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Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Pittsburgh" -- "Rangers" -- 6:2 - - Malkin "P" (0+1), Zherdev "P" (1+0) , "Calgary" -- "Buffalo" -- 5:2, " Anaheim - Chicago - 2:3, Vancouver - Nashville - 3:5.
Sidney Crosby's performance gave Pittsburgh a crushing victory over the Rangers. The Penguins captain, forced to miss the All-Star Game due to injury, scored only one goal in the meeting with the Rangers, but assisted his teammates three times and was recognized as the best hockey player of the game day.
Meanwhile, Swedish forward Henrik Zetterberg extended his contract with Detroit for 12 years, until 2021. If Zetterberg fulfills it in full, he will be 40 years old by the end of the agreement. “I think Zetterberg will be a long-term captain of our team,” Detroit general manager Ken Holland said.
The NBA has decided on its debutants
Basketball. NBA. Regular season. "Indiana" - "Milwaukee" - 107:99, "Miami" - "Washington" - 93:71, "New Jersey" - "Toronto" - 106:107, "New York" - - Atlanta - 112:104, Boston - Sacramento - 119:100, Oklahoma - Memphis - 114:102 (OT), Minnesota - Detroit - - 89:98, "New Orleans" - "Denver" - 94:81, "Houston" - "Philadelphia" - 93:95, "Dallas" - "Golden State" - 117:93, “Portland” – “Charlotte” – 88:74, “Clippers” – “Chicago” – 75:95.
The organizers of the All-Star Game announced the lineups of the teams that will take part in the traditional meeting between rookies and second-year players in the league. The team of players playing in the league for the second year included Kevin Durant and Jeff Green (both Oklahoma), Al Horford (Atlanta), Al Thornton (Clippers), Thaddeus Young (Philadelphia), Wilson Chandler (New York), Rodney Stuckey (Detroit), Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola (Houston). Derrick Rose (Chicago), Greg Oden (Portland), OJ Mayo (Memphis), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma), Eric Gordon (Clippers), Michael Beasley (Miami) will play for the debutants. ), Brook Lopez (New Jersey), Rudy Fernandez (Portland) and Marc Gasol (Memphis).
Radoslav Kovac joins West Ham
Football. English Championship. 23rd round. Sunderland - Fulham - 1:0, West Bromwich - Manchester United - 0:5, Portsmouth - Aston Villa - 0:1, Tottenham - Stoke City - 3:1, Chelsea - Middlesbrough - 2:0, Manchester City - Newcastle - 2:1, Wigan - Liverpool - 1 :1, Blackburn - Bolton - 2:2, Everton - Arsenal - 1:1, West Ham - Hull - 2:0. Leading : Manchester United - 50 points, Chelsea, Liverpool - 48 each.
Spartak midfielder Radoslav Kovac has been loaned to the British West Ham. After the 23rd round, this team is in eighth place in the English Premier League. West Ham is not the only club that wanted to add Spartak players to its roster. Everton have long been interested in Russian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikose.
In addition, Arsenal has not yet abandoned the idea of acquiring Andrei Arshavin from Zenit. Gunners head coach Arsene Wenger said: “The deal is about 90% complete. However, the last 10% of any deal is the most difficult. Perhaps everything will be decided in the next two days. At this stage it’s difficult, because people in this profession can change their decision radically.”
Football. Italian Championship. 21st round. "Atalanta" - "Bologna" - 0:1, "Cagliari" - "Siena" - 1:0, "Catania" - "Inter" - 0:2, "Chievo" - "Lecce" -- 1:1, Fiorentina -- Napoli -- 2:1, Milan -- Genoa -- 1:1, Roma -- Palermo -- 2:1, Sampdoria "- "Lazio" - 3:1, "Torino" - "Regina" - 0:0, "Udinese" - "Juventus" - 2:1. The leaders are: Inter - 49 points, Juventus - 43, Milan - 41.
The management of Milan has expressed interest in buying out the transfer of David Beckham, who is currently playing for the team on loan. The English midfielder has a contract with the American club Los Angeles Galaxy, but the player himself also intends to remain in Italy. In the last round, Beckham confirmed his usefulness by scoring a goal against Genoa.
Football. German Cup. 1/8 finals. Bayer - Energi - 3:1, Borussia D - Werder - 1:2, Wolfsburg - Hansa (D2) - 5:1.
Aronian took the lead
In Wijk aan Zee, three rounds before the finish of the 19th category chess tournament, Levon Aronian took sole leadership. Two-time winner of Wijk aan Zee, 26-year-old Aronian took advantage of the misfires of his competitors, and he himself beat the Englishman Michael Adams. In the 11th round, which will take place today, Aronian plays Dominguez with black.
Results of the 10th round. Alexander Morozevich (Russia) - Daniel Stellwagen (Holland) - 0.5:0.5, Sergey Movsesyan (Slovakia) - Wang Yue (China) - 0.5:0.5, Magnus Carlsen (Norway) - - Lenier Dominguez (Cuba) - 1:0, Levon Aronyan (Armenia) - Michael Adams (England) - 1:0, Sergey Karyakin (Ukraine) - Luc van Wely (Holland) - 0.5:0 .5, Teymur Radjabov (Azerbaijan) - Jan Smits (Holland) - 0.5:0.5, Vasily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) - Gata Kamsky (USA) - 0.5:0.5. Tournament standings: Aronian - 6.5, Karjakin - 6, Carlsen, Radjabov, Movsesyan, Dominguez - 5.5 each, Smits, Van Wely - 5 each, Adams, Kamsky, Wang Yue, Ivanchuk - 4 each, 5, Stellvagen - 4, Morozevich - 3.5.
"Spartak" disbands the fan club
The fan club of the Moscow football club "Spartak" will be dissolved. In its place, the club's general director Valery Karpin plans to create a new structure for fans. “This year we want to start with a clean slate,” Karpin explained his position on the official Spartak website. - We want to organize the activities of the fan club differently so that it becomes more popular and attractive for Spartak fans of all generations, so that the maximum number of our fans unite around it. Essentially, we want to create a new fan club."