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Turkish fans will not after all flock to Yerevan for Saturday’s landmark match between the national football teams of Armenia and Turkey, the chairman of the Armenian Football Federation (FFA) said on Tuesday. The development will spare the Armenian government a major security headache during Turkish President Abdullah ... [full story]

Yerevan will host World Division III Championships to be held next spring, according to the Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia. The Federation’s Vice-President Hayk Jaghatspanyan told ArmeniaNow that preparations were being made for an official announcement of the details of the event scheduled for April 2010 in which ... [full story]

For the second time in a week, a native Armenian relocated to Germany has defended a world boxing championship title. Saturday night in Hamburg, Germany Yerevan native Susi “Killer Queen” Kentikian defeated Carolina Gutierrez Gaite of Argentina in a 10-round fight that was scored a unanimous decision (100-90) for Queen ... [full story]

Chess Armenia’s junior chess team led by 2006 World Junior champion GM Zaven Andreasyan suffered an overall 0.5-2.5 defeat in a three-day friendly match series with India. Armenia, also involving GM Avetik Grigoryan, Hrant Melkumyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (the latter two were awarded GMs titles by the ... [full story]

The national teams of Armenia and Turkey would come together on Saturday in a World Cup qualifying match at Yerevan’s Hrazdan Stadium. However this game has greater significance than regular sporting competitions given the attendance of the presidents of both countries, who do not have any diplomatic relations. Although ... [full story]