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Basketball. NBA. Regular season. “Miami” — “Charlotte” — 100:96, “Oklahoma City” — “Golden State” — 102:112, “Memphis” — “Houston” — 109:97, “Clippers” — "Orlando" - 88:95.
League outsider Memphis sensationally beat Houston, which is striving to become the NBA leader. The reason for the defeat was that most of the visiting team's strong players did not play that day. So, McGrady was bothered by an injury to his right foot, Artest did not enter the court due to an injured knee, Barry also suffered with his leg. This situation worked to the advantage of the owners. After the first quarter, Memphis had a 13-point advantage, which affected the final result. Memphis won its second straight win, but only its sixth of the season.
Among other meetings, it is worth noting the personal results of Durant and Wade. Both earned 41 points during the matches. However, if Wade's game brought the Miami team victory, then, despite all Durant's efforts, his Oklahoma lost to Golden State.
Two passes from Malkin did not save Pittsburgh
Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Boston" -- "Tampa Bay" -- 5:3 -- Artyukhin "T" (0+1), "Toronto" -- "Islanders" -- 4:2 -- Kulemin "T" (1+0 ), "Ottawa" -- "Florida" -- 3:4 OT, "Pittsburgh" -- "Buffalo" -- 3:4 -- Malkin "P" (0+2), Afinogenov "B" (0+1 ), “St. Louis” – “Nashville” – 6:3.
Five matches took place in the NHL, in three of which Russian legionnaires distinguished themselves. “Pittsburgh” lost to “Buffalo” at home, and two assists from Evgeni Malkin did not save his team, although the hosts took the lead in the first period. According to the club's official website, on Monday Pittsburgh goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury held his first training session after an almost month-long break. He is expected to hit the ice on Thursday or Saturday. Let us remind you that last year’s Stanley Cup finalist was out of action on November 15 due to a groin injury.
Safina confirmed participation in the Hopman Cup
Russian tennis players Dinara and Marat Safin recently confirmed their participation in the Hopman Cup tennis tournament, which will be held in Perth, Australia on January 3-9. For the first time, the family duo will perform as a mixed couple. Before this, according to Marat’s younger sister, this only happened during training. Now the tennis players will have to defend the honor of the country.
The Hopman Cup, also called the unofficial world team championship, always attracts great interest. According to the tournament regulations, each match consists of two singles and one doubles match. According to the results of the draw, the Russians ended up in Group “B” along with Italy, France and China. In the first round match, Safina will play with representatives of the Apennines Simone Bolelli and Flavia Penetta. “These competitions will be special for me, because I will play with my younger sister,” ITAR-TASS quotes Marat Safin as saying. “I hope our duet will perform well and we will be able to compete for the Cup.”
Russian handball players beat the hosts of Euro 2008
The European Women's Handball Championship continues in Skopje, Macedonia. The Russian team beat the Macedonian team - 43:24 and now ranks second in Group II. After three matches played, the German team is in the lead with 6 points. The Russians are behind them by one point. The Croatian team is in third position with 2 points. The Swedes and Macedonians, who occupy fourth and fifth places, have the same number. The Belarusians close the table with 1 point.
Today Russian handball players will play against the Croatian team. If they win, our compatriots will secure their place in the semi-finals ahead of schedule.
Juande Ramos is the new coach of Real Madrid
The home defeat from Sevilla (3:4) in the 14th round of the Spanish Football Championship was the last straw that overwhelmed the patience of Real Madrid leaders. German Bernd Schuster was fired from the post of head coach, and Juande Ramos was appointed in his place, who began the current season as the coach of the English Tottenham, where Russian national team forward Roman Pavlyuchenko plays.
Real Madrid suffered three defeats in the last four matches of the national championship and is only in fifth place in the standings. In the Champions League, although the “royal club” guaranteed itself early access to the playoffs, it lost twice to the Italian “Juventus”.
Bernd Schuster took over Real Madrid in July 2007 and led the team to the title of national champion, and also won the national Super Cup with them. As for Juande Ramos, his appointment comes as a surprise to some extent. After all, Tottenham, under this coach, was in a deep gaming crisis and occupied last place in the English Premier League table. At the same time, Ramos has extensive experience in the Spanish championship, where he has worked since 1992. Under the leadership of this specialist, Sevilla won the UEFA Cup for two years in a row (2006, 2007).