Posts Tagged ‘Sport’
Dirrell Defeats Abraham By Disqualification
In the shock of the tournament so far, skillful American Andre Dirrell bagged his first points of Showtime’s World Boxing Classic on Saturday night with an eleventh round disqualification victory over previously undefeated Armenian-born German Arthur Abraham at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, [...]
Aronian comes 9th at Amber Chess Tournament
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian came 9th at Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, defeating Cuba’s Leinier Dominguez 1.5:0.5 in the final round. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) won the tournament with 14.5 points. Levon Aronian (born on October 6, 1982 in Yerevan) [...]
Turkish PM to support Azerbaijan’s opponent
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will support German national team, if it qualifies for the final of World Cup 2010 in South Africa, REGNUM agency reports. “If you remember, when Turkey and Germany faced in the semifinal of European Championship, football fans were flying flags of [...]
David Nalbandian beats Kubot at 2010 Sony Ericsson Open
Men's singles main draw action kicked off at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Wednesday, with several former Top 10 players in action in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. Argentinean wild card David Nalbandian, on the comeback trail after undergoing hip surgery last year, cruised to a [...]
Aronian ties match vs. Ponomariov
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied a match vs. Ukraine’s Ruslan Ponomariov in the 9th round of Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament. After 9 rounds, Aronian is the 9th with 8 points, Ukraine’s Vassily Ivanchuk keeps the lead with 12 points. In the 10th round, Aronian will play vs. [...]
Levon Aronian defeated Vugar Gashimov
March 19, Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian defeated Azerbaijani Vugar Gahsimov in the sixth round of Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament in Nice, France. The results of the sixth round are as follows: Dominges (Cuba)-Karjakin (Russia)-rapid 0:1, blind 0:1 Kramnik (Russia)-Smeets [...]