* At the FIBA World Basketball Women's Championship in Brazil (through September 23):
Russia beat China 86:66 in Group C:
Group C results and standings:
China - Russia - 66:86
Nigeria - United States - 46:79
1 United States - 2 games/4 points/goal coefficient 1.67
2 Russia - 2/4/1.46
3 China - 2/2/0.67
4 Nigeria - 2/2/0.58
* Russia's national basketball team beat Belgium 96:63 in a Group C qualifier for the EuroBasket-2007 in Spain.
Group C results and standings (host teams listed first):
Czech Republic - Hungary - 83:64
Russia - Belgium - 96:63
1 Russia - 4 games/9 points
2 Czech Republic - 4/9
3 Hungary - 4/6
4 Belgium - 4/6
* At the European Volleyball Junior Men's Championship in Kazan, Russia (through September 14):
Russia advanced to the final, beating Slovenia 3-0
Semifinal results:
Russia - Slovenia - 3:0 (25-20, 28-26, 25-21)
France - Italy - 3:0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-21)
* Russia's soccer champions CSKA Moscow drew with Portugal's FC Porto 0:0 in UEFA Champions League tournament's Group G
Group G results and standings (host teams listed first):
FC Hamburg (Germany) - Arsenal (England) - 1:2
FC Porto - CSKA Moscow - 0:0
1 Arsenal - 1 game/3 points/goal difference +1
2 CSKA - 1/1/0
3 Porto - 1/1/01
4 Hamburg - 1/0/-1
* At the $500,000 China Open ATP tennis tournament in Beijing (through September 17):
- No.2-seed Nikolai Davydenko advanced to the quarterfinals, beating Luka Gregorc (Slovenia) 7-6, 6-2
* At the $225,000 Wismilak International WTA tennis tournament in Bali, Indonesia (through September 17):
Singles:
- Olga Puchkova advanced to the quarterfinals, beating Andreja Klepac (Slovenia) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles:
- No.4-seed pair Galina Voskoboyeva and Severine Bremond (France) advanced to the second round, beating Dutch duo Kim Kilsdonk and Elise Tamaela 7-6, 6-4
