* Russia's national soccer team drew with Croatia 0-0 at home in its first Euro-2008 qualifier in Group E.
Group E results and standings (host teams listed first):
- Russia - Croatia - 0:0
- Macedonia - England - 0:1
- Israel - Andorra - 4:1
1 England - 2 games/6 points/goal difference +6
2 Israel - 2/6/+4
3 Macedonia - 2/3/0
4-5 Russia - 1/1/0
4-5 Croatia - 1/1/0
6 Estonia - 2/0/-2
7 Andorra - 2/0/-8
* Russia's national soccer under-21 team beat Hungary 3:1 at home in the Euro-2007 qualifier to finish in first place in qualifying Group 6.
Group 6 results and final standings (host teams listed first):
Hungary - Finland - 5:0
Finland - Russia - 1:5
Russia - Hungary - 3:1
1 Russia - 6 points
2 Hungary - 3
3 Finland - 0
* Russia's national basketball team beat the Czech Republic 104:81 at home in a Group C qualifier for the EuroBasket-2007 in Spain.
Group C results and standings (host teams listed first):
Belgium - Hungary - 59:73
Russia - Czech Republic - 104:81
1. Russia - 3 games/5 points
2. Czech Republic - 3/5
3. Belgium - 3/4
4. Hungary - 3/4
* At the LEN European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade, Serbia (through September 10)
Women:
- Russia advanced to the semifinals, beating the Netherlands 17:11
* At the FIVB World Women's Volleyball Grand Prix 2006 finals in Reggio Calabria, Italy (through September 10):
- Russia lost to Brazil 0:3 in Group B
Results and standings:
Group B
Brazil - Russia - 3:0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-22)
1 Brazil - 1 game/2 points
2 Russia - 1/1
3 Japan - 0/0
Group A
China - Cuba - 3:1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 25-16)
1 China - 1/2
2 Cuba - 1/1
3 Italy - 0/0
* At the $19-million U.S. Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in New York (through September 10)
Men's singles:
- Mikhail Yuzhny advanced to the semifinals, beating world No.2 and second-seeded Rafael Nadal (Spain) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-1
- No.7-seed Nikolai Davydenko advanced to the quarterfinals, beating No.17-seed Andy Murray (U.K.) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
- Marat Safin failed to advance to the quarterfinals, losing to No.14-seed Tommy Haas (Germany) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-7
Men's doubles:
- Mikhail Yuzhny and Leos Friedl (Czech Republic) advanced to the quarterfinals, beating top-seed U.S. duo Bob and Mike Bryan 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.
Women's singles:
- No.3-seed Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinal, beating No.27-seed Tatiana Golovin (France) 7-6, 7-6
- Dinara Safina (12) lost to top-seed Amelie Mauresmo (France) 2-6, 3-6 in the quarterfinal
Women's doubles:
- No.8-seed pair Dinara Safina and Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia) advanced to the quarterfinals, beating Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) and Bethanie Mattek (U.S.) 6-3, 6-4
- No.10-seed duo Nadezhda Petrova and Martina Navratilova (U.S.) advanced to the quarterfinals, beating Maria Kirilenko and Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4
- Vera Zvonaryova and Nathalie Dechy (France) advanced to the quarterfinals, beating Maret Ani (Estonia) and Meilen Tu (U.S.) 6-4, 6-1
- No.15-seed pair Yelena Likhovtseva and Janette Husarova (Slovakia) lost to third-seeded duo Cara Black (Zimbabwe) and Rennae Stubbs (Australia) 3-6, 1-6
* At the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Ufa, Russia (through September 10):
- Sergei Balandin won gold in the 4km men's sprint in 14m 51.3s (0 penalty loops). His compatriot Dmitry Nikiforov won bronze in 15m 20.2s (1) and Indrek Tobreluts (Estonia) took silver in 15m 12.2s (2)
- Sergei Balandin won gold in the 6km men's pursuit in 24m 58.5s (2 penalty loops). Indrek Tobreluts (Estonia) took silver in 25m 41.9s (3) and Ondrej Moravec (Czech Republic) finished third in 26m 25.8s
- Tatyana Moiseyeva won gold in the 5km women's pursuit in 25m 18.7s (4 penalty loops). Her compatriot Yekaterina Sidorenko won bronze in 25m 41.2s (5) and Natalya Sokolova (Belarus) took bronze in 26m 00.7s (6)
- Yekaterina Sidorenko won silver in the 3km women's sprint in 14m 48.6s (3 penalty loops) and her compatriot Tatyana Moiseyeva took bronze in 14m 55.4s (5 penalty loops). Natalya Sokolova (Belarus) won gold in 14m 46.3s (2)
