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The Russian national team, after a three-month break, resumes its participation in the Euro 2008 qualifying round. Let us recall that in early June, the charges of Dutch specialist Guus Hiddink defeated the outsider of our group Andorra on the banks of the Neva - 4:0, and a few days later they played a goalless draw in Zagreb with the Croats. Now the position of the teams is as follows: Croatia - 17 points (7 matches), Israel - 17 (8), Russia - 15 (7), England - 14 (7), Macedonia - 7 (7), Estonia - 3 (8), Andorra -- 0 (8).
The Russians already met with the Macedonians on November 15 last year and on the field of the Gradski stadium in Skopje they prevailed over the hosts - 2:0. Both goals were scored in the first half, the capital's Spartak player Vladimir Bystrov and Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St. Petersburg scored. For the next match with a team from the republic of the former Soviet Union of Yugoslavia (it will start at 19.00 at the Lokomotiv stadium in Cherkizovo), Hiddink called the following players. Goalkeepers - Malafeev (Zenit), Shunin (Dynamo), Gabulov (Kuban Krasnodar); defenders - A. Berezutsky, V. Berezutsky, Ignashevich (all - CSKA), Kolodin (Dynamo), Anyukov (Zenit); midfielders - Bystrov (Spartak M), Zhirkov (CSKA), Saenko (Nuremberg, Germany), Semshov (Dynamo), Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv), Budyansky (Udinese, Italy), Vorobiev ( Khimki), Zyryanov (Zenit), Torbinsky (Spartak Moscow); forwards - Arshavin, Pogrebnyak (both Zenit), Kerzhakov (Sevilla, Spain), Pavlyuchenko (Spartak M), Sychev (Lokomotiv). CSKA defender Taranov should join the first national team after the youth team match with Poland at the stadium. E. Streltsova.
Also on September 8, the Old World will host matches in other qualifying groups for Euro 2008, among which it is worth highlighting the confrontation between the current world champions Italians and the World Cup finalists the French, as well as the games Georgia - Ukraine, Wales - Germany, Holland - Bulgaria , Portugal - Poland.
VOLLEYBALL. September 3-9. Qualifying tournament for the 2008 World Grand Prix (women). Ankara (Türkiye). September 6-9. European Championship. Men. Moscow, St. Petersburg.
The European men's championships have been held since 1948, but never before has our country hosted a tournament of the continent's strongest teams. Recently, the leadership of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation has shown tremendous activity in terms of obtaining the rights to become the host of major international competitions. So, last year the final of the World League was held in Moscow, and the European Championship among men's youth teams was held in Kazan. And now the European Championship, which is taking place in a new format, will take place on the grounds of the Olimpiysky sports complex in Moscow and the Yubileiny sports complex in St. Petersburg. The number of participants in the final tournament has been increased from 12 to 16.
The Russians play in Group B in Moscow and will play against Belgium (September 6), Turkey (7) and Poland (9). The three best teams from each quartet advance to the second stage, where they form two sixes.
As for our girls, who have European Championship battles coming up on September 20-30 in Belgium and Luxembourg, this week in Turkey they will play with Bulgaria (September 3), Germany (4), hosts (5), Serbia (6) , Azerbaijan (8) and Italy (9). Three winners of one-round competitions with the participation of seven teams receive tickets to the Grand Prix of the next season.
BASKETBALL. September 3-9. European Championship. Men. Spain.
The fourth participant in Group A of the preliminary stage was determined late on Friday in the decisive match of the qualifying tournament Israel - Macedonia. The basketball players from the promised land won - 92:87.
After this, the exact schedule of the first stage of Euro 2007 became known.
September 3. Group A (Granada). Russia - Serbia, Greece - Israel. Group B (Seville). Latvia - Croatia, Portugal - Spain. Group C (Palma de Mallorca). Czech Republic - Germany, Türkiye - Lithuania. Group "D" (Alicante). Poland - France, Italy - Slovenia. September 4. "A" . Russia - Israel, Greece - Serbia. "IN" . Croatia - Portugal, Spain - Latvia. "WITH" . Lithuania - Czech Republic, Germany - Türkiye. "D" . France - Italy, Slovenia - Poland. September 5. "A" . Israel - Serbia, Russia - Greece. "IN" . Portugal - Latvia, Croatia - Spain. "WITH" . Lithuania - Germany, Czech Republic - Türkiye. "D" . Slovenia - France, Croatia - Spain.
In groups “A” and “C” matches will start at 20.00 and 22.30 Moscow time, and in quartets “B” and “D” - at 21.00 and 23.30.
The three best teams from each group according to the scheme “A” + “B”, “C” + “D” form two new sixes at the second stage, in which the quarter-finalists are identified. The second stage matches will begin on September 7 and will be held in Madrid. Points scored by participants in matches against each other at the first stage are taken into account. The championship will end on September 16.
TENNIS. September 3-9. US Open. Second week. New York.
Schedule of the second half of the tournament. September 3. 1/8 finals (4th round). Men, women. September 4. Quarterfinals (w), 1/8 finals (m). September 5. Quarterfinals (m, w). September 6. Quarter-finals (m). Mixed doubles final. September 7. Men's doubles final, women's semi-finals. September 8. Women's final, men's semi-finals. September 9. Men's singles and women's doubles finals.
HOCKEY. September 4, 6, 9. Russian Championship. Super League. 1st--3rd rounds. September 4, 5, 7, 9. Super series of youth teams Canada - Russia. Second part .
The Super League Championship features 20 teams competing for 16 places in the playoffs. Khabarovsk's Amur and Kazan's Ak Bars, playing in the Far East, will start the championship earlier than everyone else. After a year's break, Spartak returned to high society. The “red-whites” are playing their first match on home ice in Sokolniki against HC MVD.
Our “youth team” frankly failed the home part of the super series with the “Maple Leaves” and is heading overseas without any hopes for the best. Matches will take place in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Red Deer and Vancouver.
"FORMULA-1". September 9. Italian Grand Prix. Monza.
The world champion of the last two seasons, Spaniard Fernando Alonso, is still behind another McLaren driver, Briton Lewis Hamilton, by 5 points - 79 points versus 84.
CYCLE HIGHWAY. September 3-9. Multi-day race of the Grand Tour and Pro Tour series Vuelta a España. 3--9 stages .
A 52.2km flat time trial is scheduled for Saturday in the vicinity of Zaragoza.
RUGBY. September 7-9. World Cup. Group stage. France.