* At the $2,450,000 Cincinnati Masters ATP tennis tournament in the U.S. (through August 20)
Singles:
- Mikhail Yuzhny advanced to the second round, beating Bjorn Phau (Germany) 6-2, 6-3
- Marat Safin failed to advance to the second round, losing to Gael Monfils (France) 4-6, 5-7
* At the $1,340,000 Rogers Cup WTA tennis tournament in Montreal, Canada (through August 20):
Singles:
- Anna Chakvetadze advanced to the second round, beating compatriot Vera Dushevina 7-5, 6-3
Doubles:
- Maria Kirilenko and Ana Ivanovic (Serbia and Montenegro) advanced to the second round with a win on walkover over Tatiana Golovin (France) and Marie-Eve Pelletier (Canada) due to Golovin's injury
* At the European basketball under-16 men's championship in Spain (through August 20):
- Russia beat Croatia 82:66 in quarterfinal round's Group E.
Results and standings:
Group E
Russia - Croatia - 82:66
Turkey - Israel - 88:65
1 Turkey - 1 game/2 points
2 Russia - 1/2
3 Croatia - 1/1
4 Israel - 1/1
Group F
Italy - France - 66:65
Spain - Serbia & Montenegro 95:79
1 Spain 1/2
2 Italy 1/2
3 France 1/1
4 Serbia & Montenegro 1/1
* Russia's national soccer under-21 men's team lost to Turkey 0:1 in a friendly at home
* Russia's national soccer under-20 team women's team will face Brazil in St. Petersburg Thursday evening in its first Group A match at the FIFA under-20 women's World Championship, which will run from August 17 to September 3.
Group line-ups:
Group A
Russia
Brazil
New Zealand
Australia
Group B
China
Finland
Nigeria
Canada
Group C
Switzerland
Mexico
North Korea
Germany
Group D
Congo
United States
France
Argentina
