Sport “Let anyone be considered favorites” Alexander Radulov and Evgeny Artyukhin about the match against the German national team Maxim Domchev (Bratislava) After training the Russian national team in Bratislava, Alexander Radulov said that any opponent should be taken seriously, and Evgeny Artyukhin is happy that he plays in the same trio with Maxim Afinogenov and Alexei Tereshchenko. “What do you think about the German national team? ” question to Alexander Radulov.

The mother and manager of retired British boxer, world champion Mickey Ward , has died at the age of 79. Alice Ward, who was played by actress Melissa Leo in the Oscar-winning film The Fighter, was taken off life support at the hospital at the insistence of her family. In January she was hospitalized with a heart attack. Doctors periodically had to restart her heart after she stopped breathing.

World wine sales in 2010 increased by 7% and amounted to almost 93 million hectoliters (1 hectoliter equals 100 liters). this . Alconews reports “For the first time in the last 15 years, this recovery is driven mainly by traditional European exporting countries, rather than by countries from the Southern Hemisphere and the United States,” said Federico Castellucci, director general of the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine).

The World Figure Skating Championships continue on Thursday in Moscow. The singles players competed for the first set of awards. won gold Canadian Patrick Chan , breaking the world record in both the free program (187.96 points) and the combined total (280.98). Japanese Takahiko Kozuki took silver (258.41), bronze went to Russian Artur Gachinsky (241.86). This is the first Russian singles medal at the world championships since Evgeni Plushenko’s victory in 2004.

28 April 2011, 16:44 Bozena Rynska Dior, wrinkled pants and cardboard circles Bozena Rynska Secular columnist The exhibition “Dior: under the sign of art” opened at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. VIP guests viewed the exhibition the day before its official opening. What they saw shocked the Moscow vanity fair. For the first time in social life, VIP guests were more interested in the exhibits than in themselves.

When a steam boiler exploded in a Minsk bathhouse, two women were killed and four were injured. “A steam boiler explosion occurred in an administrative building on Olesheva Street. Two women died. Four more were pulled out from under the rubble and taken to medical facilities,” the city department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported . The emergency occurred on the territory of Sovavto-Minsk CJSC in a two-story brick building.

April 28, 2011, 03:47 Sports Karpin: old friendship with Onopko does not rust General Director of Spartak Valeria Karpin, on the eve of the 7th round of the Premier League match with CSKA, spoke about some aspects of communication with Viktor Onopko , with whom he once played together for the red and white, and who is now the coach of the army team. “Did you have a traditional pre-match conversation with Onopko? Not yet, ” Karpin told SE .

Former manager of German football club Schalke Rudi Assauer may have recently struck a nerve by getting married again. This time, the chosen one of 66-year-old Assauer was Britta Idrizi, who has a difference of 21 years with her husband. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, actress Simone Thomalla, spoke on this matter and congratulated her ex-husband in absentia on his next wedding. “I think it's great that Rudy has finally found the love of his life!

The Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation clarified which court decisions are considered final and which are interim. From May 1, depending on this, the court to which one or another decision can be appealed will be determined. On this day, amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation on the review by appeal of interlocutory court decisions that have not entered into legal force come into force.

April 28, 2011, 18:20 From the editor Plow to the stars The awarding of the title “Hero of Labor of Russia” should begin with Vladimir Putin "Gazeta.Ru" Absurd from an economic point of view, the revival of the status of "Hero of Labor" from a political point of view looks quite logical in today's Russia. When union boss Mikhail Shmakov proposes returning to the awarding of state awards for labor achievements, he knows what he is doing.

April 28, 2011, 12:51 Sports Convicted Georgian football player Demetradze faked suicide Famous Georgian football player Georgiy Demetradze , serving a six-year sentence for extortion in one of the Georgian colonies, said that, trying to achieve a transfer from a punishment cell to a prison hospital, he faked suicide. “In fact, I had to stand on my feet all day.

US President Barack Obama will visit tornado-affected cities in Alabama, Reuters reports . In Alabama, the president will meet with the governor and other local government officials. He intends to visit affected cities on his way to Cape Canaveral in Florida, where the space shuttle Endeavor is scheduled to launch.

The jury retired to render a verdict in the case of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova , a Gazeta.Ru correspondent reports from the Moscow City Court. Before this, Judge Alexander Zamashnyuk gave parting words, reminding the jury of the position of the prosecution and defense. He urged jurors to evaluate what they heard during the trial in its totality.

Sport Text size A A A Only Davydenko remained in Munich Nikolay Davydenko reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Munich Dmitry Anzulis Russian Nikolay Davydenko reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Munich, beating German Julian Reister. Teimuraz Gabashvili ended his performances by losing to Florian Mayer. At the WTA tournament in Estoril, Alisa Kleybanova and Alla Kudryavtseva sheathed their rackets.

Sport Text size A A A Villarreal vs Portugal The first matches of the 1/2 finals of the Europa League will take place on Thursday Dmitry Anzulis The first two semi-final matches of the Europa League will take place on Thursday. Both matches will take place in Portugal. In Lisbon, Benfica will host Braga, and in Porto, the local club of the same name will play with the Spanish Villarreal. The first matches of the 1/2 finals of the Europa League will take place on Thursday.