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Jagr returns to Omsk
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Czech forward Jaromir Jagr has signed a contract with the Russian hockey club Avangard. Under the terms of the agreement, the 36-year-old striker will spend the next two seasons in Omsk, and then the contract, by agreement of the parties, can be extended for another year. Moreover, as Avangard leaders assure, the agreement does not provide for the possibility of Jagr leaving for the NHL, where he spent the last season for the New York Rangers and scored 86 points (30 goals + 56 assists) in 92 games.In an interview with Czech media, Jagr said that the offer to return to Avangard, for which he played in the 2004/05 season and scored 52 points in 43 matches, came in the spring. And without waiting for long-term contract offers from NHL clubs, he decided to enter into an agreement with the Omsk club. According to unofficial sources, the Czech striker's salary in Russia will be $7 million per year, to which he can add various bonuses for performance.
Jagr should arrive in Omsk at the end of July, when the team’s preparations for the KHL season begin. And the first match will be played at one of the preparatory tournaments.
"Saturn" defeated the Luxembourgers
Football. Intertoto Cup. Second round. First matches. "Sturm" (Austria) - "Shakhtar" (Belarus) - 2:0, "Grbal" (Montenegro) - "Sivasspor" (Turkey) - 2:2, "Teplice" (Czech Republic) - "Honvéd" "(Hungary) - 1:3, "Grasshopper" (Switzerland) - "Besa" (Albania) - 2:1, "Burgas" (Bulgaria) - "Gorica" (Slovenia) - 1:1, "Tiraspol" (Moldova) - "Tavria" (Ukraine) - 0:0, "Germinal" (Belgium) - "Neftchi" (Azerbaijan) - 1:1.
The Moscow region Saturn successfully debuted in European competition. In the second round of the Intertoto Cup, Gadzhiev’s team defeated the Luxembourg club “Etzella” - 7:0. Already in the 2nd minute, Kirichenko opened the scoring and, as a result, made poker in this match. Saturn will hold the return match in a week, but can already prepare for the third round matches with the German Stuttgart.
Saturn made its debut in Europe without its most experienced player. At that time, Dmitry Loskov took part in a free-kick competition that took place in Houston. However, the Russian could not compete with the Mexican defender of Barcelona Rafael Marquez, who, having won the competition, received $1 million.
"Rostov" updates the record
Football. Russian Championship. First division. 21st round. "SKA-Energia" - "Mashuk-KMV" - 3:2, "Zvezda" - "Alania" - 2:1, "Metallurg-Kuzbass" - "Nosta" - 1:1, "Ural" " - "Sibir" - 1:0, "Dynamo" BL - "Vityaz" - 0:0, "Torpedo" - "Salyut-Energia" - 1:2, "Dynamo" Br - " Sportakademklub - 0:1, Baltika - SKA - 0:1, Rostov - Anzhi - 2:1, Chernomorets - Volga Ul - 4:2, " Kuban - KamAZ - 3:0. Leading : "Rostov" - 46 points (20 games), "Ural" - 40 (21), "Anji" - 39.
A number of key matches took place in the first division. In one of them, Rostov beat Anzhi Makhachkala and continues to confidently lead the standings. Out of 20 matches, Oleg Dolmatov's team did not lose a single one, which is a record unbeaten streak in the entire history of the division.
Another team from the southern region, Kuban, defeated KamAZ, which is a traditional contender for entry into the Premier League. And Siberia, whose chances of promotion before this season were considered the highest, lost for the fifth time and dropped to ninth place. Rounding out the standings of the division, from which seven teams are relegated this year, are two Dynamo - Bryansk and Barnaul, as well as the capital's Torpedo.
Valuev can become champion this summer
The leadership of the World Boxing Association (WBA) has appointed a fight for the world heavyweight title between former title holders and number one ratings Nikolai Valuev and John Ruiz. The championship fight must take place before August 31 of this year, and before July 15, representatives of the boxers must agree on the venue and financial terms of the fight. If they do not come to an agreement, the WBA will appoint a tender for the fight. “The final decision regarding the place and date of the fight will be made in the coming days. The fight will take place either in Germany or in the USA,” said Valuev’s manager Boris Dimitrov.
The winner of the Valuev-Ruiz fight will be required to meet with the former belt holder Ruslan Chagaev. Twice the Uzbek boxer canceled his mandatory defense against Nikolai Valuev, citing health reasons. After a week ago, Chagaev’s representatives reported that their client had undergone surgery on the Achilles tendon and the recovery period would take at least six months, and the world champion would be able to return to the ring only next year, the WBA had to start organizing another championship fight. However, Chagaev was given the politically correct title of “temporarily inactive world champion” and the opportunity was left until June 26, 2009 to regain the full title of world champion in a fight against either Valuev or Ruiz.
Tour de France has started
The 95th stage cycling race “Tour de France” started in Brest, France. This time, the race organizers decided to cancel the traditional starting time trial and replaced it with a regular stage with four peaks of the fourth category of difficulty. The stage ended with a sprint finish, which was won by Alejandro Valverde from the Caisse d'Eparn team, ahead of the Belgian Philippe Gilbert and the Frenchman Jerome Pinault by a second. Since the riders finished uphill, bonus seconds were not awarded, which is why Russian Denis Menshov, who came 26th in the overall standings, had an actual gap of 7 seconds.