Russian Dmitry Tursunov reached the second round of Wimbledon (total prize fund - £14,600 million), beating Ernests Gulbis from Latvia with a score of 6:3, 3:6, 7:6 (12), 7:6 (1). In the next round, the Russian will play with Jurgen Melzer from Austria. Details of the matches, as well as the position of tennis players in the ATP and WTA rankings, can be viewed on the tennis page .

Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva (2) reached the third round of Wimbledon (total prize fund - £14,600 million), beating her compatriot Elena Vesnina with a score of 6: 1, 7: 6 (5). The next opponent of the third racket of the world will be Tsvetana Pironkova (32) from Bulgaria. Details of the matches, as well as the position of tennis players in the ATP and WTA rankings, can be viewed on the tennis page .

English Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor may move to Zenit St. Petersburg this summer. According to The Guardian , the Togolese forward will be released by Roberto Mancini's club if the Russian champion makes an offer to the British that suits them. The price of the issue could be about €18 million. Zenit refused to comment on this information. “We do not comment on transfer rumors,” the club’s press service told Gazeta.Ru.

The Criminal Division of the Tula Regional Court on Wednesday commuted the sentence of driver Davlatsho Elbegiev by three months, who rammed the official car of Airborne Forces commander Vladimir Shamanov at the end of October 2010 and was previously sentenced to six years in a penal colony . correspondent reports this from the courtroom A RIA Novosti .

Blogger and creator of the RosPil website Alexei Navalny sent a letter to Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika in which he describes violations committed, in his opinion, during the creation of Vladimir Putin’s “All-Russian Popular Front” , and asks the Prosecutor General’s Office to conduct an investigation. “If violations of federal legislation are identified, depending on their degree and nature, submit to the chairman of the coordination council of the All-Russian Popular Front, V.V.

The names of actors, musicians and television personalities whose names will grace the Walk of Fame stars in 2012 have been announced, THR reports. Hollywood representatives included Jennifer Aniston , Kate Winslet , Vin Diesel, Scarlett Johansson (pictured), John Lasseter , Malcolm McDowell , Sumner Redstone. received a posthumous sign . Richard Burton , who in the 60s was the highest paid actor, In music, this year's stars include Jennifer Lopez and Boyz II Men, among others.

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain 2008 , Barack Obama's presidential challenger, said Tuesday he will not run for president in 2012. “No, I don’t plan to,” he said in an interview with NBC . Opinion polls of Republicans show that most of them do not like the current presidential candidates. Asked whether he should enter the race for his party's nomination, McCain said: “I would probably be inclined to jump into the fray again, but it would be too hot a battle.

June 22, 2011, 12:42 Sports Semshov: Spartak’s style and spirit still exist Dynamo midfielder Igor Semshov assessed the opponent in the match of the 15th round of the Premier League - Moscow Spartak. “The red and white are in the top eight and are usually fighting for high places,” Semshov told Sportbox . - Regardless of how Spartak started to play, how it plays, how it will play, it will always be at the top of the table. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current Spartak?

Sport Spanish football is on the verge of bankruptcy Spanish football is facing a serious financial crisis Dmitry Anzulis Spanish football is on the verge of bankruptcy. Due to the difficult financial situation, the Spanish Football Federation intends to take an extreme measure - to place clubs under financial control. In Spain, it is planned to introduce rules regulating the financial activities of clubs, reports Marca .

June 22, 2011, 21:52 Society The case of the murdered Likhodei came to life after 17 years The Moscow City Court began considering the case of the murder of the head of the Afghan Foundation, Mikhail Likhodei. Alexandra Koshkina A trial has begun in Moscow regarding the murder of the head of the Russian Foundation for Disabled Persons of the War in Afghanistan, Mikhail Likhodei, and his bodyguard.

The annual meeting of shareholders of Wimm-Bill-Dann Food Products OJSC decided not to pay dividends for 2010, the company said in a statement. Wimm-Bill-Dann was sold to PepsiCo last February. The amount of the transaction - the largest for Pepsi on the Russian market - exceeded $5.8 billion. In May, Pepsi increased its stake in the dairy products manufacturer to 95.81%.

June 22, 2011, 01:53 Sports Karpin: the winless series with Dynamo does not matter to me Spartak head coach Valery Karpin spoke about the upcoming match of the 15th round of the Russian championship with Dynamo, which will be held on Wednesday, and shared his opinion about the last game with Lokomotiv ( 2:0 ). Spartak cannot beat Dynamo since November 2007? For me, this data has no meaning,” Karpin told SE . — Interesting statistics exist for journalists and fans.

The film “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” entered the top ten highest-grossing films of world cinema of all time, earning $956.7 million, reports cominsoon.net . It knocked out the seventh installment of the Harry Potter film series from the top 10: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 grossed $954.5 million worldwide.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs denies the existence of the Watchdog database containing information about extremist and opposition-minded citizens. reports this Interfax with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

Sport Ugra added five players “Ugra” announced the conclusion of contracts with five hockey players. According to the club's press service , these are two defenders Artem Ternavsky (Vityaz) and Tomas Starosta (Salavat Yulaev), as well as three forwards - Egor Milovzorov (Dynamo M), Stanislav Zhmakin (Severstal) and Igor Magogin (“Avtomobilist”).