* At the 2006 European wrestling championship in Greco-Roman, female and freestyle in Moscow (through April 30)
- Varteres Samurgashev won the gold in the 74kg Greco-Roman category by defeating Aleh Mikhalovitch of Belarus in the final. Manuchar Kvirvelia of Georgia and Turkey's Mahmut Altay took bronze medals
- Vyacheslav Dzhaste beat Istvan Majoros of Hungary in a bronze-medal bout of the 60kg Greco-Roman. Karen Mnatsakanyan of Armenia won the gold, beating David Bedinadze of Georgia in the final
* At the 2006 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Bremen, Germany (through May 1):
- The Russian men's team advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Slovakia 3:2 and Greece 3:2 in the fourth and fifth rounds of Division 1 preliminary Group D.
Group D results and final standings:
Russia - Slovakia - 3:2
Hong Kong - Chinese Taipei - 3:1
Greece - Belarus - 3:2
Russia - Greece - 3:2
Chinese Taipei - Belarus - 3:0
Hong Kong - Slovakia - 3:0
1 Hong Kong - 9 points
2 Russia - 8
3 Greece - 8
4 Chinese Taipei - 7
5 Belarus - 7
6 Slovakia - 6
* At the 2006 European artistic gymnastics championships in Volos, Greece (through May 7)
- The Russian women's team won the qualifying round with a total of 176.150 points in the four events. Defending champions Romania took second place with 175.950 points, and Italy finished third (174.650 points)
* At the $950,000 Open Seat 2006 tennis tournament in Barcelona, Spain
- Russia lost its last representative at the tournament after Yevgeny Korolyov lost to Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 7:6, 6:7, 6:7 in the third round
* Russian basketball champions CSKA Moscow will face Spain's FC Barcelona April 28 in the semifinals of the Euroleague 2006 Final Four tournament in Prague (April 28-30). Defending champions Maccabi Tel Aviv will play Tau Ceramica, Spain, in the other semifinals of Europe's top club tournament
* The 2006 European rafting championships, involving Europe's 200 top performers, starts in Adygea in southern Russia. The competition will run on the Belay River in Caucasus Mountains through April 30
