Sports

Soccer genius

15.07.2006

“ITARR-TASS” has found the answer to the question that people were interested in after watching the final play of the world cup: “what did Materazzi tell Zidane that made him angry?” It turns out that Materazzi called Zidane a terrorist and reminded him about his origin. The father of Zidane represents the minority of Kabils …

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World soccer cup in Berlin: four scenes

08.07.2006

At the station Citizens of Berlin move towards the “Olympia” stadium with colorful flags to watch the game.. In the train you can hear Brazilian, Ukrainian or German music, which mixes with the laughter of people.. Soccer fans gather at the station called Heershtrase and wait impatiently for the train to arrive. Heershtrase is the …

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“My hands begin to itch as soon as I get in the ring”-says world champion Vakhtang Darchinyan

02.07.2006

Light-weight IBF and IBO world boxing champion Vakhtang Darchinyan is currently in Armenia and met with students and professors of the Yerevan State University on June 28. Vakhtang, who Armenian boxing fans see on their television sets, is not the same outside the ring. He turns modest once out of the ring, while he is …

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“No to soccer?”

19.06.2006

These days, while the whole world is following up on the world soccer championship, Spanish women have founded a company called “No to soccer”. “We can’t watch soap operas because of your soccer.. You think more about that sport than your wives and watch how 22 lazy men pass the ball to each other the …

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GERMANY-2006

12.06.2006

“Ronaldino can do everything on the field. I can’t even describe what he can do,” said Pareira. “I must say that he trains with enthusiasm and, most importantly, he plays with joy. He’s not just doing it for himself; rather, he scores the goal for the team.” According to Pareira, his main job is to …

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Good for the boys

08.06.2006

The Armenian chess champions were supposed to arrive at the “Zvartnots” airport on June 5 at 1 a.m. Despite the late hour, many people were gathered at the airport, as well as “Freedom” square, to greet the champions. This will probably be one of the unique cases when a crowd of people will actually applaud …

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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

08.06.2006

The victory of our Armenian chess players in the 37th chess Olympiad has left other events taking place in Armenia under the shade. The Armenian men’s chess team was declared a world champion. Perhaps this was the first time that the people from the 150 countries participating in the Olympiad heard about the “Republic of …

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Our team is successful again

07.06.2006

The Armenian chess team is still doing wonderfully during the 37th world chess competition in Turin. They have already played with the Chinese, and they won (2,5 – 1,5). In spite of this, the Chinese team is in second place, but it has two points less than our team. The Russian team won the Ukrainian …

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“I used to write “champion25” as my passwords – says Arthur Abraham

22.05.2006

Boxer Arthur Abraham (Abrahamyan), always mentions his brother Alex when talking about himself. They started to practice boxing together in 1995 and became champions of Germany. In 1999 they enlisted in the Armenian army together and after they finished their service they returned to Germany. Since 2003, the Abraham brothers are considered as professional boxers. …

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Trainer Substitute

19.05.2006

The press department of the Armenian football federation says that on the basis of Ruben Hayrapetyan’s order, Samvel Darbinyan was appointed trainer of the national football team of Armenia. Samvel Darbinyan was also the trainer of the national team back in 1995-96.

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