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Euro 2012 Group E: Sweden 2 - Moldova 1
March 30, 2011Sebastian Larsson scored his first international goal as Sweden beat Moldova 2-1 in a European Championship qualifier to move into second place in Group E. Sweden took the lead in the 30th minute through right-back Mikael Lustig, but the home team lacked...
Football: Moldova 1-0 Kazakhstan
March 04, 2010Moldova won the first match under new coach Gabi Balint (Romania). In a friendly match, Moldovans defeated Kazakhstan thanks to a goal by midfielder Alexandru Epureanu (min.65), who plays for Dynamo Moscow. Kazakhstan attempted to make a late rally but...
American ice dancing couple use Romanian/Moldovan folk music
February 22, 2010American ice dancing couple Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, who have won the American championship five times, used a Moldovan folk routine to perform during the 2010 Winter Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 21. They took fourth after judges' scores came in. The...
Death of Georgian athlete highlights dangers of Luge
February 17, 2010By Kane Farabaugh The death of Georgian Olympic Luge slider Nodar Kumaritashvili while practicing at the Whistler Sliding Center north of Vancouver, Canada, highlights the dangers of the sport of Luge. Such deadly incidents are a rare occurrence during...
Georgian town prepares to bury luger, as debate rages on safety of sport
February 16, 2010By Maia Ivelashvili, Kakha Mchedlidze In this snowy mountain town, grim preparations are under way for the burial of 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Olympic luger killed in a horrifying training crash in Vancouver last week. The picturesque...
Moldova's Viorel Bologan enters third round of World Chess Cup
November 27, 2009Moldovan International Grandmaster, Viorel Bologan, obtained a splendid qualification for the third round of the World Chess Cup, held in Khanty-Mansiisk, Russia. Bologan defeated in the additional matches Bulgarian player Ivan Ceparinov. The score after...
Moldova's football: Andronic clan keep it in the family
October 08, 2009By Miron Goihman Andronic may be the most common surname in Moldova but Valeriu, Oleg, Igor and 'Moldovan Beckham' Georghe have all emerged from the same family to represent their country. Well-travelled Valeriu The father of this football dynasty...
Rio de Janeiro to Host 2016 Olympic Games
October 02, 2009As the music wound down in the conference hall in Copenhagen, tension filled the air. Then the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge acknowledged the effort put in by the cities that vied to host the games to be staged in seven...
Henry Surtees died from head injuries in F2 race accident (video)
July 20, 2009Henry Surtees, the son of 1964 Formula 1 world champion John Surtees, has died after being struck in the head during a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch (in Kent, England) on Sunday. During the second of the weekend's races, the 18-year-old was was knocked...
BBC: Manchester United accept £80m Ronaldo bid
June 11, 2009Manchester United have accepted a potential world record £80m bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo. "United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player," read a statement from the Old Trafford club. It added...