* At the 2006 Wimbledon Grand Slam series tennis tournament, which runs June 26 to July 9:
Women's singles:
- Russia's Maria Sharapova (4) advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Flavia Pennetta (16) from Italy 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3
- Russia's Yelena Dementieva (7) advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Shenay Perry from the United States in straight sets 6-2, 6-0
Men's singles:
- Russia's Dmitry Tursunov (27) advanced to the next round after defeating Ivan Ljubicic (5) from Croatia 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
Women's doubles:
- Russia's Yelena Likhovtseva and Yelena Dementyeva advanced to the third round after defeating Carly Gullickson from the United States and Bryanne Stewart from Australia in straight sets 6-4, 6-3
* The 2006-2007 Russian Soccer Cup, last 32 round, first leg games:
1. Zenit-2 (St. Petersburg) - Rubin (Kazan) 0-3
2. Khimki (Khimki) - Rostov (Rostov-on-Don) 0-2
3. Fakel (Voronezh) - Torpedo (Moscow) 0-0
4. Dinamo (Bryansk) - Shinnik (Yaroslavl) 2-0
5. CSKA (Moscow) - Mordovia (Saransk) 4-0
6. Krylya Sovetov (Samara) - Kuban (Krasnodar) 1-1
7. Terek (Grozny) - Moskva (Moscow) 4-1
8. Amkar (Perm) - Angusht (Nazran) 3-0
9. Lokomotiv (Moscow) - Anzhi (Makhachkala) 4-2
10. Dinamo (Makhachkala) - Luch-Energia (Vladivostok) 4-0
11. Spartak (Nizhny Novgorod) - Dinamo (Moscow) 1-3
12. Dinamo (Kirov) - Tom (Tomsk) 0-4
13. Ural (Sverdlovsk Region) - Spartak (Moscow) 0-1
14. Spartak (Nalchik) - Sibir (Novosibirsk) 1-1
15. Chita (Chita) - Zenit (St. Petersburg) 1-2
16. Saturn (Moscow Region) - Metallurg (Krasnoyarsk) 4-1
Return games will be held September 20, 2006.
* The Russian Mountain Ski and Snowboard Federation held a meeting Monday
