Below follow the main events in the Russian sports world in the last 24 hours at 2 p.m. GMT July 6
* At the 2006 Wimbledon Grand Slam series tennis tournament, which runs June 26 to July 9:
Mixed doubles:
- Russia's Yelena Likhovtseva (5) and Daniel Nestor (5) from Canada advanced to the next round after defeating Sania Mirza from India and Pavel Vizner from the Czech Republic 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
Boys' singles:
- Russia's Pavel Chekhov advanced to the semifinals after defeating Luka Belic (6) from Croatia in straight sets 6-4, 6-4
* Boris Yeltsin Cup volleyball tournament will start in Russian cities on Nizhny Tagil and Yekaterinburg on July 7
* Veliky Novgorod's team won the premier league's first round of the Russian Lapta Championship
