Arena Armeec

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev has extended his apology to hundreds of people who were locked up in a Sofia sports hall for more than 50 hours after local elections and a referendum held Sunday.

The Bulgarian men's national volleyball team occupied the fourth place in this year's edition of the men's volleyball European Championship.

Bulgaria suffered a 1:3 defeat to Italy (20:25, 14:25, 25:23, 20:25) in the third place match which was played at the Arena Armeec hall in Sofia on Sunday.

Twelve-year-old Bulgarian singer, Gabriela Yordanova, who will be representing Bulgaria at this year's edition of the Junior Eurovision after winning the national selection in September, officially presented her song on Sunday.

The song is entitled "Cvetat na Nadejdata" ("The Colour of Hope") and the lyrics were co-written by Gabriela and poet Ivaylo Valchev.

The Bulgarian men's national volleyball team suffered a 2:3 defeat to France in one of the semifinals of the men's Volleyball European Championship played in Sofia on Saturday.

Inspired by 13 000 supporters in the overcrowded Arena Armeec hall, Bulgaria came in the lead with 2:0, but France managed to make a comeback and claim the final victory (25:18, 25:22, 24:26, 21:25, 12:15).

The tickets for the 2015 Junior Eurovision, which is scheduled to take place at the Arena Armeec hall in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on November 21, went on sale on Monday.

The prices of tickets range between BGN 40 and 60, with a 50 % discount available for children aged under 14 years.

Bulgaria's men's volleyball team has secured an easy victory over Germany in the first match of the European Volleyball Championship in Arena Armeec Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The Bulgarians defeated Germany in all three games 25:20, 25:17, 25:20 in front of an audience of at least 12 000 where Bulgarian fans prevailed.

The 29th edition of the men's volleyball European Championship begins in Bulgaria and Italy on Friday.

The final round of the tournament, which will last between October 9 and 18, is hosted by four cities - Sofia and Varna in Bulgaria and Turin and Busto Arsizio in Italy.

A total of sixteen teams are split into four groups with four teams each.

The Bulgarian capital Sofia will host its first ever tournament from the ATP World Tour 250 series in 2016.

The tournament will take place in the Arena Armeec hall between February 1 and 7, daily Dnevnik informs.

This was announced by Bulgarian Sports Minister Krasen Kralev and the chairperson of the Bulgarian Tennis Federation Stefan Tsvetkov on Tuesday.

#Discover is the name of this year's Junior Eurovision anthem, organizers from the Bulgarian National Television announced less than two months before the contest takes place in Sofia.

The world-famous Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias will perform at the Arena Armeec hall in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on December 14.

This will constitute the first individual concert of Iglesias in Bulgaria, who previously performed in 2010, but together with other artists.