* Russia's national women's under-20 basketball team won the title at the European Championships in Hungary by defeating the host nation 77:68 in the final
* Russia beat Turkey 63:60 in Group C, but failed to advance to the next round at the men's under-20 basketball European Championships in Turkey
* Russia's women's tennis team booked a berth in the eight-team World Group of next season's ITF Federation Cup tournament, beating Croatia 3-2 away in the five-rubber tie in Umag.
Day 1 (Saturday) results:
Singles:
Anna Chakvetadze beat Ivana Lisjak 7-6, 7-6
Yelena Dementyeva beat Sanja Ancic 6-3, 7-5
Day 2 (Sunday) results:
Singles:
Yelena Dementyeva beat Karolina Sprem 6-1, 6-3
Vera Dushevina lost to Sanja Ancic 6-7, 2-6
Doubles:
Anna Chakvetadze and Yelena Vesnina lost to Ivana Lisjak and Matea Mezak 6-3, 6-7, 2-6
* At the $380,000 Synsam Swedish Open ATP tennis tournament at Bastad, Sweden (ended July 16):
- Top seed Nikolai Davydenko failed to win the title losing to second-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain 2-6, 1-6
* Russia's national volleyball team beat France 3-0 at home on Sunday in Group C of the FIVB World League 2006 tournament, following a 2-3 loss in the first match Saturday.
Group C results and standings (host teams listed first):
Russia-France - 2-3 (22:25, 23:25, 25:19, 25:20, 13:15)
Russia-France - 3-0 (25:20, 32:30, 25:20)
China - Italy
