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The All-Russian Volleyball Federation has decided to hold an international tournament in the beach version of the game on the grounds of the new, first in our country, specialized indoor stadium for beach volley. The grand opening of this unique sports facility for Russia, built on the basis of the Volley Grad VFW in the village of Vityazevo near Anapa, Krasnodar Territory, will take place on February 18, when the first matches of the competition will take place with the participation of 16 pairs - eight women's and eight men.
It is expected that among the applicants for the main prizes of the international tournament “Russian Winter in Volei Grad” 2010, exactly half will be foreign couples. Moreover, their invitation is coordinated by the VFV with the European Volleyball Confederation, and, thus, the tournament should be included in the official international calendar. The total prize fund is 180 thousand rubles. First, the teams will play in fours in a round robin system, then semi-finals and matches for 5th-8th places will take place. The decisive matches will take place on February 21.
Leading Russian beach volleyball masters have been at the Volley Grad base since January 17 and are preparing for the new season under the leadership of the head coach of the national team, American Dane Selznik. Next week, foreign couples should join our beachgoers for joint training. In general, the gathering near Anapa will last until mid-March.
Australian center's personal best
Basketball. NBA. Regular season. Washington -- Lakers -- 103:115, Dallas -- Milwaukee -- 108:107, Sacramento -- Golden State -- 99:96, New York -- “Minnesota” – 132:105, “Phoenix” – “Charlotte” – 109:114 (OT).
Australian center Andrew Bogut, the first overall pick in the 2005 draft for Milwaukee, set a personal NBA career scoring record of 32 points. Moreover, the native of the Green Continent demonstrated composure and skill in taking free throws, making only one miss in 14 attempts. Bogut is already in his fifth season in the league, and the next match will be his anniversary, his 300th in the regular season.
New York point guard Chris Duhon marked a unique achievement. He made 13 assists, but did not score a single point himself, missing all three long-range shots. The highest result in this combined category in the history of the club belongs to Greg Anthony, who in 1993, in a meeting with Orlando, made 14 assists with zero in the “performance” column. Dallas leader, German Dirk Nowitzki, played his 883rd regular season game for his club and now shares first place in the Mavericks records with Brad Davis.
Shock day of Russian bombers
Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Islanders" -- "Washington" -- 2:7 -- Semin "V" (2+0) , "Toronto" -- "Los Angeles" -- 3:5 -- Kulemin "T" (1+0 ), Frolov "L" (1+0) , "Columbus" - "Nashville" - 3:2, "Ottawa" - "New Jersey" - 3:0 - Kovalev "O" (1+ 0) , "Atlanta" - "Anaheim" - 2:1 - Afinogenov "At" (1+0) , "Detroit" - "Phoenix" - 4:5 (OT) - Datsyuk "D" (1+1) , “Florida” – “Montreal” – 2:1 – Markov “M” (0+1) , “Edmonton” – “Chicago” – 2:4.
The Russian forwards were on fire this game day, scoring seven goals together. Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin made ten shots on target, but failed to turn on the red light, but his teammate Alexander Semin achieved a double with just three shots. Ovechkin's streak of nine matches was interrupted, in each of which he earned points in the scoring standings using the “goal plus pass” system. Washington is now demonstrating an excellent game, having already won its seventh victory in a row. Taking a longer period, the Capitals have ten wins in their last 11 games.
The founders of handball can defend their title
At the European Handball Championship among men's teams in Austria, seven teams are vying for the semi-finals before the matches of the last round of the group stage, which will take place today.
Position in the six I (Vienna): Croatia - 7 points, Iceland, Denmark - 6, Norway - 4, Austria - 1, Russia - 0. Matches January 28: Norway - Iceland, Russia - Austria, Croatia - Denmark. Position in Group II (Innsbruck): Poland, France - 7, Spain - 5, Slovenia, Czech Republic - 2, Germany - 1. Games on Thursday: Spain - Slovenia, Poland - France, Germany - Czech Republic . Let us remember that two years ago the European Championship was won by the founders of this sport, the Danes.
In the scorers' dispute, the Czech handball player Filip Iha has the unconditional lead - 47 goals scored, 15 less from the Norwegian Halvard Tvedten and the Slovenian Luka Zvižej, 31 goals scored by the Russian Konstantin Igropulo. The most reliable goalkeepers are Niklas Landin (Denmark) and Slavomir Szmal - 39% of saved shots each, but the Pole has more saves.
Only a victory over Austria in the last round and the defeat of outsiders in Group II will allow the Russians to rise to a maximum of 9th place.