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A pair of trainers worn by the US basketball star Michael Jordan have sold for a record $1.47m (£1.1m) at auction, BBC News reports. Jordan used the pair of red and white Nike Air Ships during his first season with the Chicago Bulls in 1984. That was the year he and Nike began their collaboration to create his signature brand...

Armenian boxer Elida Kocharyan won silver at EUBC Youth (M&W) European Boxing Championships in Budva 2021. As the Boxing Federation reported, the Armenian athlete, competing in the 60kg weight class, lost the final bout to Russian boxer. According to the Federation, Kocharyan is the second boxer of coach Harutyun Nazaryan who r...

Armenia’s national football team retains the 89th position in the updated FIFA/Coca-Cola World rankings released on Thursday, the Football Federation of Armenia reported. Belgium remains at the top of the FIFA rankings. Brazil, France, Italy and England are also on Top 5. 1․ Belgium 1832 2․ Brazil 1820 3․ France 1799 4․ It...

October 21, 2021 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - United World Wrestling has announced that Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Arsen Julfalakyan was elected Chairman of the Athletes’ Commission. An, Olympic silver medalist, World and European Champion, and three-time Olympian, Julfalakayan was selected as the Commission’s Chairman by t...

October 20, 2021 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An American grandmaster of Armenian descent, Sam Sevian came in the third at 2021 U.S. Championship on Tuesday, October 19. Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana and Sevian competed in a playoff tiebreaker to decide the Champion after two weeks of competition at the St. Louis Chess Club. So ...

The Olympic flame for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games was lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Monday. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Beijing Winter Olympic Committee Vice President Yu Zaiqing attended t...

October 16, 2021 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian gymnast Vahagn Davtyan could miss the World Championships due to a positive coronavirus test, the Gymnastics Federation of Armenia revealed on Saturday, October. Before leaving Armenia, Davtyan's test returned negative, but the second one in Japan returned positive, the Fe...

October 16, 2021 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian figure skaters Tina Karapetyan and Simon Proulx-Sénécal won the first prize at the Budapest Trophy international tournament in the Hungarian capital on Friday, October 15. The Armenian dance pair scored 181.05 points based on the free skating and free programs. Figure ska...

Armenian ice dancing pair Tina Garabedian and Simon Proulx Senecal have won gold at the Budapest Trophy 2021 international competition being held in the Hungarian capital on October 14-17, the Figure Skating Federation of Armenia reports. The Armenian ice dancers scored 181.05 points according to the results of two stages. Li...

The Armenia international and player of football club Kairat Kamo Hovhannisyan will not travel to Azerbaijan with his team for the UEFA Conference League group stage match against Qarabag FK. Sports.kz reports Hovhannisyan's name is missing from the list of the players set to travel to Baku. To note, Kairat FC-Qarabag FK matc...