* At the FIBA World Basketball Women's Championship in Brazil (through September 23):
- Russia beat Cuba 96:81 in Group F to take on Spain in the quarterfinals.
Results and group final standings:
Group F:
Cuba - Russia - 81:96
France - China - 64:66
Czech Republic - United States - 50:63
1 United States - 12 points/goal coefficient 1.52
2 Czech Republic - 10/1.08
3 Russia - 9/1.05
4 France - 9/1.01
5 China - 9/.088
6 Cuba - 8/0.85
Group E
1 Australia - 12/1.39
2 Spain - 10/1.16
3 Brazil - 10/1.16
4 Lithuania - 9/1.03
5 Argentina - 9/0.93
6 Canada - 7/0.72
* At the $600,000 China Open WTA tennis tournament in Beijing (through September 24):
Singles:
- Vera Dushevina failed to advance to the second round, losing to No.7-seed Na Li (China) 3-6, 4-6
- Vera Zvonaryova lost to Tiantian Sun (China) 4-6, 6-1, 2-6 in the first round
Doubles:
- Maria Kirilenko and Marta Domachowska (Poland) lost to Alicia Molik (Australia) and Ai Sugiyama (Japan) 3-6, 2-6 in the first round
* SuperLeague hockey results and standings (host teams listed first):
CSKA Moscow - HK MVD Tver - 3:4
Vityaz Podolsk - Dinamo Moskow - 2:0
1 Khimik Voskresensk - 4 games/12 points/goal difference +10
2 Ak Bars Kazan - 5/12/+9
3 HK MVD Tver - 5/11/+2
4 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - 5/10/+9
5 Vityaz Podolsk - 5/10/+4
6 Sibir Novosibirsk - 4/9/+3
7 Dinamo Moskow - 6/9/+1
8 Avangard Omsk - 4/8/+4
9 Salavat Yulayev Ufa - 5/8/-1
10 CSKA Moscow - 5/7/+4
11 Metallurg Magnitogorsk - 5/7/+2
12 SKA St. Petersburg - 5/7/+3
13 Metallurg Novokuznetsk - 4/5/-1
14 Lada Tolyatty - 5/4/-5
15 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - 3/3/-3
16 Severstal Cherepovets - 5/3/-10
17 Krylya Sovietov Moscow - 4/1/-7
18 Traktor Chelyabinsk - 5/1/-10
19 Amur Khabarovsk - 5/1/-13
