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England team will be led by Capello
Chronicle of sporting events
Yesterday, Italian specialist Fabio Capello was appointed as the new head coach of the England football team. The contract was signed until 2010 with the possibility of extension. Capello will receive 4 million euros per year in his new position.The previous coach of the English, Steve McClaren, was dismissed immediately after the team's home defeat from Croatia (2:3), which is why the founders of football did not make it to Euro 2008, clearing the way for the Russians to the tournament in Switzerland and Austria. There were many rumors around possible candidates for the vacant post, in particular, the names of the Portuguese Jose Mourinho, the Dutchman Guus Hiddink, the German Jurgen Klinsmann, and the Italian Giovanni Trapattoni were mentioned.
Capello has previously worked with such famous clubs as Real Madrid, Milan, Roma and Juventus. His coaching record includes six Scudettos, two Cups and four Italian Super Cups, victories in the 1994 Champions League with Milan and two Spanish championships with Real Madrid.
Khabibullin's team broke the losing streak
Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Buffalo" -- "Islanders" -- 5:3 -- Afinogenov "B" (0+2), "Washington" -- "Rangers" -- 5:4 OT -- Ovechkin "B" (1+0) , Vic. Kozlov “B” (0+1), “Atlanta” - “Boston” - 3:5 - Kovalchuk (1+0), Vyach. Kozlov (0+1) , "Columbus" - "Colorado" - 4:1 - Fedorov "Colum" (1+0) , "Carolina" - "Ottawa" - 0:6, "Chicago" - - Los Angeles - 6:3, Anaheim - Vancouver - 2:3.
Atlanta forward Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 24th goal in the regular season and continues to lead the list of the league's best snipers, two goals ahead of his compatriot Alexander Ovechkin from Washington. The match in Atlanta developed according to an intricate scenario. At the beginning of the second period, the guests led 2:0, then 39-year-old veteran Mark Recchi scored a double within one minute, after which Kovalchuk put Atlanta ahead. Before the break, the Bruins managed to equalize the score, and in the 57th minute Milan Lucic scored what turned out to be the winning goal. Kovalchuk's team replaced the goalkeeper with a sixth field player at the end of the match and scored a goal into an empty net. “Chicago” interrupted a sad streak of four defeats in a row. Russian goalkeeper Nikolai Khabibullin stopped 25 of 28 shots in the match against the Kings. Washington has already won four out of five games in December, but is still in last place in the Eastern Conference.
Vancouver defenseman Brandan Morrison was unable to take the ice due to a wrist injury. Because of this, his streak of 542 consecutive regular-season games ended - 11th in NHL history.
Phil Jackson signs contract extension with Lakers
Basketball. NBA. Regular season. “New York” – “Seattle” – 110:117, “Milwaukee” – “Orlando” – 100:86, “Houston” – “Detroit” – 80:77, “Denver” – “ New Orleans - 105:99, Indiana - Chicago - 117:102, Toronto - Dallas - 92:76, Philadelphia - Minnesota - 98: 94, “Charlotte” — “Clippers” — 108:103, “Boston” — “Sacramento” — 90:78, “Phoenix” — “Utah” — 103:98, “Portland” — “ Golden State" -- 105:95.
One of the most successful coaches in NBA history, Phil Jackson, who leads the Lakers, has extended his contract with the club for two years and will work with the Lake District residents until the end of the 2009/10 season. The amount of the agreement is $24 million. If we count on an average per season ($12 million), this is a new record for wages in the National Basketball Association. The previous one belonged to Jackson himself. In June 2005, he signed a three-year contract worth $30 million with the Lakers.
With Chicago during the Michael Jordan era, Phil Jackson led his team to the championship title six times. In 1999, he took over the Los Angeles Lakers and made the Californians the best in the league for three seasons in a row. Jackson's first contract at this club was for five years and the coach received $30 million.
Andrei Kirilenko's Utah suffered its fifth defeat in a row. The Russian spent 38 minutes on the court, scored 17 points, made two steals and three assists. Milwaukee player Michael Redd was just shy of a triple-double - he had 27 points, ten rebounds and nine assists.
New solo swimming record
French yachtsman Franci Joyon set a new world record for solo sailing - in 24 hours he covered a distance of 614 miles (1105 km) in the Indian Ocean. Its average speed was 25.9 knots (46.8 km/h), ITAR-TASS reports.
Joyon broke the record set on August 6, 2006 by Swiss Yvan Bourgnon on board an 18.28 meter trimaran - 610.45 miles (1098 km). The new world record must now be approved by the Sailing World Record Council.
Joyon set off from Brest, France on November 23 aboard the giant 30-meter-long trimaran IDEK with the goal of breaking the record for the longest circumnavigation around the world. Now he is ahead of 2000 miles (3600 km) - this is approximately four “sea” days. The previous record for circumnavigating the world was held by Helen McCarthur from Great Britain - 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds. To break McCarthur's record, 51-year-old Joyon must return to Brest no later than 1 hour 23 minutes 25 seconds local time on February 3, 2008.
Second defeat for Dynamo volleyball players
Dynamo Moscow suffered their second defeat in the Champions League, losing away to the Spanish club Marijal (Tenerife) - 1:3 (25:19, 19:25, 23:25, 17:25).
The leader of the “blue and white” Ekaterina Gamova brought the guests 31 points (including five as a result of a successful block), showing 47% efficiency in attack. The Muscovites, still competing without the injured 2006 world champion Elena Godina, take third place in their group. Second place in the standings guarantees access to the next stage of the competition.
Ekaterinburg's Lokomotiv-Izumrud defeated Croatian Mladost on the road in the first match of the third round of the Men's Challenge Cup - 3:1. The return match will take place on December 19 in Russia.