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SOFIA, Bulgaria - Lothar Matthaeus, the 1991 FIFA player of the year, has been hired as Bulgaria's national team coach,
Federation head Borislav Mihailov said Tuesday that Matthaeus had agreed to a one-year contract with an option for two more years.
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Viswanathan Anand of India retained his world chess title Tuesday by winning with black against Bulgarian challenger Veselin Topalov.
SOFIA - Viswanathan Anand held his nerve and focus way better than his opponent Veselin Topalov here Tuesday to win the 12th and final game to retain his World Chess Championships title.
SOFIA - World champion Viswanathan Anand retained his title by winning a thrilling 12th and final game and beating Veselin Topalov in 57 moves with black pieces in Sofia Tuesday.
SOFIA - Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov drew their 11th game of the 12-game World Chess Championship match to leave the two rivals level at 5.5 points each with one more game to go.
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