {BR} Sargis Hovivyan’s combined team performed disgracefully in the international tournament in Portugal. One of the reasons...

According to the report of “Banantc” Club press secretary Vahan Danielyan who is in Antalia, addressed to Press Secretary of Football Federation of Armenia, “{BR}Banantc” Club has today played a check game with Moldova “Tiraspol” team in Turkey. Armenian ”Banantc” sustained a defeat by 3:0.

David Nalbandyan sustained a defeat to Yarko Nieminen by 3:6, 3:6 in the international tennis tournament in Dubai. {BR} Sargis Sargssyan as well lost by 1:6, 3:6 to Sang Shalken.

Armenian Football Federation said Tuesday UEFA instructor Alexey Spirin invited by the federation had delivered a lecture on some disputable moments related to rough play to Armenian referees.{BR} Spirin said he found Armenian referees high-qualified and skilled.

The international rating tournament for Greco-Roman wresting finished in Novi Sad, Croatia. The wrestlers in each weight who won the places from 1-5 were granted to passes for Olympic Games. {BR} 5 sportsmen represented Armenia in the tournament. They had won medals in other tournaments for many times. But this time the Armenian wrestlers couldn’t achieve any results.

As known FIDE has announced 2004 as the year of ex world champion Tigran Petrosyan. Some international tournaments all over the world including Armenia are scheduled. {BR} On the initiative of NKR Government and grand master Smbat Lputyan, Head of Yerevan Chess Academy, a 13-class international tournament will take place in Stepanakert. Armenian chess players Gabriel Sargssyan, Karen Asryan, Ashot...

UEFA special instructor Alexey Spirin is to arrive in Armenia on Sunday at the invitation of the Armenian Football Federation to deliver lectures to Armenian caches.

Armenian national team’s coach Michay Stoykitsa underwent a two-hour operation for leg Tuesday in Bucharest, Romania.{BR} He has to remain immobile for two weeks. Another two weeks he will walk with crutches. Final recovery will take four months. Stoykitsa is expected to come back to Yerevan by the end of March.

Armenian junior football team’s match with Cypriot ended in 2-2 draw. The second match with Cypriots remained unfinished: Armenian team’s coach stopped the game because of Cypriots’ rough play.{BR}

Yerevan “Banatc” continues the training and sport meeting in Antalia. The team has already played for control with Korean “Terjin” Club and won by 2:0. {BR} Armenia’s team of up to 17 keeps training in Cyprus. The combined team headed by Khoren Hovhannissyan, which is getting prepared for the Juniors’ Championship of Europe had a check match with the Cyprus team...

”Aeroflot” Chess tournament was over in Moscow. Rafael Vahanyan in A group won French grand master Joel Lotie in the last tour and shared the 1st place with Sergey Rublevski and Valery Philipov. {BR}

Moscow Aeroflot 2004 chess tournament is close to its end. Armenia’s Raphael Vahanyan having 6 points is the second in Group A ranking with 13 chess players. His teammate Ara Minassyan is behind him because of missing half a point. Ninth round in Group A is already over. David Harutyunyan from Georgian team with his 7,5 points share the first dais with two other chess players. Ashot Nadanyan...

Armenian tennis player Sargis Sargssyan has beaten 7-5, 7-6 his first-round rival Sabris Santoro.{BR} In the second round he will face Alberto Martin. Sargssyan-Martin game is scheduled for Thursday.

Team of Armenian up to 16-year-old football players has suffered humiliating defeats 0-8 and 0-6 in matches with Spanish and Portuguese juniors.{BR} Yesterday’s match between Armenian and Danish juniors ended with Armenian sportsmen’s another defeat 1-7.

Armenian soccer club Banants players are accommodated in a hotel an hour away from Antalia, where matches will be held.{BR} Banants will face South-Korean club Tendjen on Wednesday.