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Aegean Airlines SA could benefit from the privatization of Cyprus Airways Public Ltd. even if it doesn’t eventually buy the carrier, as the process paves the way for a review of airport fees and policies.

Many Bulgarians will spend the long weekend including September 22, Bulgarian Independence Day, in one of the neighboring countries.

Every third tourist who will travel abroad for the holidays chooses to go to Greece, according to Bayko Bajkov, head of the Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators and Travel Agents (ABTTA), Standart news informs.

GRANADA - Serbian shooter Jasna Sekaric finished seventh in the 10m Air Pistol event at the World Championships in Granada and achieved the qualification standard for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Sekaric qualified for the 2016 Olympics as Hungarian Renata Tobai Sike, who finished among the top six, had already qualified for the 2016 Olympics in pistol shooting.

The United States moved a step closer to retaining basketball's World Cup on Sept. 11 as they beat Lithuania 96-68 in Barcelona to reach the final

Fired up by Scotland’s looming independence referendum, thousands of nationalists in Catalonia take to the streets for mass protests to demand their own vote on breaking away from Spain.

Huge upsets lit up the basketball World Cup on Sept. 10 as France beat hosts Spain 65-52 while Serbia thumped Brazil 84-56 to set up an intriguing semifinal clash.

Holders the United States and Lithuania will meet in the first semi in Barcelona on Sept. 11 while the Serbs and the French will lock horns in Madrid on Sept. 12.

Turkey will face Lithuania in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup quarterfinals Sept. 9, after a dramatic victory over Australia.

Fenerbahçe Ülker forward Emir Preldzic nailed two late three-pointers, including one that he landed five seconds left in the play, to cap a stunning 65-64 comeback victory over Australia in the round of 16 game on Sept. 7.

Turkey has advanced to the Round of 16 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup after seeing off the Dominican Republic 77-64 on Sept. 4 to finish second in Group C behind the unbeaten United States and set up a date with Australia on Sept. 7.

By Graham Wood

Former Argentina international Javier Saviola has thanked Greek champions Olympiakos for the "beautiful moments" during his season-long stint in Greece as he left the club to join Serie A outfit Verona.

David Zurutuza scored twice to help Real Sociedad seal a remarkable 4-2 comeback win over Real Madrid and Barcelona struck late to beat Villarreal 1-0 in La Liga on Aug. 31.
 
Real Madrid looked in complete control after 11 minutes as Sergio Ramos headed in a corner and Gareth Bale slipped the ball between Gorka Elustondo's legs.