* At the Davis Cup tennis tournament's final, Russia vs. Argentina, in Moscow (ended December 3):
Russia won the title, defeating Argentina 3-2; Marat Safin beat Jose Acasuso in the decisive rubber.
Results:
Friday (singles):
Nikolai Davidenko - Juan Ignacio Chela - 3:1 (6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4)
Marat Safin - David Nalbandian - 0:3 (4-6, 4-6, 4-6)
Saturday (doubles):
Marat Safin/Dmitry Tursunov - David Nalbandian/Agustin Calleri - 3:0 (6-2, 6-3, 6-4)
Sunday (singles):
Nikolai Davidenko - David Nalbandian - 1:3 (2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 4-6)
Marat Safin - Jose Acasuso - 3:1 (6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6)
* At the World Volleyball Men's Championship in Japan (ended December 3):
Russia beat Japan 3:1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-17) to take 7th place. Brazil won gold, beating Poland 3:0 (25-12, 25-22, 25-17) in the final. Bulgaria took bronze, beating Serbia 3:1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23) in the bronze-medal match.
* SuperLeague hockey results and standings (host teams listed first):
Sibir Novosibirsk - Khimik Voskresensk - 6:3
Metallurg Novokuznetsk - Avangard Omsk - 1:2
Metallurg Magnitogorsk - Krylya Sovietov Moscow - 6:2
SKA St. Petersburg - Ak Bars Kazan - 5:2
Severstal Cherepovets - Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - 2:4
Amur Khabarovsk - Traktor Chelyabinsk - 1:1
HK MVD Tver - Dinamo Moscow - 4:3
Salavat Yulayev Ufa - Lada Tolyatty - 3:6
Sibir Novosibirsk - Avangard Omsk - 1:3
Traktor Chelyabinsk - Krylya Sovietov Moscow - 5:2
Metallurg Novokuznetsk - Khimik Voskresensk - 3:5
Severstal Cherepovets - Ak Bars Kazan - 1:5
CSKA Moscow - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - 0:3
Metallurg Magnitogorsk - Amur Khabarovsk - 5:1
SKA St. Petersburg - Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - 2:1
1 Ak Bars Kazan - 30 games/65 points/goal difference +56
2 Avangard Omsk - 30/61/+26
3 Khimik Voskresensk - 30/57/+26
4 Sibir Novosibirsk - 29/56/+14
5 Salavat Yulayev Ufa - 28/55/+19
6 Metallurg Magnitogorsk - 29/53/+24
7 CSKA Moscow - 29/46/+11
8 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - 30/45/+1
9 HK MVD Tver - 29/44/+2
10 Severstal Cherepovets - 29/42/0
11 Lada Tolyatty - 28/38/-1
12 Dinamo Moscow - 29/38/-7
13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - 28/37/-2
14 SKA St. Petersburg - 29/37/-10
15 Traktor Chelyabinsk - 29/31/-22
16 Vityaz Podolsk - 29/29/-25
17 Metallurg Novokuznetsk - 29/28/-22
18 Amur Khabarovsk - 28/16/-41
19 Krylya Sovietov Moscow - 28/15/-49
* Russian men's basketball SuperLeague results and standings (host teams listed first):
Dinamo Moscow - Spartak St. Petersburg - 86:59
UNICS Kazan - CSKA Moscow - 101:83
Dinamo Moscow Region - Khimky Moscow Region - 61:73
Ural-Great Perm - Sibirtelekom-Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - 83:88
1 UNICS Kazan - 7 games/14 points
2 CSKA Moscow - 8/15
3 Dinamo Moscow - 8/15
4 Khimky Moscow Region - 7/13
5 Dinamo Moscow Region - 9/14
6 Lokomotiv-Rostov Rostov-on-Don - 8/12
7 Spartak-Primorye Vladivostok - 6/9
8 CSK VVS Samara - 8/11
9 Ural-Great Perm - 8/11
10 Sibirtelekom-Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - 8/10
11 Spartak St. Petersburg - 8/10
12 Universitet-Ugra Surgut - 9/11
13 Standard Samara Region - 7/8
* Russian women's basketball SuperLeague results and standings (host teams listed first):
CSKA Samara - Vologda-Chevakata Vologda - 72:57
Dinamo Kursk - Spartak Vidnoye - 57:72
Shelen Krasnoyarsk - Dinamo-Energia Novosibirsk - 76:78 (OT)
1 CSKA Samara - 7 games/14 points
2 Spartak Vidnoye - 7/12
3 Nadezhda Orenburg - 7/12
4 Dinamo Moscow - 6/10
5 UMMC Yekaterinburg - 6/10
6 Vologda-Chevakata Vologda - 6/10
7 Dinamo Kursk - 8/12
8 Dinamo Moscow Region - 5/7
9 Dinamo-Energia Novosibirsk - 7/9
10 NUR Kazan - 5/6
10 Baltiyskaya Zvezda St. Petersburg - 5/5
12 Shelen Krasnoyarsk - 7/7
