* At the World Volleyball Women's Championship in Japan (through November 16):
- Russia beat Mexico 3-0 in qualifying group B
Group B results and standings:
Mexico - Russia - 0:3 (8-25, 11-25, 10-25)
Dominican Republic - Germany - 0:3 (17-25, 16-25, 21-25)
China - Azerbaijan - 3:1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-16, 25-22)
1 Russia - 1game/2 points
2 Germany - 1/2
3 China - 1/2
4 Azerbaijan - 1/1
5 Dominican Republic - 1/1
6 Mexico - 1/1
* At the $2.64 million BNP Paribas Masters ATP tournament in Paris, France (through November 5):
- No.15-seed Dmitry Tursunov advanced to the third round, after Nicolas Almagro (Spain) retired in the second set due to injury
- Marat Safin advanced to the second round, beating Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-1, 7-6
* At the $175,000 Gaz de France Stars WTA tennis tournament in Hasselt, Belgium (through November 5):
Singles:
- No.6-seed Vera Zvonaryova advanced to the second round, beating compatriot Vera Dushevina 7-6, 6-2
* At the $175,000 Bell Challenge WTA tennis tournament in Quebec, Canada (through November 5):
Singles:
- No.8-seed Olga Puchkova advanced to the second round, beating Valerie Tetreault (Canada) 6-0, 6-2
- Alina Zhidkova lost to Aleksandra Wozniack (Canada) 4-6, 2-6 in the first round
* Russian women's basketball SuperLeague results and standings (host teams listed first):
Dinamo Kursk - Vologda-Chevakata Vologda - 69:75
Baltiyskaya Zvezda St. Petersburg - Dinamo Moscow Region - 69:71
1 CSKA Samara - 4 games/8 points
2 Dinamo Kursk - 5/8
3 UGMK Yekaterinburg - 4/7
4 Vologda-Chevakata Vologda - 4/7
5 Dinamo Moscow - 3/5
6 Spartak Vidnoye - 3/5
7 Nadezhda Orenburg - 3/5
8 Shelen Krasnoyarsk - 5/5
9 Dinamo Moscow Region - 2/4
10 Baltiyskaya Zvezda St. Petersburg - 3/3
12 Dinamo-Energia Novosibirsk - 3/3
10 NUR Kazan - 3/3
