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Football. German Championship. 20th round. "Hamburg" - "Wolfsburg" - 1:1, "Hannover" - "Nuremberg" - 1:3, "Hertha" - "Bochum" - 0:0, "Eintracht" - "Cologne" -- 1:2, Borussia M -- Werder -- 4:3, Bayern -- Mainz -- 3:0, Schalke -- Hoffenheim -- 2:0, " Stuttgart - Borussia D - 4:1, Bayer - Freiburg - 3:1. Leading : Bayer - 44 points, Bayern - 42, Schalke - 41.
Stuttgart, for which Russian forward Pavel Pogrebnyak plays, interrupted Borussia Dortmund's streak of six wins in a row. The former Zenit player took part in the defeat of the opponent with active actions when opening the account. Pavel, together with the Brazilian defender of Borussia Felipe Santana, pushed the ball into the goal, touching it with his hand. The referees did not see any violation of the rules and recorded an own goal against the South American.
Italian Championship. 21st round. Bari - Palermo - 4:2, Napoli - Genoa - 0:0, Chievo - Bologna - 1:1, Cagliari - Fiorentina -- 2:2, Sampdoria -- Atalanta -- 2:0, Roma -- Siena -- 2:1, Catania -- Udinese -- 1:1, Milan "-"Livorno" - 1:1, "Juventus" - "Lazio" - 1:1. Leading : Inter - 49, Milan, Roma - 41.
The first official match as the head coach of Juventus was held by the new coach of the “old lady” Alberto Zaccheroni. In the 70th minute, the hosts scored from a penalty awarded for del Piero's demolition in the penalty area - Lazio was punished by the victim himself. However, Juventus did not keep the winning score, conceding after just eight minutes. The match between Parma and Inter was postponed due to heavy snowfall.
Spanish Championship. 20th round. Espanyol - Athletic - 1:0, Sporting - Barcelona - 0:1, Deportivo - Real Madrid - 1:3, Tenerife - Zaragoza -- 1:3, "Getafe" -- "Racing" -- 0:0, "Valladolid" -- "Almeria" -- 1:1, "Villarreal" -- "Osasuna" -- 0:2, "Jerez" "- "Mallorca" - 2:1, "Atlético" - "Malaga" - 0:2, "Sevilla" - "Valencia" - 2:1. Leading : Barcelona - 52, Real Madrid - 47, Valencia - 39.
French Championship. 22nd round. “Nancy” – “Lorient” – 1:0, “Monaco” – “Nice” – 3:2, “Lille” – “Lens” – 1:0, “Le Mans” – “ Toulouse - 1:3, Bordeaux - Boulogne - 0:0, Rennes - Grenoble - 4:0, Montpellier - Marseille - 2:0, “Valenciennes” – “Sochaux” – 1:1, “Auxerre” – “Saint-Etienne” – 1:0, “Lyon” – “Paris Saint-Germain” – 2:1. Leading: Bordeaux - 48, Montpellier - 42, Lille - 40.
Sensational defeat of "Zarechye"
Volleyball. Super League. Women. 14th round. "Avtodor-Metar" - "Omichka" - 3:2 (23:25, 12:25, 25:23, 29:27, 15:9), "Leningradka" - "Dynamo" (Krasnodar) - 1:3 (22:25, 26:28, 25:18, 19:25), "University-Technologist" - "Dynamo" (Moscow) - 1:3 (20:25, 28:26, 10: 25, 20:25), "Dynamo" (Kazan) -- "Uralochka-NTMK" -- 3:1 (24:26, 25:23, 25:17, 25:18), "Zarechye-Odintsovo" -- "Nugget" -- 1:3 (22:25, 23:25, 25:19, 18:25), "Indesit" -- "Dynamo-Yantar" -- 1:3 (19:25, 25:17, 17:25, 21:25). The leaders are : Dynamo M - 13 wins - 3 defeats, Omichka - 10-4, Zarechye-Odintsovo - 10-3.
A Champions League participant, one of the strongest teams in the country, Zarechye-Odintsovo, suffered a sensational defeat at home. Moreover, the Khabarovsk “Nugget” interrupted a series of five failures in a row in a game with the Moscow Region favorite. Despite the unexpected success, the Far Eastern team failed to leave penultimate place. As for Zarechye, this club includes Russian national team players Maria Zhadan, Tatyana Kosheleva, Olga Fateeva, 2006 world champion Svetlana Kryuchkova and Beijing 2008 gold winners, Brazilians Valevska and Paula. Such misfires in games with an outsider are completely unacceptable for such a powerful team.
Bryant's decisive shot in the battle of champions
Basketball. NBA. Regular season. “San Antonio” – “Denver” – 89:103, “Toronto” – “Indiana” – 117:102, “Cleveland” – “Clippers” – 114:89, “Oklahoma” – “ Golden State -- 112:104, Houston -- Phoenix -- 111:115 (OT), Boston -- Lakers -- 89:90, New Jersey -- Philadelphia -- 79:83, "Detroit" -- "Orlando" -- 86:91, "Minnesota" -- "New York" -- 112:91.
The greatest interest was generated by the confrontation between the champions of the last two years, Boston and the Lakers. In the first quarter, the Californians won by 11 points, and in the second, on the contrary, the Bostonians eliminated this gap and even took the lead (52:47) before the big break. In the fourth minute of the final period, the Celts' advantage was even more impressive - 81:70. However, the Lakers did not give up, and in the end, the victory for the basketball players from Los Angeles was won by Kobe Bryant's accurate throw from a distance of about six meters seven seconds before the siren. The hosts did not take advantage of their chance in the last attack - Ray Allen hit the hoop.
Oklahoma's Kevin Durant brought his team 45 points, showing 100% free throws - 11 out of 11. And the black forward rarely missed from the field - 16 hits on 21 attempts. He also recorded 11 rebounds.
Russian Championship. Super League. Men. UNICS - Dynamo M - 82:70, Triumph - CSKA - 65:78, Khimki - Lokomotiv-Kuban - 81:58. The leaders are: CSKA - 9 wins - 1 loss, Khimki - 8--2, UNICS - 7--3.
Washington continues its super series
Hockey. NHL. Regular season. “Pittsburgh” – “Detroit” – 2:1 (bulls.) – Malkin “P” (0+1), “Florida” – “Islanders” – 2:0, “Dallas” – “Phoenix” " -- 2:4, "Washington" -- "Tampa Bay" -- 3:2 -- Ovechkin "B" (1+1), Semin "B" (0+1), "New Jersey" - - “Los Angeles” - 2:3, “Colorado” - “Rangers” - 1:3 - Anisimov “R” (0+1) .
Slovak Rangers sniper Marian Gaborik scored a hat-trick. Detroit forward Pavel Datsyuk was unable to convert the shootout in the post-match series, Pittsburgh forward Sidney Crosby scored his 34th goal of the season with a pass from Evgeni Malkin and ranks third in the list of the best goal scorers in the championship. The leader here is San Jose scorer Patrick Marleau (37), with Alexander Ovechkin from Washington two goals behind him. The capital club has already won its tenth victory in a row. This Capitals super series began on January 13th.