* At the 37th Chess Olympiad 2006 in Turin (through June 4):
- The Russian men's team, rated No. 1 for the tournament, took a maximum eight points from the first two matches against Kazakhstan (73) and Latvia (42)
- The top-seeded Russian women's team beat Portugal (53) 3-0 in Round 1, and Kazakhstan (30) 2.5-0.5 in Round 2
* Russia's women's soccer team is in second place in World Cup China 2007 qualifying Group 4 ahead of its May 23 away match against Scotland.
Group 4 standings:
1 Germany - games-3/points-9
2 Russia - 4/9
3 Scotland - 5/7
4 Ireland - 5/4
5 Switzerland - 5/3
* Dinamo St. Petersburg beat UNICS Kazan 77:60 at home in the first leg of the Russian men's basketball SuperLeague best-of-five bronze-medal series. Dinamo leads in the series 1-0. The remaining legs are set for May 23, 26 (May 27, 30 if necessary)
