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Below follow the main events in the Russian sports world in the last 24 hours at 2: 00 p.m. GMT October 31

* 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

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