* At the 12-game match for the World Chess Champion title between Classical World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) and FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) in Elista, Russia (ended October 13):
- Kramnik won the title, defeating Topalov 2.5:1.5 on tie break after the match tied 6:6
* At the $2.34-million Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow, Russia (ended October 15):
Men's singles:
- Top-seed Nikolai Davydenko won the title, defeating compatriot Marat Safin 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the final
Women's singles:
- Anna Chakvetadze won the title, beating compatriot and No.5-seed Nadezhda Petrova 6-4, 6-4 in the final
Women's doubles:
- Galina Voskoboyeva and Iveta Benesova (Czech Republic) failed to clinch the title, losing to No.3-seed duo Francesca Schiavone (Italy) and Kveta Peschke (Czech Republic) 4-6, 7-6, 1-6 in the final
* At the 2007 UEFA European Men's U-17 Championship's qualifying tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia (through October 18):
- Russia's national soccer under-17 team booked a berth in the second qualifying stage, the Elite round, despite the result in its last Group 5 qualifier against Germany.
Group 5 results and standings:
Germany - Macedonia - 7:1
Russia - Georgia - 2:1
Germany - Georgia - 1:0
Russia - Macedonia - 6:2
1 Germany - 2 games/6 points/goal difference +7
2 Russia - 2/6/+5
3 Georgia - 2/0/-2
4 Macedonia - 2/0/-10
* At the 2007 UEFA European Women's U-19 Championship's qualifying tournament in Slovenia (through October 18):
- Russia's national soccer under-19 team advanced to the second qualifying round, despite the result in its last Group 9 qualifier against Scotland.
Group 9 results and standings:
Scotland - Slovenia - 6:1
Russia - Israel - 2:0
Slovenia - Russia - 0:1
Scotland - Israel - 6:3
1 Scotland - 2 games/6 points/goal difference +8
2 Russia - 2/6/+3
3 Israel - 2/0/-5
4 Slovenia - 2/0/-6
* Premier League soccer results and standings (host teams listed first):
Luch-Energia Vladivostok - Dinamo Moscow - 3:1
Spartak Moscow - Zenit St. Petersburg - 1:0
Amkar Perm - Saturn Ramenskoye - 1:0
Spartak Nalchik - Torpedo Moscow - 0:0
CSKA Moscow - Rubin Kazan - 2:1
Lokomotiv Moscow - FC Moscow - 0:1
FC Rostov - Tom Tomsk - 2:1
Krylya Sovietov Samara - Shinnik Yaroslavl - 2:0
1 CSKA Moscow - 23 games/45 points/ goal difference +15
2 Lokomotiv Moscow - 23/43/+16
3 Spartak Moscow - 23/43/+19
4 Zenit St. Petersburg - 23/39/+11
5 FC Moscow - 23/35/+8
6 FC Rostov - 23/31/-3
7 Krylya Sovietov Samara - 23/31/+3
8 Spartak Nalchik - 23/31/0
9 Saturn Ramenskoye - 23/31/+8
10 Luch-Energia Vladivostok - 22/28/-2
11 Tom Tomsk - 23/28/0
12 Rubin Kazan - 22/28/-7
13 Amkar Perm - 23/27/-11
14 Torpedo Moscow - 23/19/-13
15 Dinamo Moscow - 23/18/-14
16 Shinnik Yaroslavl - 23/9/-30
* SuperLeague hockey results and standings (host teams listed first):
Khimik Voskresensk - Dinamo Moscow - 4:2
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - SKA St. Petersburg - 5:2
Salavat Yulayev Ufa - CSKA Moscow - 3:1
Amur Khabarovsk - Metallurg Novokuznetsk - 0:0
Krylya Sovietov Moscow - Sibir Novosibirsk - 4:5 (OT)
Avangard Omsk - HK MVD Tver - 6:5
Lada Tolyatty - Vityaz Podolsk - 2:1
Ak Bars Kazan - Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - 5:2
Metallurg Magnitogorsk - Traktor Chelyabinsk - 4:0
1 Ak Bars Kazan - 15 games/38 points/goal difference +37
2 Sibir Novosibirsk - 14/31/+11
3 Khimik Voskresensk - 15/31/+17
4 Avangard Omsk - 15/29/+10
5 Salavat Yulayev Ufa - 14/25/+5
6 HK MVD Tver - 15/23/+4
7 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - 14/22/+2
8 Lada Tolyatty - 14/22/+4
9 Vityaz Podolsk - 15/22/-5
10 CSKA Moscow - 15/20/+1
11 Dinamo Moscow - 15/18/-8
12 Metallurg Magnitogorsk - 14/17/+3
13 SKA St. Petersburg - 14/16/-4
14 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - 15/16/-10
15 Severstal Cherepovets - 14/15/-13
16 Metallurg Novokuznetsk - 14/14/-9
17 Traktor Chelyabinsk - 14/14/-16
18 Krylya Sovietov Moscow - 14/11/-16
19 Amur Khabarovsk - 14/10/-13
* Russian men's basketball SuperLeague results and standings:
Spartak-Primorye - CSKA Moscow - 78:81
Sibirtelekom-Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - Khimky Moscow Region - 75:85
Standard Samara Region - UNICS Kazan - 63:86
Ural-Great Perm - CSK VVS Samara - 64:75
Lokomotiv-Rostov Rostov-on-Don - Spartak St. Petersburg - 72:74
Universitet-Ugra Surgut - Dinamo Moscow - 60:75
1 Spartak-Primorye - 3 games/5 points
2 Dinamo Moscow - 3/5
3 UNICS Kazan - 2/4
4 Khimky Moscow Region - 2/3
5 Spartak St. Petersburg - 2/3
6 Universitet-Ugra Surgut - 2/3
7 CSK VVS Samara - 2/3
8 CSKA Moscow - 1/2
9 Dinamo Moscow Region - 1/2
10 Sibirtelekom-Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - 2/2
11 Standard Samara Region - 2/2
12 Ural-Great Perm - 1/1
13 Lokomotiv-Rostov Rostov-on-Don - 1/1
* SuperLeague mini-football results and standings (host teams listed first):
Dinamo Moscow - Norilsky Nickel Norilsk - 4:2, 2:1
VIZ-Sinara Yekaterinburg - Spartak Shchelkovo - 7:2, 4:3
MFC Tyumen - TTG-Yava Yugorsk - 1:1, 1:3
Politekh St. Petersburg - Spartak Moscow - 1:3, 4:4
MFC Mytishchi - CSKA Moscow - 1:2, 3:6
MFC Lipetsk - Dyna Moscow - 1:3, 4:2
1 VIZ-Sinara - 8 games/19 points/goal difference +20
2 Spartak Moscow - 8/17/+12
3 Dinamo Moscow - 8/17/+9
4 CSKA Moscow - 8/15/+7
5 TTG-Yava - 8/14/+1
6 Dyna Moscow - 8/12/+2
7 Norilsky Nickel Norilsk - 8/12/+10
8 Spartak Shchelkovo - 8/12/+2
9 MFC Tyumen - 8/7/-7
10 MFC Lipetsk - 8/4/-18
11 MFC Mytishchi - 8/2/-16
12 Politekh St. Petersburg - 8/2/-22
