* At the FIFA under-20 women's World Championship in Russia (through September 3):
Russia drew 1:1 with Australia in Group A to take on China in the quarterfinals August 26.
Results and standings
Group A
Russia - Australia - 1:1
Brazil - New Zealand - 0:0
1 Brazil - 3 games/5 points/ goal difference +2
2 Russia - 3/5/+1
3 Australia - 3/4/+1
4 New Zealand - 3/1/-4
Group B
Canada - China - 0:1
Finland - Nigeria - 0:8
1 China - 3/9/+5
2 Nigeria - 3/6//+6
3 Canada - 3/3/0
4 Finland - 3/0/-11
Group C
Germany - Switzerland - 6:0
Mexico - North Korea - 0:4
1 North Korea - 3/9/+10
2 Germany - 3/6/+12
3 Switzerland - 3/3/-10
4 Mexico - 3/0/-12
Group D
Argentina - Congo - 4:0
United States - France - 1:0
1 United States - 3/9/+5
2 France - 3/6/+5
3 Argentina - 3/3/-4
4 Congo - 3/0/-6
Quarterfinal line-ups:
August 26 (Moscow)
Brazil - Nigeria
China - Russia
August 27 (St. Petersburg)
North Korea - France
United States - Germany
* At the FIVB Volleyball World League 2006 finals in Moscow (through August 27):
Russia beat France 3:2 on Day 2
Results and standings:
France - Russia - 2:3 (23-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 10-15)
Italy - Brazil - 1:3 (14-25, 25-17, 19-25, 21-25)
Serbia & Montenegro - Bulgaria - 0:3 (24-26, 20-25, 24-26)
Bulgaria - Italy - 3:0 (25-20, 29-27, 25-19)
Group E:
1 Russia - 2 games/4 points
2 France - 2/3
3 Serbia & Montenegro - 2/2
Group F:
1 Bulgaria - 3/6
3 Brazil - 2/3
3 Italy - 3/3
* Russian soccer champions CSKA Moscow will play Arsenal (London, England), FC Porto (Porto, Portugal) and Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany) in Group G of the UEFA Champions League tournament after the UEFA draw in Monaco
* Spartak Moscow will face Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Inter (Milan, Italy) and Bayern Munich (Germany) in Group G of the UEFA Champions League tournament after the UEFA draw in Monaco
* Lokomotiv Moskow will play SV Zulte Waregem (Belgium) in the two-leg UEFA Cup first round after the UEFA draw in Monaco
* Rubin Kazan will play Parma FC (Italy) in the two-leg UEFA Cup first round after the UEFA draw in Monaco
* At the $1,250,000 Pilot Pen tennis tournament in New Haven, U.S. (through August 26):
Women's singles:
- No.5-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the semifinals, beating compatriot and No.3-seed Yelena Dementyeva 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Women's doubles:
- Vera Dushevina and Gisela Dulko (Argentina) failed to advance to the semifinals, losing to top-seeded duo Lisa Raymond (U.S.) and Samantha Stosur (Australia) 2-6, 3-6
- Anastasia Rodionova and Andreea Vanc (Romania) lost to No.3-seed pair Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spain) and Paola Suarez (Argentina) 4-6, 3-6
Men's singles:
- No.2-seed Nikolai Davydenko advanced to the semifinals, beating No.8-seed Olivier Rochus (Belgium) 6-4, 6-2
* At the $75,000 WTA tennis tournament in Forest Hills, U.S. (through August 26):
Singles:
- Yelena Vesnina failed to advance to the semifinals, losing to Meghann Shaughnessy (U.S.) 2-6, 5-7
