Tournaments

Russia's strongest tennis player Mikhail Youzhny will not play in the Davis Cup match with the British, but Nikolai Davydenko or Dmitry Tursunov may participate, said captain of the Russian national team Shamil Tarpishchev. The match, with which the Russians begin their fight to return to the Davis Cup World Group, will take place on April 5-7 in Coventry. Mr. Tarpishchev included young people in the preliminary lineup: Andrey Kuznetsov (75th world ranking), Evgeniy Donskoy (78th) and Viktor Baluda (425th).

“Yuzhny will not play against the British, but among experienced tennis players, negotiations are underway with Tursunov and Davydenko. Everything will become clear about Davydenko only after the tournament in Miami, which ends on March 31,” said Shamil Tarpishchev. "R-Sport"

Lassana Diarra left the national team

Anzhi Makhachkala midfielder Lassana Diarra has decided to end his career in the French national football team, France Football reports with reference to L`Equipe. Diarra last appeared on the field for the national team in August 2010 in a friendly match with Norway.

"The French national team is finished. It's time to tell the truth. Over the last two or three years, I kept hearing from head coach Laurent Blanc that I didn't play enough at the club. But what was he talking about? I played 30 matches for Real Madrid for the season. It would be better if he told me that he no longer counts on me. At the same time, players from not the strongest clubs in the French championship, who have no more playing time than I, were called up to the national team,” Diarra said.

Diarra, who was first called up to the national team in 2007, has 28 caps for France. He moved to Anji last year from Real Madrid. "RIA News"

Usain Bolt will prepare for Moscow

World record holder in the 100 m (9.58 sec.), six-time Olympic champion Jamaican Usain Bolt will take part in the 100 m race on June 6 at the fifth stage of the Diamond League in Rome.

In preparation for the World Athletics Championships, which will take place in Moscow from August 10 to 18, Bolt will also compete in the 200m at the Diamond League in Oslo on June 13 and Paris on July 6, as well as the 4x100 relay at the Grand Prix. near Ostrava in the Czech Republic. AP

The Russian national team is looking for experienced performers