UEFA EURO to kick off with Poland-Greece matchDecember 3, 2011 - 12:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The schedule for UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine has been confirmed following the draw in Kyiv. Poland will launch the tournament on June 8 at against Greece in Warsaw followed by the other Group A opener between Russia and the Czech Republic. The next day the Netherlands face Denmark in Kharkiv and Germany take on Portugal in Lviv to begin Group B, and on June 10 Group C starts as holders Spain play Italy and the Republic of Ireland are matched with Croatia. Ukraine are involved in the last of the opening set of fixtures, meeting Sweden in Group D in Kyiv after England tackle France in Donetsk. The group stage runs until June 19, then, after a rest day, the quarter-finals take place over four consecutive nights. The semi-finals are on June 29 in Donetsk and the following evening in Warsaw, before Kyiv stages the July 1 decider, according to UEFA website. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |