* At the Women's European Handball Championship in Sweden (through December 17):
Russia beat France 25:24 in qualifying Group II
Group II results and standings:
Russia - France - 25:24
Croatia - Spain - 27:29
Sweden - Denmark 27:22
1 Russia - 3 games/6 points/goal difference +21
2 Spain - 3/4/+3
3 France - 3/2/-1
4 Croatia - 3/2/-6
5 Denmark - 3/2/-6
6 Sweden - 3/2/-11
* At the European Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland (through December 16):
Russia's women's team beat Sweden 7-3 and Germany 9-6 to advance to the semifinals regardless of the result in its remaining qualifier against Norway.
Division A standings:
1 Russia - games-8/wins-8/losses-0
2-5 Germany - 8/5/3
2-5 Italy - 8/5/3
2-5 Switzerland - 8/5/3
2-5 Sweden - 8/5/3
6-7 Denmark - 8/4/4
6-7 Scotland - 8/4/4
8-9 Czech Republic - 8/2/6
8-9 Norway - 8/2/6
10 Netherlands - 8/0/8
* Basketball team Khimki Moscow Region beat Oostende (Belgium) 90:75 in 2006/2007 ULEB Cup tournament's qualifying Group C. UNICS Kazan beat Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (Serbia) 94:72 in Group D.
Results and standings (host teams listed first):
GROUP C
Khimki - Oostende - 90:75
Lukoil Academic Sofia (Bulgaria) - Alba Berlin (Germany) - 70:76
Montepaschi Siena (Italy) - Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem (Israel) - 85:91
1 Montepaschi - 7 games/12 points
2 Khimki - 7/11
3 Lukoil Academic - 7/11
4 Hapoel Migdal - 7/10
5 Alba Berlin - 7/10
6 Oostende - 7/9
Group D
UNICS Kazan - Crvena Zvezda - 94:72
PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) - Real Madrid (Spain) - 53:76
EiffelTowers (Netherlands) - Dexia Mons (Belgium) - 92:73
1 UNICS Kazan - 7/12
2 Crvena Zvezda - 7/12 points
3 Real Madrid - 7/11
4 PAOK - 7/11
5 EiffelTowers - 7/9
6 Dexia Mons - 7/8
* Russian men's basketball team Dinamo Moscow Region beat Spirou Charleroi (Belgium) 75:52 in 2006/2007 EuroCup tournament's qualifying Group B. Lokomotiv Rostov beat Banvit BC (Turkey) 75:59 in Group C. Ural Great Perm lost to Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey) 71:80 in Group G.
Results and standings (host teams listed first):
Group B
Dinamo Moscow Region - Spirou Charleroi - 75:52
BC Barons Riga (Latvia) - Khimik Yuzhny (Ukraine) - 67:68
1 Dinamo Moscow Region - 6/11
2 Spirou Charleroi - 6/10
3 Khimik Yuzhny - 6/9
4 BC Barons Riga - 6/6
Group C
Lokomotiv Rostov - Banvit BC - 75:59
SC Azovmash Mariupol (Ukraine) - Atomeromu SE Paks (Hungary) - 88:62
1 Lokomotiv Rostov - 6/10
2 SC Azovmash - 6/10
3 Banvit BC - 6/10
4 Atomeromu - 6/6
Group G
Ural Great - Turk Telekom Ankara - 71:80
Panionios BC Athens (Greece) - PBC CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) - 88:70
1 Turk Telekom Ankara - 6/11
2 Panionios BC Athens - 6/10
3 Ural Great - 6/8
4 PBC CSKA Sofia - 6/7
