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Russian Championship. Premier League. 25th round. October 17. "Spartak-Nalchik" - CSKA, "Dynamo" - "Tom", "Rubin" - "Khimki", "Saturn" - "Amkar". October 18. "Kuban" - "Zenit", "Moscow" - "Wings of the Soviets", "Terek" - "Rostov", "Spartak" (M) - "Lokomotiv".
On the final day of the qualifying campaign, the Russian team playing in Group 4 meets the Azerbaijani team on the road. The match will take place in Baku at the Republican Stadium named after Tofik Bahramov and will begin at 20:00 Moscow time. Let us remind you that the first meeting of the rivals in qualifying for the South African World Cup took place on March 28 on the artificial turf of the Luzhniki Grand Sports Arena and ended in victory for Guus Hiddink's team - 2:0. The goals were then scored by Roman Pavlyuchenko and Konstantin Zyryanov.
On October 14, the European qualifying matches also include: Group 1. Portugal - Malta, Sweden - Albania, Denmark - Hungary. Group 2. Greece - Luxembourg, Latvia - Moldova, Switzerland - Israel. Group 3. San Marino - Slovenia, Czech Republic - Northern Ireland, Poland - Slovakia. Group 4. Germany - Finland, Liechtenstein - Wales. Group 5. Bosnia - Spain, Turkey - Armenia, Estonia - Belgium. Group 6. Kazakhstan - Croatia, Andorra - Ukraine, England - Belarus. Group 7. France - Austria, Romania - Faroe Islands, Lithuania - Serbia. Group 8. Ireland - Montenegro, Bulgaria - Georgia, Italy - Cyprus.
The leaders of the Russian Premier League approached the 25th round with the following points: Rubin - 47, Spartak (M) - 46, Zenit - 43, CSKA - 42, Lokomotiv - 41. The first official match under the leadership of the new head coach Yuri Gazzaev (he replaced Leonid Slutsky) will be held by Samara “Wings of the Soviets”, which are in tenth place with 30 points.
HOCKEY. October 12--18. KHL -- Russian Open Championship. Regular season .
Full schedule of Kontinental Hockey League matches this week: October 12. "Avangard" - "Metallurg" (Nk), "Avtomobilist" - "Dynamo" (Mn), "Metallurg" (Mg) - "Dynamo" (M), "Traktor" - "Dynamo" (R) , SKA - Ak Bars, Severstal - Lada, Atlant - Neftekhimik. October 13. "Amur" - "Salavat Yulaev", "Sibir" - "Barys", "Vityaz" - "Lokomotiv", "Torpedo" - "Spartak", CSKA - HC MVD. October 14. "Amur" - "Salavat Yulaev", "Avtomobilist" - "Ak Bars", "Metallurg" (MG) - "Neftekhimik", "Traktor" - "Lada". October 15. "Metallurg" (Nk) - "Barys", "Sibir" - "Avangard", "Severstal" - HC MVD, "Dynamo" (M) - SKA, "Dynamo" (Mn) - "Spartak" . October 17. "Metallurg" (NK) - "Avangard", "Salavat Yulaev" - CSKA, "Atlant" - "Vityaz", "Lokomotiv" - SKA, HC MVD - "Torpedo". October 18. “Lada” - “Avtomobilist”, “Ak Bars” - “Metallurg” (MG), “Neftekhimik” - “Traktor”, “Dynamo” (R) - “Amur”.
VOLLEYBALL. October 13--14, 17--18. Super League. Men. 3--4th rounds. October 17. Super League. Women. 1st round .
And in the second week of the regular championship of the men's super league, two rounds will be held at once. Perhaps it is worth highlighting the game on Wednesday between the reigning champions Kazan and the more than confident Belgorod team. In addition, both teams are led by former coaches of the Russian national team - Vladimir Alekno and Gennady Shipulin, respectively.
Games calendar: October 13. "Tyumen" - "Dynamo-Yantar". October 14. "Dynamo" (M) - "Fakel", "Lokomotiv-Izumrud" - "Gazprom-Yugra", "Zenit" - "Lokomotiv-Belogorye", "Iskra" - "Ural", "Yaroslavich" - "Lokomotiv" (NS). October 17. "Tyumen" - "Lokomotiv" (NS), "Ural" - "Yaroslavich", "Lokomotiv-Belogorye" - "Iskra", "Fakel" - "Lokomotiv-Izumrud", "Dynamo-Yantar" - "Dynamo" (M). October 18. Gazprom-Yugra - Zenit.
Pairs of the starting round of the women's championship: "University-Tekhnolog" - "Leningradka", "Dynamo" (Krasnodar) - "Uralochka-NTMK", "Dynamo" (M) - "Avtodor-Metar", "Dynamo" (Kazan) ) - "Zarechye-Odintsovo", "Indesit" - "Omichka", "Nugget" - "Dynamo-Yantar".
BASKETBALL. October 16--18. Super League. Men.
The top division of the Russian championship among men's teams in the off-season was reduced from 12 to nine teams - clubs in Vladivostok, Perm, and Surgut could not withstand the financial crisis. “Lokomotiv”, representing the North Caucasus Railway, moved from Rostov-on-Don to Krasnodar; Samara is now represented by “Red Wings” instead of CSK Air Force. In the first week of the short regular season, four matches will be played: October 16. "Triumph" - "Dynamo" (M). October 17. UNICS - Yenisei. October 18. CSKA - Lokomotiv-Kuban, Khimki - Spartak (St. Petersburg). The Women's Super League starts on Thursday with ten clubs participating.
TENNIS. October 12--18. ATP tournament of the "Masters" category. Shanghai (China). WTA tournaments. Linz (Austria), Osaka (Japan).
The total prize fund for men's competitions in the Middle Kingdom is $3.24 million, there are 56 participants in the main draw, the winner will receive $616.5 thousand. For women in the Land of the Rising Sun and Austria, $220 thousand in bonuses are awarded.
ATHLETICS. October 18. Marathon races of the IAAF Road Races commercial series. Amsterdam (Holland), Beijing (China), Istanbul (Türkiye).
SPORTS GYMNASTICS. October 12--18. World Championship. London (UK).
The special significance of the world championship starting today is that it is taking place in the capital of the 2012 Summer Games.
"FORMULA-1". October 18. Brazilian Grand Prix. Interlagos Circuit.
The penultimate stage of the Formula 1 World Auto Racing Championship. The drivers in the dispute are in the lead: Button - 85 points, Barrichello (both Brown) - 71, Vettel (Red Bull) - 69. The length of the distance on the Brazilian track is 305.9 km (71 laps). 4309 m).
CYCLE HIGHWAY. October 16. One-day race "Giro di Lombardia". Italy.
The last race of the international cycling calendar for the cycling elite is classified as a European “classic”, since its history dates back to 1905. The greatest number of victories belongs to the legendary Fausto Coppi - he finished first five times. Last season, Victoria was celebrated again by his compatriot Damiano Cunego. In 1994, Russian Vladislav Bobrik climbed to the podium here. The last non-Italian winner was Lithuanian Raimondas Rumsas (2000). This time the participants will have to overcome 242 km between the cities of Varese and Como.